Trailers

Trailer reel: idle and automation

Four official trailers from games about letting systems do the work, from cookie empires to planet-scale factories. Each opens on Steam.

ggbucks Playbook · Oct 16, 2026 · Video

Idle games and factory games are cousins: both are about building a system and then watching it run. These trailers show how differently the two genres sell the same pleasure.

Cookie Clicker

English · official trailer, watched on Steam

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Melvor Idle

1.00 · official trailer, watched on Steam

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Factorio

Teaser 2020 · official trailer, watched on Steam

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Satisfactory

1.2 Update · official trailer, watched on Steam

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