Fill Up The Hole

An idle game that ends. In this genre, it's a feature. Most incrementals fall apart at the endgame: the charm runs out, the grind stays. Here each stage adds a mechanic instead of a bigger number. The core is small logistics, not pure math: peons physically carry garbage to the hole, building order matters (compressor in the wrong slot -- production drowns in overflow), and each earthquake resets the layout puzzle. Minor annoyance: peons sometimes ignore dropped garbage until you reload the save. All achievements drop by hour 4, then Endless Mode if you want more. Two-color pixel art, a solo dev who actually fixes bugs. Verdict: filling a hole with garbage is a better use of your time than most "content-rich" idlers.

Completed this gem of a little game in 3 hours 10 minutes and 35 seconds, while also completing 28 out of the 35 sub quests within it and snatching 32 of the 39 achievements. This was my first session with it directly after purchasing. Am I pissed off? Do I feel cheated?? Was this game a frickin rip off??? Heck no! It was definitely a fun casual and it was interesting mindless entertainment that I'll be happy to 100% whenever that (eventually) happens...I likely won't be grinding it out non-stop day and night until I complete every little thing there is within the game. I grabbed it for $2 while on sale and remembered that the demo was pretty great when I played it a few months ago. Do I think the full price is a heavy ask? Well, regardless of my personal opinion for this particular question, that's something you'll have to decide for yourself. If you're okay with a few solid hours of this type of game and aren't looking to be challenged much, then this will do that for you (since, even those of us that love the massive adventurous open world RPGs, Survival/Builders or Simulator/Factory types, sometimes we just want to zomb out with something relatively breezy). Plus, the cost factor completely depends on your currency's value and the amount of it that you possess and can part with. But what does all that matter? If you want it, treat yourself and have a bit of fun :) You probably don't deserve it, but who cares? Your money, your rules! haha!