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Space industrial empire leans idle. These games share the most with it, and each one says why.

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  1. Code: Terraform cover art

    Code: Terraform

    Also automation, planet, 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.

    83% steam
  2. Sporbs cover art

    SporbsUpdated

    Also space, automation, planet

    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
  3. Transport Defender cover art

    Transport Defender

    Also automation, space · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    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
  4. Idle Space Raider cover art

    Idle Space Raider

    Also space, automation · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    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
  5. Industry Idle cover art

    Industry IdleDormant

    Also production chain, automation · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    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% steam
    75% idle
  6. Lumber Inc cover art

    Lumber IncUpdated

    Also production chain, automation · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    Turn logs into planks in a sawmill, hiring lumberjacks and automating lines, with profits growing while you are away.

    75% idle
  7. Rocket Star: Idle Tycoon Game cover art

    Rocket Star: Idle Tycoon GameUpdated

    Also space, production chain · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    Run a spaceship factory, research new tech and launch rockets toward the Moon, Mars and outer planets while your staff keeps earning in your absence.

    75% idle
  8. Leek Factory Tycoon cover art

    Leek Factory TycoonUpdated

    Also automation, production chain · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    Automate a leek restaurant with factories and conveyor belts, arranging the layout for the best idle income and comparing strategies on leaderboards.

    75% idle

  9. Idle Planet Miner

    Also space, production chain · Same active/idle balance (mostly idle)

    Mine planets, smelt ore, craft, sell. A tidy mobile-first production chain.

    80% idle
  10. Sixty Four cover art

    Sixty Four

    Also automation, production chain

    Build machines that dig up cubes and spend them on stranger machines, moving from clicking toward a fully automated factory.

    75% steam
    50% idle
  11. Beltmatic cover art

    Beltmatic

    Also 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
  12. To The Core cover art

    To The Core

    Also space, planet

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

    93% steam
  13. Bitburner cover art

    BitburnerUpdated

    Also automation · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

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

    95% steam
    70% idle
  14. 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
  15. Unnamed Space Idle cover art

    Unnamed Space Idle

    Also space · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    A ship, a sector map and a tidy prestige loop. Quietly one of Galaxy's most-played games.

    92% steam
    4.5★ galaxy
    70% idle
  16. Asbury Pines cover art

    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
  17. Assembly Planter cover art

    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
  18. Widget Inc. cover art

    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% steam
    has ending
  19. Idle Deepcore cover art

    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
  20. Beltex cover art

    Beltex

    Also production chain, automation

    Pull numbers from a hex map, run them through math buildings, and belt the results to your core to level up and unlock more.

    85% steam
  21. Screeps: World cover art

    Screeps: World

    Also automation · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    Run a colony in a persistent MMO by writing JavaScript that controls your units around the clock, even while you are logged off.

    87% steam
    70% idle
  22. Angel Legion cover art

    Angel Legion

    Also space · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    A 3D hero-collection RPG where resources build up automatically. Recruit and dress a roster of angels across three warring space factions.

    85% steam
    70% idle
  23. Military Incremental Complex cover art

    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% steam
    2.7★ galaxy
    25% idle
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    Coin Flipper

    Also automation · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    Pick heads or tails and flip coins for currency, buying upgrades until the flipping runs on its own. Past a million coins you can inflate for permanent bonuses.

    89% steam
    70% idle