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Fluffy Lotus · 2025 · Windows

Steam: 90 % positive of 1,182 reviews, as of Oct 28

Turn trash into cash in a dystopian world! Fill Up The Hole is a short incremental game where you build a city, automate garbage production, and toss it into a magical hole for profit.

24 games that play like Fill Up The Hole and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Garbage Growth, Babel Legacy and MicroTown.

Player tags

  • Clicker
  • Idler
  • City Builder
  • Colony Sim
  • Building
  • Management
  • Base-Building
  • 2D
Map region: Factories & City Builders
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Steam reviews

What players say

Players mostly find this a cheap, short and charming idle game, though many see it as a close copy of Gnorp Apologue with unclear explanations.

Most players recommend the game, and Steam's totals are very positive. Many players enjoy the low price, the short length of roughly three to five hours, and the pixel art and soundtrack that suit background play. Some players like the durability mechanic, where buildings break down and leave trash behind, and the way the peons carry garbage and the earthquakes reshape the layout. Many reviewers say it resembles Gnorp Apologue closely, and some find it less deep. The most common complaints are unexplained buildings and upgrades, a hidden route to the good ending that depends on minigames, buildings that look alike, and stuck units or bugs. Some players call the middle of the game slow. Players who want longer play often switch on the extended mode.

Praised

  • Low price, short length

    Players say the price is very low for the few hours of play, and that the game is easy to finish in one afternoon.

    Many players
  • Relaxed idle gameplay

    Players enjoy the number-go-up loop and the mix of idle and hands-on play, which suits background listening or work breaks.

    Many players
  • Durability and trash mechanic

    Players single out buildings that wear down and leave trash, which they say adds planning and sets the game apart from similar titles.

    Some players
  • Pixel art and soundtrack

    Players praise the charming pixel visuals, the animated workers and the lo-fi music, which many find pleasant to leave running.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Compared to Gnorp Apologue

    Reviewers say the game closely copies Gnorp Apologue, and some feel it lacks that game's depth and charm.

    Many players
  • Unexplained buildings and upgrades

    Players say buildings, upgrades and minigames lack clear descriptions, so it is hard to tell which ones work.

    Many players
  • Hidden route to good ending

    Players say the good ending is hard to find and requires tedious minigames that were not signposted.

    Some players
  • Bugs and stuck units

    Players report peons ignoring trash, the bulldozer getting stuck and buggy achievements, which some find frustrating.

    Some players
Who it suits
Players who want a short, low-cost idle or incremental game for background play or a few relaxed evenings will get good value here.
Who should skip it
Players who want deep systems, long replayability or clear in-game explanations should look elsewhere.

Short vs. long playtime: Players who finish the game in a few hours mostly praise its brevity, while the few with much longer playtimes mention the extended mode and endless play as the way to stretch it.

Summarised by AI from 80 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

Best matches

Plays and looks like Fill Up The Hole

These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.

By gameplay

Plays like Fill Up The Hole

Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.

More matches

  1. Blueprint Tycoon81 % positive of 997Shared: City Builder · Colony Sim · Building
  2. Factory Town90 % positive of 4,161Shared: City Builder · Colony Sim · Building
  3. Urbek City Builder: Prologue93 % positive of 1,698Shared: City Builder · Building · Management
  4. Ratopia87 % positive of 4,680Shared: City Builder · Colony Sim · Building
  5. Recycling Center Simulator: Prologue91 % positive of 408Shared: Building · Management · Base-Building
  6. The Wandering Village90 % positive of 7,806Shared: City Builder · Colony Sim · Building
  7. Before We Leave77 % positive of 1,281Shared: City Builder · Colony Sim · Building
  8. Town to City97 % positive of 6,311
  9. Digseum97 % positive of 8,112Shared: Clicker · Idler · Building
  10. Ostriv94 % positive of 6,934Shared: City Builder · Colony Sim · Building
  11. Sandustry97 % positive of 5,608
  12. (the) Gnorp Apologue93 % positive of 9,677Shared: Clicker · Idler · Building

By look

Looks like Fill Up The Hole

Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.

More matches

  1. (the) Gnorp Apologue93 % positive of 9,677
  2. Will You Snail?97 % positive of 2,514
  3. Click and Conquer92 % positive of 2,501
  4. Gnomes94 % positive of 1,786
  5. Risk of Rain Returns89 % positive of 24,859
  6. Atomcraft94 % positive of 435
  7. Cube Chaos95 % positive of 626
  8. Zombie Night Terror93 % positive of 3,372
  9. Dome Keeper91 % positive of 19,273
  10. Realm of the Mad God Exalt82 % positive of 47,817
  11. Himno90 % positive of 5,830
  12. Widget Inc.84 % positive of 763

At a glance

What games like Fill Up The Hole have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Fill Up The Hole: City Builder (16 of 24), Building (16) and Colony Sim (13).
  • They came out between 2016 and 2026, 6 of them after Fill Up The Hole (2025).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Town to City (97 % positive of 6,311).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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