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Paradox show off Foundry, a factory game of infinite sizeConveyor Kings, amirite

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Image credit:Paradox

A screenshot of Foundry, showing a long conveyor line travelling through yellow arches.

Paradox have announced that they’re publishing Channel 3 Entertainment’s Foundry, a first-person factorymanagement simset in an… “infinite” world. Factories with no maximum size limit? Oh dear. I had a hard enough time shucking off my addiction toDyson Sphere Program, in which you can build a factory that encloses the sun. I dread to think how much time I could waste away playing this.

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A screenshot from Foundry, showing a factory built beside a river

A screenshot of Foundry, showing robots striking poses in front of a huge factory complex

There’s the option to construct robot helpers, after manufacturing the requisite batteries, circuit boards and so on. Or you could enlist a friend to help via co-operative multiplayer - the developer haven’t set a limit on headcounts but recommend that you play Foundry with 2-4 players. In my experience of factory sims, you’ll want at least one person on maintenance duties while two others handle expansion, and a fourth whose job is to gaze out over the once-pristine realm you’ve demolished and mechanised, wringing their hands at the inhumanity of it all.

It’scoming to Early Access at some point, and there’s a demo landing on 9th October as part of Steam Next Fest. Find a trailer below.

FOUNDRY — Factory-Building Sandbox | Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube

FOUNDRY — Factory-Building Sandbox | Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube

FOUNDRY — Factory-Building Sandbox | Announcement Trailer

Cover image for YouTube video