Mindustry
Shares rank 16 of 24 strategy games by recommenders
People recommend it as a free, open-source game that mixes factory building with tower defense, and say it is worth a look for fans of Factorio.
People recommend it as a free, open-source game that mixes factory building with tower defense, and say it is worth a look for fans of Factorio.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Free, libre, open-source game
“i recommend the game anyway (it's libre)”
Comment from 26 Jul 2026 in “No Stack Overflow, No Autocomplete: What Coding Felt Like in the 80s” Appeals to Factorio and tower defense fans
“Mindustry is worth a look if you like factorio and tower defense”
Comment from 6 Apr 2026 in “Battle for Wesnoth: open-source, turn-based strategy game” Addictive, draws players back in
“Which is crack-squared, for me at least.”
Comment from 30 Jun 2026 in “Factorio 2.1 Experimental Release” “Oh, I need to get back into playing Mindustry.”
Comment from 7 Apr 2026 in “Battle for Wesnoth: open-source, turn-based strategy game”
Other strategy games people recommend
The four most recommended other strategy games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle for Wesnoth | 39 | 4 | 91% | 4 | 10 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| Sid Meier's Civilization | 25 | 9 | 74% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Sid Meier's Civilization III | 20 | 10 | 67% | 3 | — | — |
| Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri | 16 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
| MindustryThis page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“i recommend the game anyway (it's libre)”
“Which is crack-squared, for me at least.”
“Oh, I need to get back into playing Mindustry.”
“Mindustry is worth a look if you like factorio and tower defense”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.