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Widget Inc.

85% positive · 766 Steam reviews · released Oct 31, 2024 · by Leaping Turtle

ClickerAutomationResource ManagementCasualBase-BuildingSimulationTime ManagementIdler

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~34,125 (P10–P90: 13,650 – 75,075)

Gross revenue: ~$139,633 ($55,853 – $307,192)

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

Content & longevity62% positive · 53 mentions
“Hey, not bad. Recently my wife's been feeling pretty down, so as a distraction I suggested she play Cookie Clicker. As you'd expect, she got really into it, and watching her play it made me want to revisit it - so I did, and found it kinda…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2025 · 14 h played
Gameplay & mechanics48% positive · 42 mentions
“Hey, not bad. Recently my wife's been feeling pretty down, so as a distraction I suggested she play Cookie Clicker. As you'd expect, she got really into it, and watching her play it made me want to revisit it - so I did, and found it kinda…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2025 · 14 h played
Price & value67% positive · 39 mentions
“For it's price point, it's a fun incremental. As far as the automation part goes, it's not really an automation game in the usual sense. The automation part is basically just removing the need for you to play the minigames, which happens…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 9 h played
Performance & stability61% positive · 28 mentions
“With all due respect to the naysayers, this game is getting underrated by some folks here. It's Factorio without the logistics, just build-optimize-build-optimize forever. Yes, 100% achievements is a lot--but honestly, people who just idle…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2025 · 279 h played
Difficulty & balance67% positive · 18 mentions
“For it's price point, it's a fun incremental. As far as the automation part goes, it's not really an automation game in the usual sense. The automation part is basically just removing the need for you to play the minigames, which happens…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 9 h played
Controls & UI69% positive · 13 mentions
“Widget Inc. is an engaging and intricately designed simulation and strategy game that puts players in charge of managing a bustling factory dedicated to manufacturing a variety of widgets. What initially appears as a simple industrial…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2025 · 8 h played
Visuals & audio69% positive · 13 mentions
“If Factorio were a one man project with ♥♥♥♥♥♥ graphics and re-imagined as an incremental game. Is that appealing? Hell yeah. Is it for everybody? Probably not.”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2025 · 75 h played

296 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Perspective

Top-down

Technology

2D

Art style

Pixel art

Setting

Post-apocalyptic

Structure

Procedural

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

AchievementsSteam Cloud

Business model

Buy to play

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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