Hey r/incremental_games!

I discovered the genre with Lollipop Quest 2 back in university, ~15 years ago, and fell hard. Cookie Clicker, Clicker Heroes, Trimps you name it — not a day went by without me checking Kongregate for new releases. I always wanted to make my own, but I couldn't code at all. So I started with what I could do: building a universe. Physics, cosmogenesis, peoples, fauna, flora — I've been shaping that world for over 10 years now.

Along the way, I switched my studies from philosophy to computer science, learned Unity, made a small idle prototype as a student project (Lima, still on itch but it's bad haha !), then led a team building an accessibility-focused game… that got cancelled weeks before completion, for reasons entirely outside our control. That one hurt. After months of rebuilding, my girlfriend and I decided to start a project we would actually finish — and, for the first time, set it in the universe I'd been protecting all these years.

That game is Pebble for a Queen, and as of today, it's out on Steam — 20% off for launch week.

The story: you play Goguz, a Xantul (think crab/scorpion-ish creature), hopelessly in love. Xantul courtship works like this: you offer your beloved a pebble. So off you go, breaking rocks around your nest to find THE perfect stone — and little by little, through exploration, XP and skill trees, you end up shattering enormous boulders across the world.

What makes it different from most incrementals:

It's active, not idle. You explore and break every rock yourself. No offline progress bars.

A meaningful skill tree — not a lazy one. 1,500+ nodes, and choices genuinely matter. At one point you'll pick your elemental path, and each has a real identity: Earth is economy (+ an AoE armor shred), Fire is energy (+ an AoE damage-over-time), Wind is speed (+ moderate damage over huge areas), Water is raw power (+ heavy chain damage). A well-planned build outperforms a careless one. I know it can look intimidating and not super casual-friendly — I've tried hard to balance it so every type of player finds their fun.

Quests gate your progress. This is my favorite part, and probably the most divisive: scattered through the tree are quests and challenges of varying difficulty. Complete them to unlock the next nodes. They give the whole run rhythm and purpose.

A world to explore: 5 zones and 4 biomes, each with its own rocks, look and quirks. Hand-drawn cartoon art, and an amazing sound artist joined us along the way to make all the music and SFX.

A full first run should take around 10 hours, and going for all achievements roughly doubles that — you'll tell me! When I try to speedrun it, I do it in more than 5 hours but I'm sure you can beat me !

The practical stuff: it's on Windows, Linux and macOS (full honesty: the Mac build made it in just in time and we couldn't test it on Apple Silicon ourselves, nor on Steam Deck — if you're on either, I'd genuinely love to hear how it runs). Playable in 11 languages. Controller, keyboard, mouse, or any mix — and if you want the chillest experience, mouse + autocast is lovely. I personnaly prefer Controller as I like to optimize everything !

This is the first time I've ever taken a game all the way to release. I'm equal parts excited and terrified. I'll be here all day answering questions and taking notes on everything — I know I still have a lot to learn.

Steam page : https://store.steampowered.com/app/4915590/Pebble_For_A_Queen/

AI Disclosure : Ai was used for translation from English+French ! Of course, Ai assist my code, but it's not vibecoded or telling AI : DO A GAME, it was more like an assistant and a StackOverflow++. Not that it's a shame to use it, it's just to be clear, design pattern are my own for the best and the worst hahaha !

After 8 months of development me and my friend just launched our silly, slightly weird little mining game - Pickochet! (pickaxe + ricochet)

Check it out: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4275920/Pickochet

Some features of our game:

• Ricocheting pickaxes that automatically mine for you (you can mine yourself as well too)
• Special pickaxes that feature unique effects (exploder, ghost, spawner, etc)
• A bunch of abilities that you can use to create different builds (mix and match & try out combos, people are still showing us things we would have never even thought off! feel free to share yours with us!)
• 6 different mining locations (each one giving more rewards than the last and 5 having unique unlockable events)
• Crazy and slightly weird random world events (they happen randomly during runs)
• 29 Steam achievements (they're not too grindy, don't worry!)
• Cheese enforcement officer (he WILL get you so watch out)
• Mentions of Tahiti and mangos (IYKYK)

Also to be upfront: The game is designed to be a shorter experience and typically takes between 3-5 hours to complete depending on how you play and what ability combos you use. Just wanted to say this not to miss-lead anyone as I know not everyone enjoys shorter games!

If short games aren't your thing but you're still curious what the game is about a few people like Idle Cub and Dex made some playthrough videos on YouTube :)

also reddit compression crushed the video quality. Here's the HD video for anyone interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_eddZcY9Gw

AI Disclosure
ai was used to translate the game into other languages

edit: added link to HD video

The super original title returns. A little over 3 months ago I was thinking of stopping the incremental game I was working on, I was trying to mix the bits I liked most from management/idle games. I had made a post here and to my surprise 100s of people played it and gave it a go and gave great feedback on the game (https://www.reddit.com/r/incremental_games/comments/1si0iio/early_game_feedback_for_loot_goblins_a_super/) which gave me the motivation to keep going despite kinda knowing just based on the style and the slew of crap in the space that it's not going to get back a fraction of what I put into it.

Since then there has been a bunch of under the hood changes and loads of quality of life changes. The biggest final hurdle right now is trying to balance keeping things too simple early (just straight forward upgrades / buffs like attack ups) with more interesting trade offs that might chain in more interesting ways (converting stats, disabling items but making others better, on hit affects, status affects).

If any of you lovely folk have 15minutes to give it a try again (playable on Itch!) and let me know what you think. Questions for those who have the time to try:

1. Are the items and shrines too simple in the demo (I want more complicated chaining items earlier)
2. Spells that are equipped right now just automatically trigger, would it be more fun to have to manually cast or have the ability to toggle casting?
3. Did you find the swapping levels confusing at all?

Demo - https://sunwillshinegames.itch.io/loot-goblins

AI Disclosure: No AI used in this game. All assets were either hand-made by us or purchased from artists.

Tenebrarium is an idle-like, incremental colony simulator. Simply place items, sit back, and observe.

An early version is playable on itchio, in-browser or via download.

AI Disclosure: No AI was used. I am a solo developer, and everything I make (code, art, music, design, sfx, writing, etc.) is proudly made by me.

Unlucky Mummy is an incremental clicker where a cursed sarcophagus tests your luck.

A month ago, I released the game with 400 wishlists and sold almost 3,000 copies!

The first playthrough can be completed in a couple of hours, but after that, players can unlock six more endings and earn additional upgrades. As it turned out, more than 50% of players unlocked all the Steam achievements.

I received a lot of feedback and suggestions on how to improve and expand the game. This inspired me and my friends to start working on a major update that will add more mechanics and content to New Game+.

First, we want to add more automation and upgrades, give each of the 12 gods a unique mini-game ability, and introduce mechanics that automatically open the sarcophagus and catch Schrödinger’s cats.

If you haven’t played Unlucky Mummy yet, now is a great time to try it, as the game is currently 25% off in its first post-launch sale.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4396620/Unlucky_Mummy/

I’d be happy to hear any feedback or suggestions. They will help us make the upcoming update even better!

AI Disclosure
No AI was used in the development of Unlucky Mummy.

Our small team enjoys every part of game development, from creating art to writing code. For the parts we couldn’t handle ourselves, such as music, voice acting, and localization, we worked with freelancers, all of whom are credited in the game.

Want recommendations of the best mobile idle games that fit a particular genre? Want a list of games that have cloud saving? Cross-play? Multiplayer? Games that involve slimes? Want help finding that one game you played back in 2016 but can't remember the name of? This thread is for you!

If it'd normally break Rule 1 or shouldn't be a full thread per Rule 9, it's fine here. Except for referral links. Nobody wants to deal with referral links.

When asking your question, see if you're able to answer any of the other questions asked too.

Previous Help Finding Games and Other questions

Previous Feedback Fridays

Previous recommendation threads

If you're looking for autoclickers, check out our list on the wiki.

I am playing Celestial Incremental and I killed Tav a few weeks ago. Now I'm absolutely stuck and can't get more upgrades with (negative) infinity points. What should I do to progress? I'm close to stop playing this game because I have no ideas what I should do for weeks now.

Thanks!

AI Disclosure: None for player-consumed content—no art, music, text, etc. Used Claude code for help with coding.

STEAM DEMO LINK

I like looong, systems-heavy (something to always work towards and grow) idle games that I can spend weeks or months playing every few days or so. Wanting this I made a game.

It starts out requiring active play for the first 20 or so minutes, but eventually you can begin to automate much of the progress, though it still rewards you for active play.

The demo is out, but the full game is looking for a November release though that might change based on wishlists and the like. The game is feature complete. I am just testing/polishing the progression by hand, which takes a considerable amount of effort even with tools.

I love kind feedback and helpful critique. Please let me know what you think, and if you like it, wish list and consider sharing it on your social media; it will help me make more stuff like this in the future!

I feel like a lot of idle incremental games end up being very similar: same gameplay loops, same prestige systems, same progression that just becomes exponential

So I’m curious:

What would actually make you want to play an idle game today?
What are you tired of in current games?
And most importantly, what original ideas would you like to see in the genre?

It can be anything: different mechanics, less traditional progression, more impactful choices, some unexpected system, etc

Even weird or experimental ideas are welcome

Have a go and let me know what you think of the demo for my first solo dev project. It’s a mix between a survivors-like game and an incremental.

Here’s the Steam page for the demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4077900/Geometrical/

AI Disclosure: I only used AI to help me build some complex systems and to fix some bugs I couldn’t find.

Hey there, so i guess most people here know or have played the game The Tower. I generally think this game is really good except the massive paywall. Its way too expensive or too slow if you dont pay imo so i am thinking about building a somewhat similar game (not a copy) but with more features (propably 3D like „The perfect Tower“) and not the need of spending thousands of dollars to really make progress. I would really appreciate any opinion about this and if you are interested please tell me what you like and dont like about The Tower or similar Tower defense games and also features that you think would be cool to have if you have good ideas :)

any help/opinion is appreciated :)

Recently I've noticed a large decline in the quality of games being posted to this subreddit. For years I've been stopping by, checking out the new game or two that gets released every week. But now, instead of 1 or 2 games every week, it felt more like 15 games a day. So I decided to download an archive of the subreddit and chart it out.

For over 10 years this subreddit has maintained its steady rate of content, but starting in 2025/26 it exploded in content. Today, theres now 7 times more posts than just 2 years ago in 2024. The obvious cause: AI can now make an incremental game in a few minutes, for the cost of just a few cents.

With the recent AI disclosure rule, I decided to chart how many games are using AI, and it's an overwhelming majority. We're averaging 8 new games posted per day due to AI.

While AI isn't necessarily bad, the ease of use, and low barrier to entry means there's a lot slop with poor game design that someone whips up in an afternoon.

And the sad part is, I don't know what to do about this. Pandoras box has already been opened, and AI coding is here to stay. I think this subreddit made the right choice by allowing AI games with a disclosure, it's just unfortunate that there's just so much slop to go through. Hats off to those brave /new browsers to sift through the slop and upvote the good ones.

If you came here looking for a game, "I" made one about slop being posted to this subreddit. Play it here. https://awfulphotographer.github.io/r-incremental_games/

AI disclosure: AI made that game, including the meta disclosure in the game that states it was handwritten (it was not, AI decided to write that on its own). It took 4 minutes to create and used 10% of my weekly usage, or approximately $0.50 of my $20 monthly subscription. AI made the charts in this post.

I wrote the words on this reddit post at least.

It's a bear that runs while you upgrade, prestige, and pull cosmetics. No install, just opens in your browser: www.sebbierun.com
Curious where it starts getting boring for you

AI Disclosure: built with a lot of AI help, Claude Code, Codex and Cursor.

My game is out on iOS!!

Hello! My name is PaintedChaos and I’m the solo developer behind Idle Nebula Drift! I hope this is okay to post, I recently launched my first ever game as a new developer and I would absolutely love for you all to check it out, maybe join the discord and provide me with feedback or even just help me build a community and enjoy the game. I actually just did my first patch and update of the game based on some user feedback and my own time spent playing. Thank you so much for your time and energy!

https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/idle-nebula-drift/id6783057733

Updated AI disclosure, being fully straight:
- Art/Visual assets: AI-generated
-Code: built with help from Claude
-The game itself (design, decisions, direction, and the work of actually shipping): me

I’m a solo dev, not an artist and AI is how I got this to look like anything. My earlier wording was muddled and I shouldn’t have hedged it. Sorry about that.

Hey everyone.

My game is an incremental, real-time card game with open-world exploration, an online ranked mode, and a large skill tree, where the game becomes faster, tougher, and more exciting with every run.

You can try it out on itch.io and, PLEASE wishlist it on STEAM!! if you liked it!

Any feedback on the game mechanics, Steam page, or trailer is highly appreciated!

Thank you!

AI Disclosure: No AI was used in the development of DigiDuels.

Hi everyone! I’m the solo developer behind Duck Tycoon. It’s an idle/merge game where you mutate ducks to generate infinite money and I just added a huge progression system with quests and secret perks! Here is the link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/duck-tycoon/id6790207558 

I’d love to hear your feedback to improve the game!

AI disclosure : this app was vibecoded

Hi everyone!

I've been working on Slime Reborn, a pixel-art incremental game where you start as a tiny slime and gradually evolve by unlocking new abilities, gathering resources, discovering hidden combos, and mutating into a more powerful creature.

I just released the first public Early Access version, and I'd love to hear what incremental game fans think.

Since the game is still in active development, I'm especially looking for ideas on incremental systems and mechanics that could make the progression more engaging. If there are mechanics you've loved in other incremental games—or ideas you'd like to see in a slime evolution game—I'd love to hear them.

Any feedback on the gameplay, pacing, progression, or overall experience is greatly appreciated!

AI Disclosure: AI-assisted tools were used during development for some artwork, including backgrounds and other visual assets, as well as programming assistance. Many of these assets have been manually edited, refined, or integrated into the game by me. As a solo developer with limited time and budget, AI has helped me prototype and bring the project to life. My long-term goal is to continue improving and replacing placeholder visuals with more original artwork as the game grows and development allows.

Hi guys, i will release Dungeon Tactics next week. Hope you will like it and any feedback is welcome ! Steampage: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4194860/Dungeon_Tactics_Idle_Incremental_Autobattler/

AI Disclosure: I dont use AI, just my code and assets

Mind The Gap is a pixel-art trading game set on the London underground. Buy low in Croydon, flog it dear in Mayfair, and clear £8,000 of debt in 35 days before the rent puts you back on your mum's sofa. No idle loop, just a 30-60 minute run where your capital curve races the debt curve.

Free in-browser: https://mindthegap.mercilessstudio.com 

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mercilessstudio.mtg

AI Disclosure: I used agentic AI coding assistants. Writing, design, balancing all by me.

Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4967130/Wild_Boar_Digging/

Playable demo (on itch, steam follows soon): https://indiejoh.itch.io/wild-boar-digging

AI disclosure:

The animal card images are created with the help of AI. Everything else is hand drawn.

Hey everyone,

After many many iterations, I finally reached the point where I'm comfortable letting other people play my game.

It's called HustleTycoon: https://hustletycoon.com/

The whole thing started because I love idle/incremental games, but I always wanted one focused on building passive income instead of fantasy kingdoms or factories. I wanted the feeling of starting with something tiny (a vending machine) and slowly working toward owning a ridiculous portfolio of businesses.

So... I ended up vibecoding the game that I wanted to sink hours into.

It's still very much an indie project by one person. There are definitely rough edges, and probably bugs that I haven't discovered yet.

This is the first time I'm inviting people to try it, so I'd genuinely love honest feedback—good or bad. If something is confusing, boring, too slow, too fast, or just plain annoying, I'd much rather hear it now than months from now.

No pressure to stick around if it isn't your thing. Even 10–15 minutes of play and a few comments would help me a ton. Thx for giving a solo indie dev a chance. I really appreciate it.

AI disclosure: this app is vibecoded

I just released Bunny Meals Inc. on the Google Play Store! It’s a semi-active incremental shooter with nonstop gameplay action.

The goal is to feed cute bunnies to earn money and XP. As you progress, you can purchase upgrades to improve your Carrot Basket Launcher stats and unlock unique skills with various capabilities.

Skills range from sacrificing bunnies for quick cash to unlocking a star-rating system that boosts your income based on your score.

• Price: $2
• Platform: Android
• Monetization: No In-App Purchases / No Ads
• Download: Google Play Store

AI Disclosure: AI was used for coding assistance (generating human-reviewed blocks of code) and to generate a few icons. Game design, mechanics, characters, and scenery are all handcrafted.

Edit: formatting.

Gamblers Table is an idle incremental game where you flip coins to earn money. Buy bigger and better coins, unlock upgrades and hire little helpers to automate the process, and take care of all the flipping work for you. The game takes about 10-20 hours to complete.

Ever since we released Gamblers Table earlier this year we have been working on a major 2.0 update. We received a ton of feedback and community suggestions and tried to implement as much as possible into this new version. There is now significantly more content, especially in the midgame, more upgrades, more coins, more talents, faster progression, better balancing, mini games, and more. Plus, the update is completely free!

TLDR - What is new?

• 3 New Coin Types with unique mechanics: Poker Chips, Nuclear Coins and Crypto Coins
• 3 New Minigames: Slot Machine, Mining and Horse Racing
• Reworked and expanded Talent Tree with over 200 Talents
• Overall faster, more streamlined progression
• This is a very fundamental overhaul, so if you played before we recommend starting a new playthrough

I hope you all enjoy the new update!

Full patchnotes:

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3618390/view/683007850971137589

Steam page:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3618390/Gamblers_Table/

AI Disclosure: No generative AI was used for any of the game's assets. For certain language localizations, AI was utilized to create a first draft, which was then proofread by native speakers from our community.