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Industry Idle

PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Android, Linux • 2024

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Quick resume

Industry Idle is an idle game that combines factory building, resource management and market trading. Design & build your base, expand & scale up your productions, improve & optimize your economy. Plus all the incremental game goodies: offline earnings, prestige to unlock more powerful upgrades.

Global score

78/100

Genres

Indie, Simulator, Strategy, Free To Play

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    Pros

    • Deep and engaging resource management
    • Active and helpful community
    • Free to play with optional affordable dlc
    • Frequent developer updates and support
    • Player-driven market and chat features

    Cons

    • Steep learning curve and weak tutorial
    • Some ui and quality of life issues
    • Late game progression can slow down
    • Market can be exploited by cheaters
    • Graphics are minimalistic and plain

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

      Game with the same Autonomy vibe

      4

      "Players have significant control over city planning, resource management, and strategic decisions, with freedom to optimize supply chains and city layout."

      Capsule for Highrise City Highrise City

      "Players have high control over building placement, production chains, and strategic decisions with freedom to optimize their industry."

    • Competence

      Game with the same Competence vibe

      5

      "The game has a steep learning curve requiring mastery of complex mechanics, unit management, and strategic planning, with rewarding skill development."

      Capsule for Steel Division 2 Steel Division 2

      "Game involves complex resource management, optimization, and strategic planning with a steep learning curve and skill development."

    • Competition

      Game with the same Competition vibe

      2

      "Includes leaderboards and score chasing, but mostly focuses on personal improvement and local co-op rather than direct PvP competition."

      Capsule for Aqua Kitty - Milk Mine Defender Aqua Kitty - Milk Mine Defender

      "Includes leaderboards and player market competition, but focus is more on personal optimization than direct PvP."

    • Continuation

      Game with the same Continuation vibe

      5

      "Highly addictive with very long play sessions and habitual engagement; players report losing track of time."

      Capsule for Transport Fever 2 Transport Fever 2

      "Highly addictive with long play sessions and habitual engagement; players report losing track of time."

    • Cooperation

      Game with the same Cooperation vibe

      3

      "Includes active chat, trading, and some multiplayer interaction fostering cooperation."

      Capsule for CivIdle CivIdle

      "Features in-game chat and player-driven market encouraging interaction and trade, fostering cooperative elements."

    • Creativity

      Game with the same Creativity vibe

      3

      "Players build and customize bases, arrange machines, and optimize production layouts."

      Capsule for Forager Forager

      "Allows customization of production layouts and strategies, though within predefined building and resource systems."

    • Domination

      Game with the same Domination vibe

      -3

      "Interactions are balanced and respectful; no evidence of trash talk or power imposition."

      Capsule for Dungeonmans Dungeonmans

      "Interactions are balanced with mutual respect; no evidence of power imposition or trash talk."

    • Escapism

      Game with the same Escapism vibe

      4

      "Players use the game as a relaxing distraction and stress relief, often playing to zone out or unwind."

      Capsule for Luck be a Landlord Luck be a Landlord

      "Players use the game as a relaxing distraction and stress relief, often playing for hours to unwind."

    • Expectation

      Game with the same Expectation vibe

      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment, not obligation or external pressure."

      Capsule for Mortal Kombat 11 Mortal Kombat 11

      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment, not obligation or external pressure."

    • Experimenting

      Game with the same Experimenting vibe

      4

      "The game encourages trying new factory designs, exploring mechanics, and optimizing production flows."

      Capsule for AutoForge AutoForge

      "Encourages trying new production chains, strategies, and optimizations; players experiment to improve efficiency."

    • Exploration

      Game with the same Exploration vibe

      3

      "Players explore a detailed mechanical city and discover new areas and secrets as part of the adventure."

      Capsule for Machinarium Machinarium

      "Players explore different cities with unique bonuses and mechanics, discovering optimal approaches."

    • Expression

      Game with the same Expression vibe

      2

      "Some customization of character and background colors allows limited self-expression."

      Capsule for I hate this game I hate this game

      "Some customization of themes and colors is possible, allowing limited self-expression."

    • Fantasy

      Game with the same Fantasy vibe

      -4

      "The game simulates realistic industrial and economic processes without fantasy or fictional elements."

      Capsule for Rise of Industry Rise of Industry

      "Game simulates realistic industrial and economic systems without fantasy or fictional elements."

    • Fellowship

      Game with the same Fellowship vibe

      3

      "Active community and social features foster a sense of belonging and shared interest among players."

      Capsule for Idling to Rule the Gods Idling to Rule the Gods

      "Active community and chat foster a sense of belonging and shared interest among players."

    • Growth

      Game with the same Growth vibe

      5

      "Strong emphasis on learning game mechanics, optimizing strategies, and personal skill development."

      Capsule for Incremental Adventures Incremental Adventures

      "Strong emphasis on learning game mechanics, improving strategies, and personal skill development."

    • Health

      Game with the same Health vibe

      -4

      "Primarily sedentary gameplay with reports of long hours and addictive tendencies."

      Capsule for Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox

      "Primarily sedentary gameplay with reports of long continuous sessions and addictive tendencies."

    • Idle

      Game with the same Idle vibe

      2

      "Supports both active play and idle progression, but requires some attention especially early on."

      Capsule for Cauldron Cauldron

      "Supports both active play and idle progression; can be left running but also requires attention for optimization."

    • Intimacy

      Game with the same Intimacy vibe

      -2

      "Social interactions are mostly surface-level multiplayer; limited evidence of close personal relationships."

      Capsule for Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition

      "Social interactions are mostly surface-level via chat and trade, with limited evidence of close relationships."

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    • Progression

      Game with the same Progression vibe

      5

      "Core gameplay revolves around accumulating levels, items, upgrades, and prestige bonuses."

      Capsule for Bloobs Adventure Idle Bloobs Adventure Idle

      "Core gameplay revolves around accumulating resources, upgrades, and prestige currency to advance."

    • Relaxation

      Game with the same Relaxation vibe

      4

      "Many players find the game relaxing and a good way to unwind despite some tedious elements."

      Capsule for Gunsmith Simulator Gunsmith Simulator

      "Players find the game relaxing and a good way to unwind despite some complexity and challenge."

    • Sensation

      Game with the same Sensation vibe

      1

      "Visuals are simple but pleasant; sensory stimulation is moderate and functional rather than intense."

      Capsule for Ymir Ymir

      "Visuals are minimalistic but satisfying; sensory stimulation is moderate and functional."

    • Status

      Game with the same Status vibe

      2

      "Leaderboards and rankings provide some social recognition among players."

      Capsule for Hellish Quart Hellish Quart

      "Leaderboards and market rankings provide some social recognition and status among players."

    • Story

      Game with the same Story vibe

      -4

      "No narrative or lore; gameplay is context-free and focused on mechanics."

      Capsule for Tower Factory Tower Factory

      "No narrative or lore; gameplay is context-free and focused on mechanics and optimization."

    • Strategy

      Game with the same Strategy vibe

      5

      "Strong emphasis on mental challenge, problem solving, planning routes, managing economy and competing strategically."

      Capsule for Railway Empire Railway Empire

      "Heavy emphasis on mental challenge, problem solving, and strategic planning in production and trade."

    • Thrill

      Game with the same Thrill vibe

      1

      "Some suspense from market fluctuations and risk of bankruptcy but overall controlled environment."

      Capsule for Little Big Workshop Little Big Workshop

      "Some tension from market fluctuations and optimization challenges, but overall controlled and steady."

    • Value

      Game with the same Value vibe

      5

      "Highly praised for being free with frequent updates and optional DLC; players feel great value for time and money."

      Capsule for Supermarket Together Supermarket Together

      "Highly praised for being free with optional low-cost DLC; players feel they get excellent return on time and money."

    • Violence

      Game with the same Violence vibe

      -5

      "No combat or destruction; gameplay focuses on constructive building and management."

      Capsule for Railway Empire Railway Empire

      "No combat or destruction; gameplay focuses on constructive industry building and management."

    • Survival

      Game with the same Survival vibe

      -3

      "No survival threats; stable environment focused on growth and maintenance."

      Capsule for Project Highrise Project Highrise

      "No survival threats; stable environment focused on growth and optimization without risk of failure."

    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Expression. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Idle, Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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    Last update: 30/04/2026