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Games like Breakfront

Breakfront leans active, finishes in about a while. These games share the most with it, and each one says why.

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  1. Journey to Incrementalia cover art

    Journey to Incrementalia

    Also active, upgrade tree, short · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending

    A necromancer summons minions and casts spells to smash through 99 walls, exploring a big resettable skill tree on a short hands-on run.

    89% steam
    has ending
    25% idle
  2. Nodebuster cover art

    NodebusterComplete

    Also active, short, upgrade tree · Has an ending, about 3–6h

    Sweep your cursor over nodes, spend the bits on a huge upgrade web, go again. A tight, active, few-hour hit.

    97% steam
    3–6h ending
    10% idle
  3. Magic Archery cover art

    Magic ArcheryUpdated

    Also short, active · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending

    Train an elf commoner into a master archer by shooting targets, taking quests for gold and buying magic upgrades in a brief, hands-on climb with a set ending.

    98% steam
    has ending
    25% idle
  4. Execute cover art

    ExecuteUpdated

    Also short, active · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending

    A dark comedy on a retro Windows desktop: capture people and escalate from a guillotine to nukes until the world population hits zero.

    91% steam
    has ending
    25% idle
  5. PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator cover art

    PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator

    Also active, short · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending

    Drive a mining train by hand between stations, defend against alien insects and reinvest profits into upgrades and delivery drones, satirizing tech startups.

    98% steam
    has ending
    25% idle
  6. The MachinEGG cover art

    The MachinEGGUpdated

    Also short, active · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending

    Raise chickens, sell their eggs and automate the farm in a relaxed clicker that takes around 20 to 25 minutes to finish.

    4.2★ galaxy
    has ending
    25% idle
  7. Unfair Flips cover art

    Unfair Flips

    Also short, active · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending

    Flip a rigged coin with a 20% heads chance and upgrade the odds, aiming for ten heads in a row in a bleak far-future setting.

    88% steam
    has ending
    25% idle
  8. Out With a Bang cover art

    Out With a Bang

    Also short, active · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending

    With two minutes before a bomb goes off, figure out the unexplained mechanics and generate as much energy as you can.

    3.1★ galaxy
    has ending
    25% idle
  9. Idle Gumball Machine cover art

    Idle Gumball MachineUpdated

    Also physics, short · Same active/idle balance (leans active)

    Fire gumballs into spinning gears in a plinko-style board, buy upgrades for explosive number growth, and ascend to trade everything for stronger bonuses.

    91% steam
    25% idle
  10. SliceCremental cover art

    SliceCrementalUpdated

    Also upgrade tree, short, physics

    Plant fruit trees, slice the fruit for profit and play plinko, all feeding a large skill tree in a one to two hour jam game.

    3.2★ galaxy
  11. Time Survivor cover art

    Time SurvivorComing soon

    Also active, upgrade tree · Same active/idle balance (leans active)

    Survive in an arena as your life energy drains, grabbing orbs and fighting enemies, then spend resources in a four-branch skill tree after each death.

    3.8★ galaxy
    25% idle
  12. Wild Growth cover art

    Wild Growth

    Also short, upgrade tree · Same active/idle balance (leans active)

    Click to cast heals on your Norse warband in battle, then recruit allies, test formations and explore an upgrade tree after each loss.

    84% steam
    25% idle
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    Pegfinity

    Also physics, short, upgrade tree

    Launch balls into a pachinko board where hits chain into combos, then buy permanent upgrades like explosive pegs, portals and lasers between runs.

    76% steam
  14. Master Healer Kale with useless party cover art

    Master Healer Kale with useless party

    Also short, upgrade tree · Has an ending

    Play the healer of a hopeless party, keeping them alive with spells and a 200-node skill tree until they can face the Demon King in about four hours.

    95% steam
    4.0★ galaxy
    has ending
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    PachincroUpdated

    Also physics, upgrade tree, short

    Drop balls through pachinko boards to stack multipliers, fight a boss, and spend on a big skill tree across several modes with prestige.

    36% steam
    3.3★ galaxy
  16. Click and Conquer cover art

    Click and ConquerUpdated

    Also short, upgrade tree · Has an ending

    Bomb a fog-covered grid to uncover enemies, invest in passive income and power across 12 maps, and prestige for permanent upgrades in a two-to-four-hour run.

    92% steam
    has ending
  17. Berry Bury Berry cover art

    Berry Bury Berry

    Also upgrade tree, physics · Has an ending

    Grow berries in a first-person garden and drop them into a strange hole for cash, upgrading helpers while an unsettling mystery with several endings unfolds.

    98% steam
    has ending
  18. Far Fishing cover art

    Far Fishing

    Also short, upgrade tree · Has an ending

    Chase fish inside a circle from a small boat, upgrading it as you sail to the edge of the world across nine locations in about two hours.

    97% steam
    has ending
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    Far Mining

    Also short, upgrade tree · Has an ending

    Pilot a ship that auto-fires at nearby asteroids, then spend the haul on a large tech tree to escape deep space. A short run of about three hours.

    95% steam
    has ending
  20. Journey to Ascension cover art

    Journey to Ascension

    Also active · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending

    An active looping incremental in the vein of Prismatic Adventure with no idle waits and a complete story, finished in 10 to 25 hours.

    4.4★ galaxy
    has ending
    25% idle
  21. The Rebirth Tree Rewritten cover art

    The Rebirth Tree Rewritten

    Also active · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending

    A tree game built around repeated rebirths, with almost no waiting and an estimated 5 to 12 hours to complete.

    4.2★ galaxy
    has ending
    25% idle
  22. Ensis IDLE cover art

    Ensis IDLEUpdated

    Also active · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending

    A text-based dark fantasy incremental in early development, meant to be played actively and finished within a few weeks. Community translations included.

    3.9★ galaxy
    has ending
    25% idle
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    Lyca

    Also short, upgrade tree · Has an ending

    A magical wolf runs across a wasteland gathering resources to buy through a large upgrade tree, bringing it back to green in a few hours.

    83% steam
    has ending
  24. Some Tree with Generators cover art

    Some Tree with Generators

    Also active · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending

    A generator-based tree game with almost no waiting that takes about 2 to 5 hours to finish.

    3.9★ galaxy
    has ending
    25% idle