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Ethos Idle

Ethos Idle

by Graham Goldstein

222 ratings
64 reviews
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  • Released
  • Updated
  • January 27, 2025
  • June 4, 2026

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Graham Goldstein
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Guide humanity's progress from its earliest discoveries to the distant future. Manage your tribe's choices, develop over 200 unique ideas, and explore the world. Advance your civilization, unlock bonuses, and enjoy a single-player, offline experience with optional ads.

✓Develop over 200 historic ideas
✓Explore and exploit the world
✓Manage tribe choices
✓Unlock exploration bonuses and synergies
✓Prestige mechanic upgrades
✓Customizable challenge scenarios
✓Offline single-player experience
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Ethos Idle. Based on 222 reviews and a 4.8/5 average, it highlights the 5 positives and 2 negatives reviewers mention most about this game.

Positive things

  • 🚀Fast progression
  • 👍Minimal ad interruption
  • 👍Simple and enjoyable design
  • 👍Great for relaxing and watching numbers go up
  • 👍Excellent incremental game design

Negative things

  • 🐢Slower progression speed desired
  • 🛒IAP for 2x production doesn't eliminate video ads
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What's New in Ethos Idle

1.9.9

June 4, 2026

Fixed an occasional issue with missing Discoveries; games missing these Discoveries should restore automatically. Improved Hard Reset flow.

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Permanent x2 game speed

User reviews

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The 2x stacks

Guys, watch the ads. I thought the 2x only went to 4 hours so I never really used it but it stacks. I just watched a couple ads and I now have 2x for 24 hours.
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GOATED🙏

Both this and Grimoire idle are so fun dude. Doesn’t force ads on you either, love it
Stompcorpos02Stompcorpos02

Simple and fun

Simple and fun, I loved Grimoire and while this is very different, you can see the same level of craftsmanship and thought put into the mechanics,
TruckaserTruckaser

A truly well made movie idle game

I have spent years trying to find a game, with proper balancing as you get into the higher numbers, and still have smooth progression. After trying about 200 idle games this one has stopped my search for a properly balanced fun idle. I never write reviews. As you can probably see by my grammar. But I actually took the time to since I’ve played this game for over a year now
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Amazing Incremental Game

When I saw the creator of Grimoire Incremental had released a new game, I was sold. There's so much more depth and choices to make in this one. I've since unlocked everything there is in-game, and I'm so excited for more
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

2 issues

RNG for challenges is unfair and unfun

Bug

Unlocking buffs for inaccessible technologies

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Requested Features

2 requests

Option to remove ads entirely

Feature

Clarification on prestige warp gain multipliers

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FAQ

What is Ethos Idle about?

Ethos Idle allows you to chart the progress of humanity through the ages, guiding their discoveries from the first fire to the far future. You manage your tribe's choices, develop ideas, explore the world, and advance your civilization.

What are the key features of Ethos Idle?

Key features include developing over 200 historic ideas across three flavors of thought, managing tribe choices for strength, unlocking exploration bonuses and synergies, and permanently powering up your civilization with prestige upgrades. You can also combine challenges to create unique scenarios.

Is Ethos Idle free to play?

Yes, all game content is accessible for free. The game also features optional ads that do not interrupt the experience, and it offers in-app purchases.

Can I play Ethos Idle offline?

Yes, Ethos Idle is a completely offline, single-player experience. You do not need an internet connection to play the game.

What kind of challenges does Ethos Idle offer?

The game offers varied challenges that change the way the game plays. You can combine these challenges to create your own unique scenarios with big rewards, allowing for diverse gameplay experiences.