With the caveat that Factorio is EXTREMELY addictive, properly described as "programmer crack", here are some other Factorio related discussions:
Factorio – a game where you can automate basically anything (factorio.com)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11266471
"This game is like crack for programmers." -kentonv (Tech lead for Cloudflare Workers, author of Sandstorm.io, Cap'n Proto)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11269098
Raycasting engine in Factorio game – Facto-RayO v1.0 [video] (youtube.com)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19878688
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lVAFcDX4eM
Factorio to talk about horizontal scaling of software services (medium.com)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19095271
https://medium.com/@chrisfauerbach/gamification-of-horizonta...
Mapping Factorio with Leaflet (cloudflare.com)
Factorio does have a rather steep learning curve, and the UI is not the most intuitive. But. Once how it works clicks, it clicks, and suddenly morning. And I'm in my 40's, I'd thought my days of unexpected overnights while working on fascinating problems were mostly behind me. Highly recommended, but be aware.
I didn't learn to write code until I was in my late teens although. Ultimately I've found factorio a rather tedious game, that kind of reminds me of my job. I also tend to not code things for fun, seeing how it will ultimately turn into a large project I won't have time to maintain. Kind of like how mechanics don't like maintaining their own cars.
It makes me wonder sometimes.
I initially found Factorio interesting, mostly for the parts that encourage spreadsheet calculation, e.g. balancing the various rates of production and resource intake. Some other aspects appealed too, such as finding drill placements to fully cover ore deposits.
Where I lost interest is when the game became mostly about refactoring large transport belt networks. That reminds me of the non-fun aspects of programming.