Parents' Guide to

Infinifactory

By Christy Matte, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 13+

Tough engineering logic puzzler is mysterious and creepy.

Game Mac, Windows 2015
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What you will—and won't—find in this game.

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Vincent C.
Vincent C. Parent of 10-year-old
September 23, 2017
age 14+

Contains blood and post murder scene depictions

Also contain blood in its static post murder scene depictions in at least one of its level (i.e. a level with 'excavation' in its name). Beside that, it is a great educative game that teaches about programming thinking.
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What’s It About?

In INFINIFACTORY, players find themselves imprisoned by an alien race, forced to build increasingly complex machines to make objects to certain specifications. You start with basics such as conveyor belts and sensors and slowly unlock more complex items, such as logic gates. For each puzzle, there's a visual goal and set of starting locations that will spit out specific types of blocks. Your job is to build a machine that turns the raw materials into a final product, preferably in the most efficient way possible. There's no one right solution, so you're free to be as creative as you'd like. As for the story, it will be revealed over time, but you can expect to find mysterious food pellets, strange trophies, and a lot of dead bodies of those who came before you. How to avoid their fate will be for you to figure out. There are at least 50 puzzles in the story and a library of user-created puzzles made with the included level editor.

Is It Any Good?

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Infinifactory is challenging, frustrating, eerie, and hopefully rewarding. This isn't the game for those who like to follow a prescribed path. From the beginning, you're left to your own devices to figure things out, which never really changes. You'll need to spend a lot of time thinking, testing, revising, and possibly tearing your hair out to work through the whole thing. On the other hand, it's exciting when the lightbulb finally goes off and your solution results in the correct final product. The one big flaw is that new building blocks are introduced with a vague illustration that shows what they do and how to use them. A more clear animation would go a long way to setting you on the path to building the next factory line. Infinifactory is a programming/logic puzzler, and it's a good one. If your kids are ready for a challenge, give it a shot.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about logic. How do you get started on this type of puzzle? Are there other activities you enjoy that require a similar way of thinking?

  • Discuss engineering and design your own machines on paper. What do they do? Build something out of building bricks or materials you have around the house. What can you create?

  • Talk about efficiency. Are there other areas of your life where being more efficient can help? How can you boost your efficiency in school and around the house?

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