Factorio
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| Developers | |
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| 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 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Top-down view |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | Building |
| Themes | Sci-fi |
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General information
- Official forums
- Official Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Official website | |
Provides DRM-free download for Steam owners. | |
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| GOG.com | |
GOG.com users can register their serial code on the official site.[2] | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
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- 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%\Roaming\Factorio\config |
| macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/factorio/config |
| Linux | $HOME/.factorio/config <path-to-game>/game/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/ <path-to-game>/game/saves/ |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics Settings
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | The window is fully resizeable. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Color blind mode | Use Colorblind Circuit Network and Colorblind UI Enhancements | ||
Input
Controls Settings
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | Official Steam Controller bindings only. |
Audio
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 | ||
| Royalty free audio |
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
| Type | Native | Notes | |
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| Local play | Use Nucleus Co-op. | ||
| LAN play | |||
| Online play | |||
| Asynchronous multiplayer | |||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | Removed since 0.13.0[3] | |
| Dedicated | Needs to execute factorio with the argument --start-server.[3] Guide here. |
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| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
Ports
| Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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| UDP | 34197 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Other information
API
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | 32-bit is only for versions before 0.14.10 for multiplayer and 0.15 otherwise.[4] 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.[4] 32-bit is available from BETA tab in game options on Steam. |
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | Vista | 7, 8, 10 | ||
| Processor (CPU) | 3 GHz Dual Core | 3 GHz Quad Core | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 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 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti AMD Radeon R7 360 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
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- Requires a 64-bit OS.
- A system meeting the minimum requirements will be limited to low-resolution sprites and minimal VRAM usage.[6]
| macOS (OS X) | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.9 | 10.10, 10.11, 10.12, 10.13, 10.14, 10.15 | ||
| Processor (CPU) | 3 GHz Dual Core | 3 GHz Quad Core | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 3 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | 2012 Mac 512 MB of VRAM | 2015 Mac with dedicated GPU 2 GB of VRAM |
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- Requires a 64-bit OS.
- A system meeting the minimum requirements will be limited to low-resolution sprites and minimal VRAM usage.[6]
| Linux | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | ||||
| Processor (CPU) | 3 GHz Dual Core | 3 GHz Quad Core | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB | ||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 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 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti AMD Radeon R7 360 2 GB of VRAM OpenGL 4.3 compatible DirectX 11 compatible |
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- Requires a 64-bit OS.
- A system meeting the minimum requirements will be limited to low-resolution sprites and minimal VRAM usage.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Factorio - Friday Facts #349 - The 1.0 plan - Steam News - last accessed on 2020-05-29
- ↑ gog "upgrade key" - last accessed on 15/08/2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Factorio Wiki - Multiplayer - last accessed on 2022-05-17
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Friday facts #158 - The end of the 32-bit era - last accessed on 25/01/2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Version 0.17.0 - last accessed on 03/06/2020
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Factorio on Steam - last accessed on 2018-17-4
- "Low sprite resolution and Low VRAM usage."