What's the best idle game on PC? (hexbear.net)

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I've always thought these are dumb but I'm starting to think I understand the appeal and wanna try getting into them. It would be cool if it had some strategic or customization elements, is available on PC, and can pretty much fully be played with a mouse. It doesn't have to be totally idle I'm okay clicking around sometimes I just don't want to be that engaged. Like a background thought kinda game.

What's the scoop on this weird ass genre

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

So there's, I wanna say there's like 6, major categories?

Games where you run a civilisationa that slowly develops. Kittens game is stand out here.
Games where you repeatedly "prestige" and play the game in various ways to progress. Antimatter dimensions stands out here.
Games where you have to fight through various levels to get something. Trimps and swarm sim are both great here. Swarm Sim has a unique breeding mechanic.
Narrative driven games. A dark room and universal paperclips are great examples.
puzzle placement games like idle reactor.
clickers, cookie clicker being the original. R realm grinder being the best.

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