Idle Startup
Merrill Lines · 2026-06-21
CasualIndieSimulationFree To Play
Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text
Releases: Jun 21, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 21, 2026 (Mac)
Build a tech company from a one-person garage into a global empire. Train six skills, automate the grind, prestige for permanent Founder bonuses, climb the leaderboards, and chase 50+ achievements in this clean, endlessly-scaling idle game — progress rolls on even while you're away.
Idle Startup is a Casual, Indie, Simulation and Free To Play game released in 2026, priced at free-to-play, with a Mixed review sentiment (58% of 314 reviews).
Health check
- · 150 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~19/week).
- · Review velocity down 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
- · Top 16% of 29,056 Casual games in the census by review count.
Review momentum
Completion
- · 97.8% of players earned First Day
- · 42.9% of players earned Billionaire
- · 13.3% of players earned Card Collector
Global achievement rates from Steam.
Details
1 supported languages: English
Console footprint
| Platform | Players tracked | Completion | Trophies/achievements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam (Steam) | 471 | 13% | 65 |
Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.
Census log
- 2026-06-21First review activity on record (week of 2026-06-21).
- 2026-06-21Biggest review week on record: 167 reviews (week of 2026-06-21).
Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.
Recent updates
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Similarity via IGDB.