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Factory Town Idle

91% positive · 1,246 Steam reviews · released Jan 8, 2024 · by Erik Asmussen

CasualIdlerMinimalistClicker2DResource ManagementFantasyCity Builder

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~55,509 (P10–P90: 22,204 – 122,120)

Gross revenue: ~$227,132 ($90,854 – $499,691)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Gameplay & mechanics83% positive · 42 mentions
“good idle game design (rare!)”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 5 h played
Content & longevity95% positive · 41 mentions
“Wholehearted recommendation. It's a rare sight to see an idle game that has a lot to do, a good pace of progress and the humbleness to realize that perhaps the game doesn't need to be 800 hours long and turn into a half-addiction. Simply…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 37 h played
Difficulty & balance92% positive · 26 mentions
“Solid little incremental game. I got about ~14 hours of playtime, almost all active. The game is generous with offline time, so there is no typically no need to leave it open. Same theming as Factory Town, but quite a different gameplay…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2025 · 14 h played
Price & value88% positive · 25 mentions
“Solid little incremental game. I got about ~14 hours of playtime, almost all active. The game is generous with offline time, so there is no typically no need to leave it open. Same theming as Factory Town, but quite a different gameplay…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2025 · 14 h played
Controls & UI88% positive · 17 mentions
“Quite convoluted ui, but quite enjoyable and simple idler”Recommended · Steam review · Oct 2025 · 22 h played
Performance & stability87% positive · 15 mentions
“Quite nice and relaxing Idle Game. Well made, easy to understand. It just gets a tiny little bit buggy with trading in late game. But its not too much of an issue. Can recommend. I really enjoy the fact of building multiple towns which are…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 28 h played
Visuals & audio83% positive · 12 mentions
“Factory Town Idle is a strategic, resource-management game that blends classic incremental mechanics with the complexities of logistics and production-chain optimization. Developed by Erik Asmussen, known for the original Factory Town…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2025 · 16 h played

299 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Technology

2D

Setting

Fantasy

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

AchievementsSteam Cloud

Business model

Buy to playEarly Access

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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