Industry Idle

Idle factory management with resource trading in a player-driven market

FishPond · Published by Fish Pond Studio · Released Sep 13, 2024

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 76% of 1,597
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 23; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 3 months ago; Jul 25, 2026
Minimum PC: As long as there's one; 1 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Industry Idle?

This free-to-play industrial strategy game takes place on procedurally generated grid maps. You build factories and coordinate resource production, then use prestige to unlock new maps and permanent upgrades. Offline earnings depend on your company's valuation.

For you if...

+you like using charts to track down production bottlenecks
+you prefer minimalist graphics and a focus on numbers

Not for you if...

−you want a fully hands-off game after initial setup

What players say

76% of 1,597 reviews are positive

Players praise the depth of production optimization. Recent complaints focus on restrictive trading limits for free accounts, pressure to buy expansions, and increasingly long waits for progress.

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Industry Idle system requirements

Minimum: As long as there's one, 1 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Industry Idle?

The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10
Processor: Anything that runs Windows
Graphics: As long as there's one
Memory: 1024 MB RAM
Storage: 200 MB available space

Does Industry Idle have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.

Does Industry Idle run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 71
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Dutch, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, Turkish.

Does Industry Idle use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam