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Gunsmith

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2018

Should you play it?

Build up your own arms manufacturing company. Find your factory, buy resources, produce a wide range of military equipment to sell to the highest bidder. Good or bad? That's up to you, who you do business with is your choice. Don't ask, don't tell, get paid. After all, war is about making money.

What works

  • Deep and engaging factory management
  • Active and responsive developers
  • Multiple factories and global expansion
  • Complex production line optimization
  • Immersive and unique theme

Things to keep in mind

  • Early access with limited content
  • Some bugs and performance issues
  • Slow development pace
  • Lack of multiplayer or cooperative play
  • Steep learning curve for new players

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • FortressCraft Evolved!

  • Brigador: Up-Armored Edition

  • Sintopia

  • Atrio: The Dark Wild

  • Space Haven

  • Weed Shop 3

Less fantastical

Games that feels like Gunsmith but with less imaginative fiction

  • Good Company

  • Startup Company

  • Rise of Industry

  • Car Manufacture: Prologue

  • Little Big Workshop

  • City Bus Manager

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Gunsmith but with more leadership over others

  • Kaiju Cracking Corporation

  • City of Gangsters

  • The Crust

  • Definitely Not Fried Chicken

  • Big Ambitions

  • Solargene

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Gunsmith but with less survival pressure

  • Modulus: Factory Automation

  • shapez 2 - Factory

  • Evospace

  • Learning Factory

  • Block Factory

  • Center Station Simulator

More social

Games that feels like Gunsmith but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • FOUNDRY

  • Satisfactory

  • Factorio

  • Alchemy Factory

  • Astro Colony

  • Desynced

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Gunsmith: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fellowship. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Sensation, Thrill.

Last update: 21/08/2026