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Games like Closed Circuit: Recursive Idle

Games like Closed Circuit: Recursive Idle

Games like Closed Circuit: Recursive Idle

Looking for games like Closed Circuit: Recursive Idle? Here are top casual management recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Widget Inc., Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft or Sixty Four.

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    84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    84% User Score Based on 566 reviews

    The world has ended, Humanity is lost Thankfully, a revolutionary new science is presented as humanity's salvation: Widgets, a technological marvel with unlimited potential that promises to uplift the remnants of human civilization and return them to their previous heights. Now, it falls on you to build humanity's future. Starting from humble beginnings, research an expansive array of technologie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Widget Inc..

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  2. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 386 reviews

    Craftomation 101 is a craft automation game about funny programmable robots CraftoMates who can move, eat, and craft things needed to terraform a frozen planet. You land on a frozen planet in a tiny rocket with a robot inside. Harvest and combine materials to discover new ones. Use visual programming to make the robot do the tiresome work for you. Slowly build a gang of self-sustaining robot work… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    75% User Score Based on 1,773 reviews

    Upgrade a factory in an extraordinary world. Progress to unlock new resources and machines, leading to new ways to expand and grow. ❒ From Foundation to Complexity Begin your journey with a simple machine generating distinct cubes. Use combinations of cubes to unlock advanced machinery and new gameplay elements. ❒ An Evolving Factory Adventure Your factory is not just a collection of idle mach… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sixty Four.

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  4. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
    92% User Score Based on 960 reviews

    Factory Town Idle is a unique town builder that takes place entirely within a massive living spreadsheet. At the start, simple clicks will harvest resources, create housing & production buildings, and assign workers to craft items. You'll choose which items to sell at the markets, and which to refine into better items. But as you gain experience, you'll acquire tools that help automatically manage… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Factory Town Idle.

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  5. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    74% User Score Based on 50 reviews

    Roadmap About the GameFactory Planner is a strategy and simulation card-based game. Players combine various cards to build their factories from the ground up, efficiently manage resources, and optimize production processes. Each card plays a different role in factory management: collecting resources, producing goods, managing electricity, or speeding up processes. With careful planning and str… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Factory Planner: First Sparks.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    94% User Score Based on 1,438 reviews

    Beltmatic is a game where you build mathematical factories. Extract numbers from the map Construct buildings that perform mathematical operations Lay down an expansive belt network Deliver numbers to hub to reach the next level Build new production lines and reuse old ones Unlock new buildings and upgrade them. Expand your factory across a huge map If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beltmatic.

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  7. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    69% User Score Based on 406 reviews

    Click! Place gears, click! Make money, click! Place more gears, click! Make even more money, click, click and above all click! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Idling Gears.

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  8. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    68% User Score Based on 44 reviews

    Upload Simulator Silicon is an incremental game about uploading, making money, hacking, and ascending as a powerful entity that controls the very laws of the universe using powerful technologies you discover throught your journey. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Upload Simulator Silicon.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    Spacenap is a small corner of paradise taking place in space and that you can put anywhere on your screen. Hunt stars, buy upgrades and create your own collectable constellations. This is the perfect idler and automated multitask toy to have while you do other things. MULTITASKINGSpacenap sits on your screen while you work or have fun. Place it anywhere, at any size, decide if it stays above o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spacenap.

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  10. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 73 reviews

    Roadmap WISHLIST & FOLLOW ✨ About the GameFactory Planner is a card-based strategy and simulation game where your goal is to build your own factory from scratch by combining different types of cards, managing resources, and optimizing production lines. Each card plays a specific role: gather materials, produce goods, distribute power, or boost efficiency. With the right planning, combi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Factory Planner.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, gameplay
    74% User Score Based on 39 reviews

    The game is simple: Combine numbers with operators Make money, achieve your next goals Buy new nodes and upgrades Money go brrr = fun If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Node Math.

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  12. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    60% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    Build the mall of your dreams — and feel the reward every step of the way. Take full control as you turn a quiet, empty shopping center into a thriving hub of life and profit. Stock shelves, set your own prices, handle payments, hire and train staff, and manage everything down to the finest detail. Every decision counts — and every success is truly yours. Experience the satisfaction of watchi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MALL MANAGER SIMULATOR.

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  13. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    72% User Score Based on 229 reviews

    Welcome to "Incremental Factory", a world where you're not just building a factory, but an entire industrial empire! From the mind of a lone engineer, watch as your empire grows into a sprawling network of parcels and clusters, each humming with the rhythmic dance of machinery. This is more than just an automation game - it's an intricate dance of strategy, planning, and constant optimi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Incremental Factory.

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  14. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    81% User Score Based on 154 reviews

    Coin Factory lets you build a money-making empire in this puzzle strategy game. Construct factories and conveyor belts to optimize cash flow. The goal is to maximize profits with clever layouts. Expand your factory now! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Coin Factory.

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  15. View Game
    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    86% User Score Based on 124 reviews

    Dig deeper. Smelt more. Expand the network. The mine must grow.Idle Deepcore is an incremental mining game where every block you break brings you closer to an underground industrial empire. Start with your mouse. End up leading a network of automated mines plunging into the depths. From a pickaxe to an empireBreak your first blocks by hand. Extract raw ore. Smelt it into ingots. Reinvest. Then … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Idle Deepcore.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story
    91% User Score Based on 313 reviews

    Take the helm as a new Station Commander and exploit an alien star system in this stunning space-station factory automation game. Amass resources and construct starships using increasingly advanced manufacturing and expand your station in a hostile universe! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outworld Station.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    83% User Score Based on 2,070 reviews

    Explore endless Universe and create the most efficient constellation of colonies. Build conveyor systems to automate production. Take care of Astronauts and their needs! Establish new colonies as part of intergalactic simulation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astro Colony.

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    76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    76% User Score Based on 1,191 reviews

    Strategic idle game. Develop the kingdom, then abdicate and get gold! For gold, you can buy new tiles and expand the territory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Territory Idle.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    96% User Score Based on 8,848 reviews

    Shapez is a game about building factories to automate the creation and combination of increasingly complex shapes within an infinite map. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to shapez.

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    80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    80% User Score Based on 422 reviews

    Click to mine particles and watch your pile grow. Turn resources into profit, automate extraction, research new technologies and trade. Can you mine the rarest particle and ascend? There is just one way to find out. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Particul.

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  21. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    71% User Score Based on 35 reviews

    3D Printer Manager is a strategic idle management game that takes you into the addictive world of 3D printing. Start your journey as a hobbyist in your bedroom with a single, noisy printer and a dream. Your goal? To build the ultimate 3D printing empire. Manage your fleet of machines, optimize your filament supply, and fulfill customer orders to fund your expansion. As you grow, you'll move from … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 3D Printer Manager.

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  22. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    72% User Score Based on 83 reviews

    Grow a Colorful ColonyRelax with Auto Snakes in Outer Space! A slow, meditative, and mesmerizing incremental idler where colorful snakes automatically collect food. The player's goal is to make them more efficient. Increase your snakes’ speed and food supply. Unlock abilities and upgrades. Complete tasks to unlock new skins. Prestige for permanent perks. Beat the game to Unlock Endless Mode. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Auto Snakes in Outer Space.

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  23. View Game
    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    93% User Score Based on 182 reviews

    Feed Your Glonks A healthy Glonk is your way to fortune! Keep them alive to earn gold, and progress to the next level! Upgrade Your Glonks Spend your gold on upgrades in an expanding skill-tree full of abilities and fun surprises! Go Crazy! The Glonks have an insatiable appetite. The result of their gluttony can't possibly be good... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GLONK.

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  24. View Game
    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    92% User Score Based on 433 reviews

    Modulus is a factory automation game where you cut, color, stamp, and assemble 3D building blocks. Design and optimize sprawling factories with creative freedom to efficiently fulfill the orders of the Grand Neural Network. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Modulus.

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  25. 78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics
    78% User Score Based on 125 reviews

    Start your path as a simple human — and build your own story of becoming a true mage. Plan your daily routines, manage carefully crafted lists of actions, and steadily improve every aspect of your magical life. Explore a rich and expanding world full of opportunities. Unlock new actions, resources, and systems at your own pace — and discover how much there is to unfold. Every hour brings somethin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Idle Awakening: Mages Path.

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  26. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, monetization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    46% User Score Based on 52 reviews

    Generate primary colors and unlock complex mixers to build an intricate production chain. Use your creations to generate Light and restore a vast, explorable Star Chart, unlocking powerful, permanent bonuses with each constellation. Evolve your engine with sophisticated automation to manage production and upgrades, allowing you to focus on cosmic restoration. Uncover the secrets of the void throug… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Chromata.

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  27. View Game
    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    91% User Score Based on 4,147 reviews

    A sci-fi management game where you build and optimize your computer's system from the ground up. Connect and configure interconnected nodes to efficiently download, process, and upload files. Manage your setup, solve system challenges, and become the ultimate system architect If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Upload Labs.

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  28. View Game
    71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    71% User Score Based on 126 reviews

    Gridkeeper is an incremental game about managing "Grids" and using their power to run MineBots, research tech, and grow your mining empire by getting better Grids. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gridkeeper.

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  30. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, optimization
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability
    86% User Score Based on 118 reviews

    Figuré Shop Simulator is a fun and detailed business simulation game where you manage your own figure shop. Produce figures with 3D printers, stock your shelves, set prices, and offer the best shopping experience to your customers. To grow your business, efficiently manage your storage, expand your store, and customize its design. Create rare figures for collectors, follow trends, and increas… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Figure Shop Simulator.

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  31. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    76% User Score Based on 217 reviews

    Worldwide Rush lets you experience passenger transportation and management on a global scale. Expand your company, meet the growing travel demand, compete against other companies, and discover new continents with its unique vehicles. The entire world is yours to control. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Worldwide Rush.

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  32. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story
    85% User Score Based on 506 reviews

    Make weapons, make money. Start your own military industrial complex enterprise! Begin by making bullets by hand, then with machines, then acquire entire factories. Expand into making guns, tanks, planes, and even nukes. Research new products, faster and cheaper ways to make them, and better methods of making money. Enter the stock market to raise capital, buyout rival companies, or perform marke… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Military Incremental Complex.

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  33. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 218 reviews

    Don't forget to Wishlist & Follow Add the Rock Crusher to your wishlist and follow the game so you won't miss the release, discounts, and updates! About the GameRock Crusher is an incremental game with a massive skill tree where you take control of a small but mighty rock-crushing machine stranded on a mysterious alien planet. Your mission? Crush rocks, collect resources, and uncove… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rock Crusher.

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  34. View Game
    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    91% User Score Based on 1,453 reviews

    Click Mage is a 2D resource clicker and building game. Mine and process resources, upgrade your clicking power and construct buildings on an idyllic island with beautiful pixel art graphics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Click Mage.

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    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 1,207 reviews

    Choose your planet, and turn it into a habitable haven for humanity. Terraform and automate across 5 unique planets, each with its own environmental challenges and secrets. Build production chains while surviving giant waves on Ocean World, lava-filled landscapes on Pyraxis, asteroid storms on Aetheria, uncovering the remains of a failed colony on Nova Terra, and the strange signal emitted by Ec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eden Crafters.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 368 reviews

    Idle Colony is a game about little creatures and big numbers that will make your dopamine go up and your worries go down. MergeCombine two fruits of the same tier into the next one. 1$, 2$, 4$, 8$... This process generates an exponential amount of money as you make your way up to bigger fruits. UpgradeUnlock buildings to uncover always more options to leverage your income. As cash comes in, i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Idle Colony.

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  37. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 245 reviews

    Add to your wishlist! "Internet Cafe & Supermarket Simulator 2024" is a comprehensive simulation game that combines the management of both an internet cafe and a supermarket. Step into the role of a shop owner, apply your business acumen, and expand your empire step by step. Upgrade your equipment, design a shop layout that is both functional and aesthetically pleasing, and hire … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Supermarket & Internet Cafe Simulator.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 170 reviews

    Beltex is a casual factory game played on a hex map. Extract numbers. Combine them using mathematical operations. Deliver them using belts across a huge map. Unlock new buildings and upgrades. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beltex.

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  39. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    91% User Score Based on 304 reviews

    A farming / automation game, that allows you to progress from a poor hard-working farmer with just a few old tools to a lazy rich guy that watches his machines do the work for him while he tries to optimize production. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Assembly Planter.

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  40. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 3,816 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 8 reviews

    Travel the universe colonising uninhabited planets with the sole goal of setting worlds in motion through the power of automation. Fresh from your spaceship you must harvest stick and stone and begin your colonisation efforts. Create rudimentary crafting items from blueprints and slowly build a number of workerbots to aid in your efforts. Teach and shape their artificial intelligence with a visual… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Autonauts.

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  41. Assemble your roster, scale your economy, unlock advanced systems, and push deeper into the dungeon every run. The core loop is easy to start and hard to quit: optimize damage, boost speed, trigger powerful effects, and keep climbing. Core Gameplay Idle progression with active decisions: Your team fights automatically, but your upgrade path, unlock timing, and build priorities decide the out… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Infinite Dungeon: Idle Adventure.

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  42. Enjoy this free, full demo of RoboFarm! And make sure to wishlist the full version of the game on Steam! JOIN OUR DISCORD RoboFarm is a semi-idle, cozy, incremental, automation-robot-powered farm builder focused on crafting clever builds, unlocking synergies, conquering dynamic events, and making money. This limited demo version offers a hint of the full version, allowing you to reach level… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RoboFarm.

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  43. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 24 reviews

    Recursive is a recursive incremental game about helping your kingdom survive by building yourself into something unstoppable. You start by clicking enemies for XP, then you turn that into upgrades that unlock more systems, more currencies, and more ways to scale. Unlock towns with their own minigames and progression, route their output back into your build, and keep feeding everything into your k… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Recursive.

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  44. Marble Desktop is a casual idle masterpiece that combines realistic physical collisions with multi-dimensional development! No complex operations required—unlock your hands and enjoy a thrilling experience effortlessly. Built on a precision physics engine, the marbles' rebounds, collisions, and chain reactions are smooth and natural. Even in idle mode, you can admire the relaxing mechanical effect… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Idle Desktop Marbles.

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    75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, replayability
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization
    75% User Score Based on 223 reviews

    Build, cable, and grow a living data center from the ground up. Start with bare floors, buy racks, servers, and switches, then physically place and stack your hardware the way you want. Run Ethernet between ports to shape your network by hand and watch data spring to life: every customer’s traffic appears as colored packet-balls rolling along your cables, revealing bottlenecks, idle links, and bea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Data Center.

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  46. View Game
    59%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music
    59% User Score Based on 275 reviews

    Godsbane Idle is a fresh idle take on games such as path of exile. It combines the hunt for powerful loot with idle systems to guarantee your progress even if time is short that day. It tries to stray away from linear paths and offers multiple ways to customize your equipment, skills and even more. Frequent updates introducing new mechanics. Equip the rarest items, artifacts and uniques to elev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Godsbane Idle.

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    94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 383 reviews

    Tiny Terraces is an idle-farming game, where you can watch tiny guys do different tasks around the terrace as you work on things outside the game. Grow Crops: Plant crops and watch as the tiny guys manage the garden plots by watering, weeding, and harvesting. Craft Tiny Guys: Use certain crops and tiny guy parts to craft more tiny guys to help manage the terrace. Decorate: Use money produc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Terraces.

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  49. Breadbulls is an idle economy simulator. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breadbulls.

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  50. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music
    82% User Score Based on 252 reviews

    Learning Factory is a relaxing automation game, which lets you concentrate on the most important task in the Universe: making cats happy again. You're a humble genius scientist who gets invited to become the chief engineer at an abandoned Factory on Mars, designed to produce and sell exquisite goods for cats. It was conceived to learn everything about cats and make them happy, but it is desolated… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Learning Factory.

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