Most Played Automation Games on Steam
Take a look at the top automation games that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of October 31st 2025. Want to explore even more automation titles available on Steam? Explore the complete list of the best automation games.
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1. Satisfactory
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! Satisfactory is a game developed and published by . Released on September 10th 2024 has received 232,064 reviews of which 225,479 were positive and 6,585 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.6 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played automation game, thanks to its 14,522 peak concurrent players over the last day.
9.6
225,479
6,585
14,522
players
2. Factorio
Factorio is a game about building and creating automated factories to produce items of increasing complexity, within an infinite 2D world. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you. Factorio is a game developed and published by . Released on August 14th 2020 has received 215,209 reviews of which 208,770 were positive and 6,439 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.6 out of 10. While seeing 14,390 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #2 among automation games based on player count.
9.6
208,770
6,439
14,390
players
3. Upload Labs
A sci-fi management game where you build and optimize your computer's system from the ground up. Connect and configure interconnected nodes to efficiently download, process, and upload files. Manage your setup, solve system challenges, and become the ultimate system architect Upload Labs is a game developed and published by . Released on October 03rd 2025 has received 1,896 reviews of which 1,651 were positive and 245 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. While seeing 4,192 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #3 among automation games based on player count.
8.3
1,651
245
4,192
players
4. Dyson Sphere Program
Build the most efficient intergalactic factory in space simulation strategy game Dyson Sphere Program! Harness the power of stars, collect resources, plan and design production lines and develop your interstellar factory from a small space workshop to a galaxy-wide industrial empire. Dyson Sphere Program is a game developed and published by . Released on January 20th 2021 has received 85,088 reviews of which 83,095 were positive and 1,993 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.6 out of 10. With 2,103 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played automation games.
9.6
83,095
1,993
2,103
players
5. Captain of Industry
Land your crew of survivors on an abandoned island and survive! Mine raw materials, grow food, build factories, manufacture products, research new tech, and trade with others. Become an industrial superpower! But this is no easy task, you will be put to the test to keep your settlement alive. Captain of Industry is a game developed and published by . Released on May 31st 2022 has received 7,154 reviews of which 6,737 were positive and 417 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.1 out of 10. With 1,481 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played automation games.
9.1
6,737
417
1,481
players
6. AdVenture Capitalist
Welcome, eager young investor, to AdVenture Capitalist! Arguably the world's greatest Capitalism simulator! AdVenture Capitalist is a game developed and published by . Released on March 30th 2015 has received 59,166 reviews of which 51,968 were positive and 7,198 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. With 1,365 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played automation games.
8.6
51,968
7,198
1,365
players
7. The Farmer Was Replaced
Program and optimize a drone to automate a farm and watch it do the work for you. Collect resources to unlock better technology and become the most efficient farmer in the world. Improve your problem solving and coding skills. The Farmer Was Replaced is a game developed and published by . Released on October 10th 2025 has received 1,543 reviews of which 1,496 were positive and 47 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. With 1,274 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played automation games.
9.2
1,496
47
1,274
players
8. Stationeers
Stationeers puts you in control of the construction and management of a space station to run by yourself or online with your friends. Complex atmospheric, electrical, manufacturing, agriculture, and gravitational systems require your thought and management at all times! Stationeers is a game developed and published by . Released on December 12th 2017 has received 7,066 reviews of which 6,040 were positive and 1,026 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. With 728 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played automation games.
8.3
6,040
1,026
728
players
9. Bitburner
Bitburner is a programming-based incremental game. Write scripts in JavaScript to automate gameplay, learn skills, play minigames, solve puzzles, and more in this cyberpunk text-based incremental RPG. Bitburner is a game developed and published by . Released on December 10th 2021 has received 6,805 reviews of which 6,468 were positive and 337 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.2 out of 10. With 703 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played automation games.
9.2
6,468
337
703
players
10. Trimps
A text-based incremental idle game with a ridiculous amount of unique content. Automate old stuff as you unlock new stuff to keep things interesting for hours and hours, no spam clicking necessary! Trimps is everything you love about your favorite games, distilled to their purest form. Trimps is a game developed and published by . Released on May 02nd 2022 has received 1,356 reviews of which 1,234 were positive and 122 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. With 694 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played automation games.
8.6
1,234
122
694
players
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