You mean in the sense that programming can be addicting?
Factorio doesn't do the loot box stuff that F2P games are famous for. I think the best way to describe the game's addictiveness is that it's programming, but simpler, and gamified, with much more immediate emotional payoff.
The thing Factorio does do is that it evenly spaces out its achievement moments so that you get a steady stream of goals and accomplishing goals. That's what makes it so addictive: you feel like you're constantly overcoming challenges. And you are, but it's in a game and doesn't translate into real life.
It's definitely addicting. No denying that. I just think it Factorio does a good job of giving you enjoyment for the time you put into it rather than resorting to gambling mechanics like some games. (The list is rather long.)
Factorio doesn't do the loot box stuff that F2P games are famous for. I think the best way to describe the game's addictiveness is that it's programming, but simpler, and gamified, with much more immediate emotional payoff.
The thing Factorio does do is that it evenly spaces out its achievement moments so that you get a steady stream of goals and accomplishing goals. That's what makes it so addictive: you feel like you're constantly overcoming challenges. And you are, but it's in a game and doesn't translate into real life.
It's definitely addicting. No denying that. I just think it Factorio does a good job of giving you enjoyment for the time you put into it rather than resorting to gambling mechanics like some games. (The list is rather long.)