- 64–100players
- Evenings at a time
- PC
- Switch 2
- Switch
Crash-land on an alien planet and automate everything, from hand-mined ore to rocket launches.
Who can play
- No split-screen on any platform.
- Same room, own screens for up to 100 players on PC and up to 64 on Switch 2 and Switch.
- Online for up to 100 players on PC and up to 64 on Switch 2 and Switch.
- Crossplay between PC, Switch 2 and Switch. Game versions must match, and Switch updates can lag PC. Space Age is on PC and Switch 2 only.
- Each player online needs their own copy.
- PCGOGSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
- Switch 2Nintendo eShopSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
How it plays
Multiplayer turns factory building into a shared engineering project, with players taking over separate production lines.
It needs focus and planning talk, and one person's mistake can ripple through the whole base.
Each player needs a copy.
Is it good
97%
Overwhelmingly positive on Steam
- 90MetascoreMetacritic (Metascore; opens Metacritic in a new tab)
- 82Top criticsOpenCritic · Feb 2023 (OpenCritic top critic average, 11 reviews, as of Feb 2023; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
- 92%RecommendOpenCritic · Nov 2024 (OpenCritic critics who recommend it, 13 reviews, as of Nov 2024; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
11k playing on Steam, counted dailySteam Deck Verified
Every way to play together
Crossplay between PC, Switch 2 and Switch. Game versions must match, and Switch updates can lag PC. Space Age is on PC and Switch 2 only. No split-screen.
- 100
No practical cap: the game allows up to 65,535 players, and public servers run with well over a hundred.
- 100
No practical cap: the game allows up to 65,535 players, and public servers run with well over a hundred.
- 64
Hosting on Switch offers LAN visibility, and LAN games need no Nintendo Switch Online membership.
- 64
Nintendo lists up to 64 online players; Switch players can also join PC servers.
Quick facts
- Developer
- Wube Software
- Publisher
- Wube Software LTD.
- Platforms
- PC, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch
- Released
- 14 Aug 2020 on PC
- 28 Oct 2022 on Switch
- Controllers
- Partial controller support on PC, PlayStation controllers too
- Languages
- Text in 27 languages
In these lists
Answers
- Does Factorio have couch co-op?
- No. Factorio has no same-screen multiplayer; play it together online instead.
- How many players can play Factorio together?
- Local co-op on separate screens for up to 100 on PC. Local co-op on separate screens for up to 64 on Switch 2 and Switch. Online co-op for up to 100 on PC. Online co-op for up to 64 on Switch 2 and Switch.
- Is Factorio crossplay?
- Yes. Crossplay between PC, Switch 2 and Switch. Game versions must match, and Switch updates can lag PC. Space Age is on PC and Switch 2 only.
- One of 41 PC and Switch crossplay games
- Do you need two copies of Factorio?
- Yes. Each player online needs their own copy.
- Can you play the Factorio story together?
- Yes: the main campaign is playable together on a local network and online.
- What platforms is Factorio on?
- PC, Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch.
- One of 164 co-op games on Switch 2
- Does Factorio work on Steam Deck?
- Yes: Steam rates it Verified for Steam Deck.
- Is Factorio free?
- No, it's a paid game.
