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Build a sophisticated robot factory optimized to perfection in an infinite voxel world. Mine and harvest resources, automate your production lines and manage complex systems while researching your way to become the galaxy’s leading robotics megacorp.
718 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
29 months, May 2024 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, 438 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, 280 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
FOUNDRY was released on 2 May, 2024.
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50 developer announcements, Jun 2025 to Sep 2026 · times in UTC
Hello everyone! Two blog posts ago we shared our first preview of the upcoming blueprint system. We asked for feedback about the gamification of the system and the feedback was almost unanimous in asking for it being more than just copy &…
Mr.McDuckHello everyone! Welcome back to another FOUNDRY Friday. Today we’re starting with a preview of the upcoming conveyor lifts, and afterwards I am once again asking for your feedback. This time about the power system. Conveyor Lifts Please…
Mr.McDuckSummer is coming to an end... I wish I had a duplicator to make another one! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38913947/a3e7768e5bc874aaefbf9805a8865ba684aedb24.png Here's to the next one! Oh, and if anyone has seen BB, please tell them to come home. We…
Labubu mommyHello everyone! For today’s blog post I’m going to show you work in progress on the blueprint system that we have started working on a while ago. Please be aware that we’re overall pretty early in the development process, so everything you…
Mr.McDuckHello everyone! Last week I showed a preview about the way we intend to rework loaders and I’m glad that the feedback was very positive. There were a couple questions and suggestions, and we’ll refine the things a little based on that.…
Labubu mommyHello everyone! Welcome back to another FOUNDRY Friday. Today we’re taking a look at a new take on loaders. One of the things we’ve been working on the past months was a re-interpretation of loaders, and while it’s still work in progress…
Mr.McDuckHello everyone! In this FOUNDRY Friday I want to share various improvements of existing features that different team members have been working on. Increased Map Zoom In a previous update we already were able to improve the performance on…
Mr.McDuckHello everyone! In today’s FOUNDRY Friday I want to share something we have been experimenting with: Small Assembly Lines. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38913947/d7090b9acc7ce66b439ef814561c711f4a85e4e3.pngWork in progress If you played the game for…
Mr.McDuckHello everyone! Last FOUNDRY Friday I asked about what you’d like to see next for the future, and the amount of responses was (pleasantly) surprising. We often get a lot of feedback in the comments or on Discord, but this time it was more…
Mr.McDuckHello everyone! I’d like to start by thanking everyone who has played the game since Update 4 launched! Feedback has been positive and we’re glad that trains have finally arrived. We’ve been pretty busy monitoring the situation and reacting…
Mr.McDuckBeen having your eyes on Foundry but can't make it fit it into your budget? We got you!This weekend FOUNDRY will be free to play until May 11th!Download and play NOW and get your friends who's been a little too invested in their own life to…
Labubu mommyFixed conveyor models for multiple train related items being invisible. Fix for a rendering issue that could occur if you toggled the construction drone while in the galaxy view. Fix for screen panel text sometimes showing up as blurry when…
Patch notesFoundry, from an Itch to RealityToday Foundry has Trains, Mega Nuclear Xeno power plants, and hundreds of hours of gameplay. But what has become a sprawling factory simulator, was once just a humble Itch.io game with a retro Minecraft…
RambusFixed crash that could occur when demolishing pipeline connected to a modular fluid tank. Fixed issue with robots not showing up in R&D lab after researching them. Fixed framerate dip that could occur when mining. Fixed issue with map icons…
Patch notesHello everyone! The long-awaited Foundry 4.0 update "Rails & Reactors" is finally here! Before we go into details check out a short trailer we prepared for you! The 4.0 update brings a few key, frequently-requested features to Foundry.Key…
Scrappy PlatypusYou’ve built factories. You’ve built quarrys. You’ve (not yet) built trains. But what about the friendly little critters around the planet? We were very impressed by your dedication to create the most enormous factories building robots, but…
Labubu mommyHello everyone! This is the final FOUNDRY Friday before we’re launching Update 4 “Rails & Reactors” on Tuesday, April 28th. Therefore today we’re covering the update’s content in general, and are looking more deeply into one of the core…
Mr.McDuckHello everyone! This is episode 100 of FOUNDRY Fridays! Time flies when you’re building the factory (game). Looking back, it’s incredible how the game has progressed over the years. Quite an improvement over our first version on itch, but…
Mr.McDuckHello everyone! Welcome back to another FOUNDRY Friday. Today I will be writing about the Update 4 progress and its planned release date, the construction drone and some smaller polishing we have added to the game. Update 4 Release Date &…
Mr.McDuckHello, dear robots! In this episode of Foundry Fridays I am excited to introduce… myself. My name is Omi, I recently joined the team to support all things game design. We are currently baking Update 4, and besides new content like trains we…
Mr.McDuckToday, I’m excited to introduce a brand-new tool we’re working on to help you debug your factories more easily: the Info Overlay. Once released with the next update, you will be able to toggle the overlay at any time by pressing U, and it…
Mr.McDuckHello everyone! It’s been about two weeks since we launched Update 3 “Xeno Tech” and I wanted to take the time to say thanks to everyone who played the game so far. Many of you came back for the new content, and feedback has been very…
Mr.McDuckUpdate 3 Hotfix #1 Patch Notes Fixed an error that could occur when starting a dedicated server Fixed an error that could occur when loading certain save files Fixed an issue where the game would no longer warn the player if their graphics…
Patch notesHello everyone! Just two days ago Update 3 “Xeno Tech” was released and we hope everyone is enjoying the new features. Naturally we’re now mostly focused on reacting to feedback and bug reports, but thanks to Update 3 being on the…
Mr.McDuckHello everyone! We just wanted to let you know that Update 3: Xeno-Tech is now live! You can read more about the highlights in this steam post here. If you're interested in the full changelog, you can read all of it here: New Features…
Labubu mommyHello everyone! We are back from our two week Christmas break and are now focused on applying the finishing touches for the upcoming Update 3. Release Date Announcement Update 3 ”Xeno Tech” will be released on Wednesday, January 21st at…
Mr.McDuckHello fellow factory-optimizers, once again. First things first: Right now there is a 25% discount on FOUNDRY! The perfect holiday gift for friends & loved ones who has still not been bitten by the factory optimization-bug. Grab it one…
Labubu mommyThis message is also a pinned post on the Steam forum and can be found here: Link Hello everyone, Update 3 is now available as an experimental version on the experimental branch. For an overview of the new content and more details in…
Mr.McDuckHello everyone! Today I have exciting news for you as I'll be sharing the content and release timeline of Update 3 “Xeno Tech” with you. I’ll start with a short TLDR section, before going into detail below. TLDR Update 3 is expected to…
Mr.McDuckHello everyone! We never stop trying to make the most out of the voxel-based world of Foundry. With the introduction of Lava Caves we already brought some more gameplay content underground. But there is still a lot of untouched terrain…
Mr.McDuckGreetings Founders! On today’s FOUNDRY Friday I wanted to share some of the behind-the-scenes work that’s being done to support the announced features for update 3.0 that we’ve covered in Foundry Friday #89. When adding trains for example…
Mr.McDuckHello fellow factory-optimizers. Today, we bring you a challenge. Are you robot enough to accept it? A little birdie told me you build BIG and MASSIVE maybe even HUGE factories. Terraforming the environment to your needs & only caring about…
Labubu mommyHello everyone! For today's FOUNDRY Friday we’re going to look at something we’ve been quietly working on: Achievements. They were always on our roadmap towards 1.0 and recently they fit in nicely with our development schedule so we decided…
Mr.McDuckHello everyone! Welcome back to another FOUNDRY Friday episode, today we’re looking at what’s next for FOUNDRY after the recently released Terraforming themed Update 2.2. The road to Update 3.0 After delivering two smaller updates, our next…
Mr.McDuckUpdate 2.2 Hotfix #3 Patch NotesFixed issue with floating text when deconstructing drill bot.Pipe drag mode fixes.Fixed a desync that could occur when placing drone ports.Fixed error that could occur when using conveyor drag…
Patch notesUpdate 2.2 Hotfix #2 Patch NotesCopy & Paste feature now supports the conveyor balancers filter configuration.Pumpjacks now support two powerline connections.Updated localizations.Fixed issue with two headers on the tablet not being…
Patch notesHello everyone!Now we know that reading all those long patch notes is the highlight of the update in itself for some people. However, some people are not as likely to read through it. So we contacted Carl to help us go through it with you…
99,9% isopropyl alcoholUpdate 2.2 Hotfix #1 Patch NotesFixed bug that caused construction drone ports to not assign to construction sites properly. Fixed bug in conveyor balancer that sometimes caused items to vanish when a filter was configured. Fixed bug that…
Patch notesHello everyone!As we discussed in the last Foundry Friday, today is the release day for Update 2.2!It's LIVE RIGHT NOW so you can go ahead and download & play the update RIGHT AWAY!BB admires the Drill Ship.Like we discussed last FF, we…
99,9% isopropyl alcoholHello everyone! I’m pleased to share that Update 2.2 will be released on Monday, 29th of September at 2pm CEST.The update’s theme centers around excavation, and the main features will be: New Terraforming Mechanics Drill Shapes (dig…
Mr.McDuckHello everyone! Today I am back with more terraforming features for the upcoming Update 2.2. Remember when I asked for feedback about personal mining drones here, and then later covered the received feedback here? We have been working on…
Mr.McDuckHello everyone! In the previous dev blog I was asking for feedback about removing powerline collisions and I received a surprising amount of suggestions surrounding the high voltage system. Many of them were interesting and not a huge…
Mr.McDuckUpdate 2.1 Hotfix #2 Patch Notes Added missing icon for the superalloy market license Fixed waypoint marker size Fixed possible crash on load when a research mod was removed Fixed throughput issue with integrated belts connecting to T4…
Patch notesHello everyone! It’s summer and things are currently moving a little slower, therefore this will be a shorter blog post. However I still have some progress to show off and some questions to ask. Shaped Charges As one of the new terrain…
Mr.McDuckHello everyone! Thank you very much for playing Update 2.1. We were very happy to see people coming back for the minor update in numbers that exceeded our expectations. Naturally we’ll continue to work to improve the game and therefore the…
Mr.McDuckUpdate 2.1 Hotfix #1 Patch Notes Fixed bug causing the sorting by ship status to not work properly on the space ship frame. Fixed issue where certain hotkeys were invalidly displayed on certain non-US-keyboard layouts. Fixed map icon…
Patch notesHello everyone! The latest Foundry update 2.1 is now live! As previously mentioned it focuses on a common quality of life improvement requests, and introduces a number of new features. Patchnotes: Major Features:New Science Pack 5 content4…
99,9% isopropyl alcoholHello everyone! I’m happy to announce that Update 2.1 will release on the upcoming Monday, 14th of July at 2pm CEST as we participate in the Steam Automation Fest! Main features: 4 new underwater bots to produce and sell 3 new science pack…
Mr.McDuckHello everyone! In this week's dev blog we will talk about terraforming and what is planned to improve it. What is terraforming? Let’s start with an overview: The term “terraforming” is about two core features: removing existing terrain…
Mr.McDuckHello everyone!Today’s blog post is a mixture of a couple different things. We’re back to our regular development work and it might take a bit until those in-depth feature heavy dev blogs like we had leading up to Update 2 are going to come…
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| Foundry - Founder's Edition Upgrade | Windows | 02 May 2024 |
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