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Press release:
MicroProse and solo developer Chett are excited to announce that Factory Default: Build, Trade, Repeat will launch on September 8 for PC via Steam.

To celebrate the announcement, a brand-new trailer is now available, offering a fresh look at the game’s unique blend of global industrial strategy, deep production chains, and corporate management. A roadmap has also been made public.

A New Kind of Industrial Strategy

In Factory Default, players build and manage a worldwide industrial conglomerate, controlling every step of the production process—from extracting raw resources and refining materials to manufacturing advanced goods and trading them across a fully explorable 3D model of Earth. Inspired by real-world geography and resource distribution, every region presents unique opportunities for expansion, specialization, and profit.

As your company grows, so do the challenges. Secure global supply chains, negotiate supplier contracts, invest in research, manage your workforce, influence public perception, and decide whether to prioritize sustainability or maximize profits through aggressive corporate policies.

Key Features

A Fully Playable 3D Earth
Build your industrial empire across a 3D model of Earth featuring over 100 regions based on real-world geography and resource distribution.

Deep Global Supply Chains
Manage more than 550 resources and products, transforming raw materials into advanced manufactured goods.

Planet-Scale Logistics
Build efficient transportation networks, manage fleets, secure supplier contracts, and connect industries across continents.

Dynamic Global Economy
Adapt to changing markets where prices respond to world conditions and your own trading activity.

Corporate Policies & Global Perception
Shape your company’s reputation through meaningful policy decisions that balance profitability, environmental impact, and public opinion.

Research & Industrial Expansion
Unlock new technologies, industries, and production capabilities through an extensive research tree.

Workforce Management
Optimize wages, benefits, and staffing to maximize productivity across your global operations.

Endgame Mega Projects
Contribute to the Ultima Mundi Project to help build an entirely new continent—and unlock even greater engineering ambitions.

Whether you pursue maximum efficiency, sustainable growth, or industrial dominance at any cost, every decision contributes to the rise of your global corporation.

Factory Default: Build, Trade, Repeat launches on September 8 for PC via Steam.

Wishlist the game today and watch the new Release Date Trailer to prepare for building your global industrial empire.

MicroProse, founded in 1982, is a world-famous simulation software company known for developing groundbreaking, classics and cult titles like, the Falcon, F15 Strike Eagle, Silent Service, Gunship, Grand Prix, Civilization, B-17 The Mighty Eighth, and X-COM series and many more simulation products that sold millions of copies each at retail.

Today, MicroProse is not only remaking select classics from its past but also paving the road to next-generation, state of the art games that will create the memories and experiences of the demanding new generations of gamers.

Operating out of Sacramento, California, Chett Fitzgerald is a solo developer, husband, and father of two. He holds a degree in Game Design and Development, and his work is influenced by years of tinkering with supply-chain-heavy games like Anno and Satisfactory. He created Factory Default to be the game he had been wanting to play for years. It is a conglomerate simulation set on a real-world map, focused on global logistics and resource management rather than combat.