# Games like 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.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Cult Nation](https://imho.run/games/3897540/cult-nation) — Shares prestige system and idle progression with Criticality. 66 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3897540/)
2. [Black Hole Fishing](https://imho.run/games/3667390/black-hole-fishing) — Also Idler, like Criticality. 282 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3667390/)
3. [Particul](https://imho.run/games/4273120/particul) — A frequent pick in Criticality players' libraries, and another Strategy. 413 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4273120/)
4. [Simultree](https://imho.run/games/3811840/simultree) — Shares idle progression and upgrade system with Criticality. 73 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3811840/)
5. [Feed the Reactor](https://imho.run/games/4009730/feed-the-reactor) — Shares prestige system and idle progression with Criticality. 424 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4009730/)
6. [castle idler](https://imho.run/games/4082900/castle-idler) — Shares idle progression and achievement hunting with Criticality. 59 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4082900/)
7. [Chop Chains](https://imho.run/games/4139720/chop-chains) — Shares prestige system and idle progression with Criticality. 88 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4139720/)
8. [Fracture Field](https://imho.run/games/3946110/fracture-field) — A frequent pick in Criticality players' libraries, and another Indie. 116 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3946110/)
9. [Revolution Idle](https://imho.run/games/2763740/revolution-idle) — Shares tech tree progression and idle progression with Criticality. 6,500 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2763740/)
10. [A Game About Feeding A Black Hole](https://imho.run/games/3694480/a-game-about-feeding-a-black-hole) — Shares upgrade system with Criticality. 1,655 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3694480/)
11. [Hydra Heli](https://imho.run/games/3858850/hydra-heli) — Shares idle progression and upgrade system with Criticality. 54 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3858850/)
12. [Dwarf Eats Mountain](https://imho.run/games/4078200/dwarf-eats-mountain) — Also Incremental and Idler, like Criticality. 841 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4078200/)
13. [Piñata Go Boom](https://imho.run/games/3269180/pinata-go-boom) — Shares prestige system and achievement hunting with Criticality. 458 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3269180/)
14. [Smash Hit Museum](https://imho.run/games/4182480/smash-hit-museum) — A frequent pick in Criticality players' libraries, and another Action. 123 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4182480/)
15. [The Greenening](https://imho.run/games/3441280/the-greenening) — Shares resource management with Criticality. 301 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3441280/)
16. [Zero Stress King: Idle Defense](https://imho.run/games/4271160/zero-stress-king-idle-defense) — Shares prestige system and idle progression with Criticality. 523 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4271160/)
17. [Military Incremental Complex](https://imho.run/games/3469750/military-incremental-complex) — Shares prestige system and idle progression with Criticality. 530 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3469750/)
18. [DEFRAG](https://imho.run/games/4028640/defrag) — Shares achievement hunting and upgrade system with Criticality. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4028640/)
19. [Scritchy Scratchy](https://imho.run/games/3948120/scritchy-scratchy) — Shares prestige system and idle progression with Criticality. 3,744 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3948120/)
20. [Nodebuster](https://imho.run/games/3107330/nodebuster) — Also Abstract and Idler, like Criticality. 10,302 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3107330/)
21. [Incredicer](https://imho.run/games/3929760/incredicer) — Shares idle progression and upgrade system with Criticality. 1,676 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3929760/)
22. [Trainatic](https://imho.run/games/3208560/trainatic) — Shares idle progression and upgrade system with Criticality. 545 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3208560/)
23. [Click and Conquer](https://imho.run/games/3267900/click-and-conquer) — Shares idle progression and achievement hunting with Criticality. 1,338 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3267900/)
24. [Fortune Mill](https://imho.run/games/4731620/fortune-mill) — Shares idle progression and achievement hunting with Criticality. 2,492 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4731620/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4144990&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4144990&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4144990&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=4144990
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/4144990
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Criticality

A short incremental game about splitting atoms and triggering exponentially growing chain reactions.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 4144990
- **Developer:** Mechabit
- **Publisher:** Mechabit
- **Genres:** Indie, Simulation, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Mouse Only Option, Save Anytime
- **Released:** Apr 28, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/4144990/criticality)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4144990&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4144990/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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