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Lebleby Games · Published by Red Axe Games
Mostly Positive — 71% positive (399 reviews)
Last updated 9 Oct 2026
Factory Planner is a card-based simulation/strategy game that lets you build a factory using cards. The main goal of the game is to make combinations with different cards so that each player can build different factories and feel the sandbox experience to the fullest.
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Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access, Casual · 2026 · More £5 - £15 games
Design and construct unique factories using cards in Factory Planner, an Indie strategy game from Lebleby Games. Experience the sandbox simulation where creativity meets challenge.
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About the Game
Factory Planner is a card-based strategy and simulation game where your goal is to build your own factory from scratch by combining different types of cards, managing resources, and optimizing production lines. Each card plays a specific role: gather materials, produce goods, distribute power, or boost efficiency. With the right planning, combinations, and engineers, your factory can become an industrial powerhouse!
he game offers more than just production—it delivers a deep sandbox experience that gives players the freedom to create, experiment, and progress in their own unique way. Whether you want to build the most efficient automation system or explore creative factory layouts, every decision you make will shape the future of your industry.
Use Facility, Organization, Engineer, and Resource cards to create fully functional production chains. Each card has unique input/output nodes and behavior, requiring smart strategy and placement.
Manage solid, liquid, and power connections to ensure a smooth flow. A single wrong connection can halt your entire system. Connections snap in 90° angles, can be broken or rearranged, and dynamically adjust to your setup.
Engineer cards can be assigned to production and storage units to boost efficiency, unlock new recipes, or reduce energy consumption. Assignments take effect after the current production cycle, encouraging careful planning.
Power is at the heart of your factory. Use thermal generators and distribute energy to machines. If power demands exceed supply, systems shut down and the grid alerts you. Use splitters and mergers to control power flow effectively.
Storage units have limits. If production outputs aren't properly connected, systems jam. Excess materials will halt collection. Maintaining transfer speed and flow balance is key to a smooth operation.
Craft new cards or upgrade existing ones to improve your capabilities. As you progress, unlock more complex cards to scale your factory into a highly advanced industrial hub.
Keep track of everything: active cards, working engineers, Facredit balance, and more. The alert system notifies you instantly about issues like full storage, missing materials, or power failures and helps you react fast.
Start with basic materials like wood and iron, then unlock more advanced resources like sulfur and uranium. Eventually, you'll build high-tech factories powered by nuclear energy.
Factory Planner challenges you to think, plan, and produce. Build seamless production chains, manage your resources wisely, and grow your humble workshop into a massive industrial empire.
Keep the lines moving. Let the systems flow. Make your factory legendary.
Key Features
Card-Based Factory Building System
Strategically place and connect cards to design unique production lines.Facility, Organization, Engineer and Resource Cards
Each card has a distinct role: production, storage, energy or boosting efficiency.Solid and Liquid Flow with Power Management
Draw connections at 90° angles to manage flow. Wrong links can halt the entire system.Engineer Assignments for Higher Performance
Assign engineers to cards to improve efficiency, reduce energy use and unlock new recipes.Advanced Power Distribution
Manage energy from thermal generators and organize flow with splitters and mergers.Smart Storage and Flow Control
Storage has limited capacity. Poorly balanced input and output may cause system shutdowns.Card Upgrades and Crafting System
Start with simple cards and evolve them into advanced, high-performance modules.Real-Time Monitoring and Alerts
Track critical metrics like active cards, resources and energy consumption instantly.Comprehensive Sandbox Experience
Build at your own pace without time limits or enemy pressure.No Enemies, Purely Production-Focused
The entire experience is dedicated to building, planning and optimizing your factory.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 x64 (Version 1909 or newer)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4670K (4 * 3400) / AMD FX-8350 (4 * 4000)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 960 (2048 MB) / AMD Radeon RX 470 (2048 MB)
- Storage: 6 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 x64 (Version 1909 or newer)
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4670K (4 * 3400) / AMD FX-8350 (4 * 4000)
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 960 (2048 MB) / AMD Radeon RX 470 (2048 MB)
- Storage: 6 GB available space
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Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Factory Planner - Future Features V2 Q4 2026
Hello, dear Factoriees! We were really happy to see the response to our latest announcement. Your support has given us even more motivation as we continue rebuilding Factory Planner from the ground up. We’re now nearing the end of the process of rewriting and restructuring the old systems. Very soon, we’ll share a more detailed announcement showcasing some of the new features coming to the game. Shortly after that, we’ll be launching a playtest for the new version. We’ll need your feedback and support during the playtest to help us shape the next version of Factory Planner. Thank you for sticking with us and for your patience throughout this process. We’ll have much more to share very soon! Tech Tree Changes & ImprovementsUpdated the Cotton Plant, Thera Plant, and Wheat Plant recipes in the Greenhouse Card.Added alternative recipes for Electrolyte and Bronze Case.Fixed the Electrolyte tooltip in the Mixing Card, which incorrectly displayed “Tech Tree: Catalysation.”Fixed the Canister tooltip in the Pumping, which incorrectly displayed “Tech Tree: Liquid Organisation.”Added an alternative recipe for Dough.Moved Medical from Tech Age 10 to Tech Age 11.Improved Tech Tree navigation:The Hub axis remains fixed horizontally while moving or zooming in the Tech Tree.The Category names axis remains fixed vertically.This works similarly to frozen rows and columns in Excel, keeping important labels visible while navigating.Added Indicators to Tech Tree Nodes:When completing a Hub task or gaining Tech Tree Points unlocks a new Tech Tree Node, an indicator now appears on the Tech Tree button.The corresponding unlockable Tech Tree Nodes also display an indicator.Copper Case was not previously used as a production material. With the addition of the alternative Bronze Case recipe, Copper Case is now used in production.Fixed a bug where the Sludge Energy recipe in the Oil Generator was always locked.Improved Material Tooltips:Tooltips now show not only which machines consume a mater...Read full article on Community Announcements (Lebleby Games)AnnouncementsOfficial
Factory Planner – Future Features Q4 2026
We apologize for being quiet for so long. During this time, we’ve been working to resolve some serious optimization issues in Factory Planner. However, we eventually realized that the existing infrastructure simply wasn’t capable of reliably supporting a large number of cards, which meant we had to rebuild the game from the ground up. Over the past few months, Factory Planner has been completely rebuilt on a new foundation. We’re now approaching the finish line, and the new version of the game will be in your hands within the next few weeks. Before releasing the new version, we’ll be running a playtest. During this period, we’ll need your feedback and support to help us make the game as solid as possible before release. Thank you for sticking with us and for your patience throughout this process. We’ll have more to share very soon. Engineer Management PanelEngineers will no longer be displayed in the Deck Panel.Assigning engineers to cards is now much easier. You no longer need to drag and drop an engineer onto an assignment slot. Simply click an engineer assignment slot to open the dedicated Engineer Panel, then select the engineer you want to assign.You can also access all of your engineers through the Engineer Lobby Panel. You’ll be able to easily see which engineers are currently assigned, on an expedition, or idle.Engineers can also be filtered by their buff types and tags, making it much easier to find the right engineer for each task.The engineer selection panel for expeditions has also been updated. You can now see exactly how muchof each buff an engineer provides before assigning them. Expedition Area UpdatesWe’ve added a new section to the expedition area showing which rewards you can earn based on your Adaptation Score. This makes it much easier to see exactly what rewards you can obtain and how much you can earn.We’ve also added reward-type filters to the expedition screen. You can now easily identify which expedition areas can reward Engineers, Lifeform...Read full article on Community Announcements (Lebleby Games)Patch NotesOfficial
Factory Planner – Early Access v1.0.11 Hotfix Is Live!
Hello Engineers!Factory Planner: Early Access Hotfix v1.0.11 is now live on Steam. This hotfix focuses on bug fixes. Changes include:Bug Fixes & ImprovementsFixed an issue where Facility cards were not transferring materials correctly (this was especially critical on the Chemstation card).Adjustments:Added recipe source information to Product tooltips, showing which recipe the product was produced from.Renamed the Cotton Seed recipe to Cotton Threshing.Join Our Discord!Thank you for your continued feedback and support.If you’re enjoying Factory Planner, please don’t forget to leave a review on Steam.Have fun and happy planning!🔎 Check Out Our Other Games!Read full article on Community Announcements (Lebleby Games)Patch NotesOfficial
Factory Planner – Early Access v1.0.10 Update Is Live!
Hello Engineers!Factory Planner: Early Access Update v1.0.10 is now live on Steam. This update focuses on quality-of-life improvements and balance adjustments. Changes include:Bug Fixes & ImprovementsAdjustments:Reduced the Water requirement in the Wheat Plant recipe from 25 to 15.Reduced the Gunpowder requirement in the Cartridge recipe from 3 to 2.Reduced the Water requirement in the Thera Plant recipe from 30 to 15.Added an Extract All shortcut to the right-click panel.Increased card limit for each HUB (500/1000/1500/2000/2500).Increased the solid input port count of the Chemstation card from 2 to 3.Updated HUB 3.0 requirements:Shelter requirement reduced from 20/min to 18/min.Steel Case requirement reduced from 108/min to 100/min.Ceramic requirement reduced from 45/min to 42/min.Glue requirement reduced from 18/min to 16/min.Cotton Plant requirement reduced from 9/min to 8/min.Updated HUB 4.0 requirements:Diode requirement reduced from 26/min to 16/min.Acid requirement reduced from 20/min to 14/min.Cotton Fabric requirement reduced from 20/min to 14/min.Ballistic Shield requirement reduced from 20/min to 14/min.Cake requirement reduced from 26/min to 16/min.Reduced Power requirement to 2K MW.Updated HUB 5.0 requirements:Lab Coat requirement reduced from 20/min to 10/min.Medkit requirement reduced from 13/min to 7/min.Anti-Air Gun requirement reduced from 25/min to 12/min.Engine requirement reduced from 20/min to 10/min.Processor requirement reduced from 20/min to 10/min.Reduced Power requirement to 3K MW.Bug FixesFixed visual text overflow issues in the Energy Line Graph and updated its visuals.Fixed a text overflow issue in the Resources Panel.Fixed Deck Panel search algorithm. Updated search behavior to keep filtering active after performing actions.Fixed an issue where Product cards could disappear after being dragged from the Deck Panel to the Board.Fixed an issue where extra materials could be generated if a card was extracted while transferring materials. ...Read full article on Community Announcements (Lebleby Games)Patch NotesOfficial
Factory Planner – Early Access v1.0.9 Hotfix Is Live!
Hello Engineers!Factory Planner: Early Access Hotfix v1.0.9 is now live on Steam. This update focuses on quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes. Changes include:Bug Fixes & ImprovementsFixed an issue where engineers’ Transfer Speed buffs were not applied correctly on Gathering cards.Fixed an issue where energy-producing cards would stop working unexpectedly.Card level data is now preserved when duplicating cards.Connections between cards are now preserved when duplicating cards.Added Copy Recipe and Paste Recipe options to the right-click context menu.Increased the maximum Facredit limit from 10^9 to 10^18 and fixed an issue where Facredit values could become negative in save files. Join Our Discord!Thank you for your continued feedback and support.If you’re enjoying Factory Planner, please don’t forget to leave a review on Steam.Have fun and happy planning!🔎 Check Out Our Other Games!Read full article on Community Announcements (Lebleby Games)
