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Beltmatic: The Surprising Math Puzzle That Turns Factorio Into a Calculator

In the sprawling world of automation and factory-building games, Factorio and Satisfactory have long reigned supreme. They challenge players to manage logistics, optimize throughput, and build sprawling mega-factories. But what if you stripped away the combat, the exploration, and the complex oil processing? What if you distilled the genre down to its purest, nerdiest essence—math?

Your goal? To produce a specific "Target Number" (e.g., 1024) and feed it into a Goal post. Along the way, you'll need to create intermediate numbers like 8, 16, 32, and 64 to build up to more complex exponents. beltmatic

Released on March 29, 2024, by Notional Games, Beltmatic is a casual factory automation game that strips the genre down to its most abstract and academic core. Unlike traditional factory games like Factorio or Satisfactory that focus on resource management and defense, Beltmatic revolves entirely around the manipulation of integers through mathematical operations. Core Mechanics and Gameplay Beltmatic: The Surprising Math Puzzle That Turns Factorio

: Place extractors on dark 3x3 squares to harvest the number shown. Early on, you'll mainly find 1s and 2s near the hub. : Combine numbers using mathematical buildings. : Takes two inputs (A and B) and outputs Multiplier : Unlocked later to rapidly scale numbers (e.g., Subtractors, Dividers, & Exponents : Advanced tools for complex targets. What if you distilled the genre down to

An Assembler is a logic gate. You tell it a target number and an operation (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, or Division). If you feed it a belt of 1 and a belt of 2, set to "Addition," it outputs a belt of 3. If you feed it 4 and 2 set to "Division," it outputs 2.