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“Little Big Workshop is an adorable slice of capitalism and taking over the market one quality product at a time, provided that you’re willing to work for that dream. Batteries not included in dreams of wild success.” 8/10 – Critical Hit “Little Big Workshop is a factory simulator built for the masses. The Evil DLC expands on what makes Little Big Workshop great! Your factory is turning profits week after week but you still feel unfulfilled? Then it’s time to crank the corporate greed dial all the way to sinister! Bladh will be thrilled.
The factory is the main play area in Little Big Workshop. Factories can be customized and expanded according to changing needs.
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Construction tool[edit | edit source]
- You begin Little Big Workshop with 20,000 coins, three empty rooms and two newly minted employees. All you need now is some ambition, something to produce and the drive to make money. This is your chance to live out the capitalist dream – start a business, create a product, sell it to a buyer.
- The Evil DLC expands on what makes Little Big Workshop great! Your factory is turning profits week after week but you still feel unfulfilled? Then it’s time to crank the corporate greed dial all the way to sinister! Bladh will be thrilled.
Use the Construction Tool to build walls, create new rooms, and customize the factory layout. Left click and drag to create new walls or rooms. Dragging a line creates a single wall, while dragging a box will create an enclosed room. Note that every room needs a door in order to function - it's not possible to create strange and enclosed spaces where workers may be trapped for eternity.
When done creating new layouts, confirm the renovation by clicking Order at the bottom right of the screen. This sort of work is not suitable for operators, so each remodeling is performed by an external crew of builders.
Doors[edit | edit source]
Doors can be placed on any wall of the factory as long as there is sufficient space open on both sides of the location. To remove a door and fill up the opening, simply right click on it and then click on the Demolish button.
Plots and expansion[edit | edit source]
Buying plots allows players to expand their factory when they are running out of space. Each plot has a cost associated with it - the larger the plot, the higher the cost.
Movement obstruction[edit | edit source]
As workstations are placed and items are stored throughout the factory, players will need to take the layout into consideration. Workers tend to move slower and more cautiously if their paths are narrow, or if there are too many loose items on the floor.
The current amount of obstruction can be viewed by turning on the Obstruction Lens in the upper right corner of the screen.
Room comfort[edit | edit source]
Working in the production industry can be quite demanding for the senses and it's important to keep workers comfortable and happy. An unmotivated worker that is forced to work in a 'bad' environment will lose energy much quicker, leading to more frequent breaks and lowered efficiency for the factory.
Almost all furniture and workstations contribute to the overall comfort in the factory. Machines and workstations lower the comfort by creating noise, weird smells, and disturbance. To counter this, place decorations and relaxation items that beautify the work area and improve the overall mood of the workers. The amount of comfort is represented by the symbol seen on the right and all positive and negative effects are accumulated on a room-to-room basis.
Note that the size of each room may also affect the overall mood and comfort. Workers generally don't feel comfortable working in very large and too open spaces, so you should avoid building large halls and hangers unless you really have to. A few dividing walls here and there usually does the trick and it can make factories feel a lot more 'homely'.
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Achievements[edit | edit source]
The following achievements are associated with factories:
I love management games. There’s something incredibly satisfying with taking a small operation, and expanding it until it gets larger. Cut out the fat, increase efficiency– you know, that sort of thing. Management games are usually relegated to PC, though—but some make their way over to consoles eventually. That’s the case with Little Big Workshop, a delightful game where you task gnomes with creating products for the market.
Little Big Workshop is a management simulation where you control tiny, tabletop factories. Your starting factory is smaller than a shoebox, but you’ll be tasked with created all sorts of toys, furniture and other items for the tiny capitalists that undoubtedly reign in this tiny world. The truth is, the tiny factory, tabletop aesthetic lends a whole lot of charm to the game, but it doesn’t change the gameplay too much. Don’t let the miniature presentation put you off though: this is a solid management game that made me sometimes think of Factorio before Tycoon.
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Like any other management type game, worker happiness and the happiness of your clients is a factor. You have to take contracts and meet deadlines, and keep your workers happy while also laying out your factory for maximum efficiency. You’ll start off with assembly and wood working stations, but eventually graduate to metalworking and plastic machines and more, as the items you can make go from simple wooden furniture to more complex items.
All items require planning. If a piece of wood needs to be cut, or plastic needs to be injected, etc. you need to assign it to a workstation. You can link multiple workstations together using billboards, to increase efficiency. The more parts, the more planning is required—and the more workstations, and workers. You can have your workers specialize in parts of the process to make it more efficient too. You can assign workers to be woodworkers, metal workers, assemblers, etc. The more specialized their task, the better they get at it.
Like any management game, you’re going to want to keep your workers and your clients happy. Worker happiness is a consideration, but worker exhaustion is more important. Your workers, if happy, work more efficiently. But if they don’t’ have proper break areas, they’ll collapse on the floor in exhaustion. Client happiness is easy: as long as you match the specifications for whatever item they want built and get it finished within the deadline, your reputation will grow, and you’ll gain better relationships with your clients.
The more jobs you do, especially for clients, the more it increases your experience point gains. The more levels you can advance, the more skills you have available to pay into research and development. Research and development allows you to unlock better machines, again, for the ultimate goal of output. But output isn’t just determined by how good your workers and machines are–you need plenty of space to do all of that factory work.
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If you run low on factory space, you can always remodel. Expand walls, build new rooms, and more as you grow. You can, eventually, even create more than one factory. One factory can specialize in woodworking, plastic toy making, or whatever you think it best for business. Expansion is crucial, because if you don’t expand, you’ll eventually find yourself unable to keep up with the market’s demands, and run out of money. Running out of money isn’t a death sentence immediately, but if you go beyond -5000 credits, you lose.
Originally a PC release, Little Big Workshop has made an easy transition to consoles. I played it mostly on Xbox One X, and it is completely playable without a mouse and keyboard. You have to use the joysticks as a sort of mouse cursor, which is less than ideal, but it works great in this circumstance. I was able to quickly select items and workers, even without a mouse, because the interface makes it a breeze. Little Big Workshop’s transition to consoles is admirable. Unfortunately, it appears as though Little Big Workshop is not getting the Halloween themed DLC that the PC version is currently getting, which is a shame.
One of my favorite parts of Little Big Workshop is its art style and setting. I mentioned before that the tabletop aesthetic doesn’t change the gameplay, but your tiny gnomes working in their little factory situated on what looks to be a workshop table, or even a drafting board, is incredibly charming. It’s probably one of the cuter management games I’ve had the pleasure to play in a while.
Little Big Workshop isn’t all perfect, though. As much as I liked the onus to make my factories more efficient, I didn’t like the feeling that it was very much required. Late game, making new products can feel incredibly overwhelming—especially if you don’t have the infrastructure in place, and the market is expanding around you. Some of the early game whimsy washes away when you’re dealing with multiple clients, and you see you’re going to miss the deadlines.
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Overall though, I really enjoyed my time with Little Big Workshop. It’s cute, fun, and focuses on factory output more so than it does finicky happiness meters. Of course, worker fatigue and client happiness are important to consider, but you can spend most of your time making your factory more efficient instead of tweaking satisfaction ratings. The end game begins to feel a little unwieldy, but smart factory managers can work their way around the more complicated items you’ll eventually be making.
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Little Big Workshop is available now on PC, and just released for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch.
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