
A cozy desktop idle game that runs quietly in the background. River sand is sifted to discover minerals and build a small museum collection.
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Ngayak is a calm desktop idle experience inspired by traditional river sand sifting.
While the game quietly runs in the background, sand from a mountain river is gradually processed to reveal hidden minerals. Each discovery is added to your personal museum collection, slowly building a record of rare stones and small treasures found over time.
Designed as a gentle background companion, Ngayak doesn’t demand constant attention. You can check in occasionally, see what new minerals have appeared, and watch your small museum grow day by day. It’s a slow, relaxing experience made to sit peacefully on your desktop while you work, study, or relax.

Cozy idle gameplay designed for the desktop
Slowly sift river sand to uncover hidden minerals
Collect discoveries and display them in a personal museum
Relaxing background experience with gentle progression
Minimal interaction – perfect for occasional check-ins
Avatar customization system
Integrated Pomodoro timer for focus sessions
Built in music player for a calm working atmosphere
Ngayak runs quietly on the desktop as an idle companion.
River sand is gradually sifted over time, revealing different minerals and stones. Each discovery is automatically added to your museum collection. As more minerals are found, your personal museum slowly expands into a record of everything discovered along the river.
You can open the game anytime to check new discoveries and continue expanding your collection.
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Languages: English**languages with full audio support
Reviews
Ngayak is the word in Sundanese for sifting, I really like games that teach me about other cultures and love idle games that have some progression so I thought the game would be right up my alley. That being said, here are my cons: The game has no tutorial, it took me an hour and a half to notice that nothing was actually happening. I read the step by step guide up top but it didn't explain how to do the main part of the game - sifting. It ended up realizing that the sifting only happens during the work mode of the pomodoro timer, and I had to put the timer on maximum and break time on 1 min in order for the game to keep running. The money is very unbalanced in the game. After an entire day of running the game (it was offline so you can't see the hours above) I was able to change my skin color and buy no other cosmetics. It takes forever to be able to buy a single thing in the game. The choices for the character are really limited. There are 2-3 hats you can choose from, for example. There is a very large room you can decorate but barely any furniture items as well. Maybe instead of working on the furniture they could've focused on just the character instead? The game has no achievements, which feels a little off for an idle game, it makes me feel like I don't really have a goal. The only thing I can think of is unlocking all the clothes and furniture and sifting all the gems at least once. You should never lock skin color behind a price in game, even if its an in game currency. I should be able to choose my skin color from the start. I realize the game is only $2.59CDN, but I was just really disappointed in most of it. Finished? Unfinishable Steam Achievements? None. Steam Deck? N/A for idle game. Rating? 2/10 My curator page: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45865425-CozyAriGames/ Full videos on Youtube
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Study buddy, Beautiful visuals An exceptionally well-designed idle game with a captivating art style. Its non-intrusive nature makes it an excellent tool for enhancing focus during work or study. For those of us who find it hard to concentrate, this game offers the perfect balance of engagement and tranquility
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