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Idle Research is an addictive, resource management, incremental game with both idle and active playstyles. Research and craft colorful Flasks and Tubes to earn as much Energy as possible! Big numbers guaranteed.

Idle Research is a idler, clicker and free to play game developed by Considera Games LLC and published by Considera Core LLC.
Released on July 31st 2022 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 1,702 reviews of which 1,443 were positive and 259 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. 😎

The game is free to play on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Idle Research into these genres:

Idler Clicker Free to Play Simulation Strategy Adventure Resource Management Automation Early Access Management 2D Minimalist Crafting Diplomacy Cartoony Text-Based Indie Relaxing Tutorial Colorful

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7+
  • Processor: x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support.
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Integrated Graphics
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Unity Game
MacOS
  • OS: Sierra 10.12+
  • Processor: x64 architecture with SSE2.
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Integrated Graphics
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Unity Game
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu 16.04/18.04
  • Processor: x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support.
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Integrated Graphics
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Unity Game

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Frequently Asked Questions

Idle Research is free to play on Steam.

Idle Research is not on sale because is already free to play on Steam.

Idle Research received 1,443 positive votes out of a total of 1,702 achieving a rating of 8.11.
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Idle Research was developed by Considera Games LLC and published by Considera Core LLC.

Idle Research is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Idle Research is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Idle Research is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Idle Research is a single-player game.

Idle Research does not currently offer any DLC.

Idle Research does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Idle Research does not support Steam Remote Play.

Idle Research does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Idle Research.

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Idle Research
Free to play
8.1
1,443
259
Game modes
Online players
86
Developer
Considera Games LLC
Publisher
Considera Core LLC
Release 31 Jul 2022
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