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IncrementalIdlerAutomation
Monetized MonetizedHeads up: leans on microtransactions or free-to-play hooks.
Free ~250.5 hr median no co-op complexity: heavy 86.7% of 12k
The Squirrel's verdictRevolution Idle opens like a standard incremental game but keeps introducing new prestige layers — Infinity, Eternity, and Unity — each adding mechanics rather than repeating the same loop. Free and updated into 2025, with median playtime over 250 hours. Mid-game and late-game content shifts from passive idling toward active optimization, which reviewers describe as both the game's draw and its friction point.
Not for you if you want a low-commitment background clicker, you're sensitive to flashing effects, or you're unwilling to follow external guides once mid-game pacing slows sharply.
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AutomationIdlerIncremental
Monetized MonetizedHeads up: leans on microtransactions or free-to-play hooks.
Free ~41.1 hr median no co-op complexity: moderate 92.3% of 8k
The Squirrel's verdictSame numbers-go-up idle loop as AdVenture Capitalist, but built around coding, hacking, and crafting systems instead of lemonade stands, with a survive-the-apocalypse framing layered on top. Reviewers report deeper mid-game complexity and longer engagement (median 41 hours). Free to play, actively updated in 2025, no co-op.
Not for you if you want a game you can walk away from entirely, since reviewers describe checking in repeatedly overnight and sinking dozens of hours to progress.
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Closest Match Closest MatchThe most similar game to the anchor, by what players say.
Holyday City: Reloaded
PCMacLinux
CapitalismClickerIdler
Monetized MonetizedHeads up: leans on microtransactions or free-to-play hooks.
Free ~88.7 hr median no co-op complexity: light 81% of 2k
The Squirrel's verdictSame core loop as AdVenture Capitalist: click to earn, invest to automate, watch numbers climb while you're away. Holyday City: Reloaded swaps businesses for a city-and-resort build, adding ticket-based mini bonuses on top of the idle math. It's free, runs on PC, Mac, and Linux, and reviewers report median playtime near 89 hours.
Not for you if you're wary of granting app permissions, since multiple reviewers flag the data-collection terms in the privacy policy.
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Supply Chain Idle
PCMacLinux
IdlerClickerResource Management
Monetized MonetizedHeads up: leans on microtransactions or free-to-play hooks.
Free ~36.7 hr median no co-op complexity: light 79.6% of 382
The Squirrel's verdictBoth are idle games where numbers grow while you're away, but Supply Chain Idle replaces AdVenture Capitalist's buy-and-wait loop with actual system design: you link producers and sellers into ratios, and upgrades force you to re-optimize rather than just click bigger numbers. It rewards returning to tinker, not just to collect.
Not for you if you want the buy-more-stuff simplicity of AdVenture Capitalist rather than managing production ratios and relinking supply chains after every upgrade.
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