Satisfactory
What Satisfactory is
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat.
The sentence of its Steam description that best says what it is, picked by Jev. The developer's own words.Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
What people say
Satisfactory's gameplay complaints centre on fiddly structure building and dull middle and late stages, and reviewers also miss a clear goal to work toward.
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Steam's score counts every review over the game's life; this report reads the reviews in its window, so a recent update or event moves it first.
Reviewers who enjoy the gameplay praise it, 39% of written reviews, and some also like the lots of content and value. Skip it if grind bothers you: 4% of written reviews raise it.
Of the people who wrote a review
Watch out for
- Grind4%
“This isnt a game its a full time job thats repetitive and unpaid. ♥♥♥♥ THAT I would rather have a life.”
Share of written reviews that raise each one.
Who it suits
- Playing with friends103 reviewers; most raised: bugs and crashesComplain34%Praise86%
- Relaxing75 reviewers; most raised: bugs and crashesComplain25%Praise97%
- Collecting and completing58 reviewers; most raised: grindComplain31%Praise88%
Steam reviews over its whole life
282,258 reviews in every language, counted per month by Steam itself.
What Satisfactory reviewers say
One public report on Satisfactory reads 2,616 Steam reviews from the last year. The report “What people complain about and love in 2026” was last updated Nov 1, 2026. Of its 2,616 judged reviewers, 20% complain, 80% praise something, 3% make a request and 1% say they're quitting. The top complaint is gameplay and design at 16% of complaints, then grind (17%) and bugs and crashes (12%). Top praise: gameplay is fun, at 48% of praise. Top requests: new feature or option (50%) and more content (27%). Two audience differences stand out. Not recommended: mention bugs and crashes 1.9x as often as everyone (25% vs 14%). Not recommended: mention gameplay and design 1.6x as often as everyone (37% vs 23%).
One public report on Satisfactory. Each title is written by the person who shared it; the line under it says how the reviews were picked.
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