Kaizen: A Factory Story on Steam
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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.

A little different than what usually gets posted here, but hey, it has automation. If you think it doesn’t belong, Rule 1 is

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  • Elevator7009@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
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    4 days ago

    It’s cool to see a new Zach-like game post-Zachtronics closure.

    And coincidentally, the developer Coincidence is a team made up of former Zachtronics members. Including… one Zach Barth.

    —https://gamermatters.com/kaizen-a-factory-story-is-a-new-zach-like-game-by-former-zachtronics-members/

    So I looked into the closing more, it was voluntary and not caused by disaster. Also,

    Though Zachtronics is closing down, it’s only really doing so in the sense that it won’t be making any more games – hence all of its development staff no longer working at the studio.

    The company itself is still going to exist and its games will still be available for purchase. Barth will even be around to address any problems that might arise.

    This also makes it a Zach-like and not a Zachtronics release, so I changed my title to reflect that.