Just how wild can indie games be? Simply put, as the teams WANT THEM TO BE. Like, seriously, it can be as simple, hilarious, epic, or odd as they desire. For example, today, the team at Mythwright announced their latest title: Fakutori. Get it? It’s a pun on “Factory.” Anyway…

The game is available to wishlist on Steam right now, and the basic point is to use the various elements that’ll be available to you in the factor to make incredible things, even elements you wouldn’t have thought likely for a game like this. In a press release about the announcement, the team noted the following about its gameplay:

“Starting with the four classical elements – Earth, Fire, Water, and Air – combine your blocks in different ways to make increasingly complex discoveries. Each block’s unique property can be combined with another to discover brand new elements and expand your factory in unexpected ways.

Experiment with Ectoplasm, unearth Antimatter, and discover Shooting Stars – with over 100 different elements to uncover and
an infinite world to build your factory, Fakutori’s constraints-free gameplay will satisfy that automation itch. Place your machines, discover new materials, and watch your factory grow in ways you never thought possible!”

That does sound pretty comprehensive, wouldn’t you say? To further see this in action, check out the announcement trailer below:

Doesn’t that look fun? That was one of the key goals of the dev team as Fakutori was being made:

“With Fakutori, I wanted to create a comfy yet complex take on factory-building, with a game that’s full of character and charm, and that appeals to experts and newcomers alike,” said Antoine Latour, creator of Fakutori. “I can’t wait for players to experiment with the elements, and start building out their factory in a universe full of surprises.”

The cozy simulator will release later this year.