Cultivation Idle

Cultivation Idle

Early access since Jul 2026

A casual cultivation-themed idle RPG. Start as a Qi Refining cultivator, auto-train, idle, break through realms, explore maps and dungeons, defeat monsters, collect gear, skills, materials, pills, spirit stones and pets, farm, fish, chop wood, mine, cook, forge, and plan long-term growth

75% positive · 105 reviews
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Evaluation

Cultivation Idle launched into Early Access on July 13, 2026 and remains in that stage. Since August 2, 2026 the developer has released six major updates: v1.1.0 on August 2, v1.3.0 on August 22, v1.4.0 on August 30, v1.5.0 on September 6, v1.6.0 on September 19, and v1.7.0 on October 7, 2026. These added a talent system, sect dungeons, fishing gear, a new map, puppets, cooking tools, and spirit pet upgrades. Smaller patches followed, most recently v1.7.1 on October 9, 2026. On August 12, 2026 the developer capped character levels at Tribulation Transcendence, explaining there is no content beyond Nascent Soul to support further progression and that the cap is in place 'for now,' which suggests more progression content is expected later. The developer has not yet named specific upcoming additions, so the outlook rests on the pace of recent updates rather than a published roadmap.
Evidence
Version 1.7.0 major update adds Spirit Pet rarity upgrades and travel, advanced spirit-taming puppets, and fertilizers for the Spirit Garden
news post · Oct 7, 2026 source content shipped
high
Version 1.5.0 major update adds a new map under Expansion Content and reworks the combat inventory
news post · Sep 6, 2026 source content shipped
high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Released
May 2026

Media

Details

Publisher
老鱼工作室
Achievements
17
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

[h1]Gameplay Positioning[/h1]

This is not a pure idle or fully automated game. “Idle” mainly refers to continuous growth and offline progression, but the game still involves many active decisions and interactions, including resource allocation, equipment progression, skill training, dungeon advancement, life-skill systems, and stage-by-stage goal planning.

If you are looking for a pure idle game that requires almost no interaction and mainly lets you wait for rewards over time, this game may not be for you.

This game focuses on numerical progression, system growth, and long-term accumulation. It has limited story content, and its main appeal comes from character progression, resource loops, and unlocking new systems.

Cultivation Idle is a casual incremental idle progression game with a cultivation theme. You begin as a low-level Qi Refining cultivator and gradually build your strength through automatic training, idle growth, realm breakthroughs, map exploration, and dungeon challenges as you set out on a long path of cultivation.

The game focuses on long-term progression and resource planning. You can defeat monsters for loot, collect equipment, skills, materials, pills, spirit stones, and pets, or develop your spirit fields and life skills such as fishing, woodcutting, mining, farming, alchemy, cooking, and forging. Each system continuously produces resources and helps create a steady progression loop across cultivation, combat, collection, and management.

Even when you are away from the game, your character can continue making progress through offline gains. It is suited for players who enjoy cultivation themes, idle gameplay, incremental growth, resource management, collection, progression, and long-term goals.

Hundred Cultivation Arts: Gather resources through logging, fishing, and mining; arm yourself by mastering alchemy, cooking, and forging. Experience exclusive immortal cave building, spirit beast taming, and dungeon exploration, all supported by diverse idle mechanics and in-depth stat progression.

Every module is intricately connected: brew supreme elixirs using your homegrown spirit herbs, and forge peerless flying swords with mystic iron unearthed from the mines, fully complemented by a diverse skill training system

Last evaluated Oct 9, 2026
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