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Game entry

Factorio

2020 · Simulation, Survival, Sandbox, Strategy · PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 · Wube Software

After 235 duels settled by the community, Factorio stands no. 127 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,826 ELO points and 77% of wins. Of the 3 duels that pitted it against Stardew Valley, it has won 1 and lost 2. Measured against its own family, it climbs to no. 2 out of 150 (Simulation).

World rank

no. 127

ELO score

1,826

Wins

77%

Duels played

235

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About Factorio

You will be mining resources, researching technologies, building infrastructure, automating production and fighting enemies. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, apply management skills to keep it working and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.

The community says

Look, I get the cult following, but calling it better than everything else on here feels like my ex saying she was "totally over" me.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,826 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

In the same genre

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  3. 204 Kerbal Space Program2015 · Simulation 1,799
  4. 268 Animal Crossing: New Horizons2020 · Simulation 1,780
  5. 312 Prison Architect2015 · Simulation 1,766

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Around this spot

The games Factorio sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 124 Dark Souls III 1,827
  2. 125 Super Mario Galaxy 1,826
  3. 126 Hyper Light Drifter 1,826
  4. 127 Factorio 1,826
  5. 128 Grim Fandango Remastered 1,826
  6. 129 Ico 1,825
  7. 130 Slay the Spire 1,824

Released in 2020

The standing

Where Factorio ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Factorio stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 2 out of 150 (Simulation).

Where Factorio ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 127 5,110
Simulation 2 150
2020s 18 945
2020 6 170

The community

The debate

19 comments

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  1. CosmoSniper2001

    Look, I get the cult following, but calling it better than everything else on here feels like my ex saying she was "totally over" me.

    SilviaAce

    Lo de la nostalgia no me convence del todo, o mejor dicho, no explica por qué sigue ganando tantos duelos.

  2. Tromp53

    Losing to The Last of Us in this ranking makes no sense to me.

    LootRex2

    Con Fallout se disfruta a ratos sueltos, ¿pero alguien realmente deja Factorio a medias sin querer volver esa misma noche?

    BossPilot2

    Ninguno de los dos pierde por aburrido.

  3. Ibáñez5

    Factorio se lleva más horas que Minecraft y Fallout: New Vegas juntos, y sigue por debajo en el puesto.

    ChristineRunner

    Les votes récompensent le souvenir marquant, pas les heures investies. Ce classement a un vrai souci de calibrage.

    LootFox

    Y quién dice que Minecraft merece estar por encima si ni automatiza nada tan complejo como esto.

    ArcadeKnight

    Solo le metí unas veinte horas repartidas en varios meses y ya entendí por qué la gente se obsesiona tanto.

  4. ArcadeHunter

    La gente dice que automatizar una fábrica no es divertido (aparte: llevan 400 horas jugando igual).

  5. VinylPhoenix

    76e, ça se discute, mais ça se discute pour de bonnes raisons cette fois.

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