Steam app 3042190 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 21:03 UTC
Face waves of enemies automatically and create builds by distributing stat points, leveling up equipment, choosing passive skills, summons and more. An idle game about killing hordes of enemies, becoming stronger, and exploring an unfolding storyline. A spin-off of Nomad Survival.
717 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
18 months, April 2025 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 434 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 283 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Nomad Idle was released on 4 Apr, 2025.
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46 achievements in total.
30 developer announcements, Nov 2024 to Aug 2026 · times in UTC
Hello! Hope you're all doing well. Today, I'd like to announce that my latest incremental game has been released. Kin and Conquest:I also want to announce that I've updated the pricing model for Nomad Idle. It's come to my attention that I…
The Fox KnocksHello! Hope you're all doing well.Kin and Quarry is my next incremental game that I've been working on and I'm happy to announce that the demo for it is now live on Steam. You can check it out here: Thanks!
The Fox Knocks- Fixed: Adventurer's Evo A (Full Circle) was not properly destroying enemy projectiles. - Fixed: Equipment requiring Cloth was disproportionately high and many pieces of Equipment were deviated from their requirements starting at Tier 3 by…
Patch notes- Ghost Blade and Final Spark now earn more EXP depending on your current character level. - Fixed: Imp's Fireball would sometimes not travel. - Fixed: If you died when a skill is unable to be cast due to insufficient mana, the skill is…
Patch notes- Enemies now give 3x more EXP, Coins, and Souls. However, you can also choose to play Nomad Idle without this bonus. It is now a launch option with the game. - Enemies in Areas 8, 9, and 10 have had their damage reduced by 10%. - The cost…
Patch notesAgain, sorry for all of these hotfixes. This attempts to fix the crash issues again.
Patch notesSorry for all these hotfixes. I keep testing, thinking all of the crashes are fixed, then new ones are still found. This seems good so far, but they all have, so, I'm hoping for the best. Thanks.
Patch notesMore crash fixes! So, ideally no more crashes...? Right?
Patch notesSorry about this. This fixes some more crash issues.
Patch notesThis fixes a crash issues with changing maps / ascending while using certain skills. Sorry about that.
Patch notesThere was a controversial slider in the Settings menu that, after talking it over with some of the community in the Discord, I have decided to remove. I was wanting to remove it because it's causing problems, but was unsure about moving…
The Fox KnocksI've been working on a big balance patch. I'm going through the game, start to finish, testing every skill as I get them, and then testing them again a couple Areas later. I've been seeing the concerns about the games current balance, so I…
The Fox Knocks- Nomad Idle no longer prevents screen savers from activating while open. - Camera follow text displayed over Summons when the Camera is following them has been made less obnoxious. - Fixed: If you did not have sufficient mana to cast a…
Patch notesI've been looking into 2 skills that were heavily outperforming other skills to try and figure out what was going awry. Believe it or not, I've done extensive testing with these abilities and their balancing, yet here we are. I'm realizing…
Patch notesAlright, I did something dumb where I was testing something that involved not hooking into Steam, then I forgot to hook it back into Steam when I was done. This version makes Nomad Idle connect to Steam again (achievements etc.). Sorry…
Patch notes- New: You can now left-click Passive Skill icons to toggle their visibility. Does not apply to LMB/RMB and Starting Skills. - New: You can now toggle Smart Casting and Visibility of Skills in Settings. - Fixed: Final Spark would sometimes…
Patch notesNomad Idle is now available! I hope you enjoy the game. I'm active over in the Discord as well: Discord Link The Nomad Idle Demo has been taken down, as it has some bugs and miscellanous performance issues which have since been patched for…
The Fox KnocksHello! Hope everyone is doing well. I've needed to push the release date for Nomad Idle back, but fortunately only by one week. Instead of it releasing on March 28th, it will now release on April 4th.
The Fox Knocks- DPS/MPS Log now updates faster when resetting it. - Fixed: When dying, there were some specific situations where the game would crash. - Fixed: Hedgehog Summon incorrectly contributing to damage dealt for all skills. - Fixed: Clicking…
Patch notes- Fixed spooky, invincible ghost enemies.
Patch notesPreviously, I pushed a build that overhauled game balance. Some of this balance makes way more sense in content you don't have access to, However, I do agree fully that on-kill skills were barely useable, so I've made adjustments. - On-Kill…
Patch notesNomad Idle will be participating in the upcoming Steam NextFest. I've decided to pre-emptively upload the NextFest build today. This update contains a lot of optimizations and a balance overhaul. It does not have new content from the…
The Fox KnocksSummon's "Insight" Autocast chance increased. 0.5% -> 1% Removed various text effects from the Chinese, Korean, and Japanese languages. Fixed: More text issues. Fixed: DoT effects would sometimes persist on enemies after their defeat.…
The Fox KnocksHey everyone! The Nomad Idle Demo is officially available! Yes, your save files transfer over. Check it out here: Nomad Idle Demo on Steam So, what's new in the demo when compared to the Playtest version or itch.io versions? Tons of Quality…
The Fox KnocksCurrently, the Nomad Idle Playtest is available. On February 3rd, the Nomad Idle Playtest will be taken down in favor of the Nomad Idle Demo! Your save file will transfer over. The demo will contain a new Area, a new Character, and an…
The Fox KnocksHello, everyone. First, a big thank you for everyone that's checked out the game. The reception has been way bigger and way more supportive than I ever could've imagined. You might've noticed that the game seems to be getting updates every…
Patch notesThe latest version is 0.5.9e and contains a lot of bug fixes. Sorry about the hassle! I did a pretty big optimization change and it broke a lot of stuff I didn't anticipate breaking. If you're not updated, I strongly urge you to close the…
Patch notesSorry for the rocky launch! I think I've fixed all of the reported bugs that were made over on our Discord. Thank you so much for checking the game out and for your patience. You should be on Version 0.5.9c now (shown in the title screen to…
Patch notesHello, everyone! Nomad Idle is now playable in the Steam Playtest. It's playable up until Area 3! If you have any feedback, I'm super open to it over on our Discord. Let me know if you have any trouble with this Playtest. If you're coming…
The Fox KnocksHello, everyone! Nomad Idle will soon be playable via Steam Playtest. All progress will be kept and if you've played Nomad Idle previously on other websites such as itch.io, your progress will also carry over. I'm saving a proper demo for…
The Fox KnocksWhat Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Play Nomad Idle normally | NomadIdle.exe | any | ||
| Play Nomad Idle with 3x EXP, Coins, Souls | 3x/NomadIdle.exe | any |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
| Root | Folder | Files |
|---|---|---|
WinAppDataRoaming | Godot/app_userdata/Nomad Idle | *.dat |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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