Automation games take the best parts of idle games and strategy games and mash them together into something that dilates time and somehow makes five hours feel like one. It can be incredibly hard to ...

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It took eight seconds—I counted—for factory game Modulus's trailer, featured in today's PC Gaming Show 2025, to hypnotize me. Joy in factory building and automation games is a spectrum. For the most ...

Now that I've played Shapez 2, out in early access today, I'm reveling in the variety of killer automation games available right now. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

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Coffee Stain Studios has officially released the full version of Satisfactory, and with it came a surprise announcement for console players. The team confirmed today that the game will be released for ...

I love it when a plan comes together, and there are few more fulfilling videogame implementations of that than the likes of Satisfactory and Factorio. Watching your carefully placed construction line ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It took eight seconds—I counted—for factory game Modulus's trailer, featured in today's PC Gaming ...