Milky Way Idle

A multiplayer idle RPG with a market for player trading

cheze · Released Mar 6, 2025 · Early Access

Adventure Casual Indie Massively Multiplayer RPG Free To Play

Reviews: Mixed; 48% of 2,827
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 89% of 39 in 30 days
Players: 782; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 6 months ago; Apr 25, 2026
Minimum PC: 1 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Milky Way Idle?

This free-to-play, text-based RPG is in Early Access. You queue resource gathering, skill training, and equipment crafting, then configure abilities and consumables for automatic battles against monsters and bosses. You can also form groups for dungeons and join guilds.

For you if...

+you enjoy planning how to spend time and resources
+you like chasing rare drops over long periods

Not for you if...

−you want hands-on combat rather than automated battles

What players say

48% of 2,827 reviews are positive · 89% of 39 in the last 30 days

Recent players praise the background progression and say purchases are easy to ignore. Other players criticize paid advantages, particularly the ability to turn premium currency into market wealth and faster progression.

Screenshots and trailer

Milky Way Idle system requirements

Minimum: 1 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Milky Way Idle?

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

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10 or newer
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 or later (SSE2 instruction set support required)
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space

Does Milky Way Idle have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online; MMO. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.

Does Milky Way Idle run on Steam Deck?

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

Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
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
Achievements: 77
Steam features: Family Sharing, In-app purchases
Languages: Text only: English, Simplified Chinese.

Does Milky Way 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