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Makopaz · 2025 · Windows, macOS

Steam: 89 % positive of 2,259 reviews, as of Oct 28

Build an Empire, From Scratch, in this Scratch Card Idle/Incremental game.

24 games that play like Scratch Inc. and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Revolution Idle, Scratchers and Industry Idle.

Player tags

  • Idler
  • Clicker
  • Automation
  • Strategy
  • Singleplayer
  • Casual
  • Time Management
  • Simulation
Map region: Factories & City Builders
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Steam reviews

What players say

Most players recommend this free incremental for its satisfying progression and prestige layers, though repetition and slow resets frustrate many.

Many players enjoy the number-growth loop: scratch cards for points, buy upgrades, unlock automation, then reset through several prestige layers. Players like that it runs well in the background and can be played actively or left idle. Some praise the polish, the leaderboards and the fact that it is free with no pressure to pay. Many complaints centre on repetition: each reset wipes automation and upgrades, forcing long manual rebuilding. Early pacing feels slow to some and late pacing too fast to others. Several players also criticise the manual-scratch achievements and the lack of endgame content and variety. Some reviewers feel the prestige layers play much alike. Steam's totals are very positive, and the recent reviews we read are mostly positive too, but the most critical reviews focus on tedium and design choices around resets.

Praised

  • Satisfying progression

    Players say the number growth and pacing feel rewarding, and each prestige layer brings a noticeable speed-up.

    Many players
  • Good as idle background game

    Players leave it running in the background or pick it up in short sessions, since it earns progress while offline.

    Many players
  • Free with no pressure to pay

    Players appreciate that the game is free, with optional donations and micropayments that are easy to ignore.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Repetitive gameplay

    Players find the scratch-and-buy loop tedious, and the early and mid game becomes monotonous over time.

    Many players
  • Resets wipe automation

    Players say resets erase unlocked automation and upgrades, forcing long manual rebuilding that feels like a chore.

    Some players
  • Manual scratch achievements

    Players dislike achievements that require manually scratching thousands of cards, which takes very long without automation.

    Some players
Who it suits
Suited to players who enjoy incremental games, prestige systems and relaxed background idling.
Who should skip it
Players who want deep variety, a strong story or fast, engaging play should skip it, as the loop can feel repetitive.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with hundreds of hours more often complain about the tedium of repeated resets, while newer players mostly praise the early progression.

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

Best matches

Plays and looks like Scratch Inc.

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

By gameplay

Plays like Scratch Inc.

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

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  3. CivIdle72 % positive of 1,151Shared: Idler · Automation · Strategy
  4. Space industrial empire84 % positive of 1,024Shared: Idler · Automation · Strategy
  5. Blueprint Tycoon81 % positive of 997Shared: Automation · Strategy · Simulation
  6. Babel Legacy88 % positive of 260Shared: Idler · Clicker · Strategy
  7. Factory Town Idle90 % positive of 1,241Shared: Idler · Clicker · Automation
  8. Slipways91 % positive of 2,246Shared: Strategy · Economy · Space
  9. Mad Games Tycoon 293 % positive of 7,391Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Capitalism
  10. X4: Foundations79 % positive of 25,510Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Capitalism
  11. Incremental Factory66 % positive of 239Shared: Idler · Automation · Strategy
  12. Sim Companies78 % positive of 1,122Shared: Strategy · Simulation · Capitalism

By look

Looks like Scratch Inc.

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

More matches

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  5. Gazillionaire94 % positive of 334
  6. Dub Together93 % positive of 721
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  8. Scratchers57 % positive of 577
  9. Antimatter Dimensions92 % positive of 4,675
  10. Half-Earth Socialism80 % positive of 1,031
  11. Idle Dice 280 % positive of 335
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At a glance

What games like Scratch Inc. have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Scratch Inc.: Idler (16 of 24), Clicker (13) and Automation (12).
  • They came out between 2013 and 2026, 4 of them after Scratch Inc. (2025).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Game Dev Tycoon (95 % positive of 40,410).

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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