Games like Nova Lands

2D open-world automation game with exploration and base building. Automate production with helper bots to explore islands and encounter creatures.

89% positive from 3,452 · 2023 · 28% finish it · Steam Deck Verified · $19.99 $8.99 -55% · Lowest ever $6.79 (2024-11-09)

Automation Base-Building SandboxAdventureOpen World Survival CraftSurvival

Six games like Nova Lands

Eden Crafters

86% positive from 2,512 reviews20262% finish itDeck Unsupported

A singleplayer/co-op open-world survival crafting game focused on terraforming and automating planets. Players build factories to transform hostile environments into habitable worlds.

What players likedPlayers praise Eden Crafters as a simpler blend of Satisfactory and Planet Crafter, offering diverse planets and enjoyable automation.

The catchJank and missing polish make it feel like it never left early access.

Both are tagged Automation, Open World Survival Craft and Base-Building.

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Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper

80% positive from 2,342 reviews20214% finish itDeck Playable

Survival sandbox RPG with resource management, crafting, and exploration. Features procedural generation, base building, and combat in a magical world.

The catchProgress buries you in grinding and waiting on crafting timers for hours.

Both are tagged Base-Building, Sandbox and Survival.

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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, Base-Building and Sandbox.

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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, Base-Building and Sandbox.

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Beltmatic

94% positive from 2,137 reviews20248% finish itDeck Playable

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.

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

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

Both are tagged Automation, Base-Building and Sandbox.

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River Town Factory

89% positive from 1,338 reviews20245% finish itDeck Verified

This is a factory simulation and life sim game where players build complex production lines and manage relationships with historical figures. It features automation, resource management, and social interaction in an ancient setting.

What players likedIt's a Stardew Valley-like automation factory builder with town relationships and combat, praised for its surprising depth.

The catchFactory building is clunky and shallow next to established automation games.

Both are tagged Automation, Base-Building and Sandbox.

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More about Nova Lands

What players liked

Players say it's like Forager or a streamlined Factorio, praising its satisfying progression and simple, effective automation.

The catch

Late game turns into waiting on glacial timers while bots trickle out resources.

Reviews: 89% positive from 3,452
Released: 2023
Finish it: 28% of players
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Verified
Price: $19.99 $8.99 -55% · Lowest ever $6.79 (2024-11-09)
Play: Single-playerFull controller support

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 89% positive, but with 3,452 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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