- Factorio
- Kerbal Space Program
- Oxygen Not Included
- Shenzhen I/O
- Exapunks
- TIS-100
Always looking for new suggestions :))
Transport Tycoon and similar games also come to mind. Recent iterations are things like Mashinsky.
Democracy (3) might fit.
And don't forget Corewars. You can still compete online against other humans.
Also Spacechem for learning about threads and mutexes
Factorio but in 3d.
But doing everything from a first-person view is often frustrating. Being able to have multiple layers of belts is nice, but sometimes its annoying dealing with collisions. And while the terrain is beautiful, I often find it just gets in the way of your factory more, and the option of just laying out tons of platforms is unnatural and just hides the beautiful scenery.
At least, that's where I think the story mode's gonna go.
Don't give up on Satisfactory though! Managing collisions gets easier as you play more, mostly just leaving a lot of room and using vertical space. The jetpack really opens up the game.