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  1. Space Rock Breaker cover art

    Space Rock BreakerUpdated

    Also mining, short, upgrade tree

    Blast asteroids with guns and lasers, then drop the ore through an upgradable Plinko board for credits to spend on a large skill tree.

    96% steam
  2. Far Mining cover art

    Far Mining

    Also mining, short, upgrade tree

    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
  3. Deep Space Cache cover art

    Deep Space Cache

    Also short, mining · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    Shoot asteroids for resources, feed them into generators and ship augments, and reach the finish in a couple of hours.

    93% steam
    has ending
    50% idle
  4. Keep on Mining! - Worlds cover art

    Keep on Mining! - WorldsUpdated

    Also mining, upgrade tree, cards

    A sequel mining incremental that adds many worlds bought with talent points, a 200-plus node skill tree, upgradable pickaxes and pre-session items.

    80% steam
  5. Idle Obelisk Miner cover art

    Idle Obelisk MinerUpdated

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

    Mine rocks, smelt bars and climb sprawling upgrade trees to beat the obelisk, mixing hands-on mining and bombs with drones and offline gains, plus artifact prestige.

    50% idle
  6. Raccoon Valley Tycoon cover art

    Raccoon Valley Tycoon

    Also mining, short

    Dig up resources, vacuum up the loot and rebuild an abandoned raccoon village, hats and all.

    100% steam
    2–5h ending
    65% idle
  7. PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator cover art

    PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator

    Also mining, short

    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
  8. Nodebuster cover art

    NodebusterComplete

    Also short, upgrade tree

    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
  9. Sir, We Have an Orc Problem cover art

    Sir, We Have an Orc ProblemUpdated

    Also upgrade tree, short

    A short tower defense against orc armies in the tens of thousands, where every run, won or lost, feeds a big tree of turret upgrades.

    86% steam
  10. Digseum cover art

    Digseum

    Also short, upgrade tree

    Dig up relics across a dozen sites and display them in your museum to fund better tools. A compact run of a few hours.

    98% steam
  11. Journey to Incrementalia cover art

    Journey to Incrementalia

    Also upgrade tree, short

    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
  12. Far Fishing cover art

    Far Fishing

    Also short, upgrade tree

    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
  13. Master Healer Kale with useless party cover art

    Master Healer Kale with useless party

    Also short, upgrade tree

    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
  14. To The Core cover art

    To The Core

    Also mining, upgrade tree

    Fly between planets, drill for resources until fuel runs out, and buy upgrades so each dig reaches deeper than the last.

    93% steam
  15. Rock Bottom cover art

    Rock BottomUpdated

    Also mining, upgrade tree

    Swing a pickaxe through generated caves, smelt ore into bars and buy permanent skill tree upgrades to push through eight themed depths.

    94% steam
  16. Wild Growth cover art

    Wild Growth

    Also short, upgrade tree

    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
  17. Maktala: Slime Lootfest cover art

    Maktala: Slime LootfestDormant

    Also upgrade tree, mining

    Slay hordes of slimes for loot, pour it into a big skill tree and unlock new tools like an archer ally and gem mining to farm them faster.

    79% steam
  18. Loot Loop cover art

    Loot LoopUpdated

    Also short, upgrade tree

    Send a party of tiny heroes into dungeon runs that last seconds, then spend the loot on a large skill tree between attempts.

    92% steam
  19. Click and Conquer cover art

    Click and ConquerUpdated

    Also short, upgrade tree

    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
  20. FEED THE AI cover art

    FEED THE AI

    Also short, upgrade tree

    A short, very active incremental about an AI you feed with data. Shape it into a Protector, Rational or Tyrant; each ending makes the next run stronger.

    90% steam
    3–9h ending
    0% idle
  21. Garbage Growth cover art

    Garbage GrowthUpdated

    Also short, upgrade tree

    Pick up trash that people throw at you, add more polluters and hire rats to automate collection. A short, crude incremental with a skill tree.

    91% steam
    3.9★ galaxy
  22. The Greenening cover art

    The Greenening

    Also short · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    Water an ash-covered planet to reveal what lies beneath, upgrade your abilities, and tend a garden aboard your spaceship in about three hours.

    96% steam
    50% idle
  23. GLONK cover art

    GLONK

    Also short, upgrade tree

    Feed a hungry creature called Glonk to earn gold, spend it in a skill tree and add more Glonks. Short, with an ominous twist to its appetite.

    89% steam
  24. Incredicer cover art

    Incredicer

    Also short, upgrade tree

    Roll dice for money, buy helper hands to automate the rolling and pour extracted dark matter into a dice skill tree.

    85% steam