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Modulus: Factory Automation

Modulus: Factory Automation

Happy Volcano · released Apr 2, 2026

Simulation

Build, automate, & optimize production lines across sky islands with real spatial constraints. Every production line is an open-ended puzzle: which operators to use, how to route your belts and how to fit your factory into the landscape. Your solutions, like your factories, are uniquely your own.

85
VGC Score
Improvingmedium confidence

anchored at patch: “Demo Update 1.1.1 + We're Part of SimFest 2026!” (1mo ago)

85%
At launch
92%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
95%
Recent sentiment

Screenshots & trailers

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)0
All-time Steam reviews92%86426
Metacritic user ratings0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)95%9045
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Jul 20, 2026) · 45 reviews sampled · 45 total reviews in window · weighted 36.3 up / 1.8 down · computed 5h ago · full methodology →

Patch history

  1. Demo Update 1.1.1 + We're Part of SimFest 2026!
    Jul 20, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. Modulus Patch 1.1.1
    Jul 6, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  3. MASSIVE UPDATE TIME
    May 15, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  4. Patch 1.0.4
    Apr 27, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  5. Demo Update 20th April 2026
    Apr 20, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  6. Modulus 1.0.2 Patch Notes
    Apr 9, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  7. Modulus 1.0.1 | Day 1 Patch Notes
    Apr 2, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  8. The Countdown Begins: Modulus Launches April 2nd
    Feb 19, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  9. Demo Update Patch Notes
    Feb 16, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  10. Modulus Demo Update
    Dec 19, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  11. The Modulus Demo Just Leveled Up
    Dec 4, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  12. Modulus Demo Update Patch Notes - Version 0.6.2
    Dec 3, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  13. Modulus Joins Steam Automation Fest + Demo Update, Trailer & More!
    Jul 11, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  14. Dev Log 9: Building Smarter | Demo Update & Early Access Date Reveal
    Jun 8, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  15. Inside the Factory: Designing Smart Systems
    May 30, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  16. Demo Update | Patch Notes 0.4.1
    May 28, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  17. Demo Patch Notes
    Apr 9, 2025significant · resets scoring window