Lost Vessel artworkFree to play73%

Lost Vessel Rebuild from scrap, offline too

Crash-landed on an alien world, you rebuild from scrap through five connected skills, real combat and deep crafting, while progress keeps ticking with the game closed. Play in short check-ins or long grinds, solo or with friends, and climb back toward the stars.

Is Lost Vessel worth it?

Lost Vessel is worth it if…

  • you like idle games where progress genuinely continues while you're away
  • you enjoy planning crafting chains across several connected skills
  • you like old-school grinds with long-term goals
  • you want a bit of co-op or PvP on the side, without it being required

Screenshots

Five skills that pull you back from zero

The ship is scrap, so you start by taking it apart. Endgame materials need components from all five, so the skills genuinely depend on each other rather than sitting side by side. Early on it feels like careful micromanaging, but the game introduces things slowly and a mission system points you at what to aim for. Every upgrade takes planning, and every one lands.

Combat where weaknesses matter

Melee, ranged and void magic form a triangle, and every enemy is weak to one of them, so what you bring changes how a fight goes. Gear rolls crits, armor pierce, dodges and reflects, and legendary pieces get stranger: instant kills, skill-speed auras, damage reflection. Equipment degrades with use and breaks for good if you ignore it, so repairs are part of the routine, and loadouts let you swap a combat kit, a gathering kit and a backup in one tap. Zones escalate in difficulty all the way to a dimensional rift at the endgame.

Progress that keeps going when you don't

Skills work while the browser or client is closed, so the game is honest about being an idle game: leave it, come back, and the meters have moved. Build the robot I.D.L.E. from parts and you get a second skill queue running in parallel.

Playing together, or against each other

Both are entirely optional, so solo players lose nothing by skipping them. And since the game runs a global chat with an active crowd, there is usually something to read while your queues tick along, which makes the long stretches feel far less empty.

Games like Lost Vessel

See all
Idle Space Raider

Idle Space Raider

Patrol space as a station guard, shoot asteroids and enemies for ore, then let automation grow your ship and station while you check in now and then.

73% of 250 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 15Free
Land Drifters

Land Drifters

Sail between islands at your own pace, watch your skills and gear grow, and let the world keep moving while you are away.

94% of 35 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$5.99
Vanguard Galaxy

Vanguard Galaxy

Mine, trade and fight across a procedurally generated dwarf galaxy, at your own pace or with the ECHO autopilot at the helm.

90% of 614 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 205$8.99
Vespera

Vespera

Vespera is a dark-fantasy idle RPG where you pick a class, set up auto-combat and crafting, then check back to find loot waiting.

60% of 334 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$1.99
Idle Stellar

Idle Stellar

Embark on an epic adventure through the cosmos in Idle Stellar. Gather, craft and upgrade your spaceship to destroy your enemies.

60% of 45 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Cycle Idle RPG

Cycle Idle RPG

Set up your build and gear, then let your character keep fighting while you are away.

71% of 270 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 59Free
Scapewatch: Idle MMO

Scapewatch: Idle MMO

Train thirty skills, queue your tasks, and let your character keep working while you are away.

88% of 584 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1,438$14.99
Stellar Odyssey

Stellar Odyssey

Chart a vast procedural universe, craft and trade, and build territory together with your Squadron at whatever pace suits you.

63% of 142 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 78Free
Unnamed Space Idle

Unnamed Space Idle

Unnamed Space Idle is a long sci-fi idle game about holding back alien waves after humanity is nearly wiped out.

92% of 4,595 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4,479Free
Idle Slayer

Idle Slayer

A pixel platformer that starts with a single jump and grows into a deep, sprawling RPG about collecting souls and getting stronger forever.

84% of 11,048 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Between Adventures IDLE

Between Adventures IDLE

Train skills, forge gear and watch cheerful pixel battles unfold at your own pace, with progress that keeps ticking even when you step away.

70% of 424 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 99$7.99
IdleOn - The Incremental MMO

IdleOn - The Incremental MMO

Raise a little pixel guild that fights and gathers loot on its own, then spend the gains on upgrades and new builds whenever you check in.

77% of 30,208 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 9,634Free
Rune Legacy Idle

Rune Legacy Idle

Rune Legacy Idle is a multiplayer fantasy game featuring idle mechanics.

55% of 116 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Idle Hacking: An Inaction RPG

Idle Hacking: An Inaction RPG

A text-based idle MMORPG about hacking, built for co-op friends who like progressing together.

79% of 262 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 98Free
Milky Way Idle

Milky Way Idle

Milky Way Idle: A multiplayer idle RPG where automation replaces grinding.

49% of 2,473 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 812Free
Sit-Back Attack

Sit-Back Attack

Conquer your free time with this Strategic Idle-RPG that grinds for you! Gathering unique loot, upgrading materials, and XP.

78% of 111 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$8.99
Idle Clans

Idle Clans

Idle Clans is a casual fantasy MMORPG that runs while you live your life.

74% of 1,727 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 539Free
Idle Fleet

Idle Fleet

Idle Fleet is a slow-burn space idle game with a shared economy and guild raids to tackle with co-op friends.

82% of 57 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 78$3.99