Choose Idling Gears
Choose Idling Gears if you want the Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. Idling Gears launched in 2023.
Idling Gears vs Incremental Dice
Idling Gears and Incremental Dice both land in Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Casual games on Steam. Idling Gears (2023) is 1 year older than Incremental Dice (2024). Idling Gears scores higher on Steam reviews (70.8% positive) than Incremental Dice (50% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Incremental Dice
Choose Incremental Dice if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Incremental Dice launched in 2024.
Both Idling Gears and Incremental Dice sit in Casual on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, Color Alternatives, and Custom Volume Controls, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Idling Gears |  Incremental Dice | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2024 |
| Genres | Casual | Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 70.8% positive (260 reviews) | 50% positive (44 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | guilemus | guilemus |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Idling Gears (2023) is 1 year older than Incremental Dice (2024).
- Idling Gears scores higher on Steam reviews (70.8% positive) than Incremental Dice (50% positive).
- Incremental Dice is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Idling Gears (4.99 USD vs. 4.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
Idling Gears vs Incremental Dice — FAQ
- Should I play Idling Gears or Incremental Dice first?
- If you want chronology, Idling Gears (2023) came out before Incremental Dice (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Idling Gears and Incremental Dice similar?
- They overlap on Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.