If you like Factorio, Dyson Sphere Program, or any of the Minecraft automation mods/modpacks, this game is definitely a game for you. This game was a huge passion project for Coffee Stain, and by far have they pulled it off. The crafting and automation systems are extremely well thought out and were thoroughly tested by both the devs and early access players.

I started playing Satisfactory somewhere around Update 3 or Update 4 when it came to Steam. Over the years, not only has the game gotten more content, but Coffee Stain consistently added both Quality of Life updates and awesome content updates. Blueprints and a certain new Alien structure might be the biggest game changers they've released. With how big my main save is, blueprints likely would have saved me upwards of 40-50 hrs of factory building.

For folks unfamiliar with factory building/management games, the sheer number of tools at your disposal might be a bit overwhelming at first. Satisfactory eases you into them if you're new to the game/genre while still giving you rather free reign early on. You will need to constantly upgrade, redesign, and rebuild your factories as you progress. With blueprints, you can manage that infinitely more easily than in the past.

Also, if you don't have arachnophobia, you definitely will by the time you beat this game; when you inevitably have it, you can instead have cute, fluffy, murderous furballs with claws coming after you.

All in all, kudos to Coffee Stain for maintaining the overall vision they had for the game, and I hope everyone who reads this review enjoys the game themselves!

If you like Factorio, Dyson Sphere Program, or any of the Minecraft automation mods/modpacks, this game is definitely a game for you. This game was a huge passion project for Coffee Stain, and by far have they pulled it off. The crafting and automation systems are extremely well thought out and were thoroughly tested by both the devs and early access players. I started playing Satisfactory somewhere around Update 3 or Update 4 when it came to Steam. Over the years, not only has the game gotten more content, but Coffee Stain consistently added both Quality of Life updates and awesome content updates. Blueprints and a certain new Alien structure might be the biggest game changers they've released. With how big my main save is, blueprints likely would have saved me upwards of 40-50 hrs of factory building. For folks unfamiliar with factory building/management games, the sheer number of tools at your disposal might be a bit overwhelming at first. Satisfactory eases you into them if you're new to the game/genre while still giving you rather free reign early on. You will need to constantly upgrade, redesign, and rebuild your factories as you progress. With blueprints, you can manage that infinitely more easily than in the past. Also, if you don't have arachnophobia, you definitely will by the time you beat this game; when you inevitably have it, you can instead have cute, fluffy, murderous furballs with claws coming after you. All in all, kudos to Coffee Stain for maintaining the overall vision they had for the game, and I hope everyone who reads this review enjoys the game themselves!