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Lavaflame2 · 2022 · Windows

Steam: 70 % positive of 2,407 reviews, as of Oct 28

Idle Skilling is the ultimate Idle Game with years of content! Meant to be played for 5-10 minutes a day, you gradually unlock new skills like mining, fishing, pet breeding, crusading, potion-making, lab-research, construction, and more! With new updates coming, you'll never run out of stuff to do!

24 games that play like Idle Skilling and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Melvor Idle, IdleOn - The Incremental MMO and Rocky Idle.

Player tags

  • Free to Play
  • Idler
  • Simulation
  • Clicker
  • PvE
  • Resource Management
  • Old School
  • Pixel Graphics
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Steam reviews

What players say

Mixed opinion: players like the deep, interconnected idle systems, but many say the late game is grindy, buggy and pushes gems, and the trophy tie-in with Idleon puts many off.

Many players enjoy the layered idle loop, with mining, fishing, smithing, pet breeding and combat feeding into one another, and say it stays engaging long after the early hours. It runs well in the background, works offline and syncs across phone and computer, and the free-to-play path with gems earned in game is praised. Many reviewers criticise the late game as slow and tedious, with progress that feels stalled unless you buy gems or upgrades. Some report bugs, including lost progress after time candies and broken pet screens. A few are frustrated that the game is largely played for an Idleon trophy, and some point to a lack of updates and Steam achievements. Negative reviews mostly concern the developer's monetisation choices and a sense of abandonment.

Praised

  • Deep interconnected systems

    Mining, fishing, crafting, combat and pet breeding feed into each other, giving many goals even in short check-ins.

    Many players
  • Free to play without paying

    Players say premium currency and upgrades can be earned in game, so the game can be enjoyed without spending money.

    Some players
  • Good for background play

    Reviewers like running it while doing other things, with offline progress and light demands on the computer.

    Some players
  • Charming pixel style and humour

    Players praise the pixel art, jokes and references hidden throughout the game.

    A few players

Criticised

  • Grindy late game

    Players say progress slows to a crawl late on, with waiting and repetition replacing meaningful play.

    Many players
  • Gems and pay-to-progress

    Reviewers say progress is stalled unless gems or upgrades are bought, and that shop upgrades become useless quickly.

    Many players
  • Bugs and lost progress

    Players report progress wiped by time candies, broken pet screens, desyncs and games that stop working in some areas.

    Many players
  • Idleon trophy and abandonment

    Players played only for an Idleon trophy and say the game is no longer updated, which makes it feel like a dead game.

    Many players
Who it suits
Players who like long-running idle games with many interlocking systems and do not mind a slow pace, especially those who already play Idleon.
Who should skip it
Players who want a simple, quick idle game with clear guidance, or who object to gem-based progression and a game that is no longer updated.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with hundreds of hours more often complain about bugs, lost progress and the late-game grind, while newer players mostly praise the systems and the free path.

Summarised by AI from 69 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

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  4. Idle Fishing81 % positive of 1,987Shared: Idler · Simulation · Clicker
  5. Milky Way Idle49 % positive of 2,471Shared: Idler · Clicker · PvE
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At a glance

What games like Idle Skilling have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Idle Skilling: Idler (19 of 24), Clicker (16) and Simulation (14).
  • They came out between 2016 and 2026, 14 of them after Idle Skilling (2022).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Stardew Valley (97 % positive of 902,196).

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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