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Games like Starvester

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

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

    PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator

    Also space, mining, automation · 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
  2. Idle Space Raider cover art

    Idle Space Raider

    Also space, automation, mining

    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
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    Deep Space Cache

    Also short, space, mining · Has an ending

    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
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    Far Mining

    Also space, mining, short · 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
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    ExecuteDormant

    Also short, automation · 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
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    SpaceplanComplete

    Also short, space · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending, about 1–3h

    A stranded ship, a potato, and a soundtrack that makes the finale land. A short, focused story idler.

    91% steam
    1–3h ending
    30% idle
  7. Orbit Foundry cover art

    Orbit FoundryComing soon

    Also space, automation, prestige · Has an ending

    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
  8. The MachinEGG cover art

    The MachinEGGUpdated

    Also short, automation · 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
  9. Rejected Draft cover art

    Rejected DraftComing soon

    Also prestige, automation · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending, about 1000h

    You are the doodle the Artist threw away. Fight community-drawn sketches, absorb their powers and claw your way back for revenge.

    4.2★ galaxy
    1000h ending
    35% idle
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    Space Rock BreakerUpdated

    Also mining, space, short

    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
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    Idle Gumball MachineUpdated

    Also prestige, 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
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    Transport Defender

    Also automation, prestige, 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
  13. Fracture Field cover art

    Fracture Field

    Also mining, automation, prestige

    Break quarry rocks with timed swings, add drones to automate, clear space with bombs and shatter the whole operation for prestige currency.

    75% steam
  14. Military Incremental Complex cover art

    Military Incremental ComplexDormant

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

    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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    FEED THE AI

    Also prestige, short · Has an ending, about 3–9h

    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
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    Antimatter DimensionsUpdated

    Also prestige, automation · Has an ending, about 200–600h

    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% steam
    4.6★ galaxy
    200–600h ending
    55% idle
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    Dronord

    Also mining, short, space

    Play as a crash-landed drone with damaged systems, mining resources and slowly repairing yourself.

    3.9★ galaxy
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    The Last Cat in the Universe

    Also short, space · Has an ending

    As a space station AI, sweep your cursor over debris to salvage parts and build a warm home for the last cat, in a short story meant for one or two sittings.

    94% steam
    has ending
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    Magic ArcheryUpdated

    Also short · 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
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    All Hail the Orb

    Also short, automation · Has an ending

    Click a mysterious orb for power, recruit cultists to take over the work, and explore a dungeon full of ducks in a short game meant to be finished.

    93% steam
    4.2★ galaxy
    has ending
  21. Click and Conquer cover art

    Click and ConquerUpdated

    Also short, prestige · 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
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    refarm

    Also short, automation · Has an ending

    Raise sunken tiles from the sea one at a time, farming each to fund more land and unlocking basic helpers. A short, click-heavy run of about two hours.

    87% steam
    has ending
    50% idle
  23. Orebital Dynamics cover art

    Orebital DynamicsUpdated

    Also mining, 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
  24. Stardust Tycoon cover art

    Stardust TycoonUpdated

    Also space, prestige, mining

    Mine stardust by clicking, buy auto-miners from drones to black holes, and prestige for a permanent production bonus.