I was looking at this game this morning, it sounds fantastic fun podcasts I've listened to, but at 50 Australian dollars it'd be the most I've ever paid for a game on Steam. Someone convince me it's worth it?

Games that require significant time investments have a tragic quality to them.

The thing I like about games is a clear objective that once achieved you have "finished". The thing I don't like about software is that no software is (or will ever be?) finished.

> For me, the difference between work and fun is about the process.

> If I have to do it in an inefficient way, or the way I’m told to, it feels like work.

> When I have the freedom to do it my way, it feels like fun.

Yeah, that resonates with me. I didn't pursue a software development career because of this. Decided to do something else and enjoy programming on my own terms. It's been alright but I still wonder what might have been.

It’s just gamified programming. I lost interest quickly.

Factorio is just programming in disguise.

You could replace this whole article with https://xkcd.com/356/

Also, if you like Factorio Youtube videos, I'm a big fan of https://www.youtube.com/@DoshDoshington

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