Idle Time: Harvest Chronum and Build Your Time Machine

8/23/2026, 4:34:13 PM

Release date: 4/3/2026

Tags: #simulation #strategy #idler #rts #sandbox #relaxing #resource-management #2d

User Reviews

Score: 29%7 user reviews
Review Count: 7 reviews
Fetched At: 8/23/2026, 4:34:14 PM

Reference prices

Japan

¥ 580 (JPY)

Steam JP

$4.99 (USD)

Steam Global

Live Store Snapshot

Body text may reflect the state at publication time. For the latest sale, price, and review changes, prioritize the live price panel, review panel, and the Steam store listing.

Japan Price: ¥ 580
Global Price: $4.99
Price in Your Region: ¥ 580Prices as Steam lists them per country. What you are actually charged depends on your Steam account settings.Regional prices checked: 30 Aug 2026
Sale Status: Regular pricing
Price Checked At: 8/28/2026, 6:40:13 AM

The price snapshot and review snapshot differ by about 110 hours. Because they are not always refreshed at the same time, confirm the latest Steam listing before making a purchase decision.

Key highlight

Idle Time is a factory-building incremental game where you harvest Chronum to fuel a time machine. Features automated networks, procedurally generated landscapes, and multiplayer support.

Who this is for

Idle Time offers a compelling blend of idle game progression and deep factory-building simulation. Players will find themselves hooked on building their own Chronum extraction and processing networks across procedurally generated maps. Recommended for those who enjoy strategic thinking in a relaxing environment.

Details

Overview

Welcome to Idle Time, a factory-building incremental game developed and published by Woodland Software. In this unique simulation, players are tasked with harvesting Chronum, crystallized time itself, from across the multiverse. This Chronum is the essential fuel for a time machine being constructed by the eccentric physicist, Bill Tyme. The game begins with simple manual labor, dragging time crystals to your nascent factory, but quickly escalates into managing complex, automated networks.

Highlights

Incremental Factory Building: Start by hand-crafting Chronum extraction and progress to designing vast, automated systems.
Procedurally Generated Landscapes: Explore and exploit a new, procedurally generated environment with each playthrough, offering unique challenges and opportunities for resource management.
Multiverse Time Harvesting: The core gameplay loop revolves around extracting, transporting, and processing Chronum to power a time machine, blending idle mechanics with strategic planning.

Who It's For

Idle Time is perfect for players who enjoy the satisfying progression of incremental and idle games, but also crave the strategic depth of factory building and resource management. Fans of sandbox experiences and those looking for a relaxing yet engaging simulation will find a lot to love here. The RTS elements suggest a layer of strategic planning beyond typical idle titles.

Game Info

Developed and published by Woodland Software, Idle Time offers a compelling blend of simulation and strategy. It features multiplayer capabilities, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud saves, and Family Sharing. The game is designed for players aged 0 and up, with its core mechanics focusing on resource management and automation within a procedurally generated world. It was released on April 3, 2026.