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A FREE BROWSER IDLE STRATEGY GAME

Nothing stays
optimal.

An idle game of shifting dependencies.
Build a machine. Then reconsider it.

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ARRANGEMENT / INFLUENCE / CONSEQUENCEINSPECT SYSTEM

01 / CORE ARCHITECTURE

Influence has
a geometry.

Each core has a role. Its surroundings complicate the definition.

Producer energy coreCORE_01
PRODUCER

Produce

A steady source. An unsettled arrangement.

ORIGIN / CONTINUOUSAVAILABLE FROM THE START
Amplifier energy coreCORE_02
AMPLIFIER

Amplify

An influence felt beyond its own position.

FIELD / LOCALNOT YET AVAILABLE
Relay energy coreCORE_03
RELAY

Connect

A reason to look further along the line.

REACH / EXTENDEDNOT YET AVAILABLE
Look inside the system
PLACEMENT LAB01 / 3 × 3
TOTAL OUTPUT

4.6 Units / sec BASELINE

2 adjacent Producers · support field unoptimized.Interactive example · not your save

02 / INTERFERENCE

The difference
is between them.

A familiar set of parts can behave differently.
The arrangement is worth questioning.

  • A junction with more than one purpose
  • An influence that reaches further
  • A pattern that only appears in the whole
Test an arrangement

03 / CAPACITY & PERSISTENCE

Your last solution
was provisional.

Three production machines growing from a small starter grid to a large network of cores
IINITIAL CONDITIONSIINEW DEPENDENCIESIIICOMPOUND EFFECTS

STRUCTURE / REVISED
KNOWLEDGE / RETAINED—

New space changes the problem.
What you learned survives the machine.

Begin a cycle

04 / OFFLINE ACCUMULATION

Leave it
running.

The arrangement keeps working in your absence.
Return with a different question.

Time becomes output.OFFLINE PRODUCTION / WITHIN YOUR RETENTION LIMIT

Set it in motion

05 / SYSTEM REFERENCE

Operating
parameters.

Read the documentation
What kind of game is GridIdle?

An idle strategy game about arranging a small production machine. Your cores earn Units automatically. You decide where to place them, what to upgrade, and when to start a stronger cycle.

Do I need an account or a download?

Neither. Play for free in your browser, on desktop or mobile. Progress saves automatically in this browser and does not sync between devices.

Does my grid keep earning when I leave?

Yes. Your machine retains three hours of offline production at first. Retention engineering extends that window through longer milestones, eventually reaching 30 days. Credited Units are added when you return.

Can I experiment without losing progress?

Moving cores and changing unlocked roles is free. Expanding the grid is a separate, deliberate rebuild that earns permanent bonuses.

06 / INITIALIZE ARRAY

An empty grid.
An untested theory.

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