Best Alternate Recipes In Satisfactory Hard Drive Tier List

Satisfactory Best Alternate Recipes Tier List

Let’s get into the tier list proper. These are, in my opinion, all of the Alternate Recipes in Satisfactory ranked from best to worst, according to how efficient they are and how important they are throughout your journey. I should clarify that while this technically is a ranking of all the Alternate Recipes in Satisfactory, it’s worth pointing out that some of them may be more useful than others depending on your level and where you are in the game. For instance, some may rank Cast Screws a lot higher as you need a whole ton of them fairly early on in the game, but in terms of efficiency it likely won’t be as good as the ones we’ve listed in the S-tier.

Tiers Explained

As for how we’ve broken up each tier, it’s largely based on how much you save with the Alternate Recipes as compared to the originals. We’re taking power, items and resources used, and buildings into account for each one. Those sorted into the S-tier will provide you with the most savings in terms of resources and buildings, while also being essential recipes you’ll use a lot in production. Here’s a simpler breakdown of each tier:

S-Tier: These are the best Alternate Recipes in Satisfactory, and are considered must-haves. They’re the most efficient ones you can get, and are also used in a lot of situations. A-Tier: These Alternate Recipes are highly recommended and you’ll get plenty of use out of them as you continue playing the game. B-Tier: Alternate Recipes in this tier are useful and worth grabbing, as long as your other options don’t fall into the S or A-tier. C-Tier: These Recipes are useful for a short period of time, but you’ll quickly outclass them as they play. D-Tier: Don’t bother picking these up as you’ll likely have much better options available to you.

How to Get Alternate Recipes and Hard Drives

Hard Drives and Alternate Recipes can be found at Crash Sites in Satisfactory. To find a Crash Site, open your Scanner by holding down the V key and selecting the Crash Site option, and you’ll get pinged with the closest ones to your location. After researching the Hard Drive, you’ll be give a couple of Alternate Recipes to choose from. If you’re having trouble deciding which one to go for, just refer to our tier list above to help streamline things. And that does it for our Satisfactory Alternate Recipes tier list. Be sure to search up The Escapist for more tips and information on the game, including all SAM Ore locations and how to tame a Lizard Doggo.