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CTRL+ESC

CTRL+ESC is a hacker-themed idle clicker where you exploit systems, crack encryptions, and build an unstoppable network of automated exploits. Click to hack, solve captchas and minigames to boost production, and unlock powerful upgrades as you progress through increasingly complex systems.

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Bitburner

95% 👍 OF 7.4K
About This Game

Bitburner is a programming-based incremental game. Write scripts in JavaScript to automate gameplay, learn skills, play minigames, solve puzzles, and more in this cyberpunk text-based incremental RPG.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …earn "exploit" achievements by writing programs that edit the game itself from inside its own scripting sandbox.
  • …build a worm that crawls the internet, takes over machines, and sets up server farms as it spreads.
  • …build an automated stock system that buys, sells, and manipulates prices for a 98%+ chance to rise every tick.
Programming Idler Hacking Automation Free to Play
REL Dec 10, 2021 FREE ON STEAM See This Game →
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Literally Just Pixels On A Screen

86% 👍 OF 171
About This Game

Welcome to Literally Just Pixels On A Screen. In this "game" you get to collect pixels. That's it.

Casual Idler Sandbox 2D Parody
REL Jan 31, 2025 FREE ON STEAM See This Game →
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The Farmer Was Replaced

96% 👍 OF 9.7K
About This Game

Program and optimize a drone to automate a farm and watch it do the work for you. Collect resources to unlock better technology and become the most efficient farmer in the world. Improve your problem solving and coding skills.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …write code that unlocks upgrades, uses them to unlock more upgrades, and keeps going until it finishes the entire game by itself.
  • …restart from scratch and race for world-best times with a program that speedruns the full game automatically from the beginning.
  • …merge harvested pumpkins into one massive pumpkin that fills the entire field.
Programming Automation Education Idler Logic
REL Oct 10, 2025 ★ $9.99 ON STEAM See This Game →
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Idle Research

84% 👍 OF 1.9K
About This Game

Idle Research is an addictive, resource management, incremental game with both idle and active playstyles. Research and craft colorful Flasks and Tubes to earn as much Energy as possible! Big numbers guaranteed.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Craft Colorful Flasks
  • …Automate Energy Production
  • …Reset for Golden Items
Idler Incremental Free to Play Simulation Strategy
REL Jul 31, 2022 FREE ON STEAM See This Game →
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Incremental Factory

67% 👍 OF 249
About This Game

Craft and automate an industrial empire from scratch! Experience a strategic game teeming with challenges as you manage resources, overcome hurdles, and optimize production chains. Are you ready to conquer the challenges of Incremental Factory? Your journey starts here... The Factory Must Grow!

Early Access Automation Idler Resource Management Simulation
REL Jan 29, 2024 ★ $8.99 ON STEAM See This Game →
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Magic Archery

98% 👍 OF 8.5K
About This Game

Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …craft your own targets to train a commoner into a legendary archer.
  • …take quests for gold and clout, then end your run on a final dragon-hunt quest from town.
  • …unlock extra targets, then place two more at once to push your late-game grind into the final quest.
Incremental Idler Resource Management Fantasy Economy
REL Oct 4, 2024 FREE ON STEAM See This Game →
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Click the Button

94% 👍 OF 3.8K
About This Game

Click the Button is an incremental game about clicking a button to receive chests that deliver incredible rewards. Improve your skills to become the strongest.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …buy rebirth upgrades that add chest chances for chests you haven't even unlocked yet.
  • …prestige within minutes, then restart with new upgrades that change what you can do on the next run.
  • …push far enough that the screen fills with effects and particles, and you can even toggle them off if it gets too intense.
Casual Indie Idler Incremental Simulation
REL Aug 26, 2026 ★ $3.99 ON STEAM See This Game →
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Loot Loop

93% 👍 OF 1.7K
About This Game

Build a party of heroes and send them into dungeons in this short incremental RPG. Fight monsters, collect loot, and unlock upgrades. Fast runs, deep skill tree, zero stress.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Build a Hero Party
  • …Trigger Party Skills
  • …Fight Dungeon Bosses
Incremental Casual Simulation Idler Management
REL Apr 13, 2026 $4.99 -30% $3.49 See This Game →
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Tap Ninja - Idle game

85% 👍 OF 9.8K
About This Game

Defeat enemies, earn gold, upgrade your village, become a Ninja Master!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Slash Running Enemies
  • …Build a Gold Village
  • …Reset for Permanent Upgrades
Incremental Idler Casual Pixel Graphics Ninja
REL Mar 17, 2022 FREE ON STEAM See This Game →
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Upload Labs

92% 👍 OF 8.6K
About This Game

A sci-fi management game where you build and optimize your computer's system from the ground up. Connect and configure interconnected nodes to efficiently download, process, and upload files. Manage your setup, solve system challenges, and become the ultimate system architect

Player reviews say you can…

  • …start by downloading a tiny text file, then scale up to building quantum computer chips
  • …mine premium Tokens with GPU work, or breach banks by hacking for +20 Tokens per level
  • …feed downloaded files into an AI, evolve it into a bigger money engine, and push toward Artificial General Intelligence
Simulation Automation Idler Free to Play Incremental
REL Oct 3, 2025 FREE ON STEAM See This Game →
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Incredicer

86% 👍 OF 1.9K
About This Game

Incredicer is a short, incremental dice game where you roll dice, earn money, upgrade and buy helper hands to automate and increase your income.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Roll Dice for Money
  • …Buy Higher-Tier Dice
  • …Hire Helper Hands
Incremental Idler Casual Indie Strategy
REL Nov 27, 2025 $2.99 -25% $2.24 See This Game →
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