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Your factory sits on the back of a giant tortoise. Drag from a machine to the dock to lay a belt, and the goods it makes are sold for coins. Tap Build to add machines, connect them so one machine feeds the next, and deliver what the town asks for to put up its buildings. When the tortoise wakes it walks to new regions, and each region pays more for different goods.
Is my progress backed up? Progress is saved on your phone only. Deleting the game deletes it. In Settings, "Back up this factory" saves your factory as a file you can keep, and "Load a backup" brings it back.
Does the game need the internet? No. The whole game works offline.
Does the factory run while the game is closed? Yes, at a reduced rate and for a limited number of hours. When you come back the game shows what it earned.
A machine says Slow or has stopped. Tap it. The game shows what it is waiting for, usually an input that is not connected or a machine before it that needs a level.
Are there ads or purchases? No. Shellworks has no ads and nothing to buy with real money.
How do I start again? Settings, "Start a new factory". This erases the current factory.