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  1. The Near Future: Incremental cover art

    The Near Future: Incremental

    Also space, science, automation

    Turn energy into computation, build self-replicating foundries and expand from Earth across the solar system.

  2. PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator cover art

    PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator

    Also space, automation

    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
  3. Black Hole Fishing cover art

    Black Hole FishingUpdated

    Also science, automation

    Use a black hole to vacuum fish from a pond, then breed, inject traits into and research them while feeding the singularity to grow it.

    89% steam
  4. Space industrial empire cover art

    Space industrial empire

    Also space, automation

    Lay out flat conveyor lines for mining, smelting and research, then build warships to take other planets.

    87% steam
    70% idle
  5. Widget Inc. cover art

    Widget Inc.

    Also automation, science

    Craft widgets by hand, then automate and lay out a sprawling factory through twelve tech tiers on the way to building a rocket.

    87% steam
    has ending
  6. Code: Terraform cover art

    Code: Terraform

    Also automation, space

    Write Python-like scripts to run rovers, power grids, smelters and drone fleets on a frozen alien world, with your code working while you plan.

    84% steam
  7. Transport Defender cover art

    Transport Defender

    Also automation, space

    Guard a cargo ship from boarding waves with a turret and auto weapons, scripting auto upgrades and auto ascension for long idle runs.

    80% steam
    70% idle
  8. Upload Simulator cover art

    Upload Simulator

    Also automation, science

    Download and upload files for credits, then upgrade hardware, research tech, automate part production, overclock, and prestige.

    84% steam
  9. Sporbs cover art

    SporbsUpdated

    Also space, automation

    Hover over alien organisms to harvest them without clicking, feed a fuel factory, and work through a 170-node skill tree toward a ride home.

    77% steam
    4.1★ galaxy
    has ending
  10. Idle Space Raider cover art

    Idle Space Raider

    Also space, automation

    Patrol space as a station guard, mining ore and fighting in raids, then upgrade your ship and station. Toggles automate most systems, and a stargate opens a second reset tier.

    74% steam
    70% idle
  11. Constellation Clicker cover art

    Constellation ClickerComing soon

    Also space, automation

    Click to claim stars, link them with trade routes and grow a galactic economy, with 12 upgradeable Clankers to automate the clicks.

    50% idle
  12. Orbit Foundry cover art

    Orbit FoundryComing soon

    Also space, automation

    Grow one extractor into an orbital factory: place machines beside the right neighbors, time reactor pulses for bursts, and Reforge for permanent upgrades until you light a new star.

    has ending
  13. Starvester cover art

    Starvester

    Also space, automation

    Send drone swarms to mine a star system and grow a factory that builds megastructures, with prestige along a roughly five hour campaign.

    69% steam
    has ending
    25% idle
  14. Space Travel Idle cover art

    Space Travel Idle

    Also space, science

    Fly from Earth to distant moons and stars, researching engine tech, cutting ship weight and settling each world, with light card battles.

    63% steam
    70% idle
  15. Black Hole Shrinker cover art

    Black Hole Shrinker

    Also space, science

    Shrink a black hole through Hawking radiation to collect quarks.

    3.7★ galaxy
  16. Galactic Idle cover art

    Galactic Idle

    Also space, automation

    Grow one planet into a space empire: research tech, raise fleets and conquer 20 worlds, with battles auto-resolved or fought squad by squad.

  17. IdleSpaceDormant

    Also space, automation

    A space combat idle game where you design ships and send fleets into automated battles.

  18. IdleSpace 2 cover art

    IdleSpace 2Dormant

    Also space, automation

    The successor to IdleSpace, an idle space game of fleet building and automated battles.

  19. Orebital Dynamics cover art

    Orebital DynamicsUpdated

    Also space, automation

    Run a deep-space mining platform whose drills fire lasers at lanes of ore, upgrading and automating while hazards reshape the field.

    3.3★ galaxy
  20. Space Loop Protocol cover art

    Space Loop Protocol

    Also space, automation

    Trapped in a time loop aboard a research ship, train five stats each cycle before the oxygen runs out, then queue activities.

    3.4★ galaxy
  21. TerraGenesis - Space Settlers cover art

    TerraGenesis - Space SettlersUpdated

    Also space, science

    Terraform real and fictional planets using NASA data, building habitats and choosing among four factions.

  22. Bitburner cover art

    BitburnerUpdated

    Also automation

    A cyberpunk incremental where you write real JavaScript to hack servers and automate everything.

    95% steam
    70% idle
  23. (the) Gnorp Apologue cover art

    (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
  24. The Farmer Was Replaced cover art

    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