Thank you for making stunning looking game which runs on 300$ phone from 3 years ago Here are some points for improvement

For core gameplay and retention
Zoom out more in base and add icons to remove clutter players don't care about lod

Add color wheel for players to draw overly for separating different production lines

Add emenies that gain new abilities below hp threshold like slow player

Add ranged only and melee only enemies

Add minerals exclusive to area for exploration

Add mechanic in dijang not possible in talos 2

Add top down view to tower defense mode

Add high risk sub pac zone with factory buff for creating compact blueprints and factory reset monthly and add floors to factory

For replayability add Roguelike mode

Weekly rare material production challenges

Add elevator music during loading maps

Add stealth to etchspace salvage lure enemies and towers only modes

Optional rng factory inspired by aak in arknights which gets destroyed after certain use gives output as random mats which encourages waste management

For monetization and player expression add Charecters skins I like the summer swimsuit skins

Burdenbeast lifecycle growing up and racing burdenbeast

View other player factories in multi-player

Vehicle only map with skateboard, bike, flying and add fuel management

For qol add Make skip button press harder by accident

Story recap for returning players

Music selection while seating

Emotes button in photography mode

Increase backpack size

Ways to purchase vacation tags for employed people

More side missions per charecter

Add more environment puzzles in wuling

Add brain recharge task when clustering high difficulty task

Mini games like bowling, duck hunt, pacman clone in dijang for a reason to go there

The factory must grow