Factorio
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Developers | |
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Wube Software | |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 14, 2020[1] |
macOS (OS X) | August 14, 2020[1] |
Linux | August 14, 2020[1] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 91 |
OpenCritic | 87 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Top-down view |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Building |
Vehicles | Automobile, Train, Tank |
Art styles | Pre-rendered graphics, Pixel art, Stylized |
Themes | Sci-fi |
Factorio is a singleplayer and multiplayer top-down view building game.
General information
- Official forums
- Official Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Official website | Provides DRM-free download for Steam owners. | |||
GOG.com | GOG.com users can register their serial code on the official site.[2] | |||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam |
- All versions require a Factorio account to download mods.
Demo
A Demo is available on Steam and the official website.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\Factorio\config <path-to-game>/game/blueprint-storage.dat[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/factorio/config <path-to-game>/game/blueprint-storage.dat |
Linux | $HOME/.factorio/config <path-to-game>/game/config <path-to-game>/game/blueprint-storage.dat |
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
- On Linux, the game consults the user database (/etc/passwd) to find the user home directory. The value of the $HOME environment variable is ignored.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\Factorio\saves\ |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/factorio/saves/ |
Linux | $HOME/.factorio/saves/ <path-to-game>/game/saves/ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | The window is fully resizeable. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Game logic is capped at 60 FPS. Install Global Tick Time Scale to change FPS limit and remove limitation. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Color blind mode | Use Colorblind Circuit Network and Colorblind UI Enhancements |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Steam Input | ||
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Steam Input API support | Official Steam Controller bindings only. | |
Hook input (legacy mode) | ||
Official controller preset(s) | ||
Steam Controller button prompts |
Disable gamepad support
Use the --nogamepad command line argument[3]
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Master, Music, Game effects, GUI effects, Walking sound, Environment sounds, Alerts | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | No speech. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Belarusian | ||||
Catalan | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Czech | ||||
Dutch | ||||
Finnish | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Greek | ||||
Hungarian | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Kazakh | ||||
Korean | ||||
Norwegian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Portuguese | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Romanian | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Latin American Spanish | ||||
Swedish | ||||
Thai | ||||
Turkish | ||||
Ukrainian | ||||
Vietnamese |
- An up-to date page of all supported languages can be found here
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | Use Nucleus Co-op. | ||
LAN play | |||
Online play | |||
Asynchronous multiplayer |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | Removed since 0.13.0[4] | |
Dedicated | Needs to execute factorio with the argument --start-server .[4] Guide here. |
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Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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UDP | 34197 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Other information
API
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | ARM | Notes |
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Windows | 32-bit is only for versions before 0.14.10 for multiplayer and 0.15 otherwise.[5] 32-bit is available from BETA tab in game options on Steam. | |||
macOS (OS X) | [6] | |||
Linux | 32-bit is only for versions before 0.14.10 for multiplayer and 0.15 otherwise.[5] 32-bit is available from BETA tab in game options on Steam. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Vista | 7, 8, 10 |
Processor (CPU) | 3 GHz Dual Core | 3 GHz Quad Core |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 ATI Radeon HD 4850 Intel HD Graphics 5500 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 10.1 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti AMD Radeon R7 360 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
- Requires a 64-bit OS.
- A system meeting the minimum requirements will be limited to low-resolution sprites and minimal VRAM usage.[8]
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.9 | 10.10, 10.11, 10.12, 10.13, 10.14, 10.15 |
Processor (CPU) | 3 GHz Dual Core | 3 GHz Quad Core |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 2012 Mac 512 MB of VRAM | 2015 Mac with dedicated GPU 2 GB of VRAM |
- Requires a 64-bit OS.
- A system meeting the minimum requirements will be limited to low-resolution sprites and minimal VRAM usage.[8]
Linux | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | 3 GHz Dual Core | 3 GHz Quad Core |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 ATI Radeon HD 4850 Intel HD Graphics 5500 512 MB of VRAM OpenGL 3.3 compatible DirectX 10.1 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti AMD Radeon R7 360 2 GB of VRAM OpenGL 4.3 compatible DirectX 11 compatible |
- Requires a 64-bit OS.
- A system meeting the minimum requirements will be limited to low-resolution sprites and minimal VRAM usage.[8]
Notes
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Factorio - Friday Facts #349 - The 1.0 plan - Steam News - last accessed on 2020-05-29
- ↑ gog "upgrade key" - last accessed on 15/08/2020
- ↑ Version 1.1.93 Patch Notes - last accessed on 2023-12-02
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Factorio Wiki - Multiplayer - last accessed on 2022-05-17
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Friday facts #158 - The end of the 32-bit era - last accessed on 25/01/2017
- ↑ Version 1.1.71 - last accessed on 4 December 2022
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Version 0.17.0 - last accessed on 03/06/2020
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Factorio on Steam - last accessed on 2018-17-4
- "Low sprite resolution and Low VRAM usage."