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Shares prestige system and idle progression with Criticality.
- $2.09 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2026
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- Deck Playable
- 2026
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Shares tech tree progression and idle progression with Criticality.
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- Released: 2026
- Developer: Mechabit
- Price: $6.99checked Nov 2
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 92% of 26 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Creating satisfying chain reactions from splitting atoms
- Dark humor narrative about nuclear physics and ftl travel
- Idle mechanics for passive progression
- Chill
- Comedic
- Dark
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About Criticality
The closest matches to Criticality: Cult Nation, Black Hole Fishing, Particul, Simultree, and Feed the Reactor. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Criticality is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cult Nation, Black Hole Fishing and Particul — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as chill, comedic and dark, and single out its achievement hunting and idle progression. 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.
About Criticality: A short incremental game about splitting atoms and triggering exponentially growing chain reactions.
Is Criticality worth buying?
Too few reviews to call
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- Only 26 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
- Price: $6.99 (checked Nov 2).
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Creating satisfying chain reactions from splitting atoms
- Dark humor narrative about nuclear physics and ftl travel
- Idle mechanics for passive progression
- Relaxing jazz soundtrack
People who play it also play: Cult Nation, Black Hole Fishing, Particul
Frequently asked about Criticality
Can I run it?
Does Criticality run on Steam Deck?
Criticality 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 Criticality cost?
Criticality is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Criticality?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Criticality are Cult Nation, Black Hole Fishing, Particul.
Who developed Criticality?
Criticality was developed by Mechabit.