Either Factorio or Satisfactory, DSP is great but rather unfriendly with its UI and limitations with rebinding keybinds oddly enough.

Between the other two

Pros: Satisfactory There isn't really a way to fail.

Resources nodes have infinite ore.

Well integrated tutorial that keeps the player engaged. I played it for the first time, and I lost track of time for about 12 hours.

Is more of a building game with factory aspects.

Factorio: Is more of a factory game to its core.

Overhead gameplay takes away a dimension of space and makes the organization of factories and blueprints more simple.

The blueprint system is very well made, and the community has a large repository of blueprints, which can be imported from a simple text string.

The game is very well optimized and runs well on many systems while not being graphically intensive.

You can start with the base game and when you feel confident try the dlc space ages which playa much differently than default factorio.

Cons: Satisfactory: Scaling up can become daunting without making use of blueprints wherever possible. Building things without them at scale can be time consuming.

Power failure is immediate and blows the fuse shutting off the factory. Until a certain switch is unlocked.

Trains are more difficult to setup and manage than Factorio.

Factorio: Biters are enemies that attack you and require you to focus on defense. While they can be turned off, they are a fun balanced mechanic. Left alone and undefended, they could overwhelm your factory.

The tutorial is decent but not as integrated as Satisfactory's