Getting Started With Satisfactory – A Walkthrough Tutorial

A beginner walkthrough for Satisfactory, current to 1.0: pick a starting area, build the HUB, work the Tier 0 upgrades, and get your first automated Iron line running.

A first Satisfactory factory at dusk - Miner, Smelter, and HUB linked by belts and power under a ringed planet

This is a complete beginner’s walkthrough of the opening of Satisfactory, broken into short guides you can follow in order. It runs from landing on the planet through completing the Space Elevator’s first phase, which opens Tiers 3 and 4. Everything is current to the 1.2 update.

The Guides

Starting out in Satisfactory

Part 1: Starting Out – Landing to Your First Iron

Picking a starting area, the opening objectives, and hand-mining your first Iron Ore.

Building the HUB

Part 2: Building the HUB and the Portable Miner

Placing the HUB, your first HUB Upgrade, and the Portable Miner, which auto-mines a node for you.

First automated factory

Part 3: Your First Automated Factory

The Smelter and Constructor, power, belts, and finishing Tier 0 with the Space Elevator.

Logistics and base building

Part 4: Logistics, the Chainsaw and Base Building

The first Milestone-tree upgrades: splitters and mergers, the Chainsaw, and foundations.

Building the Space Elevator

Part 5: Building the Space Elevator and Completing Phase 1

The Assembler and mass production, faster belts, and completing Space Elevator Phase 1.

The AWESOME Sink

Part 6: The AWESOME Sink, Ladders and Ramps

Turning surplus parts into Coupons, then spending them on the Factory Ladder and Double Ramp Set for vertical mobility.

Follow them in order for a full run, or jump to the part you’re stuck on. The last part sets up your first automated production line. For what comes next, see the full Satisfactory tech tree.