"idle game" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: idle games [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} idle game (plural idle games)
  1. A video game whose gameplay consists of the player performing simple actions (such as clicking on the screen) repeatedly in order to progress, usually with additional elements to increase the rate of progress. Wikipedia link: idle game Categories (topical): Video game genres Synonyms: idle, incremental game Related terms: clicker game

Inflected forms

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