Factorio: Space Age Expansion – Embark on an Interstellar Factory-building Adventure”>Factorio‘s Space Age DLC: Up Among the Stars and Players!
Well, well, well! If it isn’t Factorio, the game where dreams of automation take flight—literally! The Prague-based maestros at Wube Software have pulled out all the stops with their latest DLC: Space Age, and it’s off to the stars faster than you can say “logistics network”. Released just this morning, the expansion is making waves in the gaming community, and I can almost hear those delighted “oohs” and “aahs” from players who’ve been eagerly waiting since whispers of a space adventure started buzzing in 2022. And, I mean, who doesn’t want to colonize other planets while dodging a cosmic void of existential dread? Sign me up!
A Steady Flight Towards Success
Now let’s take a moment to bask in the glory of the numbers, shall we? Factorio was already a heavyweight contender in the gaming world. It launched into Early Access on February 25, 2016, and its full release on August 14, 2020, sent the player base into orbit! Just a few days post-launch, we saw a staggering peak of 34,700 concurrent players—a record that now feels quaint in the rearview mirror. Fast forward to this DLC launch, and we’re soaring past 46,000 players in mere minutes. We’re growing like the excitement at a family reunion where no one wants to admit that their Uncle Dave still believes he’s part of the Royal Family.
Hitting the Ground Running… Or Is It Floating?
And how does it fare in terms of sales? Hold onto your hats—Factorio has outpaced some serious competitors, including the likes of Forza Horizon 4 and the highly anticipated Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. Yes, that’s right, we have a game where you build factories and automate resource gathering that is now officially more popular than your average first-person shooter. Who knew optimal conveyor belt management could tickle so many fancies?
Player Reactions: Over the Moon!
As if scaling those concurrent player numbers wasn’t enough, let’s talk about reviews. The tongue-in-cheek nature of the game hasn’t gone unnoticed, and it seems the expansion has been greeted with open arms and glowing reviews. An astounding 98% positive rating isn’t just a pat on the back; it’s a full-blown standing ovation! So what are players so enamored with? The glimpses of interstellar beauty, new gameplay mechanics, and the familiarity of theme music that’ll have you humming along like a clueless karaoke enthusiast.
The Infinite Possibilities Await!
In conclusion, if you’re not already part of this sprawling network of conveyors, drills, and suddenly, rockets, what are you even doing? Factorio’s new Space Age DLC is a roaring success, tickling the fancies of players young and old. It’s more than just a game; it’s an invitation to create, automate, and possibly overwhelm your loved ones with your newfound obsession. But beware! They say space is the final frontier, but with Factorio, it looks like it’s just the beginning. Catch the excitement, embrace the chaos, and may your factories always run smoothly!
For those curious players hungry for more details about what this expansion entails, dive into our archives—we assure you, it’ll be a journey worth taking.
The highly successful automated construction strategy Factorio from the Prague studio Wube Software has received a major update and has seen the release of the expected DLC Space Age, which players have been looking forward to since the first hints in 2022. Only a year ago, the developers announced that we will fly into space, then this July with the official they also set the release date as October 21, 2024. The expansion was released in the morning, and together with the base game, it immediately shot to the top of the current worldwide best-selling games on Steam. And to top it off, much like DayZ with the Frostline DLC, Factorio is now repeatedly breaking its record for the number of concurrent players.
Factorio was released in early access on Steam on February 25, 2016, and in the full version on August 14, 2020. The game reached its record and maximum concurrent players just a few days later, namely on Sunday, August 23, when 34,700 players played Factorio at once. However, now we can talk about a much higher number, or rather numbers that we learn as usual thanks to the SteamDB database. In recent days, the maximum was around 20,000 players, but within an hour after the release of the DLC, however, the record from 2020 was broken, as the game recorded a maximum of over 46,000 players. At the time of writing, the milestone of 70,000 players was surpassed, and later climbed over 77,000. However, the number continues to grow every minute and it cannot be ruled out that it will increase even more in the course of the evening – the current numbers can be monitored anyway directly on SteamDB. As for the already mentioned marketability, Factorio has overtaken in global sales, for example, the discounted Forza Horizon 4, the pre-orders of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, as well as the free Throne and Liberty and Counter-Strike 2.
Source: Steam
A new trailer for Factorio: Space Age was released ahead of time, which, together with the accompanying commentary (and at the end, a musical theme familiar to all players), shows off the beauty of space and new possibilities that will keep players busy for dozens, if not hundreds, of times. thousands of hours of building and automating. Not only is the expansion enjoying a lot of interest from players, but also extremely positive reviews, among which we can find only a few negative ones, the overall summary is currently 98% and proclaims an extremely positive rating.
We imagined the Spage Age expansion itself in more detail in older articles, so don’t hesitate to visit our archive.