Factorio Gets Closer to Leaving Early Access with a Price Increase Coming

It Seems You Have Until April 16th to Get Factorio for Its $20 Price Tag

A recent post on Factorio’s official site yesterday confirmed that the game is getting closer to its full 1.0 release, having been in early access since 2014. They will also be increasing the price from $20 to $30 on April 16th.

Developed and published by Wube Software, Factorio is a factory building, building management game. Your goal is to escape the planet you are currently stranded on by mining for resources, researching technologies, building structures, and eventually automating production through the use of robots.

Factorio has been around since 2012, and has been praised for its ingenuity and lets your imagination run wild. Build your own factory as you see fit, and protect it from hoards of creatures who aren’t too pleased to see you on their planet.

Included below is the full post from the Factorio website, for the full details:

Dear all,

Version 0.16 has become stable, and this means that there is one last step for us to reach the 0.17 which will probably become 1.0 version. Then Factorio will finally step out of the Early Access zone. This will take some months but the roadmap is clear for us.

We feel that now is a good time to adjust the price of the game. The price of the game has been growing steadily together with the game becoming bigger, more stable and polished. After careful consideration, we have decided to set the new price of the game to 30 USD (or your regional equivalent). This change will become effective as of the 16th of April 2018. This is the final Factorio price update, unless something unforeseen happens, so it will also be the price for the game for 1.0 release.

As you probably know we have a strict no sale policy. The game will not go on sale on Steam or any other platform. This basically means that purchasing before the 16th of April 2018 is the only way to buy the game cheaper than the increased release price.

Factorio has also said in their FAQ that it would never go on sale, not during a Steam sale or a bundle. It seems like the best time to buy it would be before the price increase.

Will you be buying a copy any time soon? Let us know!