Vibe Idler

Idle & Incremental Lovers doesn't recommend Vibe Idler : [i] All-in on the minimalist and terminal-based interface and the environmental storytelling. A creative take, but the gameplay is lacking. No way to know about how the stuff you buy makes you progress. [/i] + As a curator playing a lot of idle and incremental games, I'm always curious about new ways to implement and play these genres. Props to the dev for having a creative idea and going all-in on it. + You can catch fragments of story through file names, project names, LLM names, tech tree... I actually enjoyed this obscure way to tell a story. +/- The UI goes only through keyboard. It get it fits the terminal-based interface theme, but from a player perspective it's really not enjoyable. - Sound features (office soundscape and premium streaming sub aka music) are perks you can buy. They're great, but it's a bit annoying to experience the first part of the game without sound (and even after each prestige). - What's really the dealbreaker is that you have absolutely no idea how the things you buy are working. Buy more computers, yeah but for what? Buy a shiny new LLM, yeah but for what? No explanations, no way to know how…

Not much here for its price tag. You purchase the next available upgrades, pivot (prestige) a couple of times and then wait. There's no real strategy or sense of choice. The final achievement requires leaving the game running for a long time after you've completed it. Looks cool on second monitor though.

The game has effectively 0 depth to it.