CCG writes - "Factorio was successfully funded on IndieGoGo in 2013 and released on Steam’s Early Access in 2016. Four years later, it reached version 1.0 and came out of Early Access with “Overwhelmingly Positive” reviews. You can tell that a lot of thought and love was poured into this game during its eight years in development. The final product is nothing short of a masterpiece."
Critically-acclaimed base-building hit Factorio is an odd duck. Since its 2016 Steam release, the game has never gone on sale. And now, the developer behind Factorio is changing the price of its popular game, but it ain’t getting a discount. Instead, the price is jumping up $5 next week. The devs blamed inflation for the sudden price increase, and interestingly enough, the general reaction from the community has been mostly positive.
WTMG's Oliver Shellding: "People who are deeply in love/hate with Factorio should have already made up their minds, but if you haven’t, get it. It takes a bit to get used to the interface, but it does become second nature and makes sense after a short period of time. For newcomers, really consider what the game is and what you want it to be. If you sincerely want a full fledged experience, Factorio on the Switch will get you 80% of the way there, but I can’t conceivably think that chat or keyboards can be put in the Switch version. Still, it’s got everything important, and that should be more than enough to keep the cycle going. The machines must grow, and you shall be their farmer."
Factorio is coming to Nintendo Switch on October 28, 2022!
Wow, 8 year dev cycle. Glad in the end it came out well! We all know how long development periods can be disastrous.