Factorio

Whatever idiotic DRM this game has won't even allow someone to play a LAN game without having to own it first.

Got this game a few days ago and already clocked in 38hrs+. It is a good game if you enjoy problem solving, base building, and puzzles. Plenty of creative ways to win any level and plenty of replayability. EDIT: The way conveyor belts and inserts (roboot arms) work is gaming breakingly unrealistic and limiting. The fact that there is no simple way to decide which side of a conveyor belt inserters place and pick up items is incredibly annoying from the very beginning of the game. It forces you to make these weird unrealistic belt paths that are annoying as hell to manage. It may seem like a small thing until you realize this game is 75% conveyor belts. It's like an FPS game having bad weapons, it just ruins the game. As someone who's profession revolves around manufacturing, I though I could create some realistic and fun factories. Although, once I realized that you can't control and use the robot arms like real ones, this game just became a huge disappointment. For this reason I cannot recommend this game. This game could have been fun if they actually took the time to make inserters (robot arms) realistic and flexible to adapt to how you want to manage your factory flow from the very beginning of the game. Flexibility is the major reason for robot arms in manufacturing in the first place. Instead this game just feels very limiting and becomes this micromanaging nightmare of a puzzle. Half the game becomes "how can I get these resources to this side of the belt?". Also, note that this game has been around for multiple years and this will probably never be fixed unless you want to search around for a possible mod (Reminder: you should never need a mod to fix a game, only add to it). It is mind blowing that no one told me this before I wasted thirty dollars.

The developers have claimed (and don't believe them even for a second) that their refusal to ever lower the game's price or even let it go on sale for so much as a -10% discount is to "respect their older players who paid more for the game". I'm sorry, but what the actual ****? That's the biggest load of bullshit I've ever heard or seen outside the realm of international politics! It's painfully clear that the devs are simply a greedy and scummy bunch who would rather be elitists than inclusivists, as nobody, EVER, has complained about a game they bought X years ago is now on sale. I bought Anno 1800 at launch for the full 60€ price. Was it worth it at the time? Maybe, maybe not. Do I feel any amount of bitterness towards the developers/publishers for lowering the price over the years? Hell no, because: 1. I got to spend more time with the game than those who bought it later 2. It was 100% my own choice buying it at launch, knowing full well that the game would drop in price later 3. I'm not a mentally disturbed semi-human lunatic who throws a hissyfit over someone buying something at a lower price than I did So the only logical conclusion here is that the develops of Factorio are just a bunch of MAJOR a-holes who'd rather be greedy than allow for people without piles of gaming dosh to buy their game. Because REALLY, who could it POSSIBLY hurt among the current playerbase if they dropped the game's price or put it up for sale at a discount, huh? Oh, what's that? NOBODY? You're damn right, Skippy!

The game is up for a long time. Still no discount. The game is worth 10€ to me, not 30€.

Buy this game if you enjoy spaghetti