TOP 10 Incremental Upgrade Games of 2024 (Game of the Year)

[@officialszabobeatz]

Gnorp was a really good one ! I could not stop playing that one :D

[@orbitalpotato]

A truly incredible highlight that snuck in just at the end of year!

[@ieanisakson747]

I agree, gnorp was soooo much fun. Digteum is a cool short game with similar vibes

[@RyuuPro]

I discovered Unnamed Space Idle thanks to that video in March. I also now have 900+ hours into in in less than a year. Might actually rank USI above NGU Idle as best idle game.

[@orbitalpotato]

I’m SO glad I’m not the only totally and utterly hood. It’s simply exceptional.

[@IanEdmonds]

Love the recaps! I do enjoy seeing your longer-format (an hour or so) "let's try" games with a quick summary of the game at the beginning, but jumping in fairly fast to say "here's what the game looks like"

[@orbitalpotato]

Thanks! Glad you enjoy em

[@simdimdim]

I don't have a rec for you, but I have a "thank you" for bringing all those niche games to our attention

[@orbitalpotato]

& thank you for watching!

[@MarcoOdW]

Unnamed space idle is by far the best idle game ever. Never thought that this would be a big journey with a lot of new systems and stuff and decisions to make. And you feel, you get more powerfull. No mindless 9999 prestiges. Other games like Journey to incrementalia or widget inc really need prestige system with meaningful things. really good short games. Digseum was also fun. Another highlight of the year is : Click Mage ( but no idle , clicker game ) . 5 hours short but unique in its own way. I wanted more from it like the other games. Love your lists and vids. in the last years i got a lot good games because of your vids ;). ty alot .greetings

[@HelgeHolm]

Really love these recaps! I'd be happy to keep seeing you cover unique and varied games :)

[@Heinze.Lightart]

"Space Idle, for me the best game of the year... Got it for free and haven´t payed for it and played for hours!..." Consider sending the dev a coffee!! All players who love this game should! 🤗

[@tristanwegner]

Just coming back to say that Unnamed Space Idle IS indeed the best idle game I have ever played. Great Pacing of new mechanics, that feel fresh yet interconnected with the rest.

[@DodgeRocket]

Just found your videos a couple of days ago and really enjoying your 2024 recaps! Never even looked at games like this before so definitely going to check them out! Did find Planet Crafter from one of your videos. Definitely hit the sub button! Appreciate the work.

[@orbitalpotato]

Glad you like them! Thanks for joining the club :)

[@larkendelvie]

I enjoyed each of the recap videos which led to several new games for me. It would be nice to see a list of the best value big strategy (or strategy adjacent) games (ones with lots of DLC). Which are worth the money and which DLC are worth it? Which are done and no more DLC is planned (which means they might be priced right finally).

[@orbitalpotato]

That's a great idea! Thanks for the suggestion

[@judemoore1248]

Happy New Year O.P.!

[@orbitalpotato]

Happy new year!

[@JohnClarkW]

Gnorp got me back into incremental games this year. Factory town was way better than I was hoping for. Deep Space Cache was a good time, as was Journey to Incrementalia. I still need to play Sixty Four.

[@darknetworld]

I love to relax Idle games. No hard work but watch the flow time to know that you made progress. There are different way to idle is funny to see.

[@micdy7104]

Cividle is really good thanks

[@austinrosenbaum3446]

Outpath on Steam is a banger. 10/10 would recommend

[@Evershifting]

akchually, I love watching more or less all the videos) The only thing I wish for is some/more "fast-forwarding" in case the game is worth it =)

[@orbitalpotato]

Check the comments for timestamps!

[@kyogg1473]

Thanks for all recaps, I will leave a comment on the final "top 10" video: What is missing in the game industry, even though it launches thousands of titles annually? Especially indie games, you might create a video that explores not the perfect game, but what should become standardized and what seems unnecessary following groundbreaking titles like Vampire Survivors, which effectively launched a new wave of the roguelite survivor genre, among others. Or just what you would like to see in 2025, after playing so much games :D

[@orbitalpotato]

An interesting perspective! I’ll give it some thought, thanks fort he suggestion :)

[@R.P.G.]

Cividle looks very similar to Industry Idle which is very good.

[@orbitalpotato]

Same developer!

[@dennissvitak5475]

I loved Factory Town..and their idle variant is excellent.

[@orbitalpotato]

Totally agree!

[@TheKrcookie]

I don't know if this style of game appeals to you but I would love to see your take on "Vampire Survivor" style rougelikes. I find them to be quite strategic in terms of permanent upgrades and (if you get a good build) almost idle games at the end of a run. Halls of Torment and Boneraiser Minions are lesser known examples that are two of my favorites

[@orbitalpotato]

i quite like VS personally, I don’t think it’s a great fit for the channel unfortunately so I don’t think you’ll see it here. However what I would say is check out this video which is a very similar concept only with a factory building component : kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpiWZ6eVqduYhdU

[@MrPrettyAwesome]

I would like to see you do a best multiplayer management game list. Basically all the games you cover but as the best for multiplayer.

[@orbitalpotato]

Noted thanks for the suggestion!

[@Captainthefurry]

more series please. also happy 2025

[@orbitalpotato]

Series are a really tough practise on KZbin right now, ping me in the Discord if you ever want to chat about it more fully!

[@Driven23]

Great video... I came here looking for a alternative to Unnamed Space Idle, my fav idle game of last years but now im in the end of content... can you recommend me another game same good than USI? Even if its from other year

[@MrPoppysoabm]

Would love to see some tycoon games being played

[@orbitalpotato]

There’s going to be plenty of them this year!

[@lobstermobster-p6g]

Gnorp is the one i liked the most from this list (nodebuster is 2nd)

[@TheDarthpsi]

They all look like they came out of hell to me, such chaos and weirdness.

[@KrisHesselmark]

Coin Factory is such a good small games. So sad to see it only have 100 reviews on Steam :/

[@orbitalpotato]

100% agree. Chronically under appreciated!

[@wormcowboy]

I’m leaving a comment to do my part 😎👍

[@Theory_77]

Do you plan on making a list of good handheld games?

[@orbitalpotato]

Maybe in the future!

[@Theory_77]

@orbitalpotato I would love a best handheld factory or city builder game.

[@moutron7826]

I've been playing an idle game for a really long time now, but it's a mobile game, don't know if it interest you ? The name of the game is "Idle Obelisk Miner", it's a really great game (with no ads with is amayzing for a free mobile game)

[@ironagata895]

adFundum and SuperMiningMechs are (better?) clones of the source game "Motherload /2". and that was already back in days a rly nice flashgame.

[@SuperUmby5]

There is a demo on itch of a game called Dawn of defense that is a combination of Tower defence RTS and some rogue like elements

[@orbitalpotato]

Yeah, I played it actually, I think it needs a bit more work. It’s currently just too tower defensey for me to play on the channel I think. Thanks for the rec though!

[@thelasttellurian]

I had no idea any of these games existed, bookmarked for later. Thanks for ruining my life!

[@orbitalpotato]

Glad I could help! ;)

[@Bdawg71692]

Nodebuster is fantastic. I really wish it was longer.

[@orbitalpotato]

1 million percent agree

[@Bdawg71692]

@@orbitalpotato i think if they doubled the skill tree it would be the perfect length. However, for the price you pay it was honestly really good. I hope they update it with more stuff in the future.

[@VladimirPerepelkin-s3v]

You should check out Magic Research and it's sequel. They are fantastic

[@orbitalpotato]

Noted, thanks!

[@Kraus-]

Will we get a Rimworld video in 2025?

[@orbitalpotato]

Probably not, unless there happens to be a Rimworld 2 :(

[@Tether33]

Ironwoodrpg version 1.0 launched in July, active solo dev bringing regular updates

[@orbitalpotato]

I’ll have a look!

[@angelo.strand]

19:21 I see what you did there

[@BadgerBishop]

Some of these were good, but some of them didn't hold in to me.

[@DeoFayte]

Digseum, not Diguseum.

[@SuperPelaro]

I hated Sixty Four, the game can only be won with info you found in the wiki (with layouts even). No info whatsoever to do it by yourself with clues in the game. In every step of the progression, you are forced to redo everything, because is more a puzzle game than a factory one. The game need manual input even in the end game, so no. I beat it, and i never gonna come back again.

[@xarcaz]

Lol, the video includes Sixty Four. Absolute trash

[@FunnyLookingBird]

Sixty-four is amazing. Why do you say it's trash?