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Steam Week in Review: 54 idle games released on Steam last week, and many look eerily similar
Over 54 incremental games were released on Steam last week, contributing to a massive surge in the genre, with 1811 released so far this year. Many of these games, particularly those utilizing AI for assets and UI, exhibit a strikingly similar visual style, often featuring a dark blue color palette. This trend raises concerns about the quality and originality of AI-generated content flooding the platform.
Cookie Clicker-Like Incremental Title Hearth and Hamlet Launches on PC
Phorust Studios' new incremental citybuilder, Hearth and Hamlet, has sold over 100,000 units on PC within its first week. The game features a charming medieval pixel art style and combines elements of casual gameplay, simulation, and strategy.
Into the Planet’s Flesh – Beta Sign Up | Alpha Beta Gamer
Into the Planet's Flesh is an incremental game with body horror elements where players hatch parasites to infest the planet and spread their colony. The game features idle mechanics, visual environmental changes, and a narrative that builds suspense as players delve deeper underground. A beta sign-up is currently available for PC.
Berry Bury Berry Is A Hole Lot Of Console Fun
Berry Bury Berry, a surreal incremental game developed by Get(Color) Games and published by Black Lantern Collective, is now available on Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch for £8.39. The game challenges players to grow berries, make money through upgrades, and eventually bury them in a mysterious hole, offering multiple endings and secrets to uncover. It has already achieved an Overwhelmingly Positive reception on Steam, selling over 250,000 copies.
Berry Bury Berry heading to Nintendo Switch
Get Color Games announced that its PC title Berry Bury Berry will be released on Nintendo Switch on August 20, 2026, for $9.99. The first-person incremental game involves growing berries, tossing them into a hole for money, and using that money to buy upgrades to grow more berries. The game features multiple endings and an expansive upgrade tree.
Shipping ore between the asteroid mining stations of Profits 2617 would be much easier if it weren't for the darn space bug infestation
PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator is a unique blend of incremental, roguelite, and tower defense genres set in a deep space mining operation. Players pilot trains to transport ore while fending off space bug infestations, managing upgrades and temporary boosts to optimize resource refinement within a time limit. The game emphasizes tactile controls and the satisfying experience of high-speed train operation through hazardous tunnels.
Chop Chop Inc. review: Success is the best revenge
Chop Chop Inc. is an incremental crafting game where players chop wood, build facilities, and compete against a logging corporation. Despite its silly premise and charming characters, the game suffers from janky mechanics and tedium, particularly in its crafting system. It is available on PC.
Paper Shredder – Beta Sign Up | Alpha Beta Gamer
Paper Shredder is an upcoming incremental simulation game where players take on the role of an employee tasked with shredding a large backlog of corporate paperwork. The game features equipment upgrades, a "Happiness Manager" for morale, and hints of hidden narrative paths. A beta sign-up is currently available.
SCOPECREEP – Beta Sign Up | Alpha Beta Gamer
SCOPECREEP is an active incremental game where players harvest souls from wandering spirits to feed a whispering flame. The game features moody environments, ambient soundscapes, satisfying combat, and a vast upgrade system. Players can sign up for the beta playtest to explore the game's mysteries.
Incremental Epic Hero 2 Review | TheXboxHub
Incremental Epic Hero 2 is a complex and deep incremental game that offers a rewarding experience for fans, despite its initially unwelcoming interface and poor tutorial. The game features extensive customization options reminiscent of 1990s football management sims, with players managing characters, equipment, and abilities across various quests. While the PC version is better suited for its intricate systems, the Xbox port suffers from control and UI issues, though the depth of gameplay can still be compelling.
The Legend of Fireball Review | TheXboxHub
The Legend of Fireball is an incremental game for Xbox that fails to deliver on the genre's core appeal. The game's core mechanic of casting fireballs is described as boring and unrewarding, with slow progression and a reliance on microtransactions for a satisfying experience. The reviewer questions their own enjoyment of incremental games after playing this title.
Gray Trading Turns the Stock Market Into an Incremental Game
Solo developer Nedeey has released Gray Trading, an incremental game inspired by stock market trading, on PC via Steam. Players buy and sell stocks, trade forex, and unlock upgrades and automation to maximize profits. The game is available for $3.99 with a limited-time launch discount.
Spicy Koala to Publish Incremental Mining Game Mighty Miners
Spicy Koala has announced a publishing partnership with Laskeblask Games for their incremental mining game, Mighty Miners, which is inspired by 80s cartoons and features roguelike mechanics. A demo is available now on Steam, with the full release planned for 2026. The game focuses on replayability, player experimentation, and satisfying progress through short play sessions.
Fish Them All!, a short indie fishing game for iOS and Android where the goal is to catch 10 million fish
Piisu Inc. has announced pre-registration details for its upcoming incremental fishing game, Fish Them All!, set to release on July 20, 2026, for iOS and Android. The game features pixel art, a simple catch-and-upgrade loop aiming for 10 million fish, and includes a character from their long-running game Fushigina Ikimono Funyamorake.
Incremental x Infinite Progression Roguelite "Limitless Survivor" Set to Launch on July 24!
Tam Lab announced that their incremental roguelite game, Limitless Survivor, will launch on Steam for PC on July 24, 2026. The game features infinite progression through crystal collection, artifacts, and a prestige system, with an autoplay function for idle farming. It has already surpassed 10,000 wishlists and its playable demo has received positive user reviews.
Shoot The Wall Wants You To Keep Pulling The Trigger
Shoot The Wall, an idle shooter that launched on Steam in 2025, is now available on Xbox Series X|S and PC with Xbox Play Anywhere support. The game features a simple premise of shooting through a wall, with progression unlocking stronger weapons and upgrades. It has received positive user reviews on Steam.
Debt is Just the Beginning: Sci-Fi Meta-Game DEBRISVERSE Launches July 29 on Steam
Indie developer Studio RELIER announced that its sci-fi incremental meta-game DEBRISVERSE will launch on Steam for PC on July 29, 2026, priced at US$3.99 with a limited-time launch discount. The game challenges players to repay a massive debt by destroying space debris, with multiple endings and hidden truths to uncover by interacting with the Windows environment and scattered records.
RippleLoop – Beta Sign Up | Alpha Beta Gamer
RippleLoop is a new incremental game where players chain stone skips across water to unlock upgrades and achieve greater distances. The game offers a meditative experience with tranquil environments and satisfying progression systems, featuring simple controls and peaceful visuals. Beta sign-ups are currently available.
Game Demos
The article highlights two games available on Steam for PC: 'Bills Must Be Paid,' a short active incremental game focused on earning money and becoming debt-free, and 'Box Knight,' another game mentioned in passing.
Feed rubber ducks to a deep dark hole in the physics sandbox Project P.I.T.T.
Project P.I.T.T. is a peculiar physics sandbox game where players feed rubber ducks into a deep dark hole to earn cash. Developed in Godot with a "brutalist PSX satire" aesthetic, the game combines physics-based gameplay with incremental progression elements. Players can unlock new tools and upgrades to optimize duck production and efficiency over a 6-10 hour experience, all while engaging with environmental corporate satire. A demo is available on Steam and works with Proton.
