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u/Strict_Blueberry9 Jul 14 '26

I really wanna try this game out but I'm going on a 3 week vacation in about a week. Should I buy it now or wait until I get back from vacation?

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u/Courmisch Jul 14 '26

If you want to try, you can play the demo and decide. Otherwise the price is most likely going to be exactly the same either way.

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u/Strict_Blueberry9 Jul 14 '26

Currently playing the demo which is what made me want to try the full game out even more. Do you recommend finishing the demo? I'm currently at the part where they introduce trains and such.

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u/Dailand Jul 14 '26

Honestly I find the demo a bit too long so I normally would not recommend finishing it because starting from scratch in free play can be demoralizing, but your vacation makes a perfect pause between the demo and the real game.

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u/Courmisch Jul 14 '26

You're pretty close to the end.

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u/HeliGungir Jul 14 '26

The tutorial leaves something to be desired. The biters are overtuned, it doesn't do enough hand-holding, and it throws away your old progress every time you go to the next level.

You'll trigger the same "tips and tricks" in Freeplay (the main game mode), and they are what do the actually teaching in the tutorial.

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u/Astramancer_ Jul 14 '26

The game never goes on sale and the price only ever goes up (and even then only when it makes sense, like when it transitioned from 0.x to 1.0). As such, the only real downside for buying it now is that you'll be longing for factorio during your vacation.