Satisfactory Guide#
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game developed by Swedish studio Coffee Stain Studios and published by Coffee Stain Publishing, with exploration and combat folded into the loop. You are an employee of FICSIT dropped onto the alien planet MASSAGE-2(A-B)b, gathering and automating your way from a single mining node to factories that carpet an entire continent, all in service of Project Assembly. The game entered Early Access on March 19, 2019, shipped its 1.0 release on September 10, 2024, and came to PS5/PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X/S on November 4, 2025 (ported by Coffee Stain Studios together with FishLabs).
Platforms: PC (Steam, Epic Games Store) + consoles (PS5/PS5 Pro, Xbox Series X/S) | Current version: 1.2 series (v1.2.3.1, 2026-06-24)
Game Information#
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Game | Satisfactory |
| Developer | Coffee Stain Studios (Skövde, Sweden; founded 2010) |
| Publisher | Coffee Stain Publishing |
| Genre | First-person open-world factory building with exploration and combat |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 5 (migrated in Update 8) |
| Early Access | March 19, 2019 (PC) |
| 1.0 Release | September 10, 2024 (PC) |
| Console Release | November 4, 2025 (PS5/PS5 Pro, Xbox Series X/S) |
| PC Platforms | Steam, Epic Games Store; the Steam page lists Windows/macOS/Linux, and Steam Deck is verified |
| Price | $39.99 USD; discounted to $27.99 (-30%) from 2026-09-29 |
| Steam Reviews | Overwhelmingly Positive (97% positive out of 1,621 recent reviews); Simplified Chinese reviews “Very Positive” (93% positive out of 11,289 reviews) |
| Sales | 5.5 million copies sold as of the 1.0 announcement (July 2024) |
| Achievements | 44 achievements on Steam |
| Languages | 13 languages; Simplified and Traditional Chinese cover interface and subtitles, with no Chinese voice acting |
| Multiplayer | Co-op only, no PvP; officially supports up to 4 players with no hard cap (theoretical limit of 127 via config edits); cross-play between Steam and Epic |
| Current Version | 1.2 series (released mid-2026; v1.2.3.1 patch on 2026-06-24) |
| World Size | Officially about 30 km²; playable landmass roughly 5.4 km × 5.4 km; about 7.972 km × 6.8 km including ocean |
| Planet | MASSAGE-2(A-B)b, in the Akycha binary star system |
Core Gameplay Loop#
The main loop breaks down into four steps:
- Extract: Place a Miner on a resource node and pull ore at a rate set by node purity (Impure / Normal / Pure) — a Mk.1 Miner yields 30, 60, and 120 items per minute respectively — then belt it away.
- Produce: Smelt and assemble ore into parts that feed HUB milestones, MAM research, and the Space Elevator phases of Project Assembly.
- Power: Start on Biomass Burners (30 MW), then climb to Coal Generators (75 MW), Fuel-Powered Generators (250 MW), and Nuclear Power Plants (2500 MW), filling the gaps with Geothermal Generators (50–600 MW, fluctuating) and Alien Power Augmenters (+500 MW each).
- Expand: Mass-copy production lines with the Blueprint Designer, squeeze every machine with Somersloop productivity boosts (106 across the map) and overclocking (up to 250%), and grow your factory from one conveyor belt into a continent.
Version Timeline#
| Version | Date | Highlights |
|---|---|---|
| EA 0.1 | 2019-03-19 | Early Access launch (PC) |
| Update 3 | 2020-02-11 | Pipes and fluid system, world overhaul |
| Update 4 | 2021-04-13 | Particle Accelerator (Tier 8 - Particle Enrichment), late-game nuclear refining |
| Update 5 | 2021-11-23 (stable branch) | Zooping continuous build, soft and hard clearance, roofs and cosmetic parts |
| Update 6 | 2022-09-22 | Exploration and combat overhaul |
| Update 7 | 2022-12-06 (stable branch) | Blueprint Designer (Tier 4), conveyor ceiling mounts, zipline sprinting, naming Lizard Doggos |
| Update 8 | 2023-11-14 (stable branch) | Unreal Engine 5 migration, Priority Power Switch, power towers, multi-fuel jetpack |
| 1.0 | 2024-09-10 | Tier 9, SAM and the Dimensional Depot, Alien Power Augmenter, full story (Project Assembly) |
| 1.1 | 2025-06-10 | Official controller support (Xbox/DualSense), reworked Photo Mode, conveyor wall holes, pipe junctions |
| 1.2 | Mid-2026 | Current 1.2 series (v1.2.3.1, 2026-06-24) |
Power Generation Overview#
| Source | Output per Unit | Key Parameters |
|---|---|---|
| Biomass Burner | 30 MW | Leaves and other organic matter at 120/min |
| Coal Generator | 75 MW | Coal 15/min + water 45 m³/min |
| Fuel-Powered Generator | 250 MW | Fuel 20 m³/min; output raised from 150 MW to 250 MW in 1.0 |
| Nuclear Power Plant | 2500 MW | Uranium Fuel Rods 0.2/min + water 240 m³/min; produces radioactive waste |
| Geothermal Generator | 50–600 MW (fluctuating) | Cannot be overclocked; unlocked through Caterium research in the MAM |
| Alien Power Augmenter | +500 MW | Also adds +10% to grid capacity |
Main Creatures#
| Category | Name | Behavior |
|---|---|---|
| Common hostile | Fluffy-tailed Hog | Charging melee attacker |
| Common hostile | Alpha Hog | Elite variant of the Fluffy-tailed Hog |
| Common hostile | Spitter | Ranged spitter with several subspecies |
| Common hostile | Stinger | Arachnid creature; can be replaced with a cat-like creature via Arachnophobia Mode |
| Common hostile | Flying Crab / Flying Crab Hatcher | Hatchers release Flying Crabs |
| Tamable | Lizard Doggo | Can be tamed and follows you; nameable since Update 7, a community favorite |
| Neutral | Space Giraffe-Tick-Penguin-Whale Thing | Neutral creature |
| Flora | Spore Flower | Releases poisonous gas |
| Other | Cave Bat | Found in caves |
Defeated creatures drop one of four alien remains: Hog Remains, Spitter Remains, Stinger Remains, and Hatcher Remains.
Notable Achievements#
Steam lists 44 achievements; a few representative ones are below:
| Achievement | Requirement |
|---|---|
| New fear unlocked | Repair a blown fuse (about 56% of Steam players globally) |
| A Concrete Example | Build 5,000 foundations |
| Commencing Project Assembly | Build the Space Elevator |
| Consume | Collect 150 Mercer Spheres |
| Data driven | Collect 100 Hard Drives from crash sites |
| Floor is lava | Stay off the ground for 30 minutes |
| Let’s see what’s out there | Visit all four starting areas |
Related Games#
- Terraria — a 2D sandbox survival adventure with deep crafting progression
- Valheim — a Viking survival crafting game built around base building
- Enshrouded — a survival RPG with extensive base construction
- Palworld — an open-world survival crafting game with creature automation
- Minecraft — the definitive sandbox building and automation game
Related Rankings#
Best Survival Crafting Games · Best Co-Op Games · Best Open-World Games
Full Guides#
In-depth sub-guides — beginner basics, production line planning, map exploration, power systems, logistics and transport, building stats, co-op multiplayer, and the full achievement list — are available in Chinese on NTGame’s Satisfactory section.