Games like The MachinEGG
The MachinEGG leans active, finishes in about a while. These games share the most with it, and each one says why.
ExecuteDormant
Also short, automation, 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% steamhas ending25% idle
PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator
Also active, automation, 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% steamhas ending25% idle
Unfair Flips
Also clicker, 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% steamhas ending25% idle
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% steamhas ending25% idle
refarm
Also short, farming, 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% steamhas ending50% idle
Breakfront
Also short, active · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending
Bouncing balls chip away at enemy tiles; spend captured points on a branching tree for more, faster and special balls, then beat the boss.
4.3★ galaxyhas ending25% idle
Journey to Incrementalia
Also active, 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% steamhas ending25% idle
Starvester
Also automation, short · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending
Send drone swarms to mine a star system and grow a factory that builds megastructures, with prestige along a roughly five hour campaign.
69% steamhas ending25% idle
NodebusterComplete
Also active, short · 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% steam3–6h ending10% idle
A Tale of Poop and Vengeance
Also short, clicker · Same active/idle balance (leans active)
A short story-driven clicker: shovel manure, buy upgrades and work your way toward toppling the government.
4.4★ galaxy25% idle
Untitled Dice Game
Also clicker, active · Same active/idle balance (leans active)
Click to roll dice for points, where sixes grant bonus rolls that stack multiplicatively, then spend points on upgrades. Saves are manual.
4.0★ galaxy25% idle
Click To Continue
Also clicker, short · Same active/idle balance (leans active)
You wake in a white room with a single button and keep pressing it to open panels of odd upgrades. A short, surreal clicker where the numbers count down instead of up.
92% steam25% idle
FEED THE AI
Also active, 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% steam3–9h ending0% idle
Farmtale
Also farming, clicker, automation
Start an island farm with one chicken, then add crops, animals and hired workers, decorate buildings, and explore as upgrades pile up. Part idle, part clicker.
68% steam50% idle
Crystal ClickerUpdated
Also clicker, active · Same active/idle balance (leans active)
Defend a central crystal from waves of enemies by clicking to repair and attack, buying upgrades between runs.
25% idle
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% steam4.2★ galaxyhas ending
Just Click The ButtonDormant
Also clicker, active · Has an ending
Clicking a button grows it into an arena shooter where you pick abilities. Try for one of four endings, or keep going indefinitely.
90% steamhas ending
The Adventure of NAYU
Also short, clicker · Has an ending
Click to help a fox and her party fight through a gentle, short story, spending star shards on training and costumes, with an endless mode afterward.
95% steamhas ending75% idle
Green button: Idle clickerUpdated
Also clicker, active · Same active/idle balance (leans active)
Press one green button as fast as you can to earn coins, with progress kept between sessions and no end to the loop.
25% idle
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★ galaxyhas ending25% idle
Click & MineUpdated
Also short, clicker · Has an ending
Mine each biome's resources before stamina runs out, digging deeper with upgrades and artifacts over a two to three hour run.
86% steam3.8★ galaxyhas ending
akabosDormant
Also clicker, short · Has an ending
Touch a dog to help it destroy the squares it hates. A tiny clicker with a plot and several endings, played in one sitting.
90% steamhas ending
Factor incremental
Also active, clicker · Same active/idle balance (active)
Break numbers into factors, chain lucky combos and choose which number properties and boosts pay out. Heavily click-driven.
3.2★ galaxy15% idle
Ensis IDLE
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★ galaxyhas ending25% idle