Early Access
Is Incremental Factory still being updated?
Not really. It's slowing down. Last updated 3 months ago, with about 1 update per month.
Last checked Oct 22, 2026
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About the game
Craft and automate an industrial empire from scratch! Experience a strategic game teeming with challenges as you manage resources, overcome hurdles, and optimize production chains. Are you ready to conquer the challenges of Incremental Factory? Your journey starts here... The Factory Must Grow!
- Casual
- Indie
- Simulation
- Strategy
The newest build is on the v09-beta branch, more than 36 hours after the public branch. Steam's own Early Access notice looks at the public branch and can miss that beta activity.
Update history
Recent updates
Jul 23, 2026 · Patch note
Update 0.9.0.1 - The Progression Wall Comes Down (opens in new tab)
Engineers, most factories were stuck at the same wall: batteries gating oil, capped Sources, parallel lines undercounting. That wall is gone. Progression unblocked: batteries and scaling The biggest change is a full redesign: [img src="{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44218479/8efa2116822ef2da20de5d6203a9aff3f6a3b730.png"] Source upgrades no longer cost their own resourc…
Jul 23, 2026 · Build
v09-beta branch build 24360631
Latest build time Steam reports for the v09-beta branch.
Jul 19, 2026 · Patch note
Beta Release v09 - Incremental Factory: Infinite (opens in new tab)
As many of you know, I have been working on v0.8 for quite some time, pushing to expand Incremental Factory into a much larger conceptual world. After all, one thesis for Incremental Factory is: scale is fun (= the factory must grow). Once I rolled out v0.8 to our amazing early testers, I realized that while the game was resonating, something was missing: t…
Mar 2, 2026 · Build
v08-beta branch build 22162505
Latest build time Steam reports for the v08-beta branch.
Feb 21, 2026 · Patch note
Version v08 Beta - Patchnotes 26.2.16 (opens in new tab)
Bug Fixes: Fixes fuseFactoryTech so it now properly unlocks the Fuse Factory (including localization and save backfill for already-completed research). Fixes repair kit progression timing: Basic Repair Kit Factory Tech is now available before purple science (moved to Military Tech Tier 2 path). Fixes overlapping same-direction hub connections (e.g. copper p…
Questions
When was the last Incremental Factory update?
Incremental Factory last posted a patch note 3 months ago (Jul 23, 2026: Update 0.9.0.1 - The Progression Wall Comes Down (opens in new tab)).
How often does Incremental Factory update?
It got about 1 update per month over the last year and is rarely updated (15/100). 3 of the last 12 months had at least one update day. Not enough of a cadence to call it regular.
Is Incremental Factory abandoned?
Not yet, but it is slowing down. The last build or patch note is between 90 and 180 days old.
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