Idling Gears
Released Nov 2023
Click! Place gears, click! Make money, click! Place more gears, click! Make even more money, click, click and above all click!
71% positive · 356 reviews
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Released, but still in active development
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Active Development
Not yet
Released, but still in active development
Medium confidence
Active Development
Where to buy
Steam $4.99
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Evaluation
Idling Gears launched on November 7, 2023 and has been actively supported by its solo developer ever since. The game received its first major content update (version 1.1) on January 10, 2024, adding new systems and improvements, followed by a second major update (version 1.2) on June 20, 2024 — a roughly six-month interval — which added four new gears, three new buildings, four new areas, a blueprints system, Workshop integration, skins, and more. Beyond these two milestone updates, the developer has consistently shipped feature patches and quality-of-life improvements throughout 2024 and into 2026, with the most recent patch arriving on June 8, 2026. The developer's anniversary post from November 2024 expressed deep gratitude for the game's success and confirmed it had enabled them to pursue game development full-time. No specific future content has been announced at this time, but the developer remains actively engaged — responding to community feedback, fixing bugs, and shipping improvements — with no indication that development has concluded.
Evidence
Developer shipped a substantial balance and quality-of-life patch addressing load/speed ratios, save reliability, loading time, aspect ratio support, and window memory — and invited community suggestions for further improvements.
Version 1.2 content update shipped with 4 new gears, 3 new buildings, 4 new areas, a new currency, a blueprints system, skins, Workshop integration, and more achievements — described as a major update after six months of work.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
guilemus
Achievements
39
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
The game
This game is about making money, to buy things that will make more money, so that you can buy more expensive things that will make you even more money.Or, in more beautiful words:
Expand your gears across a map with hidden surprises, giving a twist to the clicker idler genre.
Mechanics of the game:
The game has very basic mechanics, but here they are:- Click on the golden gear to make money.
- Spend money in Gears that will increase the money you produce
- Spend money in upgrades that will also increase your money production
- Ascension, you will reach a point where progress is very, very slow, you can then ascend and unlock permanent boosts to your production
- Surprise
- No spoilers for you
Yep, short list, hope you get it, a simple clicker idler game with lots of hours and achievements to waste and unlock respectively.
Enjoy!
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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