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Idling to Rule the Gods
Idling to Rule the Gods is a free to play Idle-Game with a lot of content and some Minigames. Depending on your play-style, you can play it fast or slow. Either way it can be fun for hundreds of hours!
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Enjoyable number-go-up idling” (47 of 63 reviews) and “Long-term or effectively endless content” (8); the most common complaint is “Very slow, unrewarding progression” (8). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
47 of the 63 reviews raise this.
“Well I enjoy this type of Clicker/Incremental game. So far I haven't Rebirthed once and got to the 18th God. Trying to see how far I get after 365 days has elapsed. then I'll rebirth. Let you all know how it goes. And…”
“First I came for an idle game that supposedly inspired NGU. Then I stayed for the pet progress and unique event items. Then I kept playing as you can play on both desktop and mobile. Then I stayed for the sunken time /…”
“I have no idea what I'm doing 90% of the time but I know I'm doing it right. One day I'll figure out how to beat the game.”
8 of the 63 reviews raise this.
“It's fairly long, I'm only mid-game. 10/10”
“This game is honestly the most enjoyable Idle game I've ever experienced. it scratches that itch and has a staying power that no other idle game has even come close. while simple in the beginning you unlock a multitude…”
“Great game so far. Im only a bit over 100 hours in. Lots to do and figure out, but not in an annoying way. Lots of people have 5000 hours, 8000 hours... hell, I seen one guy has over 30000 hours. Must be doing SOMETHING…”
5 of the 63 reviews raise this.
“First I came for an idle game that supposedly inspired NGU. Then I stayed for the pet progress and unique event items. Then I kept playing as you can play on both desktop and mobile. Then I stayed for the sunken time /…”
“This game is honestly the most enjoyable Idle game I've ever experienced. it scratches that itch and has a staying power that no other idle game has even come close. while simple in the beginning you unlock a multitude…”
“My all time favorite idler game. The big numbers go up endlessly and every thing you work towards actually is rewarding in game. I played this for like 3 years on a phone before I eventually got off me bum to link it up…”
4 of the 63 reviews raise this.
“This game is honestly the most enjoyable Idle game I've ever experienced. it scratches that itch and has a staying power that no other idle game has even come close. while simple in the beginning you unlock a multitude…”
“My all time favorite idler game. The big numbers go up endlessly and every thing you work towards actually is rewarding in game. I played this for like 3 years on a phone before I eventually got off me bum to link it up…”
3 of the 63 reviews raise this.
“First I came for an idle game that supposedly inspired NGU. Then I stayed for the pet progress and unique event items. Then I kept playing as you can play on both desktop and mobile. Then I stayed for the sunken time /…”
“There's a lot to do, many numbers to increase, and as much idling as you can stomach. It can feel pretty overwhelming (especially navigating the UI; it takes some getting used to) but I think it's worth the effort. Also…”
8 of the 63 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“The game literally doesn't work if you're running cheat engine for another idle game while playing this one. It actually checks if there's a cheat engine process running, and resets your progress to the last save or…”
“not an idle game, it has idle elements but thats it you have to spend alot of time for it and need years and years for progress. i also agree with the anticheat thing, i play TAB and other games also with speedhack or…”
“My comprehensive review of Idling to Rule the Gods. The elephant in the room: the game/progression system is slow. After 195 hours, I’ve only progressed about 5% of the game. Everything is not very rewarding and feels…”
7 of the 63 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“scans system memory every minute-ish for the presence of other specific executables, causing a frequent hang that lasts for five or so seconds. this isn't an issue on the android version, it's presumably intended as an…”
“not an idle game, it has idle elements but thats it you have to spend alot of time for it and need years and years for progress. i also agree with the anticheat thing, i play TAB and other games also with speedhack or…”
“My comprehensive review of Idling to Rule the Gods. The elephant in the room: the game/progression system is slow. After 195 hours, I’ve only progressed about 5% of the game. Everything is not very rewarding and feels…”
5 of the 63 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“not an idle game, it has idle elements but thats it you have to spend alot of time for it and need years and years for progress. i also agree with the anticheat thing, i play TAB and other games also with speedhack or…”
“My comprehensive review of Idling to Rule the Gods. The elephant in the room: the game/progression system is slow. After 195 hours, I’ve only progressed about 5% of the game. Everything is not very rewarding and feels…”
“I played every night for three years doing this game and got nowhere. Nothing I did seemed to do anything but make numbers go up. It has been 7 years since then. I look at the Steam page now and it looks like there's…”
4 of the 63 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“My comprehensive review of Idling to Rule the Gods. The elephant in the room: the game/progression system is slow. After 195 hours, I’ve only progressed about 5% of the game. Everything is not very rewarding and feels…”
“I get that this is an idle game and progression is expected to be slow. But if one of the main systems is not working offline and you have to sit and keep the game open in the background while not actually playing it,…”
“There's a lot to do, many numbers to increase, and as much idling as you can stomach. It can feel pretty overwhelming (especially navigating the UI; it takes some getting used to) but I think it's worth the effort. Also…”
4 of the 63 reviews raise this.
“scans system memory every minute-ish for the presence of other specific executables, causing a frequent hang that lasts for five or so seconds. this isn't an issue on the android version, it's presumably intended as an…”
“The game literally doesn't work if you're running cheat engine for another idle game while playing this one. It actually checks if there's a cheat engine process running, and resets your progress to the last save or…”
“not an idle game, it has idle elements but thats it you have to spend alot of time for it and need years and years for progress. i also agree with the anticheat thing, i play TAB and other games also with speedhack or…”
Counted across 63 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 84.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Guess its ok, still in the early game so will have to see eventually.”
— a player, Steam review · 32,786 hrs played“If you don't like idle games: Stay clear of this game If you like idle games: STAY CLEAR OF THIS GAME I have 2700 hours of playtime as of writing this review, and I am still in early game. I. am. addicted. Number must go up”
— a player, Steam review · 3,512 hrs played“this idiot dev thinks it's ok to watch WHAT ELSE you are playing with some abusive system deep scan software that is basically a virus... steam should ban ANY game that uses such intrusive spying and nannying”
— a player, Steam review · 34 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-10-22.
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.
Latest official news
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Changes for Version 4.66.1710 (2026-10-19)
- Combined the tab for physical and skill trainings into one tab as they are very similar. - Added a new tab, the elemental Tab. You can unlock it with a new challenge (requires to have beaten P.Baal
Changes for Version 4.65.1706 (2026-09-21)
- Added a new challenge: Class Experience Challenge. Get class experience for your pets to boost the experience they gain permanently. There will be a few more challenges added next week, they just ta
Changes for Version 4.64.1703 (2026-09-09)
- Added the missing milestone bonuses for T4 classes. - Fixed most of the glitches and tooltip issues. I didn't manage to fix all the issues the Unity upgrade caused, but it should be quite a bit bett
Changes for Version 4.64.1701 (2026-08-30)
- Updated the Unity to a newer version and updated libraries which were required for google. The Unity upgrade caused a few issues, I think I managed to fix most of them, but some UI issues are still
Changes for Version 4.63.1698 (2026-08-21)
Changes for Version 4.63.1698 (2026-08-21) - The multiverse page shows now how much creating speed bonus you have from godly liquid or bonus points. - Right clicking the spread buttons now uses all cl
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Free to Play · Indie · Simulation · Casual · Text-Based · Singleplayer · Strategy · God Game · Management · Clicker · Fantasy · Anime (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · In-App Purchases · Steam Leaderboards |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 77 |
| Official site | https://shugasu.com/games/itrtg/index.html |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 or later Processor: Intel Dual-Core 1.6GHz or faster processor Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Graphic card with DX10 (Shader-Model 4.0) abilities DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 150 MB available space