*Foreshadowing*
Oh no.. what have we become..
Anyway. You know the drill, boys – trash the place!

Kubifaktorium is one of those frustratingly “okay” games. You had fun but wish there was more to it. The formula is great - a colony sim with resource management and automation as the key points, but the execution is a bit lackluster. The biggest drawback is actually the colonists themselves, which you are supposed to, I imagine, care about. But you just don’t. Their bar to be sustainably happy just becomes absurd very quick. And it gets worse with every level so you just give up on that front entirely. There’s no point because there is no real penalty or benefit that would make it worthwhile (-30%/+30% movement speed). Just build some rock pathways and they’ll be speeding at 60km/h on them anyway.

The automation is also a bit basic. It’s just a means to an end. There’s no verticality or complexity when designing builds, and I skipped on trains entirely because, again, the people are just so damn fast! And it’s not like the game is encouraging you to build elaborate factories where most of the production is automated either. No. Because the main campaign levels are separated by water on different islands, meaning you will have to rebuild most of your buildings again and again every time you progress to a new level. It’s tedious.

The story is.. it’s written for children. Not necessarily a bad thing but there was certainly nothing to keep you invested or care about anything or anyone. SPOILER ALERT!: friendship was the true treasure all along.

So why do I recommend this game despite everything I addressed? I’m an automation game crackhead. What do you want? Get away from me!