Factorio Stabilizes Performance With New Patch

Factorio, a construction and management simulator, received an update to version 2.0.60 on July 15, 2025, with a patch mostly focused on general performance fixes.

The game got 88 bug fixes, 14 modding tweaks, one optimization improvement, and 37 scripting fixes, along with four gameplay and two graphic changes.

The game received remastered and remixed music among all the updates, along with a fix for the Game Mode on macOS 26.

Developed and published by Czech studio Wube Software, the game was released for Linux, macOS, and Windows PCs on August 14, 2020, became officially verified for the Steam Deck on February 25, 2022, and then ported to Nintendo Switch on October 28, 2022.

The main narrative of Factorio focuses on an engineer who crash-lands on an alien planet and must harvest resources and create an automated industry to build a rocket to get back home.

Besides the constructing job, the player in Factorio is also tasked with a defending assignment, which requires protecting the factory from the planet’s indigenous fauna, including Biters, Spitters, and Worms, who live in colonies that can be destroyed by the player to prevent further enemy spawning.

The title features both single-player and multiplayer modes and eight additional game scenarios.

As of the time of writing, Factorio has an “Overwhelmingly Positive” rating on Steam with 173,229 reviews and an all-time peak of 118,674 concurrent players, according to SteamDB.

The Space Age DLC for Factorio was officially released on October 21, 2024, continuing the story after launching rockets into space.

As of early 2025, Factorio has sold over 5.5 million copies across all platforms.