Steam app 860890 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 20:20 UTC
Build, automate, and optimize a giant factory on 3D terrain using conveyor belts, trains, chutes, pipes, and airships. Sell your goods to nearby villages to expand their borders, increase happiness, and unlock even better technology!
717 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
91 months, March 2019 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 434 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 283 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Factory Town was released on 17 Nov, 2021.
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32 achievements in total.
50 developer announcements, Oct 2021 to Jul 2026 · times in UTC
Because of a very exciting event this week, I have given Factory Town its biggest discount ever - it is currently 75% off. Factory Town Idle is also 75% off. You can get both of them together with an ADDITIONAL 15% discount in the Factory…
Erik AsmussenHello! Factory Town 2 is launching in just under a month (July 14) and I have made a free demo available for Steam Next Fest which is happening RIGHT NOW! So give it a try - and don't forget to wishlist if you'd like a notification when…
Erik AsmussenHello! I've been hard at work on Factory Town 2: Paradise. It is finally time to move it into Early Access and will be launching this July 14! It will also have a demo in the upcoming Steam Next Fest. So make sure you wishlist it if you…
Erik AsmussenUpdated Unity version to address issue CVE-2025-59489
Patch notes- Updated home page to include button that opens Steam Overlay for Factory Town 2 and Factory Town Idle - Added button to minimize these additional game buttons on the home page I wanted a way in-game to let players know that I'm working on…
Erik AsmussenHello again! I've been secretly working hard on a true sequel to Factory Town. It takes place on a series of tropical islands, where you're building up a town at the foot of a giant (but friendly) volcano. There's more items, buildings…
Erik Asmussen- Fixed bug: Selecting an item from the build menu with the Enter key would sometimes also construct the building wherever the cursor was - Fixed bug: game becomes unresponsive if you built an overground pipe connector on the same tile as a…
Patch notes- Fixed bug: Menus would sometimes not appear for players - Fixed bug: Timer logic blocks would not properly save and restore the ‘repeat’ parameter - Added extra protection against unwanted screen scrolling that might be occurring from…
Patch notesFixed bug: Clicking to create blocks would sometimes create two with a single cursor click Can use the Rotate key (Default: R) to change the orientation when drawing an L-shaped path Fixed bug: Some text input fields (e.g. custom rule set…
Patch notesFixed bug where primary action button would stop responding when using a hybrid-input setup like Steam Deck Allowed smoother transition between gamepad and mouse input devices Added fix that should stop Airships from disappearing on certain…
Patch notesMisc Improvements Selection panel for all rail cars now combines Rail Control, Signal Tags, and Inventory on a single menu tab when selected, to avoid excess clicking Steam Locomotives now have the ‘Add Boxcar’ (and similar buttons) moved…
Patch notesFixed bug: files saved in version 2.2 with certain non-English system locale settings would become unable to be loaded. This fixes both the save issue, and can also load any files broken by the bug. (thanks to NemoStein for reporting and…
Patch notes- Fixed bug: Certain 'utility' recipes would not progress (OmniTemple construction, OmniTemple offerings, Farm supply water / fertilizer, and Mine supply pickaxe) - OmniTemple default selection tab is now ‘Construction’, until construction…
Patch notesHello again! I've been working on a big set of improvements for Factory Town in preparation for some cool future project. It's taken several months but the patch has now been released! Performance Improvements The rendering system has…
Erik AsmussenHello again! Wanted to let fans of Factory Town know that my newest game Factory Town Idle has completed its time in Early Access and is now ready as a full 1.0 release. It's kind of like if you took the management and logistics of Factory…
Erik AsmussenJust released my latest game, Factory Town Idle! It's a clicker/incremental style spinoff of Factory Town, so you get the same fun supply chain management in a more concentrated form. It's released as Early Access, meaning there's lots more…
Erik AsmussenHello! I'm the developer of Factory Town, and for the past year I've been working on a spinoff incremental game called Factory Town: Idle. It has a lot of the same items & recipes of Factory Town, but everything is controlled through…
Erik Asmussen- Fixed bug: Omnitemples would enter a stuck, inoperable mode if they were created, constructed, and had 100 offerings provided in a single gameplay session
Patch notesWhen selecting a building, the default display tabs will more closely align with its function (Production buildings use the Production Tab, Schools use the Research tab, etc) Fixed Research Cost Multiplier values other than 100% causing all…
Patch notesIncreased size of selected building menu, so that the ‘add worker’ button is more likely to be visible Fixed gamepad prompt initially appearing on Tutorial menu (until the current step is completed), even in keyboard mode
Patch notes- Added small button on welcome screen to link to new store page for Factory Town: Idle https://store.steampowered.com/app/2207490/Factory_Town_Idle/
Patch notesHello again! Back with a fun announcement. During the development of Factory Town, I kept thinking it might be neat if you could take the supply chain management of Factory Town, but remove the complex parts about individual units carrying…
Erik AsmussenFixed bug preventing uploads to Steam Workshop Shows completion or error message based on result of workshop upload Export menu allows you to load from previously exported files (by clicking the 'file id' field), and the ‘file type’ field…
Patch notes- Fixed bug in previous patch causing camera zoom to be ignored when in grid view
Patch notesAdded dead zone to controller input, to resolve an issue that the camera sometimes got stuck in rotation mode even when joysticks released Resolved bug that would cause constant camera movement for some players. Background: To support the…
Patch notesAdded 'Primary Storage' flag to Town Center {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33104305/b205335e49f58de62c1fbc185ae4aaa0af9e32e2.png When you remove buildings, blocks, or items, all of the items are refunded to the Town Center. But if players have multiple…
Erik AsmussenFixed bug: modifying settings related to map generation biomes could result in a blank, water-filled start territory Added back steam/mana/coin booster display to hovered object status panel Added back ‘progress bar’-style inventory display…
Patch notesFixed label wrapping on Upgrade buttons and Active Recipe buttons Can select an Active Recipe button to open the Recipe Selection panel Selecting a rail unit will now default to showing the Rail Controls tab Added admin command “disable…
Patch notes- Added Input and Output inventory slots onto the Production tab for buildings This is a small change, but it seems like many players wanted more information on a single Status menu tab, instead of having to click through. Looking for any…
Patch notesIt's been quite a while, but am finally back with a major update to Factory Town! Steam Deck & Gamepad Support {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33104305/e692f3584126cc12e7a14a75a942e61ea64dbcc0.png Factory Town can now has official gamepad support! Move…
Erik AsmussenNew Features Can place multiple Farm Tiles, Tree Planters, and OmniPlanters at once by using click & drag to select a region, and/or use the Cursor Tool Size options (PageUp and PageDown) Balance Changes Infinite Air Temple Speed research…
Patch notesBug Fixes Splitters wouldn't output to chutes Splitters wouldn’t output to adjacent buildings Splitter ratio would act inconsistently in some cases
Patch notes{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33104305/896005f5bf193275675a2335c01b3484a338f17b.png Features Splitters now have an Output Ratio that can be assigned for each direction. When cycling through output directions they will attempt to output the specified…
Patch notesImprovements to Create Game Menu {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33104305/08fa4eec02cf70faf4db95305f0a9509372c1ac2.png Many improvements were made to this menu and the custom game setup process: Details are now shown in the right-hand panel for the…
Patch notesBalance Changes Machine Shops can recycle Iron Plates into Nails and/or Steam Pipes Steam Pipe recipe uses 1 fuel instead of 2, 3 work units instead of 4, but only produces 1 pipe instead of 2. This is so it can more evenly be recycled from…
Patch notesImprovements to Worker Overview panel: Worker Overview panel can now be filtered per-building. Whenever a building is selected, it'll only display workers targeting the selected building. Most recent Pickup & Dropoff behaviors are shown in…
Patch notesFixed pipe connectors failing intermittently if they were built vertically over an underground pipe connector “Quick Access” button replaced with “Remove Block” button on bottom-left button grid Changed icon of “Remove Block” Fixed ability…
Patch notesFixed Medical Wrap not being sellable in Campaign Map 5 Added ‘Next Campaign’ button to main menu if you completed a campaign but then chose the ‘Keep Playing’ option Fixed bug: Highlights when placing base were not accurately representing…
Patch notesWhen Zoom In / Zoom Out is mapped to a key instead of scroll view, it will now zoom gradually instead of instantly to maximum value Added option to invert X and Y axis of camera in Options / Interface Fixed erratic ‘path filter’ UI icon…
Patch notesFixed bug: changing Master Volume would not immediately update Ambient Audio volume Fixed bug: Remedy could not be sold in Campaign 3 even though it could be produced The Delete command now works when moving items Fixed bug: trying to load…
Patch notesFixed workers not discarding held items when issued a new task that is incompatible with the held item Workers that are waiting at a source building because there’s no item to pick up, or waiting at a destination building because there’s no…
Patch notes“Drop Off” option is shown on destination target buildings when worker is delivering everything from a source Fixed typo in tutorial Updated Traditional Chinese localization Fixed bug: some packaged items would have incorrect labels Fixed…
Patch notesHappy to announce that after several years in Early Access, Factory Town has now reached its 1.0 release! It's been quite a journey getting to this point, with tons of work going into the addition of buildings, items, recipes, menus…
Erik AsmussenSingle-placed chutes will automatically create a Grabber if next to a building. This will not be performed if another path or building exists at the other endpoint, and the placement position is flat, as it is ambiguous which way the…
Patch notesAdded ambient environmental audio When building a filtered path (chutes, mana pipes, fluid pipes, etc) or a filtered worker (Minecarts, Tanker Car) an icon will be shown indicating the filter restriction. Clicking this icon will open a…
Patch notesUpdated models for kitchen, train station, forge, lumber mill, and food mill Buildings no longer auto-output in facing direction. Grabbers are automatically added to legacy maps to replicate the old functionality (a production building…
Patch notesOwning a belt, rail, or pipe item will allow construction of that item, even if the research for it has not been completed Improved display of Version and Discord buttons on home panel Added new steps to Tutorial for teaching camera…
Patch notes- Fixed bug: issuing a “Deliver” or “Move” command to a worker (without a Pick Up action) would cause its inventory to clear - Launch screen is now a static map instead of constantly rotating - Simplified worker Pick Up and Drop Off…
Patch notesWorkers are a key aspect of the early and mid-game as you work to get your automation tech and rail lines up and running. But they've also been pretty limited in the sense that they could only be assigned a single task. This was pretty…
Erik Asmussen1.0 Launch Date I'll get the big news out of the way upfront - Factory Town is finally ready to graduate from Early Access as a full "1.0" release! Development & free updates will definitely continue after the launch, but I feel the…
Erik AsmussenEverything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
| Name | Platforms | Released |
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| Factory Town - Original Soundtrack | WindowsmacOSLinux | 11 Oct 2019 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Launch | Factory Town.exe | windows | ||
| Launch | Factory Town.app | macos |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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