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The 5 best automation games on Steam in 2026

Among automation games on Steam, Dyson Sphere Program leads right now, then shapez and shapez 2 - Factory.

Ordered by fit with the genre, Steam review score, number of reviews and how each game plays. Steam figures checked 13 Sept 2026. How the order works

The 5 best automation games, ranked

  1. 01
    Steam artwork — Dyson Sphere Program
    97.4% positive · 91,686 reviews · USD 19.99

    Dyson Sphere Program

    You scale belts until the star is a machine. Combat is not the pitch.

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  2. 02
    Steam artwork — shapez
    95.9% positive · 15,877 reviews · USD 0.99

    shapez

    Shapez is an abstract belt puzzle that becomes a factory.

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  3. 03
    Steam artwork — shapez 2 - Factory
    97% positive · 15,065 reviews · EUR 28.99

    shapez 2 - Factory

    shapez 2 is the 3D sequel to a shape factory: belts, layers, and no enemies. A shape arrives, a cutter waits, and the manifold is the whole plot.

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  4. 04
    Steam artwork — Palworld
    95% positive · 487,243 reviews · USD 29.99

    Palworld

    Palworld mixes creature collection with guns and base craft.

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  5. 05
    Steam artwork — Forge Industry
    66% positive · 32 reviews · USD 4.99

    Forge Industry

    Forge Industry is a factory builder: you chain machines into belts and raise throughput on a map that never fights back.

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How this ranking works

A factory you cannot finish. Combat games with a craft bench stay out. Forge Industry is here because we listed it, including a weak launch, not because it outranks Dyson Sphere Program.

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