<s>
Infinifactory	B-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Zachtronics	O
,	O
initially	O
released	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
December	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
combines	O
elements	O
of	O
Zachtronics	O
 '	O
previous	O
SpaceChem	B-Application
and	O
Infiniminer	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
assembly	O
lines	O
being	O
built	O
from	O
blocks	O
in	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infinifactory	B-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
,	O
structured	O
as	O
several	O
sets	O
of	O
puzzles	O
based	O
on	O
various	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
construction	O
process	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
block-building	O
games	O
like	O
Minecraft	B-Application
,	O
though	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
limits	O
on	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
blocks	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
placed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infinifactory	B-Application
is	O
considered	O
by	O
Zachtronic	O
's	O
lead	O
developer	O
Zach	O
Barth	O
as	O
a	O
reworking	O
of	O
his	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Manufactoid	O
,	O
in	O
three	O
dimensions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Barth	O
did	O
not	O
feel	O
this	O
game	O
was	O
very	O
good	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
help	O
set	O
up	O
the	O
mechanics	O
of	O
other	O
games	O
he	O
developed	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
popular	O
SpaceChem	B-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
developing	O
manipulators	O
to	O
create	O
chemical	O
molecules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barth	O
wanted	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
flavor	O
of	O
mechanics	O
of	O
SpaceChem	B-Application
without	O
making	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
,	O
and	O
turned	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
idea	O
of	O
Manufactoid	O
to	O
build	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
block	O
mechanic	O
approach	O
that	O
Barth	O
had	O
developed	O
for	O
his	O
title	O
Infiniminer	O
,	O
itself	O
a	O
basis	O
for	O
many	O
other	O
block-building	O
games	O
like	O
Minecraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Minecraft	B-Application
led	O
Barth	O
to	O
realize	O
that	O
basing	O
a	O
puzzle	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
block	O
construction	O
mechanics	O
would	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
fundamentals	O
easy	O
to	O
grasp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barth	O
was	O
also	O
given	O
suggestions	O
by	O
fans	O
of	O
his	O
titles	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
puzzle	O
game	O
genre	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
his	O
Ironclad	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
significant	O
difference	O
in	O
Infinifactory	B-Application
compared	O
other	O
block-building	O
games	O
is	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
supporting	O
blocks	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
blocks	O
to	O
fall	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
disconnected	O
from	O
other	O
block	O
structures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barth	O
considered	O
his	O
approach	O
comparable	O
to	O
that	O
used	O
by	O
Kerbal	B-Device
Space	I-Device
Program	I-Device
,	O
Dwarf	B-Application
Fortress	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Minecraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ironclad	B-Application
Tactics	I-Application
had	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
internal	O
story	O
,	O
which	O
took	O
considerable	O
time	O
and	O
effort	O
to	O
develop	O
,	O
and	O
Barth	O
found	O
that	O
players	O
did	O
not	O
even	O
respond	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
positively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
for	O
Infinifactory	B-Application
,	O
Barth	O
opted	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
minimal	O
story	O
to	O
release	O
with	O
Steam	O
Early	O
Access	O
and	O
used	O
feedback	O
to	O
determine	O
if	O
more	O
story	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
left	O
early	O
access	O
and	O
was	O
fully	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infinifactory	B-Application
was	O
well-received	O
during	O
its	O
early	O
access	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commentators	O
positively	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
SpaceChem	B-Application
,	O
citing	O
that	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
Infinifactory	B-Application
being	O
in	O
three	O
dimensions	O
and	O
the	O
intuitive	O
building	O
approach	O
that	O
mimics	O
games	O
like	O
Minecraft	B-Application
help	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
accessible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barth	O
's	O
approach	O
for	O
Infinifactory	B-Application
was	O
stated	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
strong	O
example	O
of	O
how	O
to	O
use	O
early	O
access	O
effectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infinifactory	B-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
the	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Design	O
award	O
for	O
the	O
2016	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
.	O
</s>
