Satisfactory

Satisfactory is a simulation game for Windows by the Swedish developer Coffee Stain Studios . In the Open World - building game the player on a distant built planet most efficient factory in the first-person view . The aim of the game is to mine the planet's resources, to build a space elevator and to send ever more numerous and complex components from the planet. The game is often referred to as a 3D implementation of the game Factorio due to the great similarity of the game mechanics .

Gameplay

At the beginning of the game, the player lands on an uninhabited, distant planet on behalf of the fictional company “ Ficsit Inc. ”. First of all the player has to mine resources like iron ore or copper ore by hand . From one base he can send the mined resources to the client into space. For this he is rewarded with more advanced technologies that allow more resources to be extracted and the extraction of resources to be automated. The ores have to be transported to smelting furnaces with conveyor belts and smelted ( metallurgy ) in order to be further processed into components such as wires or plates. In the course of the plot, the player slowly builds a huge factory in this way, which is composed of increasingly complex objects from increasingly numerous components.

The central game content is the constant improvement of your own factory, the optimization of work processes and logistics and the attempt to work as efficiently as possible. At the same time, the alien planet must be explored in order to gain access to new and more distant resources.

development

The game was developed by Coffee Stain Studios, which already developed the Goat Simulator . As a game engine is Unreal Engine used. The first trailer for the game was shown at E3 2018. Satisfactory was released almost a year later on March 19, 2019 as an early access version exclusively in the Epic Games Store . The game has also been available on Steam since the beginning of June 2020 . The developers continue to provide the game with regular updates.

Update # 1 Conveyor Lifts

A first major update was released on May 15, 2019. In addition to bug fixes, it added a conveyor belt lift, new building parts and a new vehicle as well as new research options to the game.

Update # 2 Trains & Nuclear

The second update was released on July 3, 2019. It added bug fixes, trains and nuclear energy as an energy source.

Update # 3 pipes

Satisfactory Update 3 was released on February 11th, 2020. The most important innovation was liquids and the possibility of laying pipes to transport the liquids. In addition, Coffee Stain announced that the previously Epic-exclusive game will also be released on Steam in the near future .

outlook

The game is still in development. An exact release date is not known.

Sales figures

According to the developers, the game had sold over 500,000 times by June 2019. According to Epic Games , Satisfactory was one of the nine most popular games on the Epic Games Store in 2019. According to Gamestar magazine , the game had sold a total of 1.3 million times by July 2020.

reception

The game was recorded mixed after the release. The graphics were praised: “What the makers can already score points with is the beautiful look of Satisfactory. [...] Whether lakes, forests or meadows, Satisfactory is a feast for the eyes. ” Alec Meer comments on Rock, Paper, Shotgun :“ Satisfactory is, I am quite sure, going to be huge. ”(“ Satisfactory will, there am I'm pretty sure it will be great. ") In the test for GameStar, Florian Zandt criticizes the lack of a framework or a specific game objective:" [At this point in time] the early access version of the setup simulation is really only recommended to assembly line fanatics who like to go Build blue ones inside. ”Marcel Kleffmann rated the first impression on the 4Players portal as“ very good ”and came to the conclusion:“ Although many features such as story, more buildings, trains, jetpacks and Co. are still missing, the previous basis is great and made sure that the playing time went by in a flash. I am looking forward to more!"

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Christian Schneider: Satisfactory is factorio fun with 3D graphics. In: Video test. GameStar ( YouTube channel), April 3, 2019, accessed January 12, 2020 .
↑ André Linken: Satisfactory: Factorio meets Minecraft and No Man's Sky - with video. PC Games , March 19, 2019, accessed January 14, 2020 .
↑ ^a ^b Christian Just: Satisfactory at Epic & Steam: How did the building hit sell? Gamestar , July 4, 2020, accessed August 16, 2020 .
↑ Satisfactory Update # 1 Conveyor Lifts. Coffee Stain Studios, May 15, 2019, accessed January 12, 2020 .
↑ Satisfactory Update # 2 Trains & Nuclear. Coffee Stain Studios, July 3, 2019, accessed January 12, 2020 .
↑ Jeff Grub: Satisfactory gets Update 3 and is coming to Steam. VentureBeat.com, February 11, 2020, accessed February 15, 2020 .
↑ Christian Just: First-Person-Building Strategy Satisfactory is coming soon from Epic to Steam. Gamestar , February 12, 2020, accessed February 15, 2020 .
↑ Marcel Kleffmann: Satisfactory: Third update postponed to 2020; Problems with save levels after balance changes. 4Players , November 9, 2019, accessed January 12, 2020 .
↑ Michael Günsch: Epic Games Store: sales, users and other exclusive and free games. ComputerBase , January 15, 2020, accessed January 21, 2020 .
↑ Alec Meer: Mega-building game Satisfactory is shaping up to be far, far more than satisfactory. Rock, Paper, Shotgun , March 19, 2019, accessed on January 12, 2020 (eng).
↑ Florian Zandt: Satisfactory Early Access in the test - Aliens on the assembly line. GameStar , March 27, 2019, accessed January 12, 2020 .
↑ Marcel Kleffmann: Preview: Satisfactory. 4Players , March 18, 2019, accessed August 16, 2020 .

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[2] André Linken: Satisfactory: Factorio meets Minecraft and No Man's Sky - with video. PC Games , March 19, 2019, accessed January 14, 2020 .

[gamestar-3] Christian Just: Satisfactory at Epic & Steam: How did the building hit sell? Gamestar , July 4, 2020, accessed August 16, 2020 .

[4] Satisfactory Update # 1 Conveyor Lifts. Coffee Stain Studios, May 15, 2019, accessed January 12, 2020 .

[5] Satisfactory Update # 2 Trains & Nuclear. Coffee Stain Studios, July 3, 2019, accessed January 12, 2020 .

[6] Jeff Grub: Satisfactory gets Update 3 and is coming to Steam. VentureBeat.com, February 11, 2020, accessed February 15, 2020 .

[7] Christian Just: First-Person-Building Strategy Satisfactory is coming soon from Epic to Steam. Gamestar , February 12, 2020, accessed February 15, 2020 .

[8] Marcel Kleffmann: Satisfactory: Third update postponed to 2020; Problems with save levels after balance changes. 4Players , November 9, 2019, accessed January 12, 2020 .

[9] Michael Günsch: Epic Games Store: sales, users and other exclusive and free games. ComputerBase , January 15, 2020, accessed January 21, 2020 .

[10] Alec Meer: Mega-building game Satisfactory is shaping up to be far, far more than satisfactory. Rock, Paper, Shotgun , March 19, 2019, accessed on January 12, 2020 (eng).

[11] Florian Zandt: Satisfactory Early Access in the test - Aliens on the assembly line. GameStar , March 27, 2019, accessed January 12, 2020 .

[12] Marcel Kleffmann: Preview: Satisfactory. 4Players , March 18, 2019, accessed August 16, 2020 .