# Games like Starvester

> The closest matches to Starvester: Dwarf Eats Mountain, Unnamed Space Idle, Particul, Feed the Reactor, and Gridkeeper. 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. [Dwarf Eats Mountain](https://imho.run/games/4078200/dwarf-eats-mountain) — Shares idle progression and meta progression with Starvester. 841 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4078200/)
2. [Unnamed Space Idle](https://imho.run/games/2471100/unnamed-space-idle) — Shares automation and progression system with Starvester. 2,736 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2471100/)
3. [Particul](https://imho.run/games/4273120/particul) — Shares idle automation and automation with Starvester. 413 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4273120/)
4. [Feed the Reactor](https://imho.run/games/4009730/feed-the-reactor) — Also Clicker and Idler, like Starvester. 424 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4009730/)
5. [Gridkeeper](https://imho.run/games/3536380/gridkeeper) — Shares automation and idle progression with Starvester. 127 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3536380/)
6. [A Game About Feeding A Black Hole](https://imho.run/games/3694480/a-game-about-feeding-a-black-hole) — Shares progression system and upgrade system with Starvester. 1,655 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3694480/)
7. [Fracture Field](https://imho.run/games/3946110/fracture-field) — Also Mining and Clicker, like Starvester. 116 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3946110/)
8. [Idle Colony](https://imho.run/games/2843640/idle-colony) — Also Clicker and Automation, like Starvester. 385 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2843640/)
9. [Rusty's Retirement](https://imho.run/games/2666510/rusty-s-retirement) — Also Automation and Idler, like Starvester. 6,440 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2666510/)
10. [Universe Horizon](https://imho.run/games/3207880/universe-horizon) — Shares idle progression and upgrade system with Starvester. 184 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3207880/)
11. [Military Incremental Complex](https://imho.run/games/3469750/military-incremental-complex) — A frequent pick in Starvester players' libraries, and another Strategy. 530 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3469750/)
12. [Incredicer](https://imho.run/games/3929760/incredicer) — Shares idle automation and automation with Starvester. 1,676 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3929760/)
13. [Orbitmine](https://imho.run/games/4489770/orbitmine) — Shares upgrade system and resource management with Starvester. 155 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4489770/)
14. [Lyca](https://imho.run/games/3421300/lyca) — Shares idle progression and meta progression with Starvester. 612 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3421300/)
15. [Tower Wizard](https://imho.run/games/3372980/tower-wizard) — A frequent pick in Starvester players' libraries, and another RPG. 6,473 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3372980/)
16. [Incremental Factory](https://imho.run/games/2449430/incremental-factory) — Also Mining and Automation, like Starvester. 170 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2449430/)
17. [Revolution Idle](https://imho.run/games/2763740/revolution-idle) — Shares idle automation and progression system with Starvester. 6,500 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2763740/)
18. [Cult Nation](https://imho.run/games/3897540/cult-nation) — Shares automation and idle progression with Starvester. 66 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3897540/)
19. [Astrodle](https://imho.run/games/2853130/astrodle) — A frequent pick in Starvester players' libraries, and another Indie. 179 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2853130/)
20. [Space Rock Breaker](https://imho.run/games/4035270/space-rock-breaker) — Shares idle progression and resource management with Starvester. 1,768 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4035270/)
21. [Kin and Quarry](https://imho.run/games/3505770/kin-and-quarry) — Shares idle automation and idle progression with Starvester. 211 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3505770/)
22. [Sixty Four](https://imho.run/games/2659900/sixty-four) — Shares progression system and idle progression with Starvester. 1,121 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2659900/)
23. [Upload Labs](https://imho.run/games/3606890/upload-labs) — A frequent pick in Starvester players' libraries, and another Simulation. 3,951 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3606890/)
24. [Widget Inc.](https://imho.run/games/3184110/widget-inc) — Shares automation and idle progression with Starvester. 586 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3184110/)

## 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=4194800&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4194800&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4194800&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=4194800
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/4194800
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Starvester

A short incremental game about expanding a star-system wide factory to build giant megastructures in space. Deploy swarms of drones, mine resources, unlock upgrades and harvest the power of the stars!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 4194800
- **Developer:** Syphono4
- **Publisher:** Future Friends Games, Syphono4
- **Genres:** Strategy, Simulation, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input
- **Released:** May 29, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/4194800/starvester)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4194800&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4194800/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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