players like Factorio more than shapez 2 - Factory
by where each lands in players' personal rankings
66% put Factorio higher
31 of 47 players who ranked both games have Factorio above shapez 2 - Factory in their own library (10 more own both but never told them apart)
Factorio wins when they meet, too
all 2 direct duels went to Factorio
2 duels between exactly these two. the verdict above rests on everyone's full rankings; this is only what happened when both were on screen together.
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both tagged Automation · Base Building · Sandbox · Crafting
>> the verdict in words what the duels say about factorio vs shapez 2 - factory
Players like Factorio more than shapez 2 - Factory, by a hair. Factorio beats 76% of the games in a typical Steam library, which ranks it #84 of 19,175 scored games; shapez 2 - Factory beats 75% and ranks #204 of 19,175. Both are well liked, so this is a question of which one players love more, not whether shapez 2 - Factory is any good. Factorio's score rests on 252 players, shapez 2 - Factory's on 96 players.
Of the 47 players who ranked both games, 66% put Factorio higher in their own library and 34% shapez 2 - Factory. When they meet on screen together, Factorio wins: 2 of 2 direct duels went its way.
70% of Factorio's raters keep it in the top 30% of their own library, against 58% for shapez 2 - Factory. Factorio is the safer pick: 17% of its raters file it in their bottom 40%, against 18% for shapez 2 - Factory.
Both are tagged Automation, Base Building and Sandbox on Steam; Factorio came out in 2020, shapez 2 - Factory in 2026.
Every score here comes from players duelling games out of their own Steam library, not from reviews or playtime, and this matchup last moved 2 hours ago. A new duel on either game can change who wins.
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