Crit

Milky Way Idle

Wait49%

Mixed · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

cheze · Idler · Mar 6, 2025

Player review score
49%
Mixed
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
77
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
2
Full audio0 of 2
Subtitles2 of 2

Should I buy Milky Way Idle?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 77 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Interface: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Monetization: 58 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
46% of themes are praise36% are divided18% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
77 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
These all still can increase the speed of progression and the comfort of playing, so you pay more to win more.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's not like OSRS where you're wanting to grind to get some cool drop that's super unique or pvp to be the best.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Milky Way Idle is a pretty cool idle game with a nice community and a clean interface.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Good UI, I like how everything is linked to a dictionary to help with the learning curve.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are warm and fun, and each time I check in there's always enough to keep me busy until I'm done playing.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay77 reviews
Multiplayer16 reviews
Interface8 reviews
Difficulty8 reviews
Graphics8 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
80% still recommend
Co-op
80% still recommend
Characters
80% still recommend
Bugs
100% still recommend
Players complain
Monetization
57% still recommend
Combat
65% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • MMO
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • In-App Purchases
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

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