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Mindustry

A factory-building tower defense game: mine, route conveyors, hold the line

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What it is

Mindustry mixes factory building with tower defense: you mine resources, build conveyor lines, and power turrets against waves of enemies. It has a campaign, custom maps, and multiplayer servers. Builds are free on GitHub, and the Steam and App Store versions are paid.

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Stars
29,422 GitHub stars.
29,422

Forks
3,852
Commits
21,585
Contributors
500+
Language
Java
License
GPL-3.0
Last commit
Oct 19, 2026
On GitHub since
April 2017
First release
March 2018
Platforms
macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, self-hosted
Self-hostable
Yes
Alternative to
Factorio
Author
Anuken
Tags
  • strategy-game

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Updated Oct 20, 2026
  • Hacker NewsMindustry: Automation Tower Defense RTS with Deep Strategy and ModdingSep 29, 2024 · 75 points · 11 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsMindustry: A open-source sandbox tower defense gameJan 3, 2021 · 40 points · 6 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsMindustryJun 12, 2026 · 2 points · 1 comment (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsMindustry – The Automation Tower DefenseNov 25, 2022 · 2 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)