Beer Factory (2024)

Developer: AKEL
Publisher: CreativeForge Games
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Indie, Simulation
Rating: 2.1 of 5, 1,471 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 7.6 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A methodical logistics puzzle where you set up and optimize production lines to brew and distribute beer.

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What players say

Players call Beer Factory a dead game that was abandoned by its developers after a few updates. It is full of bugs, from forklifts glitching to crashes that block progress, and the tutorial leads into a wall with no real content afterward. A few find the early cleaning and organizing satisfying, but the overwhelming sentiment is that it remains an unfinished, broken project.

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