Games like Idle Factory
If Idle Factory is your kind of game, the closest matches are Androsystem Idle, From atom to modern and Mining Factory — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its budget friendly entry point, challenging and stressful. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
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Androsystem Idle
WHY THIS
Top pick for Idle Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Idle Factory.
Produce Androids and create a Fleet that will help you conquer new planets. Mine valuable minerals that will further increase your production capacity.
From atom to modern
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a challenging mood with Idle Factory.
Second-strongest match for Idle Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Idle Factory.
From the manufacture of monoatomic hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine and neon, to the creation of the earth, from apes to Homo erectus, to nuclear weapons, rockets, to artificial intelligence, to exploring the universe.
Mining Factory
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Idle Factory.
Third-strongest match for Idle Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Idle Factory.
Can mine, can fight, and has sisters, collecting more than 30 types of ore such as iron ore, copper ore, manganese ore, chrome ore, vanadium ore, titanium ore, etc. Team up to break through the 100th floor
Starvester
WHY THIS
Shares resource management with Idle Factory.
Ranked #4 for Idle Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Idle Factory.
A short incremental game about expanding a star-system wide factory to build giant megastructures in space. Deploy swarms of drones, mine resources, unlock upgrades and harvest the power of the stars!
Upload Simulator
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Idle Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Idle Factory.
A incremental game about downloading files, uploading, and upgrading your setup. This is the official PC version of Upload Simulator.
Fracture Field
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a challenging mood with Idle Factory.
Ranked #6 for Idle Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Idle Factory.
Fracture Field is an idle/incremental quarry mining game. Shatter rocks with timed swings then invest your earnings into upgrades. Build a fleet of drones to automate your empire, bomb tough layers, and unlock powerful prestige upgrades on your journey to master the quarry.
Astrodle
WHY THIS
Shares resource management with Idle Factory.
Ranked #7 for Idle Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Idle Factory.
Ready for some chill time in space? Astrodle has you covered. Watch the numbers soar as you upgrade your ship and travel the stars. Oh, and you might just become a god.
Military Incremental Complex
WHY THIS
Shares resource management with Idle Factory.
Ranked #8 for Idle Factory fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Idle Factory.
Make weapons, make money. An active incremental game where you amass as much money as you can by starting a Military Industrial Complex company. Produce multiple different weapons, research upgrades, manipulate the stock market, and lobby the government for favors.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Idle Factory at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Idle Factory on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Idle Factory.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Idle Factory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Idle Factory.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Idle Factory on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Idle Factory.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Idle Factory on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Idle Factory.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Idle Factory on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Casual with Idle Factory.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Idle Factory on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Idle Factory.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Idle Factory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Idle Factory.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Idle Factory on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Idle Factory.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Idle Factory.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Idle Factory.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Idle Factory.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Idle Factory.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Idle Factory.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Idle Factory.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Idle Factory.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
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Other recommendable Steam games by okyakusama, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Idle Taoist Mage Warrior
WHY THIS
Another title from okyakusama, the studio behind Idle Factory. Shares Indie with Idle Factory.
Are you familiar with the three major professions of warrior, mage, and Taoist. Simple placement gameplay.
Zombie Survivors
WHY THIS
Another title from okyakusama, the studio behind Idle Factory. Shares Casual with Idle Factory.
Under the siege of a large number of zombies for 20 minutes.
Idle magic herb
WHY THIS
Another title from okyakusama, the studio behind Idle Factory. Shares Indie and Simulation with Idle Factory.
This game is a hang up game that integrates elements such as cultivating immortals, farming, playing strange things, and collecting cards. Protect the liver and protect the liver.
Idle Cyber Dungeon
WHY THIS
Another title from okyakusama, the studio behind Idle Factory. Shares Indie and Casual with Idle Factory.
This is a Cyberpunk style role-playing game. Players don't need a lot of operations, they just need to think about some strategies to complete the victory.
Idle Hamburgers Save the World
WHY THIS
Another title from okyakusama, the studio behind Idle Factory. Shares Indie and Simulation with Idle Factory.
Your goal is just to keep producing hamburgers and solve the global food crisis.
Idle Banshee Alliance
WHY THIS
Another title from okyakusama, the studio behind Idle Factory. Shares Indie and Casual with Idle Factory.
This is a hang up combat game. There are various banshees waiting for you to collect in the game.
Idle Simple RPG
WHY THIS
Another title from okyakusama, the studio behind Idle Factory. Shares Indie and Casual with Idle Factory.
A simple placement game, which only needs to set the role to fight, can achieve full automatic combat.
Idle Build RPG
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Idle Factory.
Another title from okyakusama, the studio behind Idle Factory.
This game is an idle RPG game. Players only need a few simple operations to enjoy the joy of obtaining top-quality equipment.
Frequently asked about Idle Factory
- Does Idle Factory run on Steam Deck?
- Idle Factory is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Idle Factory cost?
- Idle Factory is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Idle Factory?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Idle Factory are Androsystem Idle, From atom to modern, Mining Factory.
- Who developed Idle Factory?
- Idle Factory was developed by okyakusama and published by okyakusama.
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