Steam market intelligence
Idling Gears
71% positive · 354 Steam reviews · released Nov 7, 2023 · by guilemus
ClickerIdlerCasualSingleplayerEconomyResource Management2DManagement
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~15,771
(P10–P90: 6,308 – 34,696)
Gross revenue: ~$64,532
($25,811 – $141,969)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Gameplay & mechanics57% positive · 37 mentions
“Idling Gears, developed and published by guilemus, is an incremental idle game that attempts to differentiate itself from the genre’s usual abstract number growth by grounding its mechanics in a system inspired by physical motion. Instead…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 14 h played
Performance & stability43% positive · 28 mentions
“Idling Gears, developed and published by guilemus, is an incremental idle game that attempts to differentiate itself from the genre’s usual abstract number growth by grounding its mechanics in a system inspired by physical motion. Instead…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 14 h played
Price & value61% positive · 28 mentions
“[Cool idea, weaker long-term hook] Recommended if you like toy-like systems, light idle games, and messing with satisfying mechanical setups. Not recommended if you want the progression itself to feel as clever as the core concept. What it…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 6 h played
Content & longevity50% positive · 24 mentions
“I like it because it is fun. It is very grindy.”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 5 h played
Controls & UI43% positive · 23 mentions
“Crashed the first time I tried to start it. Crashed the second time. Had to start it in WIN32 compatibility mode. Then the tutorials don't work. I tried clicking all over the text, there is no tutorial, just a tutorial screen. When trying…”Not recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 0 h played
Difficulty & balance65% positive · 23 mentions
“Idling Gears, developed and published by guilemus, is an incremental idle game that attempts to differentiate itself from the genre’s usual abstract number growth by grounding its mechanics in a system inspired by physical motion. Instead…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 14 h played
273 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Technology
2D
Art style
Cartoon
Mood & themes
Funny
How you play together
Single-player
Platform features
AchievementsTrading cardsWorkshopSteam Cloud
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.