Is Factorio Crossplay? Split Screen and Player Count
Yes, Factorio is crossplay between PC, Switch and Mac. Online it takes 2 to 64 players, and there's no split screen.
You crash on a planet and build an automated factory from mines, conveyor belts, robotic arms and trains to launch a rocket. The factory's pollution provokes attacks from the native bugs.
2–64 onlineCrossplay
- Players
- 2–64 online
- Crossplay
- PC + Switch + Mac
- Split screen
- No
- Free to play
- No
- One copy for the group
- Yes
- Typical session
- 3h+
- Genre
- Sandbox
- Platforms
- PC, Switch and Mac
Factorio crossplay by platform
- Switch + PC
- Yes
Frequently asked questions
Is Factorio crossplay?
Yes, crossplay works between PC, Switch and Mac.
Does Factorio have split screen?
No, each player needs their own device, although it supports LAN.
How many players can play Factorio?
Online, 2 to 64 friends can play together.
Is Factorio free?
No, it's paid, although one copy is enough for the group.
What platforms is Factorio on?
PC, Switch and Mac.
Is Factorio crossplay between Switch and PC?
Yes, players on Switch and PC can play Factorio together.
Is Factorio co-op?
Yes, you play on the same team against the game.
What games are like Factorio?
Space Engineers, Satisfactory, Scrap Mechanic, ASTRONEER and Elite Dangerous.
Games like Factorio
Space Engineers
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.
2–16 onlineCrossplay
Satisfactory
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.
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Scrap Mechanic
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.
2–4 online
ASTRONEER
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.
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Elite Dangerous
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.
2–4 online
Barotrauma
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.
2–16 online
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