Infinifactory similar games & best alternatives

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Infinifactory

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2015

Should you play it?

Infinifactory is a sandbox puzzle game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infiniminer. Build factories that assemble products for your alien overlords, and try not to die in the process.

What works

  • Highly creative and open-ended puzzle design
  • Engaging and challenging gameplay
  • Intuitive controls and interface
  • Strong replayability with optimization and workshop content
  • Immersive sci-fi atmosphere and story

Things to keep in mind

  • Some late puzzles can be very time-consuming
  • Limited social interaction and cooperation
  • Graphics are functional but not visually striking
  • Story is light and secondary
  • No physical activity, purely sedentary gameplay

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • SHENZHEN I/O

  • 4D Golf

  • TRI: Of Friendship and Madness

  • Tunnet

  • JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator

  • Poly Bridge

Less competitive

Games that feels like Infinifactory but with less competition against others

  • Abode

  • Lingo 2

  • Q.U.B.E. 2

  • The Looker

  • Supraland Six Inches Under

  • Grunn

Less expressive

Games that feels like Infinifactory but with less self-expression and customization

  • Chronoquartz

  • Agent A: A puzzle in disguise

  • Gravitas

  • The Rise of the Golden Idol

  • Disney•Pixar WALL-E

  • Lab Rat

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • SHENZHEN I/O

  • Opus Magnum

  • EXAPUNKS

  • SpaceChem

  • MOLEK-SYNTEZ

Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Infinifactory. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Infinifactory. These titles are not in What to play next.

Infinifactory: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Violence.

Last update: 21/08/2026