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Idle Research

Idle Research

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.

Released Jul 31, 2022 Developer Considera Games LLC Publisher Considera Core LLC Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux IdlerClickerFree to PlaySimulationStrategy
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

84.8%positive1,702 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“after 100% this game steam achievements wise, i can safely say this game made me into a solitaire player. 10/10 never again”

— a player, Steam review · 44 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I really like this one and at this point I kinda doubt the future of the cylinders update. From what I understand of the sitch though there is a some gunky code that needs unraveled to get the update pushed so looking forward to the sequel and maybe one day cylinders will be…”

— a player, Steam review · 184 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Dead Game I got excited at first because the game look a lot like revolution idle at first sight and the game had lot of recent announcement, i bought it and had lot of fun at beginning but after only 2 days i did not understood why the game was sudently slow, it appears the…”

— a player, Steam review · 64 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:41 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

70playing at last check
9124-hour peak
4,750all-time peak
0 2.5k 5k 2023 2024 2025 2026 2.9k avg · Aug 2022

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

99achievements
28.0%median completion
12.7%rarest: Unlock White Ice!
94.0% of players 93.1% of players 88.8% of players 88.7% of players 84.6% of players 83.0% of players 73.9% of players 71.6% of players 65.1% of players 61.3% of players 60.4% of players 58.4% of players 55.4% of players 54.2% of players 52.5% of players 50.5% of players 49.9% of players 49.4% of players 48.8% of players 45.2% of players 43.7% of players 42.8% of players 41.3% of players 41.2% of players 41.1% of players 40.8% of players 39.0% of players 38.3% of players 38.0% of players 37.6% of players 37.3% of players 36.8% of players 36.8% of players 36.7% of players 36.2% of players 36.2% of players 35.7% of players 34.4% of players 33.4% of players 33.0% of players 32.9% of players 32.7% of players 31.8% of players 31.1% of players 30.8% of players 29.0% of players 28.6% of players 28.5% of players 28.5% of players 28.0% of players 28.0% of players 27.5% of players 27.1% of players 27.0% of players 26.9% of players 26.9% of players 26.7% of players 26.7% of players 26.0% of players 25.7% of players 94.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
94.0%Research Red Flask! — Hidden achievement
93.1%Craft the Red Flask! — Hidden achievement
88.8%Reach 1,000 Energy! — Reach 1,000 Energy!
Rarest badges of honor
12.7%Unlock White Ice! — Hidden achievement
14.3%Reach 1.00e100 Golden Tubes! — Reach 1.00e100 Golden Tubes!
15.5%Unlock Pink Ice! — Hidden achievement

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
Freelowest since tracking began2026-07-11

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Dec 16, 2025
Idle Research 2 - Developer Standup Blog News - Episode 3 (XV-L)

Hey everyone! I'm back with the largest set of developer standup blogs so far. Since the last post, I have finally graduated from college with a bachelors in Computer Science, and transitioned to full

Apr 30, 2025
Idle Research 2 - Developer Standup Blog News - Episode 2 (XI-XIV)

Hey everyone! I'm back with another set of developer standup blogs from my discord. Posts have been less frequent because of College. I'm about 2 weeks away from graduating! Anyways, I present you the

Mar 04, 2025
Idle Research 2 - Developer Standup Blog News - Episode 1 (I-X)

Starting today, I will be reposting 10 days of developer standup blogs that I write on my discord server. These will be delayed but highly detailed posts about what I have been working on for Idle Res

Jan 15, 2025
Idle Research Further Development News

You wake up from a time-activated cryogenic pod in 2070 on planet Mu Ra Tempel — after the devasting Earth-27 Mutually Assured Destruction incident. Steam Page At The Bottom Hey all, I have been able

Jul 04, 2024
Idle Research 2 - Optional Survey

Hey friends! Happy 4th of July to my American players, and happy Thursday to everyone else! I hope everyone is having a great week. As decided on my discord, I have decided to begin development on a n

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Casual, Free To Play, Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Early Access
Player tagsIdler · Clicker · Free to Play · Simulation · Strategy · Adventure · Resource Management · Automation · Early Access · Management · 2D · Minimalist (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · In-App Purchases
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements99
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7+ Processor: x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support. Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated Graphics Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 2 GB available space Additional Notes: Unity Game