Underplayed Gems

Idle Spiral (2022)

Idle Spiral cover
Genres
Casual, Free To Play, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Rating
4.0 of 5, 1,870 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 77 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

A gentle, hands-off experience where colorful abstract patterns unfold and grow with minimal input, encouraging a calm, reflective state of mind.

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What players say

Players say Idle Spiral is a purist idle game, far more passive than Cookie Clicker or Antimatter Dimensions, with most time spent waiting. Progress is extremely slow, prestige costs escalate into ten-digit numbers, and completing everything would take hundreds of thousands of hours. Some report progress lost during offline play, and long-time players note development stopped.

Screenshots

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