Scratch Inc.

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Scratch Inc. is a single player casual management game with economy and science fiction themes. It was developed by Makopaz and was released on September 17, 2025. It received very positive reviews from players.

Build an Empire, From Scratch Scratch cards, earn points, and grow your empire in this idle/incremental game. Upgrade your cards, unlock automation, prestige across industries, and climb the leaderboards. Endless Upgrades – Boost your point gain, match multipliers, grid size, and so much more. Prestige for Progress – Reset to climb faster across deep progression layers. Achievements with R…

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90%

Audience ScoreBased on 935 reviews

gameplay5 positive mentions

grinding11 negative mentions

Fun and addictive incremental/idle game with multiple prestige layers that provide a satisfying sense of progression.
Free to play with optional non-intrusive microtransactions and no pay-to-win mechanics.
Simple, chill, and great for casual play or as a relaxing background game; good visual design and smooth interface.

Progression becomes very grindy and repetitive due to frequent full resets that remove most previous automation and upgrades.
Requires constant active play and clicking for long sessions; not truly idle as offline progress is minimal or ineffective.
Issues with UI scaling on some displays and occasional performance problems; lack of new mechanics or depth in late game.

gameplay
36 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is largely repetitive and lacks meaningful evolution or new mechanics, with many users finding the prestige system dull and punishing due to frequent resets and minimal offline progress. While some appreciate the straightforward, polished design and layered prestige mechanics, others find the core loop simplistic, tedious, and insufficiently engaging for long-term play. Overall, it suits players who prefer basic idlers but may disappoint those seeking deeper or more varied incremental gameplay.
- “Unlike a lot of other idlers, it has several prestige mechanics that keeps it feeling fresh.”
- “Gameplay can be really fast if you optimize your setup before going offline to maximize progress.”
- “They have a particular, satisfying game design, good use of assets, and a comfortably simple gameplay loop.”
- “It takes way too long to access the traditional autoplay mechanism that other idlers have and once you have them, the prestige mechanic removes it, meaning you need to manually interact again.”
- “The content isn't really deep enough to justify the amount of time investment you would need to beat it. It's more of a time sink for the sake of being a time sink, compared to other idlers I've played. This one feels like half of a game, which really makes the prestige mechanic feel all the more punishing, as there's nothing to do to kill time in-game while you wait to build back up.”
- “The prestige system is dull and does not introduce new mechanics to the overall gameplay loop, so the game gets boring and repetitive fast.”
grinding
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The grinding in the game is widely seen as tedious and repetitive, often feeling slow and lacking meaningful progress for extended periods. While some find the gradual speed-up after resets somewhat rewarding, many players report frustration with repetitive tasks and slow upgrade pacing, which can diminish long-term engagement.
- “Pretty much losing all progress whenever you want to reset for a higher tier feels needlessly grindy, especially because there is no feeling of having actually received an upgrade until you have done it 3 times for what feels like a 10% boost.”
- “Feel like I am missing something with the praise, but it quickly got tedious, as you have to do the same thing over and over again, without any decision making.”
- “It's also very tedious to get back to automation after prestiging.”
monetization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game features optional in-app purchases that do not impact gameplay, with no advertisements, offering a user-friendly monetization approach. However, some users report issues with in-app purchases not working properly. Overall, the monetization is unobtrusive and primarily supports the developer.
- “The in-app purchases are very optional, and that is a huge plus.”
- “I've tried a fair few idle games by now, from individual devs and studios alike, using various monetization strategies.”
- “In-app purchases don’t work ;-;”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is light and amusing, with players appreciating its funny moments and finding it entertaining. The comedic elements add a charming touch to the idle gameplay experience.
- “It's funny.”
- “I discovered that another game I played long ago, which has the same prestige system, was made by this developer. Hilarious mistake on my part.”
- “Funny idle game.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story emphasizes perseverance and the unpredictability of life, highlighting personal growth despite challenges. However, some users felt the narrative pace was slow, especially when compared to similar games, which affected their overall engagement.
- “Moral of the story, you never know what life holds in store for you, and if I had given up when all the odds were stacked against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Optimization appears inconsistent, with occasional performance issues and FPS drops reported by some users, though these problems are not widely experienced.
- “I have some weird performance issues and FPS drops while playing, but I haven't seen any other reviews like that, so your mileage may vary.”
graphics
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The graphics are highly polished, providing a visually impressive and immersive gameplay experience.
stability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game exhibits stability issues, causing periodic system spikes similar to crypto miners, which can lead to freezes and crashes, especially when running other applications simultaneously.
- “Because of the periodic spikes it creates on my PC, much like data/crypto miners do, it freezes and crashes my system if I play something else as well.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music is praised for its calming and reassuring effect, helping players feel relaxed and comforted during gameplay.
- “I relaxed for 5 minutes to this music long enough to realize that I was going to be okay.”