Satisfactory expansion Core Values takes the factory underground

Coffee Stain Studios has announced Core Values, the first major expansion for Satisfactory. The DLC sends players underground into a brand-new subterranean area, and no release date has been confirmed yet.

Core Values introduces an entirely new underground region with its own story, biomes, and creatures. New factory buildings are coming alongside a mysterious character described as a "friendly-looking cat." The underground setting also forces a rethink of how you connect your factory — conveyor belts still exist but are far less useful down there, pushing players toward new logistics tools instead. One of the more surprising design challenges Coffee Stain has had to tackle is simply figuring out how to make caves feel the right size.

Satisfactory launched into full release in September 2024 after a long early access run, and it's available on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series. The base game revolves around landing on an alien planet and building increasingly massive automated factories — mining resources, laying conveyor belts and pipelines, and eventually running freight trains across the landscape. Core Values isn't just another production-chain expansion; it's a full underground expedition layered on top of that existing formula.

No launch date has been announced. The expansion's cave-design challenges and the shift away from conveyor belts suggest Coffee Stain is treating this as a meaningful departure from the surface-factory loop rather than a straightforward content drop.