Games like Factorio on Nintendo Switch
Closest overall match: PlateUp! (★ 3.9). Highest rated: Balatro at ★ 4.3. Quickest to finish: Wingspan at about 2 hours.
Looking for something like Factorio? Our model ranked 11 games by how much they share with it. What ties them together most: Steam Cloud, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer. Updated Oct 15, 2026.
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51%
1. PlateUp!
Shares Base Building, cooperative, Steam Cloud, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 0.5 lower; about 14h shorter; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2022
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 42%
- Shared genres
- 10, Casual, Indie
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50%
2. Wingspan
Shares Local Multiplayer, Online multiplayer, cooperative, Steam Cloud and Steam Achievements and 1 more tags; rated 0.7 lower; about 18h shorter; same release year.
- Year
- 2020
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 81
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 55%
- Shared genres
- 10, Casual, Indie
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50%
3. Prison Architect
Shares Resource Management, Base Building, Moddable, Includes level editor and Steam Cloud and 2 more tags; rated 0.6 lower; about 15h shorter.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 83
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 32%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14, Indie
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49%
4. The Escapists 2
Shares Local Multiplayer, Online multiplayer, Open World, cooperative and Steam Cloud and 2 more tags; rated 0.8 lower; about 16h shorter.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 74
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 34%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14, Indie
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48%
5. The Jackbox Party Pack 3
Shares Local Multiplayer, cooperative, Steam Cloud, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; about 15h shorter.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 81
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 53%
- Shared genres
- 10, Casual, Indie
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48%
6. Kingdom: New Lands
Shares Base Building, Survival, Open World, Steam Cloud and Steam Achievements and 1 more tags; rated 0.5 lower; about 16h shorter.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 80
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 47%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14, Casual, Indie
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47%
7. Balatro
Shares Steam Cloud, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; about 6h shorter.
- Year
- 2024
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Playtime
- 14h
- Finish rate
- 59%
- Shared genres
- 10, Casual, Indie
-
47%
8. The Jackbox Party Pack 2
Shares Local Multiplayer, cooperative, Steam Cloud, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 0.3 lower; about 17h shorter.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 76
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 52%
- Shared genres
- 10, Casual, Indie
-
47%
9. 911 Operator
Shares Includes level editor, Steam Cloud, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 0.9 lower; about 17h shorter.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Metacritic
- 68
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 39%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14, Casual, Indie
-
47%
10. Wargroove
Shares Includes level editor, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer, Online multiplayer and Steam Cloud and 2 more tags; rated 0.8 lower; about 17h shorter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 83
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 21%
- Shared genres
- 10, Indie
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46%
11. PC Building Simulator
Shares Singleplayer; rated 0.5 lower; about 16h shorter; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 36%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14, Indie
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What is the best game like Factorio on Nintendo Switch?
On our similarity model, PlateUp! is the closest match to Factorio on Nintendo Switch — shares Base Building, cooperative, Steam Cloud, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 0.5 lower; about 14h shorter; released within 2 years.
Which game like Factorio is rated highest?
Balatro holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.3/5 from 285 players.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Factorio on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.
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