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NGU IDLE
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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.
What reviewers agree on
78 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“the most fun idle game ive played so far, the game gets a lot more idle after the first 3 titans, if you ever feel lost consult the NGU guide by sayo, but I think you can do your own thing and proceed a decent pace.”
21 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Played super casually over 3 or 4 years and just beat it for reference (a lot of time idling on a second screen and one 1.5 year break). Good game, you could probably beat it a lot faster if you tried.”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Played super casually over 3 or 4 years and just beat it for reference (a lot of time idling on a second screen and one 1.5 year break). Good game, you could probably beat it a lot faster if you tried.”
“---{Graphics}--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ Paint.exe ---{Gameplay}--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☑ It‘s just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Starring at walls is better ☐…”
“I was a bit more passive than most. Either way, just hit evil difficulty! Best idle game only complaint is 4G didn't finish the sequel 4G Industries. Top tier idle game!”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Satisfying progression and crude humor a perfect combination.”
“amazing progression”
3 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“For being a free idle game it's definitely top tier, extremely lengthy with lots to do.”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Disrespectful of players time. Making things take longer doesn't equate to a better idle game.”
“NGU Idle has one major flaw. Acquiring and leveling up your armor and equipment is essential to progress in this game; while online, it occurs automatically, without human interference - as any idling game would allow.…”
“Having just finished it the first time, It's a game alright. Its not the best idle game, but its by far not the worst. It can get very tedious at times since some walls get incredibly long winded to get past and might…”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Disrespectful of players time. Making things take longer doesn't equate to a better idle game.”
“The humour in this game is something I really enjoy and the art is very charming. Progress feels good if you aren't trying to speedrun, which I dont recommend you should. It's definitely a grind of a game with tons of…”
“Having just finished it the first time, It's a game alright. Its not the best idle game, but its by far not the worst. It can get very tedious at times since some walls get incredibly long winded to get past and might…”
3 of the 102 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“NGU Idle has one major flaw. Acquiring and leveling up your armor and equipment is essential to progress in this game; while online, it occurs automatically, without human interference - as any idling game would allow.…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“I"m a huge fan of idle games and I've played tons of them. To this day I'm glad to say NGU Idle is one of the best. NGU Idle features great challenges through an ever increasing number of features. Discovring those, making progress in them and finally completing them is a…”
— a player, Steam review · 1,758 hrs played“I love this game. I've been playing it for almost two years. It has tons of upgradability, features within the game, lots of different game mechanics, funny characters. You play it a lot. You have to grind a ton to play this game, but that's one of the best things about it. I…”
— a player, Steam review · 15,460 hrs played“I played this one a lot on Kongregate then i still played a few hours here on Steam I write this review years after completing it, just because : ... i don't know^^ I don't know how huge it'll be for a new player to attack this game, i myself played it from the first versions of…”
— a player, Steam review · 3,383 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:20 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Build 1.260: Lore's End
Blatantly copy pasted patch notes, as per usual! * Added Boss Portraits for Bosses 270-300 * Added Lore for Bosses 290-300. * Added 2 final Titans. * Added COOKING, the final feature. Unlock it by kil
NGU INDUSTRIES EARLY ACCESS LAUNCHES APRIL 5
It's happening! (In a week!) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1433990/NGU_INDUSTRIES/ Discord server is also here if you want a special title that will be IMPOSSIBLE TO GET after Early Access Launch
NGU INDUSTRIES: COMING APRIL 2021
Hi All, While I've been updating NGU Idle the last year or so, I've also been working on a sequel . And now it's gotten far enough to have a Store page! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1433990/NGU_
Build 1.220 Released!
Hi hello friends, I manage to stop eating chocolate long enough to drop a hot new update on you! From the patch notes: * Added lore for Bosses 250ish to 270ish! That's a lot-ish of bosses. * Added por
Build 1.210 Released
Hey friends, I rolled my face across my keyboard enough times and got lucky enough that it compiled into a new update for you all! Here be the patch notes: * Added 26 new Card Arts, along with some ne
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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.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Free to Play · Idler · Indie · Clicker · Adventure · Funny · Simulation · Singleplayer · RPG · Casual · Psychological Horror · Story Rich (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · In-App Purchases · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Tablet |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 61 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10. XP? Who the heck is still using XP? Processor: If it was made after 2010 you're good. Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Probably everything works, even integrated ( but you might have slideshow FPS) Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 150 MB available space Sound Card: lol there's no audio at all Additional Notes: Hi Dad