I’m open to options, but I’d especially like to find some that have some sort of real-time, directly controlled primary loop (rather than clicker, or autobattler or that). Basically, while I want it to be an incremental game, I’d still like it to feel like there is a satisfying primary loop.

Also, obvious I’d like to avoid anything pay to win or reliant on microtransactions.

Edit: clarification on primary loop

Edit 2: games in the same style include Berry Bury Berry, A Game About Digging a Hole, Scritchy Scratchy (does have an Android port), and a lot of old Flash games.

    • Lauchmelder@feddit.org
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      1 day ago

      Once you play antimatter dimensions you will never be able to play another idle game again. By far the best game of this genre

      I know it sounds insane but it lowkey ruined this entire genre for me because every other idle game has so much less content and mechanics

      • yermaw@sh.itjust.works
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        15 hours ago

        I loved it so much until the reality update? One that requires you to “code” everything manually. It fell into the same trap as most other idles in that I spent more time copying a guide than I did playing.

        Was bloody excellent until then though. I fully agree that it ruined other idles for me.

        • Lauchmelder@feddit.org
          1·
          14 hours ago

          I can see the critique, the automator was a massive jump in complexity. I think the pseudo programming language was easy enough to wrap your head around, but finding the optimal setup requires a lot of tinkering, unless you’re using a guide.

          Then again, what other idle game lets you script the game from within itself? I still love it