
Idly gather and manage resources to repair what's left of a decaying world. Scavenge forgotten ruins, meet scattered survivors, and push back against the inevitable collapse. IDLE_DIRECTIVE is a grid-based inventory and resource management idle game.
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IDLE_DIRECTIVE is a grid-based inventory and resource management idle game. Idly gather and manage resources to repair what's left of a decaying world. Scavenge forgotten ruins, meet scattered survivors, and push back against the inevitable collapse.
Balance limited inventory space by being strategic with your items and equipment! Available items include:
Utility items that aid you in your mission
Automation items that automate gameplay
Storage containers to expand your limited inventory
Resource producers
Manually, or idly gather various resource types to upgrade and improve yourself!
Explore a dying world filled with hidden points of interest (POIs). While many locations offer loot and resources, critical infrastructure that require repair is your prime directive and should be sought out.
The world is not lifeless, pockets of life still exist. Trade resources or aid survivors to build up your reputation, unlocking unique and powerful items or equipment in return.
RESET SYSTEM and gain powerful augment points that you can use to unlock powerful permanent upgrades to aid you in your directive. IDLE_DIRECTIVE features crafting, trade, and NPC tasks that are unlocked later on through Augmentation!
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amazing deep idle game with space exploration
I love this game. The vibes are amazing and I find it relaxing to play. The world is interesting and the art style is perfect. I am looking forward to playing more and finally having a nice game to play. Would highly recommend for those looking for a good game especially for the price if you enjoy managing inventories and enjoying the journey and not just the destination. P.S. To the devs: Great game. :D
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Languages: English
Hours played at review time, across 480 reviews with recorded playtime.
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an idle where you dont need 1000 hours to complete it.
Awesome idle game, i really enjoyed puzzle aspect of figuring out how to layout your ship to fit the most stuff in it. Dev seemed responsive to community feedback and made changes as request. all in all, solid 8/10, great game to spend a few hours in each time you set up a run and then let go in the background while you play other games.
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Liked the demo, got the full version to unlock all the toys. Enjoyed the game till the end. For me a great seasoned bite of easy to learn, a bit harder to master. No real way to fail - just progress and learning/experimenting how to do things even better and faster. Sure it had a few bugs in the beginning - but most were squashed quickly within days. Lots of potential for DLC
Well executed. Addictive. Great value for the price. Graphics are consistent and decent. You're a robotic agent in a post-apocalypse setting. All the different gadgets and gizmos have their own eye candy and sounds. The meta progression really accelerates the game. Once you start moving around, upgrade your mobility as much as possible, moving "slow" is maddening.
In an era of disappointing AAA releases, I found myself completely hooked on Idle Directive. The sense of adventure, customization, exploration, and looting is unlike anything I've experienced in other idle games. In the end, what makes this game so special to me comes down to one simple thing: the controls. I can sit back, relax, and play with just my mouse or even use an auto clicker during longer farming sessions. It's incredibly satisfying without ever feeling stressful. I've been playing games on Steam for most of my life, and I'm 35 years old. This is the very first review I've ever written, which should say something about how much this game impressed me. Thank you for creating this masterpiece. I sincerely hope you keep expanding it with more content, story, and maybe even some form of combat. I absolutely love this game.
Very nice (and cheap) incremental game. And very relaxing.
This is very addictive! I've played twice and am enjoying all of it. It could use a bit more (back) story, but that's not necessary. I run with the impression I'm an old automaton on a war or time ravaged world. My tasks are straightforward; get myself functioning and make my way across the landscape collecting materials, processing them, and repairing old tech to restore communication with my overseer. It's simple but great!
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