>It's quite different from SimCity, but I agree that both games are enjoyed by a similar audience for similar reasons. Definitely. Factorio has a crafting syst

>It's quite different from SimCity, but I agree that both games are enjoyed by a similar audience for similar reasons. Definitely. Factorio has a crafting system, so that's a major difference. I'd say the "similar reasons" you mentioned above are twofold: a) You design systems and observe how they behave. There's kind of an awe or wonderment associated with watching how living, breathing systems behave within a complex simulation. b) There's also a feedback loop where the player attempts to make their systems more efficient. This kind of massages a specific part of the brain in people with OCD tendencies, generating huge amounts of pleasure.