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Greensatellite · 2022 · Windows

Steam: 89 % positive of 1,508 reviews, as of Oct 28

A text-based incremental idle game with a ridiculous amount of unique content. Automate old stuff as you unlock new stuff to keep things interesting for hours and hours, no spam clicking necessary! Trimps is everything you love about your favorite games, distilled to their purest form.

24 games that play like Trimps and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Antimatter Dimensions, Scratch Inc. and SPORE™.

Player tags

  • Idler
  • Free to Play
  • Strategy
  • Text-Based
  • Automation
  • Casual
  • Auto Battler
  • Management
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Steam reviews

What players say

Players who enjoy idle and incremental games praise its deep, automated progression, though many find the pacing very slow.

Most reviewers recommend Trimps, and Steam's totals are very positive. Many players enjoy the layered resource management, the automation that unlocks over time, and the way each prestige run can be planned differently. Long-time players describe a game that keeps changing and rewards patience, with a large and supportive community. Many complaints centre on pacing: early progress is slow, upgrades arrive one at a time, and some players wait long stretches for meaningful milestones. A few reviewers find the prestige bonuses too small, and some report a crash when a resource overflows, plus a Linux version that uses a lot of memory. Some newcomers find the interface intimidating at first but say it explains itself well.

Praised

  • Deep automation and planning

    Players enjoy how automation unlocks gradually, letting them plan runs and reduce constant babysitting.

    Many players
  • Long-term replayability

    Reviewers say the game changes across playthroughs and keeps rewarding long-term strategy.

    Some players
  • Free and supportive community

    Players value that the game is free, stays free, and has an active, helpful community.

    Some players
  • Clear explanations despite complexity

    Newcomers say the intimidating interface is explained well and the most efficient purchases are highlighted.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Very slow pacing

    Reviewers find early and mid-game progress slow, with long waits between meaningful milestones.

    Many players
  • Small prestige and perk gains

    Players say prestige bonuses and challenge rewards add only modest boosts, so progress feels arithmetic.

    A few players
  • Metal shortages and grind

    Reviewers say metal is a frustrating bottleneck that gates most buildings and upgrades.

    A few players
  • Crashes and resource overflow

    Players report crashes when a resource overflows, and the Linux version uses a lot of memory.

    A few players
Who it suits
Suits players who enjoy incremental games, spreadsheet-style optimisation, and long, patient progression they can play in the background.
Who should skip it
Players who want quick rewards or active, hands-on play should skip it, as progress is slow for much of the game.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with hundreds of hours mostly praise the long-term depth and changing runs, while several short-playtime reviewers mention slow early pacing and waiting for automation.

Summarised by AI from 70 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

Best matches

Plays and looks like Trimps

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

By gameplay

Plays like Trimps

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

More matches

  1. Rusty's Retirement95 % positive of 13,970Shared: Idler · Strategy · Automation
  2. Slipways91 % positive of 2,246Shared: Strategy · Management · Building
  3. Idle Skilling70 % positive of 2,407Shared: Idler · Management · Resource Management
  4. Idling to Rule the Gods84 % positive of 2,153Shared: Idler · Strategy · Text-Based
  5. Mr.Mine90 % positive of 18,720Shared: Idler · Strategy · Management
  6. Star Birds90 % positive of 3,064
  7. Autonauts90 % positive of 3,605Shared: Strategy · Automation · Management
  8. NGU INDUSTRIES77 % positive of 1,574Shared: Idler · Management · Building
  9. Tapple - Idle Clicker70 % positive of 774Shared: Strategy · Automation · Management
  10. Starvester68 % positive of 819Shared: Idler · Strategy · Automation
  11. Keep on Mining!93 % positive of 8,386Shared: Idler · Strategy · Management
  12. Incremental Adventures76 % positive of 825Shared: Idler · Text-Based · Automation

By look

Looks like Trimps

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

More matches

  1. Terraformental96 % positive of 377
  2. Upload Labs90 % positive of 8,910
  3. Orb of Creation83 % positive of 2,211
  4. Your Chronicle79 % positive of 2,764
  5. Synergism73 % positive of 301
  6. Click and Conquer92 % positive of 2,501
  7. Nodebuster96 % positive of 13,930
  8. Risk of Rain (2013)93 % positive of 20,787
  9. Wizards and Warlords81 % positive of 253
  10. Between Adventures IDLE69 % positive of 422
  11. Antimatter Dimensions92 % positive of 4,675
  12. Low Magic Age89 % positive of 3,367

At a glance

What games like Trimps have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Trimps: Idler (19 of 24), Strategy (15) and Management (12).
  • They came out between 2008 and 2026, 12 of them after Trimps (2022).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Rusty's Retirement (95 % positive of 13,970).

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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