Idle Startup
Build a tech company from a one-person garage into a global empire. Train six skills, complete their upgrade trees, chase milestone bonuses, and unlock new departments in this clean, addictive incremental idle game — progress keeps rolling even while you're away.
- Release Date:6/21/2026
- Developer:Merrill Lines
- Publisher:Merrill Lines
- Last Updated:6/21/2026
- Steam App Id:4779560
Idle Startup
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Idle Startup has 368 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 33% lower than its previous all-time peak of 548 players achieved on 6/21/2026.
About Idle Startup
Idle Startup is a Simulation, Casual, Indie, and Free to Play game developed by Merrill Lines. On 6/21/2026, it was released on the Steam Store by Merrill Lines.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Idle Startup on the Steam Deck but some functionality may not be fully supported.
According to Steam’s category system, Idle Startup supports the following features:
- Single-player
- Steam Achievements
- Family Sharing
- In-App Purchases
- Steam Cloud
From the Steam community, Idle Startup has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Economy
- Management
- Idler
- Free to Play
- Simulation
- 2D Platformer
- Indie
- Casual
- Relaxing
- Singleplayer
- 2D
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Idle Startup and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Idle Startup data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2026, June 21). Idle Startup on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/4779560
- Valve Corporation. (2026, June 21). Idle Startup. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/4779560