Wouldn´t it be great to create such a game on the Hive blockchain as Dapp? Then one´s obsession would at least pay off in real tokens. But where´s the value to be created while playing? If no value then any tokens paid out would be the typical in-game shit tokens like StarBits. Could not in the background some useful astronomical or whatever tasks be carried out, like distributed computing?
I don't expect much value to be created from playing games but rather from designing levels, content, objectives, graphics/skins, etc etc. The interesting thing about Factorio is that one could play the game while generating the content needed to build value. It would just have to be played in a very specific way.
As with all games, the value comes from players looking to consume content and willing to pay for it. This business model becomes much easier to implement on something like Hive because a click of a button can create money.