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(the) Gnorp Apologue
(the) Gnorp Apologue is the journey of the gnorps as you guide them towards their goal of delightfully excessive wealth accumulation.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
66 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“one of the best idle games of all time, I like watching the little goobers work”
“I dont remember much about this one but its really fun for the amount of time it lasts. Specially good for leaving in the background while you do something else.”
“Rare idle game that is not just for people that have too much time”
15 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“An Idle game that requires you to meta build is kind of annoying to be honest. All things should work to varying degrees but in Gnorp there is but few paths. I want to like this game for the graphics alone but it's not…”
“slogfest an incremental game should not need a meta guide to avoid picking prestige perks that make it impossible to progress. cute graphics though”
“Gnorps are adorable.”
10 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“3/5, mostly afk, gain money and upgrade. theres variety of build to explore. worth the money spent. dont expect many endgame. This game after finish, you have speed run mode to test your experience. No endgame variety,…”
“PROS (the) Gnorp Apologue is an idle game where you break a rock into tiny pieces. All the upgrades feel very unique and fun. It feels pretty satisfying to have the game run in the background and checking on it every so…”
“£5 to watch my little friends pulverise a rock for hours on end is a good purchase. I don't know what's going on but I am doing 8/10”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Good, cleanly finishable game. It's nice playing an idle game that is short enough to be beatable in a "reasonable time". Is my standard of reasonable unreasonable? You decide. It is defnitely a game that has stayed in…”
“It's a fun idle game with some love put into it. Took me about 19 hours to 100% and had fun almost the whole way. It's got some fun build options and neat little unlocks. Solid idle game for sure!”
“Yeah this is a fun little idle game, especially on the Steam Deck. Takes a bit more effort to complete than just 1 or 2 prestiges, but it's well worth it and good fun!”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Well worth the price, great progression curve.”
“After playing a bunch of idlers on and off over the years, this was the one that finally got me hooked on the genre. Loved the simple graphics, gameplay loop and progression. Every small upgrade feels rewarding and…”
“The best idler ever. Progression actually feels really good and not like cookie clicker, where you need to wait 10 years to be able to do anything.”
10 of the 102 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Why recommend: This game is stupid Why not recommend: This game is stupid Synopsis: I don't want to play this game anymore. 12 hours was enough.”
“An Idle game that requires you to meta build is kind of annoying to be honest. All things should work to varying degrees but in Gnorp there is but few paths. I want to like this game for the graphics alone but it's not…”
“How in current year is there not a mute when out of focus option that works correctly. I finished it, but I didn't really enjoy it. There's a few things you can do in the prestige tree and during runs that feel like…”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Why recommend: This game is stupid Why not recommend: This game is stupid Synopsis: I don't want to play this game anymore. 12 hours was enough.”
“I recommend it if you are watching the first 600 episodes of one piece.”
“Decent short idle game. I was expecting to have a bit more fun, but the game and mechanics aren't very deep. Some units (namely drones and mountaineers) seemed fairly pointless, but maybe they're useful in a different…”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“How in current year is there not a mute when out of focus option that works correctly. I finished it, but I didn't really enjoy it. There's a few things you can do in the prestige tree and during runs that feel like…”
“boring progression scaling especially for an idle game”
“slogfest an incremental game should not need a meta guide to avoid picking prestige perks that make it impossible to progress. cute graphics though”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“slogfest an incremental game should not need a meta guide to avoid picking prestige perks that make it impossible to progress. cute graphics though”
“Decent short idle game. I was expecting to have a bit more fun, but the game and mechanics aren't very deep. Some units (namely drones and mountaineers) seemed fairly pointless, but maybe they're useful in a different…”
“The game is fun, but I feel like it stalls quite a bit towards the end. I had to look up a guide to finish it”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“This game is really fun. Great time kill. A lot of incremental games like this are designed to have you always chasing power creep. So while I appreciate seeing an incremental game that has a definitive "I beat the game" point, I do wish there was more content. Not because the…”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played“Cool game but the pacing is incredibly slow at the end to truly finish the game and I was not a fan of that. Otherwise it is fun to help the Gnorps with their mission.”
— a player, Steam review · 29 hrs played“An Idler that has heavy strategy and synergy building. [h3] ————Short TL;DR: ———— [/h3] The game has a learning curve but can be the most addictive and fun part of the game, especially when you hit the big numbers that also give that feel of “holy… what is even going on” as your…”
— a player, Steam review · 20 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 2026-09-05.
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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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 |
| Player tags | Clicker · Idler · Strategy · Building · Rogue-lite · Economy · Management · Cute · Mining · 2D · Casual · Rogue-like (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil |
| Achievements | 17 |
| Official site | https://gnorp.dev/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: 2.4 GHz Dual Core Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 512MB, OpenGL 3+ Storage: 150 MB available space