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❤ Overview

As a first-person factory automation game set in an alien underground world, the gameplay tasks players with building efficient factories, gathering resources, researching new technologies, and unraveling the mysteries beneath the surface of the planet Calyx. The experience blends elements from factory-building games like Factorio and Satisfactory with exploration and narrative components reminiscent of Subnautica.

❤ Constructing Automated Factories

One of the core strengths of the gameplay is the robust factory automation systems. Players can construct a network of conveyor belts, inserters, and other machines to streamline their production processes. The grid-based building system helps ensure proper alignment of components, in contrast to the more freeform approach of titles like Satisfactory. This allows players to focus on expanding and optimizing their factories without worrying about spaghetti-like layouts.

❤ Exploration and Resource Gathering

The destructible underground world encourages players to tunnel deeper, uncovering new resources, upgrades, and story-related secrets. Reviewers praise the sense of discovery and the visual diversity of the different biomes encountered during exploration, which presents a unique challenge in managing the game's 3D space when carving out space for factories.

❤ Tech Tree and Progression

As players progress, they unlock new technologies through a research system involving the placement of "tech cores." While the manual placement of these items can feel grindy, reviewers note that the tech tree offers a satisfying sense of growth and advancement, with the progression system seamlessly integrated into the narrative.

❤ Narrative and World-Building

One of the standout features is the focus on storytelling and world-building. The game features a genre-first sci-fi narrative, with a talking cube character guiding the player and unfolding the mysteries of the planet Calyx. Reviewers highlight the quality of the voice acting and the way the story is seamlessly integrated into the gameplay loop, providing a sense of purpose and direction.

❤ Cooperative Multiplayer

The game supports up to four-player cooperative multiplayer, allowing players to tackle the challenges of factory automation and resource gathering together. Reviewers note that the co-op experience can enhance the game's replayability and provide opportunities for collaborative problem-solving.