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Idle Gumball Machine
Plinko-style INCREMENTAL game. Shoot gumballs at gears and buy upgrades to make bigger and bigger numbers until you break the game! Short, sweet, relaxing, and addictive!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“Surprisingly fun. It's a great game to play while chatting with a family member on the phone. Made the awkward silence less awkward.”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Very short but very fun. Lots to do even after cheevs. Please add more cheevs. 9/10”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“The gameplay is simple and more or less automated, depending on how you prefer to play, and how far you are in the game The artstyle is simple and childish, but in a positively nostalgic sense The music is mostly ambient, and while not that memorable (in my opinion) never really…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Achievement 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
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
35% OFF Until Aug 20! Idle Gumball Machine Joins the Pins & Pegs Fest!
Celebrate Steam’s Pins & Pegs Fest with huge discounts! Grab Idle Gumball Machine at 30% OFF Until Aug 20! 11,875 players who have purchased this short and relaxing Plinko-style INCREMENTAL game! If y
Idle Gumball Machine 1.1 Update Out Now!!!
The 1.1 update is finally ready! Here's what I've added: New meta upgrades New non-meta upgrades Super upgrades that are like meta META upgrades An auto-fire feature Hats for your balls! -Vincent Pote
Want a sneak peek at the upcoming update?
Hi everyone, I'm working on a new content update! If you want a sneak peek at it, right-click on the game in your library, click on "properties", click on "Game Versions and Betas", and then enter thi
Cool Bundles that Idle Gumball Machine is in!
Hi, thanks to everyone for a great launch! I'd like to take this opportunity to show you some bundles that Idle Gumball Machine is in. Hopefully you can get a good deal! Antique Gear Games Collection
Idle Gumball Machine Has Just Released!!!
You heard me, Idle Gumball Machine, my gumball-bouncing incremental game, is out now. It's 30% off , so get it while it's fresh! Thank you to everyone who: Played the demo Wishlisted the game Played t
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, Strategy |
| Player tags | Incremental · Pinball · Idler · Economy · Management · Strategy · Physics · Shooter · Creature Collector · Arcade · 2D · Relaxing (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Mouse Only Option · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese * |
| Achievements | 10 |
| Official site | https://antiquegeargames.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz 3.20 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 745 4GB PCIE Video Graphics Card M302N Storage: 1 GB available space