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Kaizen: A Factory Story
Games like Kaizen: A Factory Story

Games like Kaizen: A Factory Story

An open-ended puzzle automation game set in 1980s Japan, where you design and refine production lines for real-world electronics—accessible, meditative, and deeply satisfying to optimize.

Modulus: Factory Automation
A single-player factory-automation puzzle about building and optimizing space-constrained production lines on sky islands, with no time pressure but notable space pressure, spanning roughly 14 hours for most reviewers.
2026-04-02
- Strategy

Bird view / Isometric

Indie

Simulator

Sandbox

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MOLEK-SYNTEZ

A single-player programming puzzle about automating molecule synthesis in a Romanian apartment, with a calm, cerebral mood and a compact campaign.

2019-11-19

Science fiction
Puzzle
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Sandbox

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Comet 64

A single-player, compact programming puzzle game set in 1984, where you write code on a fictional home computer using its manual, with a median reviewer playtime of about 9 hours.

2021-02-05

Puzzle
Indie
Simulator
Text
Educational

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Beltmatic

A casual single-player factory game where you combine numbers using mathematical operations, with a typical reviewer playtime of about 9 hours.

2024-03-29

Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Sandbox

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shapez

A laid-back single-player factory-builder about automating shape production across an endless map, with a satisfying logical loop.

2020-06-07

Puzzle
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Sandbox

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Manufactoria 2022

A playful, challenging constructive puzzle game about pushing robots and engineering solutions, with a lengthy ~30-hour campaign of open-ended automation problems.

2022-08-16

Puzzle
Simulator

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Freshly Frosted

A chill conveyor-belt puzzle game in an adorable donut factory that starts simple, grows complex, and takes reviewers about 9 hours.

2022-06-10

Puzzle
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Arcade

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SHENZHEN I/O

A technical simulation game about designing circuits and writing code, with an incomplete manual, steep difficulty, and a median playtime of about 31 hours.

2016-11-17

Science fiction
Puzzle
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator

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Neon Noodles

A dark single-player cyberpunk automation puzzle where you program and optimize culinary machines for a food-obsessed aristocracy.

2023-08-03

Science fiction
Puzzle
Adventure
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Sandbox
Kids

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Factory 95

A compact single-player factory-builder where you craft PowerPoint slides in a Windows 95 interface, balancing space and Y2K worries.

2026-04-22

Simulator

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Color Factory: Automation Meets Canvas

A relaxing factory-builder about refining colors and crafting canvases, with a short ~3-hour experience and generally positive reviews, though some players report technical bugs.

2025-09-13

Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator

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shapez 2 - Factory

A self-paced factory-building sim about designing sprawling multi-level space factories and automated production lines, with an addictive loop and no combat.

2026-04-23

Puzzle
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Open world
Sandbox