Satisfactory is a first-person factory-building game developed and published by Coffee Stain Studios. After a long Early Access run that started in 2019, it reached full release in 2024 and became one of the most popular automation games on Steam.
The gameplay loop drops you onto an alien planet to automate production from the ground up. You mine raw resources, set up conveyor belts and machines, and scale a small mining outpost into a sprawling industrial complex. Progression runs through the space elevator milestones, each one unlocking more advanced parts and production tiers.
Satisfactory shines in co-op, where a crew splits the work and builds a shared factory together. Sessions run long because factories are never truly finished. On a private dedicated server the factory keeps simulating around the clock, so production and research progress even when nobody is logged in.
Satisfactory supports modding through the Satisfactory Mod Loader and the SMM mod manager, with mods ranging from quality-of-life tweaks to entirely new production systems. Server admins manage save files, autosave timing, and player limits directly from the panel, with no external tools needed, and the official dedicated server tool keeps multiplayer sessions stable.
On the hardware side, Satisfactory is heavy on both CPU and RAM. The game simulates every belt, machine, and item even when no player is nearby, so memory use climbs steadily as the factory grows. NVMe storage keeps large save files quick to load. A small early-game factory runs fine on a 6 GB plan, while a sprawling late-game megafactory benefits from the 16 GB plan.
| Server type | RAM needed | Players | Recommended plan |
|---|
| Early-game factory | 6 GB | Up to 4 | 6 GB plan |
| Standard co-op playthrough | 10 GB | Up to 4 | 10 GB plan |
| Large late-game megafactory | 16 GB | 4+ | 16 GB plan |
Running Satisfactory on a dedicated server means your factory keeps simulating around the clock, research finishes while you sleep, and admin tools give you full control over player slots, autosave timing, and save management. No player has a connection advantage because there is no local host holding the session.
PingPlayers pairs dedicated hardware with Ping AI, which handles server setup, save uploads, and config questions so your crew spends time building factories rather than wrestling with server files.
