CompactO tasks you with generating colorful squares across a plane, then converting them into complex shapes to unlock upgrades and progress through prestige resets. The core loop involves purchasing multipliers and automating production, though the game offers limited strategic variety and suffers from pacing issues that leave players grinding repetitive tasks mid-game. It appeals to idle game enthusiasts tolerant of rough balancing and developmental instability, provided they're patient with an unpolished but responsive developer.
About this game
CompactO is an addicting idle game where you create colorful squares on a plane. Dominate the 3D Realm and infuse your planes into complex shapes to buy tons of upgrades!
What players are saying
▼ Not recommended53 hrs
Dull, linear idle game. Dev pushed an update that basically kills the first part of the game and brings in a broken achievement. He tried to fix this but failed and then went awol. I'll avoid all of his games in the future.
It's an idle game with neither depth nor breadth. There's no choices at any point. Just "acquire the next multiplier until they run out". The entire first half of the game has progress that just dissappears after a "prestige" and then you're left with a tedious game loop with no variety to it. Come back in a year, I'll likely revisit my review.
I'm among the early ones to buy the game, and so far, I'm enjoying it. It is still a little buggy, and some features/UIs confused me at the beginning. The developer responds rather quickly though, just tends to stack bug fix for too long sometimes. The Shrinkenator layer is not yet balanced, but it is said that this will improve in the next update, so I'll keep this game in my library until the update is released. Overall, it is worth a try, and if you are not sure about that, you're free to check the demo, which only differs in max playtime of an hour.
Hey guys! Deeply sorry for the super delayed patch. All steam achievements should be achievable now. If there's something still not working, please respond to this post and I will look into it. Thanks and sorry again! College life is a bit rough. CryptoGrounds
CompactO v1.1.2 Fixed $e1000 Steam Achievement and other Achievement related bugs. Some Lab and Shrinkenator Upgrades Some other UI bugs Very sorry for the long wait! I have started college this week so I have been very busy with adjusting, packing, and etc. Thanks for waiting, CryptoGrounds
