Games like Total Factory
Games like Total Factory include Factorio, RimWorld, Kenshi, Dyson Sphere Program, and Satisfactory. We matched them by the tags players give Total Factory on Steam (Simulation, Management, Open World, Building, and Sandbox): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Factorio
Shared: Sandbox · Base Building · Management

RimWorld
Shared: Management · Base Building · Sandbox

Kenshi
Shared: Open World · Sandbox · Simulation

Dyson Sphere Program
Shared: Building · Simulation · Open World

Satisfactory
Shared: Open World · Base Building · Building

Schedule I
Shared: Simulation · Management · Open World

Manor Lords
Shared: Simulation · Management · Strategy

Oxygen Not Included
Shared: Building · Management · Base Building

Dwarf Fortress
Shared: Simulation · Base Building · Management

shapez 2 - Factory
Shared: Management · Building · Simulation

Prison Architect
Shared: Simulation · Building · Sandbox

Cities: Skylines
Shared: Simulation · Management · Building

Space Engineers
Shared: Building · Simulation · Sandbox

Against the Storm
Shared: Simulation · Building · Management

Jurassic World Evolution
Shared: Simulation · Building · Management

Kingdoms and Castles
Shared: Management · Simulation · Sandbox

Jurassic World Evolution 2
Shared: Management · Simulation · Building

shapez
Shared: Sandbox · Base Building · Management

Scrap Mechanic
Shared: Building · Sandbox · Open World

Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Management

Cities: Skylines II
Shared: Simulation · Building · Management

Project Zomboid
Shared: Open World · Sandbox · Survival

Empires of the Undergrowth
Shared: Simulation · Strategy · Base Building

Planet Coaster
Shared: Simulation · Management · Building