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NGU IDLE cover art

NGU IDLE

4G · 2019-10-01

Steam

AdventureIndieSimulationFree To Play

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Oct 01, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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NGU IDLE is an Adventure, Indie, Simulation and Free To Play game released in 2019, priced at free-to-play, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (96% of 12976 reviews).

2,940
playing now
96%
positive of 13k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
77/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

2,940 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

NGU IDLE trailer thumbnail

NGU IDLE Steam Trailer

≈84,343 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 2,940 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 554 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~69/week).
  • · Review velocity down 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
79879820192026Week of 2019-10-01: 566 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 798 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 413 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 337 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 305 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 351 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 323 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 261 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3.3k2.5k2026-09-15 12:00 — 3,053 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 3,296 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 2,643 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 2,963 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 3,258 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 2,686 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 2,995 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 3,332 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 2,803 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 2,841 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 3,337 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 2,971 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 2,711 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 3,153 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 2,916 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 2,622 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 3,152 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 3,011 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 2,525 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 3,067 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 3,122 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 2,587 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 2,940 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
6.6k3.0kOct 2019Aug 2026Oct 2019 — avg 4,488 · peak 5,654Jan 2020 — avg 5,129 · peak 6,279Apr 2020 — avg 6,382 · peak 7,572Jul 2020 — avg 6,081 · peak 7,312Oct 2020 — avg 6,586 · peak 7,907Jan 2021 — avg 6,595 · peak 8,012Apr 2021 — avg 5,535 · peak 7,037Jul 2021 — avg 5,200 · peak 6,029Oct 2021 — avg 5,126 · peak 5,949Jan 2022 — avg 4,753 · peak 5,614Apr 2022 — avg 4,462 · peak 5,216Jul 2022 — avg 3,964 · peak 4,582Oct 2022 — avg 3,711 · peak 4,321Jan 2023 — avg 3,362 · peak 3,983Apr 2023 — avg 3,276 · peak 3,914Jul 2023 — avg 3,217 · peak 3,811Oct 2023 — avg 3,441 · peak 3,983Jan 2024 — avg 3,347 · peak 3,920Apr 2024 — avg 3,449 · peak 4,020Jul 2024 — avg 3,343 · peak 3,925Oct 2024 — avg 3,418 · peak 3,947Jan 2025 — avg 3,220 · peak 3,752Apr 2025 — avg 3,405 · peak 3,967Jul 2025 — avg 3,162 · peak 3,810Oct 2025 — avg 3,375 · peak 3,939Jan 2026 — avg 3,227 · peak 3,919Apr 2026 — avg 3,148 · peak 3,631Jul 2026 — avg 2,984 · peak 3,463Aug 2026 — avg 2,970 · peak 3,427
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
10102026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 10 new positive2026-09-22: 2 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new positive2026-09-24: 1 new positive2026-09-24: 2 new negative2026-09-25: 2 new positive2026-09-26: 2 new positive2026-09-27: 3 new positive2026-10-02: 1 new positive2026-10-03: 1 new positive2026-10-04: 2 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new positive2026-10-08: 1 new positive2026-10-09: 4 new positive2026-10-10: 2 new positive2026-10-11: 4 new positive2026-10-12: 2 new positive2026-10-13: 2 new positive2026-10-14: 1 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Twitch viewers

002026-09-30 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-04 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
68.8%
earned "Boss 10 Defeated!"
15%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsIn-App PurchasesSteam CloudRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)14,7054%61

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGFunnyIdlerIndieCasualClickerAdventureSimulationStory RichFree to Play

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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