The Best Automation Games for Android

Update : IDLE HEROS added at rank #6.
1

Satisfactory (2019)

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early access PC Windows Android

Satisfactory is an engaging first-person factory-building game on an alien planet, allowing players to explore a pre-generated world and harvest natural resources to create automated factories. With great power systems and conveyor belts to help automate resource collection and transportation, the game offers a fun and addictive experience for control freaks and automation enthusiasts. The added survival element provides extra depth, making it a must-play for exploration and building game fans.


What we like:
  • Engaging first-person factory-building experience
  • Pre-generated world for unique gameplay experience
  • Fun power systems and conveyor belts for resource automation
  • Survival element adds extra depth
  • Great for building and automation enthusiasts
What could be improved:
  • May require significant time investment to unlock useful devices and modes of transportation
  • Demands patience, structure and adaptability

  • automation
  • first-person
  • base-building
  • robo-said
  • factory-builder
  • sandbox
  • open-world
  • rps
  • crafting
  • cookie
  • whale
  • factory
  • resource-management
  • energy
  • construction

2

sand: box (2023)

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Android Linux PC Windows

"Falling sand" style particle sandbox, now with circuits!

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  • electronic
  • automation
  • destruction
  • sandbox
  • relaxing
  • science
  • pixel
  • logic
  • education
  • physics
  • building
  • old-school
  • bossfight
  • stylized
  • simulation

3

Magic Research (2023)

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PC Windows IOS iPhone Android

Magic Research is a text-based incremental game about Magic. You are the headmaster of a newly-created institution of Magic. Will you be able to lead your school to win the prestigious Tournament of Magic?

Buy

  • auto-battler
  • idler
  • automation
  • magic
  • text
  • resource-management
  • minimalist
  • fantasy
  • management

4

Learning Factory (2021)

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early access Linux Android PC Windows Mac OS

Build and manage production systems to craft and sell goods to cats and finally achieve Catopia where all the systems are operating at peak efficiency. Machine Learning for sales, multi-layered generated maps, thoughtful complex gameplay, and a relaxing atmosphere are included.

Buy

  • automation
  • cats
  • base-building
  • resource-management
  • building
  • education
  • simulation
  • sandbox
  • farming
  • crafting
  • management

5

Plasma (2023)

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PC Windows Android

Plasma is an engineering sandbox. Unleash your creativity with fun and intuitive robotics, physics, and visual programming tools.

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  • programming
  • automation
  • development
  • first-person
  • sandbox
  • choices
  • building
  • logic
  • robots
  • stylized
  • 3d
  • simulation
  • exploration
  • base-building
  • sci-fi

6

IDLE HEROS (2024)

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PC Windows Android

《IDLE HEROS》 is a special placement game, invite your friends to form a fixed team, come to participate in the battle, placement can easily obtain a variety of resources

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  • automation
  • idler
  • 2d
  • exploration
  • text
  • mmo
  • multiplayer
  • magic
  • card
  • simulation
  • casual
  • relaxing
  • platform

7

Mindustry (2017)

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Android IOS iPhone Linux Mac OS PC Windows

- Minor bugfixes. - Minor fixes to bug fixes. - Major bugfixes to bugfix the bugfix for bug fixing. - Bug fixes for bugfixing the bug fixing bug.

Buy

  • tower-defense
  • cooperative
  • base-building
  • automation
  • factory-building
  • resource-management
  • cross-platform
  • multiplayer
  • sandbox
  • strategy
  • building
  • team
  • mech
  • hard

8

Sky (2023)

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PC Windows IOS iPhone Android

SKY is a new way of looking at urban planning strategies. Change voxel landscapes at your discretion, develop technologies, build environmentally friendly cities of the future, and withstand any blows from the elements.

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  • base-building
  • sandbox
  • voxel
  • city-building
  • automation
  • open-world
  • multiplayer
  • survival
  • sky
  • procedural
  • pve
  • pvp
  • action-adventure
  • immersive
  • management

9

Builderment (2023)

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Mac OS PC Windows IOS iPhone Android

Earth has run out of resources! Travel to a distant world to harvest materials and build a factory capable of teleporting items back home to save the planet...

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  • automation
  • base-building
  • crafting
  • city-building
  • resource-management
  • building
  • logic
  • sandbox

10

GLADIABOTS - AI Combat Arena (2019)

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Assemble your robot squad, construct their AI and send them in the battle arena to see your strategy play out. Iterate, improve and repeat until you outsmart all your opponents and friends online.

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  • programming
  • auto-battler
  • automation
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • top-down
  • multiplayer-battle
  • robots
  • asynchronous
  • logic
  • tactical
  • multiplayer
  • pve
  • arena
  • isometric

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