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IDLE_DIRECTIVE
Idly gather and manage resources to repair what's left of a decaying world. Scavenge forgotten ruins, meet scattered survivors, and push back against the inevitable collapse. IDLE_DIRECTIVE is a grid-based inventory and resource management idle game.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“this game is amazing i haven't prestiged yet, and playing semi-actively, but i'm really happy with the loops and progression and body-building aspects, the game is very engaging and super fun and one of the best idle-incrementals you'll see this year”
— a player, Steam review · 43 hrs played“If I could give a Neutral for this one I would. What initially started as an interesting premise doesn't really evolve enough for you to do it 4+ times. I don't regret my time with the game and I think I would keep playing it if the pacing was better.”
— a player, Steam review · 40 hrs played“Let's start with the good bits: I like the overall vibe and style, as well as the core mechanic of arranging different components in a limited grid, And while there are little flaws in the presentation and lack of some QoL features, there is one thing I will not forgive:…”
— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Patch Notes for v1.1.3
Hello everyone, This is a small patch to address some bugs as well as adding some minor features/content! FIX: Cancel after current UI bug, where if players click on the actual checkbox the crafting d
Patch Notes for v1.1.2
Hello everyone, This is a small patch to address some bugs as well as adding 2 QoL features! FIX: Plural form of Nexus being wrong in text. FIX: NPC Item and resource stocks not being reflected proper
Patch Notes for v1.1.1
Hello everyone, I'm here again with a minor patch that is more or less a continuation of 1.1.0 from a few days ago! The following are the change logs: ADD: "Mute on Unfocused" setting (defaults to off
Patch v1.1.0!
Hello everyone! the anticipated QoL patch that I've been mentioning in the Steam Community forums is now available as v1.1.0! ADD: ESC hotkey to close top most window/popups. ADD: Mouse wheel up/down
Patch Notes for v1.0.8
Hello everyone! This is a small patch to fix the following, as well as to optimize a huge cause of lag for some players: \ All text-fields now properly block map-movement input, previously only the fe
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Incremental · Idler · Exploration · Trading · Crafting · Simulation · Loot · Casual · Indie · 2D · Post-apocalyptic · Procedural Generation (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Custom Volume Controls · Mouse Only Option · #category_playable_at_your_own_pace · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 43 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: 8.1 Processor: 2.0 Ghz Memory: 2 GB RAM Storage: 500 MB available space