Best Automation Games Under $20
The 25 highest-rated automation games you can get for under $20, ranked by Steam reviews, with the cheapest key across 21 stores.
- #198% of 118,019 Steam reviews
2020Factorio
$35.00 -46%$18.76difmark & 19 storesAutomationBase BuildingResource ManagementSteam98%Achieve88DeckplatinumView All Prices$35.00 -46%$18.76difmark & 19 stores - #297% of 8,886 Steam reviews
2026Shapez 2: Factory
$29.99 -55%$13.35kinguin & 20 storesAutomationManagementBuildingSteam97%Achieve83DeckplatinumView All Prices$29.99 -55%$13.35kinguin & 20 stores - #396% of 24,681 Steam reviews
2021Dyson Sphere Program
$19.99 -19%$16.12g2a & 6 storesAutomationSpaceBase BuildingSteam96%Achieve128DeckgoldView All Prices$19.99 -19%$16.12g2a & 6 stores - #496% of 24,199 Steam reviews
2026Timberborn
$34.99 -53%$16.19PlaySum & 22 storesCity BuilderColony SimVoxelSteam96%Achieve59DeckplatinumView All Prices$34.99 -53%$16.19PlaySum & 22 stores - #597% of 6,585 Steam reviews
2024Rusty's Retirement
$6.99 -69%$2.14driffle & 17 storesIdlerFarming SimAutomationSteam97%Achieve71DeckgoldView All Prices$6.99 -69%$2.14driffle & 17 stores - #696% of 8,406 Steam reviews
2020Shapez
$9.99 -97%Historic Low $0.25kinguin & 24 storesAutomationBase BuildingResource ManagementSteam96%Achieve45DeckgoldView All Prices$9.99 -97%Historic Low $0.25kinguin & 24 stores - #797% of 3,039 Steam reviews
2026Sandustry
$19.99 -63%$7.20keycense & 16 storesSandboxAutomationCraftingSteam97%Achieve16DeckpendingView All Prices$19.99 -63%$7.20keycense & 16 stores - #897% of 3,635 Steam reviews
2017Opus Magnum
$19.99 -35%$12.98driffle & 18 storesPuzzleProgrammingAutomationSteam97%Achieve7DeckplatinumView All Prices$19.99 -35%$12.98driffle & 18 stores - #996% of 3,205 Steam reviews
2025MineMogul
$14.99 -3%$14.48gamivo & 6 storesAutomationBuildingPhysicsSteam96%DeckpendingView All Prices$14.99 -3%$14.48gamivo & 6 stores - #1095% of 9,791 Steam reviews
2019Mindustry
$9.99 -23%$7.64gamivo & 17 storesAutomationBase BuildingTower DefenseSteam95%Achieve87DeckplatinumView All Prices$9.99 -23%$7.64gamivo & 17 stores - #1196% of 4,209 Steam reviews
- #1296% of 1,152 Steam reviews
2018Exapunks
$19.99 -96%Historic Low $0.64kinguin & 13 storesProgrammingPuzzleHackingSteam96%Achieve16DeckgoldView All Prices$19.99 -96%Historic Low $0.64kinguin & 13 stores - #1395% of 2,994 Steam reviews
- #1495% of 2,250 Steam reviews
2016Shenzhen I/O
$14.99 -70%$4.46driffle & 9 storesProgrammingAutomationPuzzleSteam95%Achieve6DeckplatinumView All Prices$14.99 -70%$4.46driffle & 9 stores - #1594% of 6,932 Steam reviews
2015SimplePlanes
$12.99 -86%$1.73kinguin & 15 storesFlightSandboxPhysicsSteam94%Achieve72DeckgoldView All Prices$12.99 -86%$1.73kinguin & 15 stores - #1696% of 1,434 Steam reviews
2015Infinifactory
$24.99 -70%$7.30gamivo & 13 storesPuzzleBuildingAutomationSteam96%Achieve22DeckplatinumView All Prices$24.99 -70%$7.30gamivo & 13 stores - #1797% of 529 Steam reviews
2025Maltese's Fluffy Onsen
$5.99 -7%$5.57kinguin & 1 storeDesktop CompanionPixel GraphicsSimulationSteam97%Achieve10DeckpendingView All Prices$5.99 -7%$5.57kinguin & 1 store - #1897% of 529 Steam reviews
2025Maltese's Fluffy Onsen
$5.99 -9%$5.43eneba & 4 storesDesktop CompanionPixel GraphicsSimulationSteam97%Achieve10DeckpendingView All Prices$5.99 -9%$5.43eneba & 4 stores - #1994% of 1,534 Steam reviews
- #2098% of 240 Steam reviews
- #2199% of 211 Steam reviews
2026PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator
$6.99steamIncrementalResource ManagementArcadeSteam99%Achieve87PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator
2026Steam99%Achievements87View All Prices$6.99steam - #2294% of 1,066 Steam reviews
2022Last Call BBS
$19.99 -98%Historic Low $0.39kinguin & 14 storesPuzzleRetroAutomationSteam94%Achieve9DeckplatinumView All Prices$19.99 -98%Historic Low $0.39kinguin & 14 stores - #2396% of 492 Steam reviews
- #2493% of 1,641 Steam reviews
2023Outpath
$14.99 -91%Historic Low $1.22driffle & 22 storesAutomationBase BuildingCraftingSteam93%Achieve88DeckplatinumView All Prices$14.99 -91%Historic Low $1.22driffle & 22 stores - #2592% of 3,879 Steam reviews
2025Cash Cleaner Simulator
$19.99 -46%$10.67driffle & 21 storesImmersive SimSandboxAutomationSteam92%Achieve26DeckplatinumView All Prices$19.99 -46%$10.67driffle & 21 stores
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