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The story of Factorio is wild. Two Czech programmers quit their jobs, pooled their savings for one year of living expenses, and bet everything on a factory b...

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[–] vrek@programming.dev 33 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They give out a free demo. For those who enjoy... REALLY enjoy it and it's well worth the price. Try the demo, if it's not for you, don't buy it. If you wake up at your desk and are not sure when it became Wednesday, give them some money.

[–] a_person@piefed.social 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I pirated it originally to try out the full version, and I liked it so much I bought the game. I really love it and the modding community is massive.

[–] vrek@programming.dev 9 points 3 weeks ago

Exactly, it's not for everyone but if you like it you really like it. You obviously like it and if compared to other stuff it's a great value. Watch a movie at the theater... Spend 100s of hours in factorio, both are probably close to same price and the theater possibly much more expensive after drinks and snacks

[–] 50MYT@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Same here.

I pirated the 0.6 version, and it was... Average.

Then I pirated 0.7, loved it. Bought the game. 5500 hours later....