CD Projekt Red’sCyberpunk 2077was delayed months ago, and as of March the developers are sticking to aSeptember 17 release despite working from homedue to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The highly-anticipated AAA title has apparently had a big effect on the official launch of Wube Software’s construction management gameFactorio, which will be coming out five weeks early to avoid conflicting withCyberpunk 2077.
TheFactoriodevelopers announced Friday they are pulling the release date for version 1.0 from July 31, 2025 to August 04, 2025 because, “We think any release close to such a monumental game is going to feel some negative effects,” which is a fair assessment givenCD Projekt Red is the most valuable video game company in Europe. The developer’s madeFactorio’s release earlier rather than later because planned additions for the initial date announced last November have been cut, and extra time was budgeted for delays that is no longer necessary to abide by since “the general feeling in the office is that the game is pretty much done.”
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During the next ten weeks,Factoriodevs will be focusing primarily on finalizing the game, updating its trailer, and preparing marketing materials according to Friday’s blog post. It assures fans that any cut or postponed content was coincidental, not a result of wanting to avoidCyberpunk’s release, and that once version 1.0 is out the studio can “start thinking about fun and exciting new things.”
The independent game has been in development since 2012, joining the likes of titles with long alpha and early access periods that have garnered large fanbases such as Mojang’sMinecraftandCloud Imperium Games’Star Citizen.Factoriorevolves around a simple concept: While trapped on a strange planet, the player must gather resources and build optimized factories with which to convert those resources into continually more useful materials to keep expanding.
Though that conceit is nothing like the story-driven, open-world ideas found inCyberpunk 2077, the niche audience it captures should undoubtedly be served better with more of a dedicated launch window. Currently CD Projekt Red is planning aCyberpunk 2077Night City Wire Eventfor players to learn more about its game in June.
It’s great to see that Wube Software will be able to handle an earlier launch, but plenty of other titles have been delayed amid the ongoing pandemic. For instance the tabletop RPGCyberpunk Red, a prequel toCyberpunk 2077, was indefinitely delayed from its planned June release.
Factoriois available in alpha on Linux, Mac, and PC. It will release version 1.0 on June 27, 2025.
