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Casual · Riven Elow

Pure Idle

Pure Idle
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Windows
Mostly Negative · 33% of 12
DeveloperRiven Elow
GenreCasual
ControllerFull
Wait for a sale Chip's verdict · US updated 2 hr. ago

No real discount right now, sitting 100% of the way from its all-time low to full price. One to watch rather than buy today.

Why this verdict
Price position between all-time low and full price 100%
All-time low $0.79 · 17d ago
Player reviews 33% positive of 12
Quality score 33/100 · small sample
Value score 0/100

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About this game

What this game is, in the developer's words

Become the hand of the Creator in search of lost perfection. Collect the light of millions of stars, sending them into the heart of a black hole to find the one — Pure Idle. 505 technologies, production chains, and an endless path to the universe's most beautiful star.

Help the Creator find the ideal.

According to legend, Pure Idle — a star of indescribable beauty — is hidden among billions of galaxies. To find it, the Creator decided to gather the light of all other celestial bodies. In this cosmic idle game, you are the one to fulfill this divine plan.

What awaits you in Pure Idle:

  • Dynamic Idle Gameplay: Don’t just wait — act! Drag falling stars with your mouse and guide them into the black hole to turn matter into pure light energy.

  • Colossal Tech Tree: Research 505 unique technologies. Each discovery brings you closer to your goal and opens new horizons.

  • Deep Strategy and Synergy: Build complex production chains and find hidden connections between technologies. The right combination can speed up your progress tenfold.

  • Resource Mining and Management: Manage cosmic flows, mine rare resources, so your influence grows even while you rest.

  • Automate processes.

  • Daily Missions: Complete tasks and daily missions to earn bonuses that accelerate your path to Pure Idle.

  • Dozens of Hours of Gameplay: The journey to the most beautiful star is long. Enjoy the meditative atmosphere of space and deep progression that will keep you engaged for a long time.

A Personal Work

Pure Idle was made during a period of deep depression, not as a product, but as a lifeline. When the world felt unreachable, building small systems became the only language left — a way to bring order to something, piece by piece, without pressure from the outside.

Pure Idle is that process, transformed into a universe you can shape over many hours.

This isn't a game that asks for five minutes a day. It's a long, living system — stars to collect, technologies to research, production chains to build and rebuild, ascensions that reset you forward. The pace shifts: sometimes it hums along on its own, sometimes it demands your full attention. There are a couple of daily quests and a modest offline bonus, but nothing designed to punish you for stepping away.

I am a solo developer, and this is a sincere, personal work — made to survive, to focus, and to build something honest in a genre often driven by retention over play.

If you enjoy idle games with depth, long progression arcs, and experiences shaped by lived feeling rather than metrics, Pure Idle may become a world you return to for a long time.

Media

Trailers and screenshots straight from the store page

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Price intelligence

Accepted price history and the lows that matter

Historical lows
All-time low ATL $0.79 2026-06-27
3-month low $0.79
12-month low $0.79
Current $0.99
Price events From the accepted price history · updates automatically
Jul 9, 2026
Sale ended · back to $0.99
Jun 27, 2026
New all-time low $0.79

Pure Idle price history and best deals

Pure Idle for PC currently sells from $0.99 at authorized stores. Its all-time low is $0.79, set on 2026-06-27.

Frequently asked questions

Answered from this game's own price and edition data

Should I buy Pure Idle now or wait?
Our verdict is wait. At 100% of the way to full price, it usually drops harder in seasonal sales, so patience tends to pay.
Is $0.99 a good price for Pure Idle?
$0.99 sits 100% of the way from the all-time low of $0.79 to the full price. It has been cheaper before, so there is room to wait.
Where can I buy Pure Idle?
Pure Idle is tracked at steam. We only list authorized stores here and always link out with a clean outbound link.
Scores
Steam reviews Mostly Negative · 33%
33% positive of 12
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Tech
ControllerFull
Requirements
System requirements platform
Minimum
Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 / 10 / 11
  • Processor: Any dual-core CPU
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Integrated graphics
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 300 MB available space
  • Sound Card: Any sound output device
  • VR Support: Not supported
  • Additional Notes: Keyboard and mouse
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Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 / 11
  • Processor: Any quad-core CPU
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Any dedicated GPU
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 300 MB available space
  • Sound Card: Any sound output device
  • VR Support: Not supported
  • Additional Notes: Keyboard and mouse
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          DeveloperRiven Elow
          PublisherAlex Vuorenmaan
          ModesSingle-player
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