Games like Factory Town Idle
If you like Factory Town Idle (management, incremental and economy), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
(the) Gnorp Apologue
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: less management
When you want an incremental with surprises and things to discover, in stints you can leave and pick up again.
Tower Wizard
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: less management
When you fancy watching something progress through lots of upgrades, in sessions you can leave and pick up again.
Factory Town
- In common: management and progression
- Difference: more creative
When you want something like Factorio but friendlier: GameStar finds it less sober and technical.
Scritchy Scratchy
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: less management
When you want an incremental with an ending to fill a few evenings and you feel like watching your balance skyrocket on its own.
Digseum
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: less management
When you have a free afternoon and want a complete, calm game you can finish in one sitting.
All Hail the Orb
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: less management
When you want an incremental game with an ending: it lasts about six hours and there's no way to lose.
Cookie Clicker
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: less management
When you want something ticking along in the background while you do something else, to check on now and then.
Keep on Mining!
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: less management
When you want to unwind with something relaxing and addictive that's over in a single afternoon.
Click and Conquer
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: less management
When you have a free afternoon and want an incremental you can wrap up before it ends: it lasts two to four hours.
Shelldiver
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: less management
When you want to watch numbers go up without thinking much: each dive is short and you always unlock something.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Factory Town Idle
The map-free spin-off of Factory Town: it's all menus and numbers. You chain products together (wood, planks, wheels…), share out workers, decide what to sell and end up running several towns in different biomes that trade with each other.
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