Choose Idling to Rule the Gods
Choose Idling to Rule the Gods if you want a Strategy and Free To Play game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 1,645 Steam reviews back the pick.
Idling to Rule the Gods vs It Takes One Year To Beat This Game
Idling to Rule the Gods and It Takes One Year To Beat This Game both land in Indie, Simulation, 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 share Indie, Simulation, Casual on Steam. Idling to Rule the Gods (2016) is 9 years older than It Takes One Year To Beat This Game (2025). Idling to Rule the Gods is free; It Takes One Year To Beat This Game is paid (0.99 USD). 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 It Takes One Year To Beat This Game
Choose It Takes One Year To Beat This Game if it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. It Takes One Year To Beat This Game launched in 2025.
Both Idling to Rule the Gods and It Takes One Year To Beat This Game sit in Indie, Simulation, and Casual on Steam, 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 to Rule the Gods |  It Takes One Year To Beat This Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | 0.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 84.4% positive (1,645 reviews) | 4 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Shugasu GmbH | Haha Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- Idling to Rule the Gods (2016) is 9 years older than It Takes One Year To Beat This Game (2025).
- Idling to Rule the Gods is free; It Takes One Year To Beat This Game is paid (0.99 USD).
- Idling to Rule the Gods is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; It Takes One Year To Beat This Game has no Deck rating yet.
Idling to Rule the Gods vs It Takes One Year To Beat This Game — FAQ
- Should I play Idling to Rule the Gods or It Takes One Year To Beat This Game first?
- If you want chronology, Idling to Rule the Gods (2016) came out before It Takes One Year To Beat This Game (2025). 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 to Rule the Gods and It Takes One Year To Beat This Game similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Simulation, 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.
- Is Idling to Rule the Gods free?
- Yes — Idling to Rule the Gods is a free-to-play Steam title. It Takes One Year To Beat This Game is paid (0.99 USD).
- Does Idling to Rule the Gods run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Idling to Rule the Gods is rated Deck Playable by Valve. It Takes One Year To Beat This Game doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.