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Idling Gears

Gear-based clicker idler about building income across a map

guilemus · Released Nov 7, 2023

Casual

Reviews
Mixed
68% of 358
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
5
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
4 months ago
Jun 8, 2026
Minimum PC
4 GB RAM · 0.3 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Idling Gears?

A single-player clicker and idle game where you click a golden gear for money, place gears across a map, and buy upgrades to increase income. When progress slows, you can ascend for permanent production boosts.

For you if...

  • +you like arranging gears and watching mechanical setups run
  • +you enjoy gradual income growth and permanent ascension boosts

Not for you if...

  • −you want quick progress without prolonged grinding
  • −you dislike restarting to gain permanent production boosts

What players say

68% of 358 reviews are positive

Players praise the gear-based concept and tinkering with setups, but several complain that progression becomes slow and grindy.

Screenshots and trailer

Idling Gears screenshot 1

Idling Gears system requirements

Minimum: 4 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Idling Gears?

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

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-3340
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
300 MB available space

Does Idling Gears have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Idling Gears run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • The native resolution is not the default one
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
39
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, Spanish - Spain, Catalan, Galician, Spanish - Latin America, Italian, German, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Romanian, Swedish, Thai, Ukrainian, Vietnamese.

Does Idling Gears 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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