
Idly gather and manage resources to repair what's left of a decaying world. Scavenge forgotten ruins, meet scattered survivors, and push back against the inevitable collapse. IDLE_DIRECTIVE is a grid-based inventory and resource management idle game.
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IDLE_DIRECTIVE is a grid-based inventory and resource management idle game. Idly gather and manage resources to repair what's left of a decaying world. Scavenge forgotten ruins, meet scattered survivors, and push back against the inevitable collapse.
Balance limited inventory space by being strategic with your items and equipment! Available items include:
Utility items that aid you in your mission
Automation items that automate gameplay
Storage containers to expand your limited inventory
Resource producers
Manually, or idly gather various resource types to upgrade and improve yourself!
Explore a dying world filled with hidden points of interest (POIs). While many locations offer loot and resources, critical infrastructure that require repair is your prime directive and should be sought out.
The world is not lifeless, pockets of life still exist. Trade resources or aid survivors to build up your reputation, unlocking unique and powerful items or equipment in return.
RESET SYSTEM and gain powerful augment points that you can use to unlock powerful permanent upgrades to aid you in your directive. IDLE_DIRECTIVE features crafting, trade, and NPC tasks that are unlocked later on through Augmentation!
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Dieses kleine aber feine Spiel kann man sich auf jeden Fall geben! Der Loop ist entspannend und es gibt Dinge zu entdecken. Ich für mich habe nebenbei noch eine Serie geschaut, wobei ich sagen muss ich habe nicht viel von der Serien mitbekommen. Für den Kurs kann man das Spiel auf jeden Fall mitnehmen :D!1elf!!!
The game is an absolute bargain. I didn't expect this much fun from an indie idle game, but the game is pretty unique and well balanced. I changed strategy multiple times throughout my 100% achievement run and every change felt rewarding, having learned something new. Took me about 56 hours to get 100% with very little idling. I was active most of the time, but a more hands-off playstyle is also perfectly possible after a few prestiges.
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Languages: English
Hours played at review time, across 481 reviews with recorded playtime.
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A little idle game with an interesting aesthetic and a decent gameplay loop. I'm not sure how to describe it. Its chill? Zen? Not sure. I don't feel stress playing this one which I like.
Most amazing idle-ish game ever made. Buy it. You won't regret it.
Hat sehr viel Spaß gemacht und ich glaub, ich war ein bisschen sehr viel am micromanagen. Kann ich nur weiterempfehlen 👍
Great game so far. Especially great if you love organizing your inventory like in resident evil.
Great 5 dollar spend
Начало очень бодрое, интересное, но к сожалению после второго престижа понимаешь, что опять нужно все качать заново, а особо сильнее ты не стал. Те дерево перков после престижа просто никакое. Думаю разрабу вообще не стоило этот престиж делать, да игра получилась бы гораздо короче, но с качественным приятным геймплеем в итоге.
This game has so many of my favorite gameplay elements: - resource management - inventory tetris - automation - puzzles - exploration - trading I've only reset twice because I'm having so much fun just dooting around and collecting stuff. I'm having a lot of fun with this one, Got it on sale for $5 but it's worth so much more. Absolutely going to gift this to my other neuro-spicy friends.
I enjoyed the game a lot. I don't like idle/incrementals that last just a few hours - and this has a good amount of content and variety. A fair amount of strategic decisions to make during the run. Like many other reviewers I think reactor repairs at 15m (dropping a little in future runs if you buy repair time upgrades, but still only -10% each fairly expensive ascension upgrade) are far too long as useless wait time. I suggest that all repair nodes should continue after you start them - same as terminal. That way you can kick off repairs at all the reactors and spires - and then circle the map and come back to feed the reactors the biomass - no waiting around uselessly. Aside from that - again as many have said - I would have liked some extra depth. Some additional maps could have been made with almost no change to core content that would have extended the life of the game a lot. For example a map with radioactive zones that drain your energy quickly. A war map where you repair and boost shield and attack units strategically - and you can't enter zones ruled by enemy units - hence needing to deploy and shield artillery units that wear down the enemy.
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