Games like Beltex
Beltex. These games share the most with it, and each one says why.

Beltmatic
Also math, production chain, automation
Mine numbers from the map and route them along belts through adders and multipliers to deliver target values to the hub.
95% steam
Sixty Four
Also abstract, automation, production chain
Build machines that dig up cubes and spend them on stranger machines, moving from clicking toward a fully automated factory.
75% steam50% idle
Asbury Pines
Also production chain, automation
Link the work of townsfolk across eras from the stone age to the far future, building automated production that uncovers a small-town murder mystery.
90% steam
Assembly Planter
Also automation, production chain
Grow from hand farming to automated planters, harvesters and belts, and merge whole machine setups into one compact block.
92% steam
Space industrial empire
Also production chain, automation
Lay out flat conveyor lines for mining, smelting and research, then build warships to take other planets.
87% steam70% idle
Widget Inc.
Also production chain, automation
Craft widgets by hand, then automate and lay out a sprawling factory through twelve tech tiers on the way to building a rocket.
87% steamhas ending
Idle DeepcoreUpdated
Also automation, production chain
Mine blocks by hand, smelt ore into ingots, and grow into a network of automated mines running in parallel across claimed zones on a world map.
85% steam
Military Incremental ComplexDormant
Also production chain, automation
Start by making bullets by hand and grow into an arms giant producing tanks and nukes, playing the stock market and lobbying government.
82% steam2.7★ galaxy25% idle
Project P.I.T.T.
Also automation, production chain
As an intern, craft rubber ducks and feed them to a growing corporate pit, building physics contraptions of magnets, fans and launchers to raise throughput.
79% steam
Industry IdleDormant
Also production chain, automation
Build factories on generated maps, optimize production chains, trade on a player market and prestige for new maps, with offline earnings tied to company value.
77% steam75% idle
Incremental Factory
Also automation, production chain
Build out a factory across parcels and clusters, managing resource flow and reworking production chains as the operation expands.
72% steam
Scrap Yard IdleUpdated
Also production chain, automation
Collect scrap by hand, then build crushers, separators and assemblers until the whole processing chain runs itself.

Dragon Forge
Also automation, production chain
Play a dragon lifting a curse by gathering and crafting, while goblin minions run an ever-growing automated city across 80 areas to explore.
50% steam
Marketfield IdleUpdated
Also automation, production chain
Grow and sell crops, cook recipes and automate production, then prestige into stronger runs with over a thousand upgrades.
3.6★ galaxyMycelia (共生之网)Updated
Also production chain, automation
A fungal-network incremental where you design a 2D mycelium graph instead of a production list, with tech, automation, challenges and prestige.

Idle Lumber Chopper Empire IncUpdated
Also automation, production chain
Chop trees by hand at first, then hire lumberjacks and add machinery to automate a full timber business from forest to factory.

Deep Town: Mining Idle GamesDormant
Also production chain, automation
Mine resources below ground and craft them above into jewelry, chemicals, and plants, linking buildings into production chains run by bots.

Lumber IncUpdated
Also production chain, automation
Turn logs into planks in a sawmill, hiring lumberjacks and automating lines, with profits growing while you are away.
75% idle
Idle Distiller TycoonUpdated
Also automation, production chain
Brew, bottle and sell across breweries, distilleries and vineyards, hiring managers to automate production while a light storyline unfolds.
50% idle
Leek Factory TycoonUpdated
Also automation, production chain
Automate a leek restaurant with factories and conveyor belts, arranging the layout for the best idle income and comparing strategies on leaderboards.
75% idle
BitburnerUpdated
Also automation
A cyberpunk incremental where you write real JavaScript to hack servers and automate everything.
95% steam70% idle
(the) Gnorp Apologue
Also automation
Strike a rock for shards and hire a growing crew of gnorps to smash and haul them, stacking synergies until the numbers explode.
96% steam
The Farmer Was Replaced
Also automation
Write Python-like scripts for a drone that farms for you, then spend the harvest on new tech that opens tougher automation puzzles.
97% steam
Antimatter DimensionsUpdated
Also automation
Buy dimensions that buy dimensions, then break infinity, then break reality. The reference point every numbers-go-up game is measured against, and it has a real ending.
92% steam4.6★ galaxy200–600h ending55% idle