
Kaizen is an open-ended puzzle automation game from the original Zachtronics team, set in 1980s Japan. Design, build, and optimize production lines to create iconic products, like calculators, camcorders, and arcade machines.
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The year is 1986 and you are David Sugimoto, born and raised in South Bend, Indiana. Thanks to a family friend, you’re headed to Japan for your very first job at Matsuzawa Manufacturing.
Japan’s economy is booming. They’re looking for smart, young, motivated business professionals just like you. You’re going to go get to live that 80s executive life and jet-set around the globe, right?
…Right?
Initially promised a job with the international sales team, you show up at your new job and it isn’t a shiny office. It’s one of Matsuzawa’s old factories in the outskirts of Tokyo. You’re quickly put to work designing automated production lines. Do you have what it takes to survive as a rookie thrust into the fascinating world of factory automation?
From the creators of Opus Magnum, SpaceChem, and Infinifactory comes Kaizen: A Factory Story — another masterfully engineered game.
Weld, rivet, cut, and drill the optimal design and share your solutions to build the simplest, fastest, and sleekest items in your factory. Export animated GIFs to show them off.
But wait! There’s more! In case you want to take a break from factory life, you can spend your days playing Pachi-Sol, an exciting new pachinko-themed solitaire game.
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Languages: English*, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil*languages with full audio support
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 42 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
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positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
Reviews
Smart and chill
I've noped out of every zachtronics game I've tried before, but this one got me. Assembling real world things made it feel much more rewarding and accessible. From what I read it's also just simpler, but it was still a challenge improving scores.
Es un divertido juego de puzzles, tiene unas mecanicas limitantes pero es solucionarlas lo que lo hace entretenido. Me a pasado que creo terminar un puzzle en 10 minutos y tardo una hora. Tiene historia? si de que va la historia? ni idea, deje de prestarle atencion desde el tercer o cuarto puzzle, pero supongo que seria util leerla para saber de por que uno pasa de hacer jugetes a comida y de comida a ropa. 100 por ciento recomendado si te gustan los rompecabezas
lovely puzzle game with a cute story
zach-like with a simple instruction set
Fantastic. Feels easier then other Zach like games, but I'm not going to complain!
good
Очень классная головоломка!
a real visual treat, fun puzzles that aren't painfully hard but have plenty of ways to go back and try to solve them in different ways. if there's one thing i would wish for it would be a custom puzzle system, even though drawing the sprites for it would be a ♥♥♥♥♥. i just KNOW we'd go crazy with it
the soundtrack is driving me insane
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