PlayfeedGames like Kaizen: A Factory Story
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Kaizen: A Factory Story is a top-down 2D historical automation puzzle simulation: designing production lines, welding, riveting, cutting, drilling and playing solitaire. Opus Magnum and SpaceChem play most like Kaizen: A Factory Story. Of the 12 closest games below, most share its puzzle, programming and automation.
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Opus Magnum
Dec 7, 2017 · Zachtronics
Both: Puzzle · Programming · Automation
Isometric 2D fantasy open-ended puzzle game, steampunk alchemical. Designing machines, building alchemical processes and solving puzzles.
PuzzleProgrammingAutomationIndieSimulationLogicSingleplayerSteampunkGreat SoundtrackDifficult👍 5,998SpaceChem
Mar 2, 2011 · Zachtronics
Both: Puzzle · Difficult · Programming
Isometric 2D sci-fi design-based puzzle, detailed technical illustration. Constructing factories, transforming raw materials and solving puzzles.
PuzzleDifficultProgrammingIndieLogicSingleplayerAutomationSci-fiGreat SoundtrackScience👍 2,630Infinifactory
Jun 30, 2015 · Zachtronics
Both: Puzzle · Automation · Programming
First-person 3D sci-fi sandbox puzzle automation, industrial 3D. Building factories, assembling products and optimizing solutions.
PuzzleBuildingAutomationIndieProgrammingSandboxSimulationSingleplayerDifficultFirst-Person👍 1,792Retro Gadgets
Nov 30, 2022 · Licorice ehf, Studio Evil
Both: Education · Automation · Puzzle
Top-down 2D modern-day simulation sandbox puzzle, pixel art. Building gadgets, coding in lua and soldering components.
Early AccessEducationAutomation2DPuzzleBuildingGame DevelopmentSimulationSandboxProgramming👍 472SHENZHEN I/O
Nov 17, 2016 · Zachtronics
Both: Programming · Automation · Puzzle
2D modern-day programming puzzle simulation, technical digital interface. Building circuits, writing assembly code and engineering devices.
ProgrammingAutomationPuzzleLogicSimulationDifficultIndieEducationSingleplayerSandbox👍 3,7527 Billion Humans
Aug 23, 2018 · Tomorrow Corporation
Both: Programming · Puzzle · Education
Top-down 2D modern-day programming puzzle, stylized cartoon. Automate swarms of workers, solve puzzles and programming.
ProgrammingPuzzleIndieSimulationEducationLogicSingleplayerTouch-FriendlyGreat SoundtrackFunny👍 1,863The Farmer Was Replaced
Oct 10, 2025 · Timon Herzog
Both: Programming · Automation · Education
3D programming automation farming sim, minimalist 3D. Programming a drone, automating farming tasks and managing resources.
ProgrammingAutomationEducationIdlerLogicPuzzleText-BasedFarming SimMinimalistResource Management👍 9,262