Factorio 2.1 is out now with the native ARM64 Linux build to run

23 Oct 2026 at 11:16 am UTC
By Liam Squires-Hand

That day is here! Factorio 2.1 stable has arrived as a big clean-up release along with new platform support with their Native Linux version. It's now been 2 years since the Space Age DLC released. How time flies huh?

With this update they didn't focus on any big one feature, it's mostly ensuring the game continues running smoothly long-term with what they said is a "big collection of quality of life, small features, polish, and the things we wanted to do for 2.0 but didn't have time for". There are some new graphical bits that made it in though like

• New assembling machines, oil refinery, rocket silo, and heat exchanger.
• A new pump rendering system that can connect to fluid wagons no matter how cursed your station is.
• Diagonal flamethrower turret.
• Planets visible in the background of space platforms.

Plus various other gameplay tweaks.

A big one is the addition of ARM64 support for Linux. From their announcement: "Factorio now runs natively on ARM64 Linux, which means the game runs on Steam Frame, Raspberry Pi (headless servers), Asahi Linux on Apple Silicon MacBooks, the free VPS you claimed from Oracle that one time, and other assorted hardware."

A new and updated trailer has also been released to mark the occasion:

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Perhaps playing it with a huge cinema-styled screen on my Steam Frame will finally make me complete it.

Steam Deck ✅ VerifiedSteam Frame ✅ VerifiedPlatform: 🐧 Native LinuxRelease Date: 📅 14th August 2020Devs:Wube Software, Wube Software LTD.Official links:GOGHumble StoreSteamOfficial Website 🌐 External Sources: factorio.com Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com. Tags: Native Linux, Steam Frame, Arm, GOG, Open World, Steam, Strategy, Survival | Apps: Factorio 7 Likes Some you may have missed, popular articles from the last month:Linux kernel 7.3 is out with some nice improvements for gamingHalf-Life remake Black Mesa has a Beta for a big update with a new UI and controller supportProton Experimental brings fixes for Crysis, Crysis Wars, CEG-protected games, early support for 32bit OpenXRACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE shows online play not working on SteamOS / Linux All posts need to follow our rules. Please hit the Report Flag icon on any post that breaks the rules or contains illegal / harmful content. Readers can also email us for any issues or concerns.