Game
Free to play App 4779560
Idle Startup
Merrill Lines · released Jun 21, 2026
Build a tech company from a one-person garage into a global empire. Train six skills, automate the grind, prestige for permanent Founder bonuses, climb the leaderboards, and chase 50+ achievements in this clean, endlessly-scaling idle game — progress rolls on even while you're away.
Price
Free
US store
Reviews
60%
370 · Mixed
Playing now
70
sampled 17h ago
24h peak
70
all-time seen 70
Followers
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Steam community hub
Owners (est.)
~11.1K
5.6K – 17.8K
YouTube activity
1
videos · 30 d18
creators1.4K
views · 1 yTwitch activity
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avg viewers · 30 d—
hours watched · 30 d—
streamers · 30 dProduct info
from Steam's PICS · read 1d ago- Change number
- 40,894,952 · seen 1d ago
- Public build
- 25,618,507 · Sep 30, 2026 (1mo ago)
- Operating systems
- windows, macos
- Architecture
- 64-bit
- Install size
- 379 MB · 131 MB download
- Install folder
Idle Startup- Controller support
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- Metacritic
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- Homepage
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- Release state
- released
- Community
- hub · stats
Steam Deck
PlayableTested Jun 20, 2026 on build 23,478,653
- !Text input does not automatically invokes keyboard
- !Interface text is not legible
- ✓Default controller config fully functional
- ✓Controller glyphs match deck device
- ✓Default configuration is performant
Branches · 1
every build Steam serves for this app| Branch | Build | Updated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| public | 25,618,507 | Sep 30, 2026 · 1mo ago |
Build history
every build id we have seen on a branch (history starts with our first read)| Build | Branch | Released | First seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25,618,507 | public | Sep 30, 2026 13:45 | 4d ago |
Depots · 1
content of the public branch| Depot | Name | OS | Language | DLC / shared | Size | Download | Manifest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4779561 | all | 379 MB | 131 MB | 3777421137805286292 |
Launch options · 2
| Executable | OS | Description |
|---|---|---|
windows/Idle Startup.exe |
windows | |
macos/Idle Startup.app |
macos |
Languages · 1
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | ✓ | — | — |
Packages · 0
all packagesNo packages recorded yet.
Bundles · 0
all bundlesNot part of any bundle we know.
Change numbers
all changes#40,894,952 · 1d ago
Updates · patch notes
Steam announcements tagged as patch notes, linked to the public build they followed
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