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I mean, here's Factorio 0.14, which was 2017:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulIqPXiM0X0#t=1200

It's better, but it's not that better, and probably something that still looks like a "crappy 2D Minecraft clone".

I think his point is that it was already well known by 2017 and didn't have to struggle to distinguish itself in the current market, because it had built momentum and interest.

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