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Kaizen: A Factory Story

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App ID 2275490
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Astra Logical
Franchise Astra Logical
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Last Changenumber 30100744
Last Record Update 17 July 2025 – 00:58:32 UTC ()
Release Date 14 July 2025 – 15:00:07 UTC ()
❓ 83.80%
131 reviews
491
In-Game

Kaizen is an open-ended puzzle automation game from the original Zachtronics team, set in 1980s Japan. Design, build, and optimize production lines to create iconic products, like calculators, camcorders, and arcade machines.

Additional Information

Developer Coincidence
metacritic_name Kaizen: A Factory Story
metacritic_score 83
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/kaizen-a-factory-story?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Astra Logical
Store Release Date 14 July 2025 – 15:00:10 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://bsky.app/profile/coincidence.games
https://x.com/CoincidenceTeam
Primary Genre Simulation (28)
Store Genres Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 14 July 2025 – 15:00:07 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 16 July 2025 – 07:58:01 UTC () (1752652681)
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name_localized
schinese改善
russianКайдзен. История одной фабрики
japaneseカイゼン：ある工場のストーリー
koreana카이젠: 팩토리 스토리
tchinese改善
thaiไคเซ็น: อะ แฟกทอรี สตอรี
review_score 8
review_percentage 92
Detected Technologies (?) Ogg SDK, SDL SDK, SteamworksNET SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 16 July 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 19071315
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 6 January 2023 – 23:29:22 UTC (), in changelist #17296064

Supported Languages

11 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes

Tags

💻 Programming 💡 Strategy 🖥️ Simulation 🧩 Puzzle 🤖 Automation 🧩 Logic 😓 Difficult 🏫 Education 👤 Singleplayer 🎸 1980s 👾 Retro 🏠 Building 🌱 Indie 🏽 2D ♠️ Solitaire 🎨 Stylized 🛑 Hex Grid 🧱 Sandbox 📚 Story Rich 🏦 Economy

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Steam Leaderboards Family Sharing

Accessibility Categories

Custom Volume Controls

Assets

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timestamp16 July 2025 – 07:58:15 UTC
Trailers
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User File System

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Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
[All OSes] [Steam Library]/steamapps/common/Kaizen - A Factory Story/{64BitSteamID} save.dat
[All OSes] [Steam Library]/steamapps/common/Kaizen - A Factory Story/{64BitSteamID} *.solution
Windows (Override) %USERPROFILE%/My Documents/My Games/Kaizen - A Factory Story{64BitSteamID}
%USERPROFILE%/My Documents/My Games/Kaizen - A Factory Story{64BitSteamID}
MacOS (Override) ~/Library/Application Support/Kaizen - A Factory Story{64BitSteamID}
~/Library/Application Support/Kaizen - A Factory Story{64BitSteamID}
Linux (Override) $XDG_DATA_HOME/Kaizen - A Factory Story{64BitSteamID}
$XDG_DATA_HOME/Kaizen - A Factory Story{64BitSteamID}
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