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Factorio

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Factorio
Factorio cover
Developers
Wube Software
Release dates
Windows August 14, 2020[1]
macOS (OS X) August 14, 2020[1]
Linux August 14, 2020[1]
Reception
Metacritic 91
OpenCritic 87
Factorio on HowLongToBeat
Factorio on IGDB
Factorio on MobyGames
Factorio on Wikipedia

General information

Official forums
Official Wiki
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
DRM-free
Provides DRM-free download for Steam owners.
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
GOG.com users can register their serial code on the official site.[2]
Download
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Download
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
All versions require a Factorio account to download mods.

Demo

A Demo is available on Steam and the official website.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Factorio\config
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/factorio/config
Linux $HOME/.factorio/config
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
On Linux, the game consults the user database (/etc/passwd) to find the user home directory. The value of the $HOME environment variable is ignored.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\Factorio\saves\
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/factorio/saves/
Linux $HOME/.factorio/saves/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics Settings
Graphics Settings

Input

Controls Settings
Controls Settings

Audio

Sound Settings
Sound Settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Music, Game effects, GUI effects, Walking sound, Environment sounds, Alerts
Surround sound
Subtitles
No speech.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Belarusian
Catalan
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Ukrainian
An up-to date page of all supported languages can be found here

Network

Multiplayer types

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP 34197
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11 [4]
OpenGL 3.3 [4]
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
32-bit is only for versions before 0.14.10 for multiplayer and 0.15 otherwise.[3] 32-bit is available from BETA tab in game options on Steam.
macOS (OS X)
Linux
32-bit is only for versions before 0.14.10 for multiplayer and 0.15 otherwise.[3] 32-bit is available from BETA tab in game options on Steam.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista
Processor (CPU) 3 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
ATI Radeon HD 4850
Intel HD Graphics 5500
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 10.1 compatible
Requires a 64-bit OS.
A system meeting the minimum requirements will be limited to low-resolution sprites and minimal VRAM usage.[5]
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.9
Processor (CPU) 3 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) 2012 Mac
512 MB of VRAM
Requires a 64-bit OS.
A system meeting the minimum requirements will be limited to low-resolution sprites and minimal VRAM usage.[5]
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) 3 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
ATI Radeon HD 4850
Intel HD Graphics 5500
512 MB of VRAM
OpenGL 3.3 compatible
DirectX 10.1 compatible
Requires a 64-bit OS.
A system meeting the minimum requirements will be limited to low-resolution sprites and minimal VRAM usage.[5]


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Factorio - Friday Facts #349 - The 1.0 plan - Steam News - last accessed on 2020-05-29
  2. gog "upgrade key" - last accessed on 15/08/2020
  3. 3.0 3.1 Friday facts #158 - The end of the 32-bit era - last accessed on 25/01/2017
  4. 4.0 4.1 Version 0.17.0 - last accessed on 03/06/2020
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Factorio on Steam - last accessed on 2018-17-4
    "Low sprite resolution and Low VRAM usage."