I love factorio because it's the most like programming without actually being programming. Opus Magnum is a game in a similar vein that came highly recommended

I love factorio because it's the most like programming without actually being programming. Opus Magnum is a game in a similar vein that came highly recommended, but I never got _that_ into because it _is_ actually programming: there's an instruction set that you program visually. Factorio, on the other hand, is closer to an RTS. Except whenever you find yourself doing something tedious, you can just put in a little more work to automate it and never have to do it again. It's the automation aspect of programming, but no actual programming.