It's like factorio but it gets a bit overwhelming. but not in the good way like in factorio in the bad way like getting lost at a Walmart trying to find the isle they sell lightbulbs and your looking for that one specific light bulb for that one specific lamp.

Also it takes longer to do the things I like, automating. the beginning hours consist of manually shoving fuel into a bunch of generators so you can unlock fossil fuels. The issue is this section of ths game takes up an insane amount of time. It gets boring and it makes me wish to just go back to factorio.

Lastly there are monsters that attack but they are actually pointless. you don't build defenses against them, you just zap em and they are gone. They exist to hinder you and annoy you. this is definitely a peaceful mode game, which is also another negative. I don't just get hot and heavy when the game is letting use my big sexy brains making a factory more efficient. I like having some stakes on the line. The devs have been wonderfully upfront and aren't planning to expand on that aspect and instead are focusing on building, which hey I'm fine with. it makes me realize that maybe this game isn't for me. It's very chill and the building is fun but the expansion doesn't feel worth it in the end like it does for factorio.

The developers are phenomenal and super community focused. They are open about the process of the development and have a lot of love of passion for the project. To have some positives is thst this game has both the best builder and movement system I've used in any game. Well maybe not best movement system, but it's legitimately up there with doom eternal and titan fall 2. There is no reason for the game to be as fun to run jump and move around in.

Anyways yeah, this is a really good game but it's just not the kind of game that's for me. But hopefully it's for you.