Games Like Factorio
12 multiplayer games like Factorio, starting with Space Engineers, the closest. Flip a card to see what it has in common, how many can join and whether it has crossplay.
12 games like Factorio
Start with: Space Engineers, Satisfactory, Scrap Mechanic, Astroneer and Elite Dangerous.
Space Engineers
2–16 onlineCrossplay
In common: Building & engineering · Co-op · Sci-fi. Ships, stations and rovers are built block by block in space and on planets, mining asteroids for materials. Everything you build obeys physics, so ships need power and thrusters and break apart in a crash.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Space Engineers: View game →Satisfactory
2–4 onlineCrossplay
In common: Building & engineering · Co-op · Sci-fi. On an alien planet, you build a factory: mining ore, processing it in machines linked by conveyor belts and producing parts for a space elevator. Factories are built vertically, with multiple floors, trains and pipes.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Satisfactory: View game →Scrap Mechanic
2–5 online
In common: Building & engineering · Co-op · Sci-fi. Stranded on a farming planet, mechanics build vehicles and machines from blocks, engines, pistons and sensors. In survival mode you grow food and defend the farm from robots that raid it at night.
PC
Scrap Mechanic: View game →Astroneer
2–4 onlineCrossplay
In common: Building & engineering · Co-op · Sci-fi. Astronauts explore several planets, dig and reshape the terrain with a tool to extract resources, and build bases with printers, vehicles and automated machines. Oxygen reaches you through tethers run from the base.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Astroneer: View game →Elite Dangerous
2–4 online
In common: Co-op · Sci-fi. In a full-scale replica of the Milky Way, you fly spaceships to trade, mine, explore systems, hunt pirates or fight the alien Thargoids. Every player shares the same galaxy.
PC · PS4 · Xbox
Elite Dangerous: View game →Barotrauma
2–16 online
In common: Co-op · Sci-fi. Beneath the ice of Europa, Jupiter's moon, you crew a submarine. Everyone has a job, like captain or medic, and together you patch leaks, run the reactor and fight sea monsters.
PC
Barotrauma: View game →Stardew Valley
2–8 online4 on one screen
In common: Co-op. You inherit a run-down farm and get it going by planting crops, raising animals, fishing and mining. Everyone shares the same farm, and you choose whether money is pooled or separate.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Stardew Valley: View game →Schedule I
2–4 online
In common: Co-op. Starting from nothing in a small city, you build a drug business by producing, selling to customers, buying properties and hiring staff while avoiding the police. Mixing ingredients creates strains with different effects and prices.
PC
Schedule I: View game →Minecraft: Java Edition
Our pick
2–11 online
In common: Co-op. You explore a randomly generated world of blocks, mining resources, crafting tools, building anything you want and fending off monsters at night. Java Edition supports community-made mods and servers.
PC
Minecraft: Java Edition: View game →Minecraft (Bedrock Edition)
2–10 online4 on one screenCrossplay
In common: Co-op. In a randomly generated world of blocks, you mine resources, craft tools, build anything you want and fend off monsters at night. Bedrock is the edition for consoles, phones and Windows, with a map store.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Minecraft (Bedrock Edition): View game →Hytale
2–10 online
In common: Co-op. The world is randomly generated from blocks, with fantasy zones, dungeons and creatures, and you fight, craft gear and build in it. It ships with tools for making your own mods, models and servers.
PC
Hytale: View game →Grand Theft Auto V
Our pick
2–30 online
In common: Co-op. In GTA Online you create a criminal in Los Santos and earn money through heists, missions and illegal businesses to buy cars and properties. Heists are multi-part missions where each player has an assigned job.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Grand Theft Auto V: View game →
How we pick games like Factorio
The order depends on how much each game has in common with Factorio. Style of play and genre (Sandbox) count the most, then whether you play on the same side or against each other, and after that pace, setting and camera, with the most-played game going first when two are tied. Every game here runs on at least one platform that Factorio is on, so nobody in the group needs new hardware to switch.