Another indie gem

Satisfactory (early access) ($45.00)

A game about automation.

Build a factory to mine, refine and then combine various components to feed a Space Elevator increasingly complex resources. The 'first tier' (essentially the tutorial for the basic mechanics) is very well paced in that it teaches you to do something, and it becomes a pain in the ass to repeatedly do it just around the time the game teaches you how to automate it.

I'm hopelessly addicted to this. It's quite freeform as to how you set things up. What tipped me over the edge was being annoyed about how inefficiently my factory was using fuel, sketching up a small refinery out of conveyor belts, storage bins, and refiners, proceeding to build it and having it work like a dream.

Worth a buy if you're into puzzle or building games.