Games Like Feed the Reactor

Dive into the world of Sixty Four, where you transform simple machines into a thriving factory.

Why similar: Clicker 34.8%, Idler 22.3%, Management 14.9%, Strategy 12%, Simulation 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly atmospheric and minimalist approach to incremental resource gathering and technological discovery.

Idle Research is an addictive, resource management, incremental game with both idle and active playstyles. Research and craft colorful Flasks and Tubes to earn as much Energy as possible! Big numbers guaranteed.

Why similar: Idler 31.3%, Clicker 30.9%, Management 12.9%, Strategy 10.4%, Simulation 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title provides deep management mechanics and complex automation trees that will appeal to fans of the reactor's progression system.

Earn antimatter through dimensions! Gain Infinite antimatter to collapse the universe!

Why similar: Idler 47%, Clicker 31.5%, Strategy 16.3%, Casual 4.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Why You'll Like It: As a cornerstone of the incremental genre, it offers the deep, satisfying mathematical progression found in the best reactor-style games.

To The Core is an incremental game about extracting and using resources from planets to buy upgrades.

Why similar: Clicker 64.7%, Idler 14.1%, Casual 9.9%, 2D 6.9%, Retro 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a satisfying incremental mining loop that captures the same sense of scale and progression.

Craft and automate an industrial empire from scratch! Experience a strategic game teeming with challenges as you manage resources, overcome hurdles, and optimize production chains. Are you ready to conquer the challenges of Incremental Factory? Your journey starts here... The Factory Must Grow!

Why similar: Idler 47.6%, Strategy 17.2%, Simulation 11.9%, Relaxing 9.4%, Management 6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on the automation and resource-management aspects of building complex systems from simple inputs.

Join an experience where each revolution takes you further into the unknown! Revolution Idle challenges you to multiply your accumulators to reach unimaginable heights. Will you manage to reach infinity?

Why similar: Idler 39.2%, Clicker 32.5%, Management 8.4%, Simulation 8.2%, Casual 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A highly polished incremental game that offers the same relaxing yet addictive progression loop.

Idle Atomic is an Incremental Idle RPG in a post-apocalyptic world. Level up skills, refine your salvaged materials and hunt mutant creatures to survive!

Why similar: Idler 33%, Auto Battler 29.8%, Clicker 18%, Simulation 7.2%, Strategy 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: The post-apocalyptic and scientific theme aligns perfectly with the aesthetic and mechanical goals of the seed game.

SPACEPLAN is an experimental piece of interaction based partly on a total misunderstanding of Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time.

Why similar: Clicker 71.3%, Idler 16.9%, Casual 10.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: It combines a quirky space-themed narrative with clicker mechanics that feel very similar to the unfolding nature of the seed game.

An idle incremental game where you decide to travel across the whole Universe. Embark on this journey in your little ship and get as far away as possible from Earth, gathering resources and upgrading your spaceship along the way.

Why similar: Clicker 37.4%, Idler 36.5%, Strategy 10.7%, Simulation 5.1%, 2D 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the space exploration and incremental automation aspects of the seed game.

Click to mine particles and watch your pile grow. Turn resources into profit, automate extraction, research new technologies and trade. Can you mine the rarest particle and ascend? There is just one way to find out.

Why similar: Clicker 33.6%, Idler 29.9%, Simulation 12.9%, Casual 8.3%, Strategy 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses physics-based incremental mechanics that feel fresh while maintaining the core clicker appeal.

Lazy Galaxy 2 is an idle/clicker game with base-building and RTS elements. Lead an evil (albeit lazy) alien race to conquer the universe! Expand your base, fight vicious foes, and conquer the galaxies. Acquire combat experience and convert into candy, the most precious alien resource!

Why similar: Auto Battler 26.2%, Clicker 23.8%, Idler 21.5%, Management 9.2%, Strategy 8%

Why You'll Like It: It blends auto-battler strategy with idle mechanics, providing a similar sense of scaling power in a space setting.

Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

Why similar: Clicker 29%, Idler 25.8%, Management 12.3%, Strategy 10.4%, Simulation 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a blend of strategy and simulation that feels very similar to the management style of the seed game.

A hybrid factory builder / incremental clicker game. Starting from humble beginnings, master the many crafting processes to build up resources and expand your factory. Then, using your newly automated production, unlock new technology and grow ever closer to your goal of spreading to the stars.

Why similar: Clicker 45.3%, Idler 27.7%, Simulation 8%, Strategy 6.8%, Casual 5%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the automation of production lines, which is a key component of the reactor's gameplay.

What if you happened to be in a control room of a nuclear reactor and something went wrong? Save the Reactor gives you the opportunity to fully experience these emotions! This simulator is great for those who like to challenge themselves and aren't afraid of difficulties!

Why similar: Clicker 40.3%, Management 21.7%, Simulation 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the specific thematic focus on reactor management while adding a layer of high-stakes, time-sensitive decision making.

Synergism is a free-to-play Idle game about... well, Synergy! Explore that concept through hundreds of upgrades, many reset layers and probably thousands of hours of content that allows both idle and active play.

Why similar: Idler 51.1%, Strategy 24.7%, Casual 7.5%, Hand-drawn 6.9%, 2D 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game is ideal for players who want complex, multi-layered prestige systems and deep strategy.

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.

Why similar: Idler 33.1%, Auto Battler 32.5%, Management 14.1%, Strategy 13.1%, Casual 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: It introduces strategic army management into an incremental framework, offering a deeper layer of decision-making.

The epic story of evolution, technology, humanity, and dinosaurs is yours to tap.

Why similar: Clicker 55.1%, Idler 28.1%, Simulation 9.8%, Casual 4.2%, Sci-fi 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: This simulation-heavy incremental game captures the same sense of unlocking exotic technologies over time.

A cosmic horror idle game where you build the Yellow King’s cult, spread his living mold, and click yourself hollow. Memory by memory. Scream by silent scream, as the sky blooms with eyes watching your beautiful undoing.

Why similar: Clicker 31.5%, Idler 28.7%, Strategy 11.2%, Relaxing 7.3%, Simulation 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the horror-adjacent, mysterious atmosphere that makes the seed game feel unique.

The Perfect Tower II is a mix between an incremental and a tower defense game. Build a town, manage resources and explore a variety of mini-games and tons of upgrades. Fully automate your game and watch numbers going up!

Why similar: Idler 36.8%, Clicker 29.5%, Strategy 14.8%, Management 11.9%, Relaxing 7%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines tower defense with complex incremental upgrades, providing a similar sense of strategic growth.

Inspired by RuneScape, Melvor Idle takes the core of what makes an adventure game so addictive and strips it down to its purest form! This is a feature-rich, idle/incremental game combining a distinctly familiar feel with a fresh gameplay experience. Maxing 20+ skills has never been more zen.

Why similar: Idler 85.3%, Casual 8.1%, 2D 5.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a massive, deep management experience that rewards long-term planning and resource optimization.

An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

Why similar: Clicker 37.2%, Idler 29.2%, Management 10.9%, Strategy 5.6%, Horror 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential clicker experience that provides the foundation for the mechanics found in the seed game.

A short incremental game about feeding a Black Hole matter by destroying Asteroids, Planets, and Stars.

Why similar: Clicker 34.1%, Idler 24.7%, Strategy 11.3%, Relaxing 8%, Management 6.3%

Idle Slayer is an incremental game with idle and active playstyle mechanics, medieval pixel art visuals and retro 8-bit sounds and music.

Why similar: Idler 41.8%, Clicker 35.8%, Casual 6.5%, Strategy 5%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: It adds action-oriented movement to the standard idle loop, keeping the gameplay feeling dynamic.

A incremental game about downloading files, uploading, and upgrading your setup. This is the official PC version of Upload Simulator.

Why similar: Idler 37.1%, Clicker 35.5%, Management 9.8%, Simulation 8.1%, Relaxing 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: It features a similar sci-fi theme and clicker-based progression system focused on digital resource management.

A sci-fi idler. Upgrade your ships, get new items, and conquer the stars.

Why similar: Idler 35.5%, Clicker 33.2%, Strategy 17.4%, Casual 6.2%, 2D 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes the space-themed strategy and management elements of the seed game.

Click and Conquer is a short, relaxing incremental game. Drop bombs through the fog of war, uncover hidden enemies, collect rewards, and spend currency to boost passive income, increase bombing power, and unlock new maps.

Why similar: Clicker 32.5%, Idler 29.3%, Simulation 8.4%, Strategy 7.2%, Relaxing 6.9%

Project Chromata is a deep sci-fi incremental game about restoring the universe by mixing colors. Unlock new technologies, prestige to gain powerful permanent upgrades from a vast star chart, and master automation systems to watch the numbers soar in this satisfying and feature-rich idle experience.

Why similar: Idler 47.4%, Simulation 20.9%, Casual 13.4%, Strategy 11.2%, 2D 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A futuristic simulation that focuses on incremental growth and visual progression.

A short incremental game about feeding Glonk! Make Glonk bigger, get more money, and explore the skill tree to upgrade your abilities, and get more Glonks!

Why similar: Clicker 30.6%, Idler 28.2%, Strategy 8.4%, Management 6.6%, Simulation 6.4%

Trainatic is an explosive incremental train-building game! Upgrade your cars, gather resources, and unlock powerful synergies to chug further down the track.

Why similar: Clicker 33.2%, Idler 24.9%, Management 14.2%, Strategy 12.1%, Casual 5.4%

In Plantera you build your own garden and watch it grow with new plants, bushes, trees and animals. As you play and expand your garden you will attract Helpers, round blue creatures that will help you with your harvesting tasks.

Why similar: Clicker 40.6%, Idler 37.8%, Relaxing 7.4%, Simulation 5.2%, 2D 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a more casual and relaxing take on the management and growth mechanics found in the seed game.

A short active incremental game. Send skeleton villagers with sacrificial offerings to a growing space rift. Feed the rift in exchange for essence, unlock different offerings and their upgrades - all for the sake of more essence.

Why similar: Clicker 32%, Idler 31.2%, Multiple Endings 7.1%, Simulation 6.6%, Relaxing 6.5%

Journey to Incrementalia is an active incremental auto-battler about a necromancer on a short quest. Cast diabolical spells, summon an army and open the gates of hell on your quest to break down 99 walls and reach the lost city of Incrementalia.

Why similar: Auto Battler 30.7%, Clicker 25.1%, Idler 22.4%, Strategy 9.6%, Relaxing 2.9%

Rock Crusher is an incremental game with a massive skill tree. Control a little rock-crushing machine stranded on a mysterious planet. Crush rocks, collect materials, evolve through upgrades, uncover the planet’s secrets - and maybe, just maybe, find a way to escape.

Why similar: Clicker 36.3%, Idler 32.2%, Strategy 12.4%, Simulation 8%, Casual 4.4%

Xenosensory is a short incremental game with horror themes. Use your cursor to bust Xenos and save convicts then spend your research points on skill tree upgrades, actions, gadgets, and uncover the true horrifying nature of this space station nightmare.

Why similar: Clicker 28.7%, Idler 24.6%, Management 12.7%, Strategy 10.3%, Simulation 6.1%

Gridkeeper is an incremental game about managing "Grids" and using their power to run MineBots, research tech, and grow your mining empire by getting better Grids.

Why similar: Clicker 33.5%, Idler 29.3%, Strategy 18.9%, Relaxing 3.9%, 2D 3.7%

A condensed incremental experience, where you build a colony to collect and merge bigger and bigger fruits. Combine game-changing technologies and special upgrades to find the best synergies and take your cash flow to another dimension.

Why similar: Clicker 33.9%, Idler 27.5%, Management 14.3%, Strategy 11.2%, Simulation 5.4%

Gamblers Table is an incremental game where you toss coins to earn money. Buy bigger and better coins, unlock upgrades and hire little helpers to automate the process and take care of all the busy flipping work for you. Simple. Satisfying. Strangely compelling...

Why similar: Idler 30.9%, Clicker 29.3%, Management 18.4%, Strategy 6.5%, Simulation 5.1%

A small incremental game about smashing piñatas, collecting toys, and climbing the corporate ladder as you unlock a vast upgrade tree.

Why similar: Clicker 28.7%, Idler 21.9%, Management 14.2%, Strategy 11.3%, Simulation 7.3%

Outhold is a short, strategic incremental game that blends tower defense with a deep meta-progression. Experiment with builds and find overpowered synergies to defend the dwindling fires of Outhold.

Why similar: Clicker 28.8%, Management 19%, Idler 15.2%, Strategy 14%, Relaxing 8.4%

Max Manos is an incremental destruction game where you play as a powerful hand, known as Max Manos, eliminating shapes. Chain explosive reactions, collect shards, and upgrade your abilities to destroy shapes even faster.

Why similar: Clicker 30.2%, Idler 25.1%, Management 13.6%, Strategy 10.4%, Simulation 6.6%

A sci-fi management game where you build and optimize your computer's system from the ground up. Connect and configure interconnected nodes to efficiently download, process, and upload files. Manage your setup, solve system challenges, and become the ultimate system architect

Why similar: Idler 38.8%, Clicker 24.9%, Management 14.9%, Simulation 12.9%, Relaxing 3.4%

Upload Simulator Silicon is an incremental game about uploading, making money, hacking, and ascending as a powerful entity that controls the very laws of the universe using powerful technologies you discover throught your journey.

Why similar: Clicker 36.4%, Idler 31.5%, Management 9.3%, Casual 6.7%, Simulation 4.6%

DEFRAG is a game about cleansing corrupted sectors and refining them through optimization to build a stronger system. Collect resources, adjust configurations, and complete your build as you progress.

Why similar: Idler 26.3%, Clicker 21.8%, Management 16.8%, Strategy 8.8%, Relaxing 6.9%

A slow and meditative incremental idler where you manage colorful snakes. Watch them collect food, then spend the food on upgrades and abilities for your colony.

Why similar: Idler 42.1%, Clicker 41.4%, Relaxing 7.3%, Casual 5.8%, 2D 2.9%

Snake, but with a skill tree

Why similar: Clicker 31.9%, Idler 21.9%, Management 14.2%, Strategy 9%, Simulation 6.6%

Mutants are flooding the planets! Destroy them all! Improve your technology, upgrade weapons and turn dangerous worlds into safe havens. Every click is a step towards the future of mankind!

Why similar: Clicker 29.2%, Idler 25.9%, Strategy 10.7%, Management 9.4%, Simulation 6.8%

Cube based incremental game that is simple but very deep!

Why similar: Idler 32.8%, Clicker 28%, Auto Battler 27.5%, Simulation 8.1%, 2D 1.9%

Scratchers is an incremental game where you scratch cards to earn cash, unlock upgrades, and hire little scratchers to do the scratching for you. Discover rare cards, and optimize your earnings as you climb to scratcher supremacy!

Why similar: Clicker 30.1%, Idler 26.3%, Management 15.6%, Simulation 9.5%, Casual 6.8%

Build a biometric data harvesting empire from scratch in FACEMINER, the hardcore thriller clicker set in 1999. Classify data, upgrade mining infrastructure, and scale up your A.I. surveillance empire to obscene ends in this creepy narrative-driven incremental management sim with a dystopian twist.

Why similar: Clicker 35.9%, Idler 26.9%, Management 11.9%, Strategy 8.9%, Simulation 8.3%

Digseum is a short incremental journey about digging up ancient relics and building the greatest museum ever!

Why similar: Clicker 29.8%, Idler 27.6%, Management 15.6%, Relaxing 6.9%, Simulation 6.9%

Destroy endless waves of alien ships that have all but wiped out humanity in this long form, unfolding, sci-fi idle game. Customize your ship with different weapons and defenses to defeat specific enemy types and utilize a ton of different systems to increase your overall power.

Why similar: Idler 38.3%, Clicker 28%, Auto Battler 13.2%, Simulation 8.5%, Casual 5.4%

Incremental clicker strategy, where you expand, construct, research, fight, collect heroes and make choices between good and evil. Ascend through difficulty tiers by playing through challenge campaign going back and forth through history. Mammoths included.

Why similar: Clicker 42.6%, Idler 26.2%, Management 15.6%, Strategy 13%, 2D 1.9%

Vacuum Warrior is a Free to Play incremental idle game. Listen to the crisp crackle of dust and debris entering your vacuum as you vacuum ridiculous amounts of dust. Upgrade your vacuums, idle gains, and robot vacuums, earn achievements, and explore numerous locations in the Vacuum Warrior universe!

Why similar: Idler 37.8%, Clicker 37.3%, Casual 8.8%, Relaxing 7.4%, Simulation 4.9%

An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!

Why similar: Idler 33.4%, Management 20.2%, Strategy 16.6%, Simulation 12.5%, Relaxing 9.9%

Deep Space Cache is a short & simple semi-idle bullet heaven incremental asteroid miner game.

Why similar: Idler 32.6%, Strategy 23.3%, Clicker 22.6%, Casual 10.5%, 2D 3.8%

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.

Why similar: Clicker 34.1%, Idler 31.2%, Management 14.2%, Strategy 8.7%, Simulation 5.4%

Survive the ever increasing pressure of time for as long as you can! A minimalistic incremental game about time management that takes inspiration from roguelite games, with a focus on meta-progression. Every generation has a better chance at survival, because previous lives influence its instincts

Why similar: Idler 55.5%, Clicker 37.2%, 2D 3.5%, Casual 3.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Take a deep breath and dive right into this cozy incremental game about a senior turtle trying to start a business selling jellyfish. Upgrade your equipment, explore biomes, and help your turtly village!

Why similar: Idler 28.1%, Clicker 21.6%, Management 17.9%, Strategy 7.5%, Relaxing 7.5%

Ever wanted a Dyson swarm of your own? Now you can have one with just a few clicks! Manage a solar empire, produce bots which will make solar panels for you. Send your panels to the sun to generate energy and sell that energy to make money which you can spend on even more bots!

Why similar: Idler 33.8%, Clicker 32%, Strategy 15.6%, Simulation 7.9%, Casual 4.7%

Train your stats, cast spells, feed your minion, defeat monsters and bosses, raise demons, craft gems, go fishing and so much more in Wizard and Minion Idle--WAMI. This free to play, solo developed, Idle/active hybrid game has flexible pacing for long-time play-ability.

Why similar: Idler 30.7%, Clicker 30.1%, Strategy 10.7%, Management 10.3%, Simulation 4.7%