Factorio: Space Age

Factorio: Space Age continues the player's journey after launching rockets into space. Discover new worlds with unique challenges, exploit their novel resources for advanced technological gains, and manage…

92 21 October 2024

Indie Real Time Strategy (RTS) Simulator Strategy Sandbox Science fiction Survival

Factorio: Space Age is an indie developed by Wube Software, released 21 October 2024 on Nintendo Switch 2, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified 4 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam , Wikipedia

What Factorio: Space Age is

Factorio: Space Age is an indie game developed by Wube Software and released in 2024. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Factorio: Space Age continues the player's journey after launching rockets into space. Discover new worlds with unique challenges, exploit their novel resources for advanced technological gains, and manage your fleet of interplanetary space platforms.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are sandbox, science fiction and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

How it was received

Factorio: Space Age holds a critic score of 92 out of 100. That places it above 98% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2024 averaged 76, so it scored 16 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Factorio: Space Age launched on 21 October 2024, within three weeks of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Silent Hill 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Metaphor: ReFantazio. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4. It arrived 7 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Silent Hill 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Metaphor: ReFantazio.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

All media

Parents

Factorio

14 August 2020

Quick answers

Factorio: Space Age — frequently asked questions

When did Factorio: Space Age come out?

Factorio: Space Age was released on 21 October 2024 for Nintendo Switch 2, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Does Factorio: Space Age have crossplay?

Steam lists cross-platform multiplayer for Factorio: Space Age. Steam's flag does not say which platforms play together, so check the publisher's notes for PlayStation, Xbox or Switch.

Does Factorio: Space Age have split screen?

Steam's store listing does not list split screen for the PC version of Factorio: Space Age. Console versions can differ.

Can you play Factorio: Space Age solo?

Yes. Steam lists a single-player mode for Factorio: Space Age as well as multiplayer.

Does Factorio: Space Age have controller support?

Steam's store listing does not list controller support for Factorio: Space Age. That may mean mouse and keyboard only, or simply that the flag was never set.

Can you play Factorio: Space Age on Mac?

Yes. Steam sells a macOS version of Factorio: Space Age.

Is Factorio: Space Age on Linux?

Yes. Steam sells a native Linux version of Factorio: Space Age.

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