Games like Beltmatic

Beltmatic is a factory-building puzzle game where players extract numbers, perform operations with buildings, and deliver them via belts to progress. It features a strategic feel of optimizing complex production lines.

94% positive from 2,137 · 2024 · 8% finish it · Steam Deck Playable · $6.99 $4.19 -40% · Lowest ever $4.19 (2026-06-25)

AutomationCasualBase-Building Sandbox Resource ManagementSimulation

Six games like Beltmatic

shapez

96% positive from 8,414 reviews2020Deck Playable

A low-stakes factory building game about automating shape production through extraction, cutting, and combining. Players progress by creating increasingly complex shapes and colors at their own pace.

What players likedShapez is an addictive, complex factory automation game, like abstract Factorio, praised for its satisfying, smooth-running creations.

The catchLate game floating layer shapes are unexplained and feel like exploiting a bug.

Both are tagged Automation, Resource Management and Base-Building.

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Factory Town

91% positive from 4,451 reviews20212% finish itDeck Verified

Factory Town is a peaceful city-builder focused on automating complex production chains with mechanical transport. Players build and optimize logistics systems to supply their growing civilization.

What players likedPlayers praise its relaxing, simple, and cute factory-building gameplay, with a unique mix of belts and NPCs, making it a peak in its genre.

The catchThe UI is clunky and poorly explained, which makes building feel like a chore.

Both are tagged Automation, Resource Management and Base-Building.

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FOUNDRY

81% positive from 3,850 reviews20244% finish itDeck Playable

First-person voxel factory builder with creative freedom. Automate production, trade goods, and achieve galactic domination.

What players likedPlayers describe FOUNDRY as a 3D Factorio or Satisfactory with unique space station management and engaging optimization.

The catchControls and the belt system feel clunky and unintuitive

Both are tagged Automation, Resource Management and Base-Building.

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Astro Colony

81% positive from 2,641 reviews20262% finish itDeck Playable

Automation and exploration game with destructible voxel planets and galaxy network building. Features base construction, resource management, and co-op multiplayer.

What players likedPlayers praise Astro Colony as a unique automation game, like Factorio or Satisfactory, for its freedom, depth, and dedicated solo developer.

The catchSingle player is fine but co-op is riddled with desync, crashes and missing objects.

Both are tagged Automation, Resource Management and Base-Building.

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Plan B: Terraform

91% positive from 3,535 reviews20256% finish itDeck Playable

Sci-fi city builder simulation. Terraform a planet, manage resources, and build cities.

What players likedPlayers praise its satisfying terraforming and environmental engineering, offering a simpler, less polished logistics experience than Factorio.

The catchClumsy transport tools force constant rebuilding of supply chains as the map changes.

Both are tagged Automation, Resource Management and Sandbox.

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InfraSpace

80% positive from 1,925 reviews20231% finish itDeck Playable

City-builder with complex production chains and traffic management. Players build infrastructure to support growing populations and resource transport.

What players likedPlayers praise InfraSpace as an addicting city-builder like Factorio or City Skylines, where managing traffic and supply chains is key.

The catchThe delivery AI sends trucks across the map past nearby depots, ruining any planning.

Both are tagged Automation, Resource Management and Sandbox.

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More about Beltmatic

What players liked

Players say it's like "Builderment" and "Shapez," praised for its fun factory gameplay and crafting objectives.

The catch

Depth runs out fast and it becomes copy pasting the same setups for bigger numbers.

Reviews: 94% positive from 2,137
Released: 2024
Finish it: 8% of players
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Playable
Price: $6.99 $4.19 -40% · Lowest ever $4.19 (2026-06-25)
Play: Single-player

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 94% positive, but with 2,137 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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