Assembly Line 2 4+

This game looked good, but I didn’t expect it to be so completely amazing. These automation type games are great, but I have struggled with just how complex they are, and how time consuming it can be just to experiment with efficient layouts. This game lets you completely erase everything you’ve built, allowing you to work on new designs, but it doesn’t just get rid of your old work, it continues producing money and you can always bring it back, until you finally commit to a new design. This mechanic makes me so much more willing to experiment and learn how to do things because there’s no fear of eliminating your progress, and that’s the whole fun of it I think, aside from watching numbers go up. Another great aspect to it which adds to the experience is that the progression is really good about giving you time to learn so that you aren’t overwhelmed. And to top it off there’s no mandatory ads. I can tell this game was made out of real passion, not just to squeeze money out of you. 100% recommend: this game should cost money.

First off, I absolutely love this game and it has sort of taken over my life as I spend sometimes over an hour building an optimized machine without realizing how much time has passed. That being said, there are some quality of life improvements that would make the game a bit better. First off, being able to copy machines between assembly lines would be super helpful. Sometimes I’ll build a complicated machine on one line and want to copy it to my other lines to maximize profit and I’ll have to spend a huge amount of time building it from scratch. Second, being able to rotate/flip machines would be very helpful. Lastly, it would be nice to be able to pause production. I often build a machine on a very careful time setup so that the inputs all roll in around the same time. Being able to pause the Starters so you could sync up all the parts of your machine would be awesome. Again, fantastic game but a couple tweaks could make it even better.

This game is exactly as advertised, which certainly is a rarity these days, and is VERY fun if you’re into figuring out supply chains and making things as efficient as possible. My one and only gripe lies with the Transporter Input/Output as you can have as many inputs an a single channel you want, but you can only have a single output per channel. I’d love to be allowed to have multiple outputs per channel, but regardless this game has definitely earned its 5 star rating.