Gods and Idols
Early access since Dec 2016
Take the role of a newly ascended deity in Gods and Idols. Carve your place among the stars in an open, dynamic, and massive MMORTS universe. Command the powers of the cosmos, form alliances, and use your worshipers as instruments to further your goals.
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In early access, content planned but development status unclear
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In early access, content planned but development status unclear
Low confidence
Content Planned
Development Uncertain
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Free on Steam
Evaluation
Gods and Idols is a solo-developed free-to-play MMORTS that has been in Early Access since December 2016. The game has received periodic major updates over the years — including a large "Overhaul" patch in September 2021 that reset the game universe entirely, and substantial feature patches through 2022 introducing mechanics like Black Sun Ravagers, Workers, Building Regions, and production overhauls.
The developer (a solo developer, Jattenalle) publicly outlined a roadmap of three named upcoming updates in August 2024: "Stockpile" (engine modernization and gameplay additions), "Limbo" (ships, fleets, and a dungeon system), and "Logistics" (a major rework of production chains and buildings). Through late 2024, the developer posted regular progress updates on the Stockpile update, noting in October 2024 that only 4 items remained on the to-do list before it would go live. A feature preview for the Temple building — part of the Stockpile update — was posted on April 7, 2025, and that post also referenced two further named updates still in the pipeline.
However, since April 7, 2025, there have been no further developer communications. As of June 27, 2026, that represents over 14 months of silence. It is not confirmed whether the Stockpile update ever launched. The developer has a history of brief personal pauses (as seen in a September 2022 absence), but those were disclosed and followed by a return post within two months. The current silence is considerably longer and unexplained, leaving the status of the promised updates uncertain.
Evidence
Developer previewed the Temple building coming in the Stockpile update, and referenced the subsequent Limbo and Logistics updates still in the pipeline. This is the last known developer communication.
Developer published a roadmap of three upcoming named updates: Stockpile (engine overhaul and gameplay), Limbo (ships, fleets, dungeon), and Logistics (production chain rework, new buildings). Explicitly stated these are planned but not yet in the game.
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JatteGames
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP
About this game
The Father of all Gods, Oberon, has become a myth even to the immortals of the universe, to those willful spirits that have ascended beyond the form of humanity and now flit through the tides of the universe as naturally as walking occurs to mortal men. You are one of these immortal beings, once human but now a divinity that seeks power through worship, seeking to guide your faithful in this darkness from the dangers of all sides.
There is much ruin and destruction - wrecks in the battlefield of the gods, but you are yet capable of sculpting planets into hospitable, even lush, wonderlands for your followers. Their temples will exalt you, and in your name, they will launch great fleets to expand your divine empire. You will shield them from the stellar radiation, the envy of their rivals, and much darker entities that lurk between the space of the cosmos.
But mere benevolence is not always enough.
There will be enemies, but you need not rely only upon your posthuman followers to deal with them; the primal forces of the universe are at your disposal. Disrupt the asteroid belts, plunging a hail of destruction upon the entire stellar system of your foes. Kidnap their planets into a pocket universe of our holding, their populations ready to be dealt with at your will. Or simply destroy their suns in artificial supernovas, leaving nothing alive in their wake.
There was a time when such acts would have been thought horrific. But now, as the end of the universe approaches, as the forces of entropy threaten to extinguish all life, light and hope, you must gather what power you can to brace against the incoming horrors of the Black Sun.
- Command the power to destroy entire star systems
- Create raw planets and their moons from asteroid belts
- Develop an intricate economy with dozens of resources
- Upgrade and develop your planets with gleaming cities
- Construct powerful fortresses to crush your foes
- Erect monumental temples in your own honor
- Command vast fleets faithful to your godliness
- Duel ancient monsters in the depths of space
Gods and Idols is free to download, and free to play. If you want to support us there will be an ingame shop where you can purchase Essence, a resource used for many things in the game. Essence is also gained by just playing the game. We'd love to hear your feedback on this, please let us know if we screw up!
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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