Satisfactory or Factorio?

[Shroomy]

Please, tell here, for my cousin, which is best so I can buy him the best game of the two latter for Xmas. Thank you.
Regards,

[Das Trojanische Pferd]

well factorio is way better for the modding community and the content and satisfactory if graphics are a pull for you

[Das Trojanische Pferd]

Originally posted by Troja:

well factorio is way better for the modding community and the content and satisfactory if graphics are a pull for you

i forgot factorio has random generated maps and satisfactory has 1 big premade map so after 1 exploration it`s over but factorio has not rly many things to find other then ressources also combat in satisfactory is pretty boring and in factorio you need to build defences for your base

[Shroomy]

does Satisfactory not have a workshop? (I'll ask them the same: pros and co.ns as I don't want to make a lose buy.
Are any of those companies society oriented (ecologically, socially, else?)?

[Shroomy]

Originally posted by Troja:

Originally posted by Troja:

well factorio is way better for the modding community and the content and satisfactory if graphics are a pull for you

i forgot factorio has random generated maps and satisfactory has 1 big premade map so after 1 exploration it`s over but factorio has not rly many things to find other then ressources

So, you mean factorio has RNG map like StarField? My cousin says RNG is bad. Idk(?)

[Das Trojanische Pferd]

Originally posted by Shroomy:

does Satisfactory not have a workshop? (I'll ask them the same: pros and co.ns as I don't want to make a lose buy.
Are any of those companies society oriented (ecologically, socially, else?)?

well Factorio also doesn`t have a workshop there you get the mod ingame in the in-house modhub and satisfactory is over thirdparty software.

[Das Trojanische Pferd]

Originally posted by Shroomy:

Originally posted by Troja:

i forgot factorio has random generated maps and satisfactory has 1 big premade map so after 1 exploration it`s over but factorio has not rly many things to find other then ressources

So, you mean factorio has RNG map like StarField? My cousin says RNG is bad. Idk(?)

it always depends on the rng starfield is bad but there you just have nothing to do and the maps are boring. i would recomment look at some videos they say way more then i could ever tell you and you can make the best purchase

[Shroomy]

Ok ,that's a non sequitur then, about mods. So, graphics are better in Statisfactory (SF). Maybe i'll make my choice quickly as he is an intelligent young guy and therefore, likes graphics.

[Khaylain]

Originally posted by Shroomy:

Please, tell here, for my cousin, which is best so I can buy him the best game of the two latter[sic] for Xmas. Thank you.
Regards,

Eh, I'd say Satisfactory is an exploration and architecture game with a smattering of factory game, while Factorio is a logistics game through and through.

If you like things looking pretty but don't care as much about good game mechanics you should go for Satisfactory (Note; I said as much, not that you don't care at all, Satisfactory has satisfactory game mechanics), whereas if you care a lot about game mechanics and the graphics are less important then Factorio may be the better choice.

Originally posted by Shroomy:

So, you mean factorio[sic] has RNG map like StarField? My cousin says RNG is bad. Idk(?)

RNG isn't bad, it just depends what it's for. Have you heard of Minecraft? Factorio is generating the map like that. The mechanics of building logistics chains are the important parts of the game, and thus exactly how the map is set up isn't that important. And it's a lot easier to get a useful result from randomly generated maps in 2D compared to 3D.

Originally posted by Shroomy:

does Satisfactory not have a workshop? (I'll ask them the same: pros and co.ns as I don't want to make a lose buy.
Are any of those companies society oriented (ecologically, socially, else?)?

What?


Also; try the DEMO
That'll tell you a lot more about how Factorio is to play than most other things.

Also: Google is your friend, search there first to get more useful information: https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/r43jlu/comment/hmeqg2k/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

[Shurenai]

Factorio = More depth of gameplay overall; You make bigger sprawling factories, and acquiring new sources of resource is a regular concern as resource patches aren't infinite. Factorio also has enemies to fight and defend against.

Satisfactory = Less depth of gameplay overall; Factories are more compact(although they LOOK bigger overall due to perspective, the actual overall size is never anything even close to a Factorio mega-base.), Resource patches are infinite, so once you plop a miner on them you never strictly HAVE to go find more except to increase your total throughput; You could hypothetically complete the game with just one of each resource node. There are enemies, but they don't attack your factory and you never have to defend your factories against anything; They mostly just obstruct your attempts to explore.


IMO, Both have their place- both are great. As is Dyson Sphere Program, which is kindof somewhere in the middle of the two.

[Chindraba]

Why not both?

Factorio is 2D and damn good. He might like that, he might not.
Satisfactory is 3D and still in early access: It might get even better; even if it might still have bugs or other issues. I don't know what its issues might be, but as an early access you can expect it to keep changing. One has to think the changes will all be good.

Which is "better" depends on what you (or in this case your cousin) likes in a game. They might not like factory building at all and prefer FPS games, or something like Final Fantasy.

I don't know how Steam works, but maybe you can purchase the game early and not "gift" it until Christmas. If so, Satisfactory is on sale right now.

If you really want to be sure, you could even purchase both for yourself and play them both. Maybe then you can guess which one your cousin might like better and get one for him as well. Both games have a multiplayer coop mode so you can even play a game with him after Christmas.

Read the reviews for both, but only the reviews of people who like the game.

[Shroomy]

Thanks to all, I read with consideration all your pros and co.ns here and again, thanks. Finally, I've just heard about Baldur's Gate 3rd, and might buy it for him. And it's good for logistics too, as you have to manage a 4-non player party.
And I heard, during tonight's fitness lessons from my coach, that Baldur's Gate will be kind of educative for him because of the nice tolerant speech he told me the game conveys about humanity and relationships. But, thanks again for your time.

[malogoss]

Since you own Factorio, you should have a pretty good idea of what the game is.

Wouldn't it make sense to go to Satisfactory discussion forums and ask what you want to know about that game there? I'm not saying you're doing anything wrong by asking here. Maybe you're actually asking both communities. It's just that, if I were you, I'd expect different views from both places. As in, slightly biased towards Factorio here, and vice versa.

All I can say is this. I genuinely think both games are well made. I also think they are different enough that one of the two might appeal to someone while the other looks boring. That goes both ways. It's not a matter of which one is "better" than the other

They are not games for the adrenaline junkie type of player. They are not for players who like games that are story driven either. On top of that, I think factory games overall can feel like work for a good proportion of players.

But if you buy one of the two games and you happen to hit bullseye, you might lose sight of your cousin for the next 5 years. Those games can turn into obsessions real fast.

[malogoss]

Well, I think BG3 is a great game and honestly, as a gift, more likely to be appreciated than a factory game.

Good choice!

[Zukabazuka]

I did find Satisfactory having slow progression, the very first double item you need to build take what 30-60 seconds? While other items have some 3-5 second build time.

It just slows down hard at the very start and you are gonna need massive amount of that item because you use it to build T2 belt. This pretty much happen on every stage, there always seems to be 1 item you need that have a massive timer compared to other items.

[Nico]

Originally posted by Shroomy:

Ok ,that's a non sequitur then, about mods. So, graphics are better in Statisfactory (SF). Maybe i'll make my choice quickly as he is an intelligent young guy and therefore, likes graphics.

If you want a Factorio but with fancy graphics you coudl also try out Dyson sphere Program. Out of all Factorio like games I know that one is the closest to Factorio. With the major difference of havign 3D instead of 2D graphics, which sadly also means a worse performance. And it does not yet have mod support, but it is planned, and enemies, aka combat, will only get introduced next month, since it's still in Early Access.

...but I guess as a non Factory like game Baldurs Gate 3 seems to also be extremely popular. But that ofc depends on what kind of genres your friend even enjoys.