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Released Jun 21, 2026 Free Mixed Not counted on Steam profiles yet

Idle Startup

By Merrill Lines

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Reviews 350 Mixed
Players now 75 Peak today 75
Followers, 30 days — Not enough history yet

About Idle Startup

Idle Startup is a game tagged Casual, Simulation and Economy by Merrill Lines, released Jun 21, 2026. It has 350 Steam reviews (Mixed). The Steam games most like it include Mini Idle Dice Monster, Game Saloon Simulator: Prologue and Welcome to Bunny Farm.

Build a tech company from a one-person garage into a global empire. Train six skills, automate the grind, prestige for permanent Founder bonuses, climb the leaderboards, and chase 50+ achievements in this clean, endlessly-scaling idle game — progress rolls on even while you're away.
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Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Idle Startup · record updated 8 hours ago

Steam store

Overview

App ID4779560
Release dateJun 21, 2026
Last change number40092203
Last record update8 hours ago

App info

App type
Game
Developer
Merrill Lines
Publisher
Merrill Lines
Steam profile
Not counted yet: Steam is still getting to know this game, so it doesn't add to game counts or achievement totals · checked 18 hours ago

Platforms

Windows macOS 64-bit
Steam Deck
Playable

Features

5
Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudIn-app purchasesFamily Sharing

Patches

Builds

1
BuildBranchUpdated
25618507publicSep 30, 2026

Depots

Depots

1
IDNameSystemsSizeDownloadManifest
4779561 — All 361.6 MB 125.3 MB 3777421137805286292

Branches

1
BranchBuildUpdatedAccess
public 25618507 Sep 30, 2026 Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Idle Startup

Launch options

2
ExecutableArgumentsSystemsDescription
windows/Idle Startup.exe Windows
macos/Idle Startup.app macOS

Cloud saves

Space per player976.6 KB
Filesup to 5
Save locations0

Achievements

Achievements650 hidden
Most unlocked97.9%First Day
Rarest6.6%Centurion

Global unlock rate

share of players who have it
  • First Day Complete your first task 97.9%
  • First Paycheck Earn $100 total 96.4%
  • Better Equipment Purchase your first upgrade 92.7%
  • Busy Bee Complete 100 tasks 88.8%
  • Department Expansion Unlock the Sales department 86%
  • Career Change Train 3 different skills 84.6%
  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered Complete your first contract 84.4%
  • Comfortable Earn $10,000 total 84.3%
  • Getting Started Reach level 10 in any skill 81.9%
  • Overtime Complete 1,000 tasks 74.4%
  • Six Figures Earn $100,000 total 73.3%
  • Multitasker Run 3 skills at the same time 70.7%
  • Corporate Life Unlock the Management department 67.6%
  • Professional Reach level 50 in any skill 63%
  • Millionaire Earn $1,000,000 total 61.6%
  • Exit Strategy Refound your company for the first time 61.3%
  • Workaholic Complete 10,000 tasks 57.5%
  • Expert Reach level 99 in any skill 55.4%
All 65 achievements
  • Mastermind Accumulate 10,000 Mastery from maxed skills 55.3%
  • Multi-Millionaire Earn $10 million total 54.2%
  • Fully Equipped: Company Buy every Company-wide upgrade 52.2%
  • Tycoon Earn $100 million total 50.3%
  • Fully Equipped: Sales Buy every Sales upgrade 48.9%
  • Grandmaster Accumulate 1,000,000 total Mastery 48.6%
  • Fully Equipped: Marketing Buy every Marketing upgrade 48.2%
  • Fully Equipped: Coding Buy every Coding upgrade 48.1%
  • Fully Equipped: Support Buy every Support upgrade 48.1%
  • Fully Equipped: Management Buy every Management upgrade 47.9%
  • Fully Equipped: Design Buy every Design upgrade 47.4%
  • First Draft Pull your first card 45.3%
  • Decked Out Own every upgrade in the company 44.7%
  • Billionaire Earn $1 billion total 44.6%
  • Deal Maker Complete 25 contracts 44%
  • Delegator Buy your first automation 43.6%
  • Common Ground Pull a Common card 42.6%
  • Uncommon Find Pull an Uncommon card 41.6%
  • Reinvestment Buy your first R&D investment 40.8%
  • Well Funded Buy 10 upgrades in the Founder Store 40.4%
  • Angel Investor Earn 100 Founder Points 40.1%
  • Rare Breed Pull a Rare card 39.4%
  • Star-Spangled Switch on the July 4th theme for America's 250th 38.2%
  • Innovator Reach 25 total R&D levels 37.9%
  • Magnate Earn $100 billion total 35.3%
  • Hands-Free Own 5 automations at once in a single run 35.3%
  • Epic Haul Pull an Epic card 34.2%
  • Loadout Set Equip a full loadout of 2 cards 33.6%
  • Power Broker Complete 100 contracts 32%
  • Mad Scientist Reach 100 total R&D levels 32%
  • Trillionaire Earn $1 trillion total 31%
  • Set It & Forget It Let Auto-Refound restart a run for you 28.2%
  • Serial Founder Refound 10 times 27.3%
  • Full Loadout Equip a full loadout of 3 cards (unlock the 3rd slot) 26.5%
  • Venture Capitalist Earn 10,000 Founder Points 25.3%
  • Legendary! Pull a Legendary card 23.5%
  • Tenured Reach Founder Level 25 20.4%
  • Quadrillionaire Earn $1 quadrillion total 18.4%
  • Half Deck Collect 75 unique cards 17.1%
  • Lifer Reach Founder Level 50 16.8%
  • Rockets' Red Glare Crank the Star-Spangled holiday playlist 16.6%
  • Card Collector Collect 100 cards total (duplicates included) 15.5%
  • Dynasty Reach Founder Level 100 13.7%
  • Gotta Found 'Em All Collect all 150 unique cards 12.1%
  • Deck Hoarder Collect 300 cards total (duplicates included) 10.4%
  • Quintillionaire Earn $1 quintillion total 7.9%
  • Centurion Play for 100 hours 6.6%

Data from public Steam pages, updated daily; 5 days of history. LaunchRivals is not affiliated with Valve or Steam.