Games like I hate progress bars
If I hate progress bars is your kind of game, the closest matches are Scratch the Ticket, Whack-A-Monster and Bills Must Be Paid — picked from the ranked list below. 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.
Get personalized picks →About I hate progress bars: A short incremental clicker about the progress bar that stops at 99%. Destroy bars by hand, unlock skills that click for you, and fight through installers, updates and a blue screen — one bar at a time, then hundreds at once.
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Steam players who put hours into I hate progress bars also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Scratch the Ticket
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Top pick for I hate progress bars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with I hate progress bars.
Scratch the Ticket is a first‑person incremental gambling sim where every ticket is a test of nerves. Print tickets, scratch cells, and decide: cash out now or risk it all. The outcome depends only on your choice.
Whack-A-Monster
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Second-strongest match for I hate progress bars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with I hate progress bars.
Whack-A-Monster. An incremental game about Whacking, Smashing, Splashing & BONKING monsters. Upgrade through the skill tree and unlock new weapons to vanquish all evil from this world.
Bills Must Be Paid
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Third-strongest match for I hate progress bars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with I hate progress bars.
You're broke, smash piggy banks, bills must be paid. A short active incremental game. Get money, upgrade, and get debt free!
Miseria
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Ranked #4 for I hate progress bars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with I hate progress bars.
Miseria is a dark fantasy idle incremental game in which you lead a party of damned souls through the depths of the world.
Sludgineers
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Ranked #5 for I hate progress bars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with I hate progress bars.
Clean, mine and refine pollution in this active incremental game. Cruise through the countryside earning cash and resources, build a refinery, process materials, upgrade equipment, unlock new areas and complete quests.
Scritchy Scratchy
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Ranked #6 for I hate progress bars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with I hate progress bars.
Scritchy Scratchy is a super-satisfying scratch card incremental game. Buy stacks of scratch-offs, unlock auto-scratching, and chase massive jackpots. Will you play it safe or go all-in?
Hole Is Mine
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Ranked #7 for I hate progress bars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with I hate progress bars.
Hole Is Mine is an incremental adventure about purifying a divine Hole. Dive inside and launch your Mini'Ohs to mine for you. Extract impurities, upgrade your power, and find hidden secrets to grow the Village, customizing your Mini'Ohs with incredible powers. The Hole has spoken!
Incredicer
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Ranked #8 for I hate progress bars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with I hate progress bars.
Incredicer is a short, incremental dice game where you roll dice, earn money, upgrade and buy helper hands to automate and increase your income.
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Frequently asked about I hate progress bars
- What games are most similar to I hate progress bars?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside I hate progress bars are Scratch the Ticket, Whack-A-Monster, Bills Must Be Paid.
- Who developed I hate progress bars?
- I hate progress bars was developed by Sonce Games.
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