Zachtronics (and probably Factorio too, I've never played it) games always feel like programming in disguise. I'd be interested in seeing if there are education

Zachtronics (and probably Factorio too, I've never played it) games always feel like programming in disguise. I'd be interested in seeing if there are educational games that can gamify more than just programming/automation. (I suppose KSP gamifies orbital mechanics)