
Start in a bedroom with one 3D printer and build a manufacturing empire! Manage filaments, upgrade machines, hire staff, and expand into a factory in this addictive idle tycoon game.
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3D Printer Manager is a strategic idle management game that takes you into the addictive world of 3D printing. Start your journey as a hobbyist in your bedroom with a single, noisy printer and a dream. Your goal? To build the ultimate 3D printing empire.
Manage your fleet of machines, optimize your filament supply, and fulfill customer orders to fund your expansion. As you grow, you'll move from a cramped bedroom to a garage, an office, and finally a factory. Whether you're a 3D printing enthusiast or a fan of tycoon games, 3D Printer Manager offers a satisfying blend of strategy, progression, and idle mechanics.
Key Features
Build Your Fleet: Purchase and manage distinct printer types including reliable Cartesian workhorses, lightning-fast CoreXY machines, and tall Delta towers. Each comes with its own speed, cost, and reliability trade-offs.
Master Materials: It’s not just about plastic. Work your way up from basic PLA to advanced materials like ABS, TPU, Nylon, and premium Carbon Fiber. Each filament type commands a different market price and requires careful management.
Deep Upgrade System: Fine-tune your machines for peak performance. Install Klipper firmware to boost speed, improve durability to reduce breakdowns, and upgrade efficiency to cut material costs.
Expand Your Empire: Outgrow your space? Move your operation from a humble Bedroom (4 slots) to a Garage, Office, and eventually a high-tech Factory capable of housing dozens of machines.
Automate & Optimize: You can't click forever. Hire staff ranging from Rookies to Veteran Operators to keep your farm running 24/7. They'll handle print jobs, perform repairs, and prioritize high-value orders while you sit back and watch the profits roll in.
Fulfill Orders: Take on contracts for specific prints, from the classic "Benchy" to complex "Articulated Dragons." Balancing bulk orders with daily production is key to maximizing your reputation and income.
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Languages: English
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Reviews
Watching paint dry or grass grow.
I really like this game and think it is a fun, simple idle experience, but there are a few problems holding it back. For starters, the cost of printers rises much too quickly. While I can see this is a way of slowing down progression, it feels unnatural and makes the gameplay loop feel a bit stunted. I actually really like the simple style of the game, but I think it would be cool to have a small 3D render of your rooms where you can watch them fill up as you buy more printers. I don't mean a whole open world, just a small viewable area with a little bit of customization so you can see your progress. I know that’s a lot to ask of a dev, but it would add a lot of personality to the experience. The game also seems to end too quickly; once you have purchased every printer, there isn’t much left to do. I think the experience would benefit from more interactivity, such as a website feature where you can monitor reviews and boost your reputation, as well as adding filament and item filters for the order screen. The way reputation currently works is also a little odd. If you decline an order, your reputation drops, but if you ignore it completely, nothing happens. You can even stop doing orders entirely and your reputation stays high, which doesn't make much sense. Furthermore, the order page is difficult to manage; you can’t make workers accept specific orders, and it is currently more efficient to just ignore the order system entirely and only sell carbon fiber items. Lastly, the worker interface is quite difficult to navigate. I even had my girlfriend try the game, and despite me giving her a full introduction on how to play, she still struggled to figure out what the controls did. I’m sorry if this sounds too negative, but these are just the specific issues I’ve encountered while playing. It has a great foundation, it just needs some refining!
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This game has no substance.
Tek bir 3D yazıcıyla yatak odanızda başlayın ve bir üretim imparatorluğu kurun! Bu bağımlılık yaratan boş zaman iş kurma oyununda filamentleri yönetin, makineleri yükseltin, personel işe alın ve bir fabrikaya genişleyin.
its fun, but it needs some polish. 2 exaples, once you reach max reputation (its easy just dont decline anything) you get 25000 money. like tf??? thats soo much at once for something that is doable with only 2 printers. also, the automation is nice but i find myself juggeling the workers between fillements bc there is no "all" option
The dumbest waiting simulator ever. From the very first 3D piece of crap you produce, you wait around 5 minutes for it to finish — and for what? The game has zero motivating factors to make you wait for anything to craft.
It's free so why not? I played it to the end and is was a waste of time. If you are looking for a time waster, go for it.
no 3d printing included
İyi gibi gözüküyor ama beni sarmadı ve eğlenceli gelmedi. Daha çekici hale getirilebilir ama bunu nasıl yapmak gerekir o konuda fikrim yok :(
The game at first does appear to be slow which people can find boring after a while. But once you start getting more printers and rooms it gets more interesting. You get to a point where you start balacing from auto making to active orders and swapping the Filement when needed to help increase a demand. I have come across a bug where printers get stuck saying nothing printing from the UI but when you click on the printer it shows a mid way job but with the option to choose a job. Overall the game is very good and keep you engaged the longer you play. I have gotten to the first rebirth.
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