Satisfactory Tier List

Updated 2026-06-20

Satisfactory is a logistics puzzle wearing a factory game's clothes, and two systems decide how fast you climb: how you generate power and how you move parts across the map. These boards rank power sources by output-versus-complexity and transport methods by throughput-versus-effort, with every pick linked to its wiki page. The "best" option always depends on your tier — these rankings assume you're building for scale.

Satisfactory Power Generation Tier List

Ranked on output per building, how cleanly it scales, and the complexity of feeding and maintaining it.

Endgame

Nuclear Power Plant

2,500 MW per building — unmatched output, if you can close the waste loop.

Fuel Generator

Scales cleanly with oil and turbofuel; the practical default for huge factories.

Core

Coal Generator

The first fully automatable power; the milestone that ends biomass tedium.

Supplemental

Geothermal Generator

Free, fuel-less power, but fixed to geysers with fluctuating output.

Starter

Biomass Burner

Hand-fed 30 MW that bridges you to coal, then gets retired fast.

Tiers reflect general-play consensus. Click any linked entry for the full wiki page with stats, locations, and strategy.