PCGame

Idle Colony

Incremental colony management with fruit merging and automated harvesting

Faith G. · Released Dec 16, 2024

CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Very Positive
82% of 574
Recent reviews
Mixed
50% of 12 in 30 days
Players
6
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
11 months ago
Nov 24, 2025
Minimum PC
1060 GTX
8 GB RAM · 0.1 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Idle Colony?

This single-player incremental game starts with manually watering and harvesting a sapling. You merge matching fruit to earn money, buy buildings and upgrades, and recruit creatures to plant trees, gather resources, and build machines. Sacrificing your colony unlocks technologies for later runs.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy balancing income and spending through strategic upgrade choices
  • +you prefer incremental games with goals beyond endlessly increasing numbers

Not for you if...

  • −you expect an idle game to need little attention

What players say

82% of 574 reviews are positive · 50% of 12 in the last 30 days

Players praise the visuals, but recurring complaints describe progression slowing into long waits and repetitive grinding.

Screenshots and trailer

Idle Colony screenshot 1

Idle Colony system requirements

Minimum: 1060 GTX, 8 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Idle Colony?

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Minimum

Processor
AMD 3600x
Graphics
1060 GTX
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
100 MB available space

Recommended

Processor
AMD 5700x
Graphics
2070 RTX
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
100 MB available space

Does Idle Colony have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Idle Colony 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
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
19
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does Idle Colony 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

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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