#factory sim

moorestech is on the way to Linux, Mac, and Windows PC, and it’s bringing automation factory sim chaos with it. Which is all happening thanks to the nonstop creativity of sakastudio.. And somehow, all of it is about to find a home on Steam. I didn’t expect to get emotionally hooked by an automation factory sim trailer… but here we are. On January 15, 2026, indie dev sakastudio released the Steam store page and announcement trailer for moorestech. And it hit way harder than “another factory game” has any right to. Because this one doesn’t just want you to optimize belts and ratios. It wants you to rebuild a life, on Linux.

moorestech feels like Factorio… if Factorio had a soul (and gears)

So here’s the setup: moorestech is an automated factory simulation game set on an uninhabited planet. You land out there with basically nothing, and you start doing the classic factory-sim grind: mining, processing, assembly, and eventually building a massive production line that spreads like a mechanical organism across the landscape. But then it swerves. Instead of being some nameless engineer with a checklist, you play as an “exiled princess.” Someone with a past. Someone with something to prove. And your ultimate goal isn’t just to “launch a rocket because the genre requires it”, it’s to build a rocket to seek the truth behind your exile and return to your homeland. That story angle? It’s not decoration. It’s the heart of the whole thing, wrapped up in a world that’s clearly keeping secrets.

The first time I saw the gear-powered factory… I grinned

This is the big twist that makes moorestech instantly stand out: your factory doesn’t run on the usual web of electric wires. Early and mid-game, it runs on gears. Actual gear-based rotational energy. You generate power using windmills, then send that rotational energy through connected gears and shafts, feeding machines like you’re building an industrial clock the size of a city. And it’s not just “connect A to B.” You have to manage rotation speed and torque, and each machine needs different values. That means gear ratios aren’t cosmetic. They’re the whole puzzle. You’ll be designing factories where power isn’t just there… it needs engineering. It’s a different brain itch than the usual factory-sim meta, and I like that. Later on, generators appear, but even then? They’re still using rotation, creating electricity from rotational energy. The whole power grid grows out of this mechanical foundation, and it sounds very satisfying for anyone who enjoys performance optimization.

moorestech - Automation Factory Sim | Announce Trailer

From stone tools to nuclear fusion… yeah, moorestech goes BIG

One of the best promises here is the scale of progression. moorestech starts with basic crafting using stone and wood, like you’re surviving off scraps on this empty planet. But then the tech ramps. Hard. You move through a full evolution of human technology: electrical control, oil refining, and eventually nuclear fusion power generation. That’s not “new machine unlock,” that’s “civilization speedrun.” It’s all tied to a technology tree that constantly expands what you can build. Since every step pushes you closer to the final dream: the rocket.

The “Exiled Princess” story isn’t optional, it’s the tutorial (and I’m into it)

Factory games can be brutal in the first hour. Like, “welcome to suffering, read this spreadsheet” brutal. moorestech seems to be going for something smarter: it uses story as the guide system, so progression naturally teaches you instead of dumping mechanics on your head. You play as Yori, the princess who was suddenly exiled from Planet Celestial, an advanced civilization, and dumped on supposedly uninhabited Planet Arcadia. You’re not alone though, you build from scratch alongside:

Eleno, a support AI

Kula, a close friend you meet on the planet

And the questions start stacking up fast. Why was she exiled? Why are there signs of people on a planet everyone thought was empty? What’s the truth behind all of it? You’re building a rocket to go home… but it sounds like the real mission is finding out what home even means anymore.

Linux gamers, open-source folks, this part matters

Okay, this is where moorestech becomes extra spicy for Linux people. The game officially supports MOD development, and not in the fake “maybe we’ll add tools later” way. The dev is publishing the source code for the game and tools on GitHub, aiming for a transparent dev environment. They even say they want to expand tools and documentation so that even people without programming experience can make mods. That’s… rare. And honestly kind of huge. If you care about open-source culture, community-led expansion, or just the long-term health of games you like, this is the kind of move that makes you want to root for a project.

Wishlist energy: this is the kind of game that could explode