Nice game. Has strong addiction potential.

Kubifaktorium is often called "abandoned", but I don't believe this is accurate. It seems to be a complete game. The sound design is simple and relaxing, and the graphics are voxel (little squares), which creates a cute aesthetic. The gameplay is based around a relatively simple logistics system that serves as the backbone for the entire game; everything you do will use the logistics system somehow. It is not perfect but does do pretty well; on larger maps, it will bug out if you have too many non-specific storage areas, reloading the save can also become necessary if you notice your system randomly stop with no errors. Other than the mentioned issues, the logistics system is *good enough* to enjoy the game. Importantly, it should be noted this game is not about pressure, and your colonists cannot die from lack of food or water, they simply slow down when unhappy.

To the dev's credit, they did add various tutorials, which will help a great deal; there are even some extras should you enable "expert mode" in the settings. When you first start the game, expert mode will be disabled and "assist mode" will be enabled. Assist mode makes some of the busy work automatic, and I personally recommend it, especially starting out. Expert mode, on the other hand, allows very useful features such as 4x time skip (normally you only have 2x), which, in my opinion, should be automatically enabled. Other useful settings include the ability to apply universal production limits for finer control over resource consumption, which I recommend once you get the hang of the game.

There is a story mode, which is handy for people like myself who cannot easily set goals. At 30 hours, I am almost through the second last mission. The story also acts as a slow introduction to all the different tech levels, providing a supportive but steady understanding of the mechanics.

I recommend the game if it is on sale for AUD 25 or less (normally, it is AUD 28.95). It is an enjoyable colony manager that becomes an automation game.


- Cute pixel graphics
- Smooth sound design
- Relaxing aesthetic
- Campaign offers a smooth difficulty curve in gameplay complexity.
- Gameplay adjustments in settings allowing more complex gameplay such as combat and x4 time skip under "expert mode"
- Comprehensive Tutorials
- Calm/relaxing music
- Colonists cannot die, making the game very relaxing and casual overall.

Criticisms
- Options for Expert mode are not individual so it's all or nothing. It would be nice to have the ability to choose what features to enable.
- Logistics system can bug out when it gets large enough, it seems keeping multiple small outposts compared to one huge base is better for the system.
- Logistics requires specific setups to function correctly, generally speaking a single large depot will bug out.
- You may need to occasionally re-load the level to fix logistics

General Tips
- In settings, you can enable production limits which allows finer control on the amount of each product a building can produce. This is useful for ensuring you always have x amount of product while stopping a workshop from consuming all your wood or similar.