Addictive, satisfying progression loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Who would have thought a yard work simulator would be so addicting!”
Steam review · 1677.2 h played ↗
Leaf Blower Revolution - Idle Game
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Positive · 100%Positive · 100%Humble North2020Incremental · Idler · Casual
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A deep, free idle game with huge content and addictive progression, but it hits a grindy wall after Big Leaf Crunch and gets bloated. Skip it if you want a truly hands-off idler.
Great for
Incremental fans who like deep systems, long grinds and leaving a game running in the background
Main risk
Progress crawls after BLC, with confusing bloated systems and monetization pressure
What changed in the last 30 days
33 recent reviews
Recent negatives mention a gem-shop prestige coin boost not working and Auto Upgrade items failing. Few reviews, so tentative.
33 recent reviews
What players love
Relaxing and easy to pick up
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Pretty simple and relaxing idle game.”
Steam review · 6.7 h played ↗
Huge amount of content for a free game
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“This has such a huge amount of content that I feel like I have explored about 60% of the mechanics after 1300 hours.”
Steam review · 1286.3 h played ↗
Ongoing updates, lore and charm
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Constant update with new content.”
Steam review · 3170.5 h played ↗
Free, with optional purchases not required
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“you dont have to spend a cent on this game, as all paid progression rewards are obtainable otherwise, fairly easily.”
Steam review · 27.1 h played ↗
Great to run in the background
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“I can work with this running in another window, checking on it once in a while.”
Steam review · 25.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Hard grind wall after BLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The game is incredible...until you start grinding BLC. At that point the game slows down to an almost unbearable halt.”
Steam review · 157.2 h played ↗
Repetitive and boring over time
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the actual gameplay is the same after 100 hours. There is no strategy and decision making, just waiting for the number to go up, buy new thing.”
Steam review · 100.2 h played ↗
Save loss, stuck challenges and bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The game hooked me a lot until I tried challenge mode, which broke my whole save.”
Steam review · translated · 7 h played ↗
Monetization and pay-to-win pressure
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“It was a great game in the beginning. Then, it has become P2W with annoying features for F2P players to make them buy the overpriced DLCs.”
Steam review · 7777.2 h played ↗
Too many confusing systems and currencies
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Too many things going on at once, too many different currencies, many events and items locked behind micro transactions.”
Steam review · 24.7 h played ↗
Not truly idle, needs constant attention
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“this game is not an Idle Game. It actually requires heavy and constant involvement of the player.”
Steam review · 35.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable150 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 7
Processor2.33GHz or faster x86-compatible processor, or Intel Atom™ 1.6GHz or faster processor for netbook class devices
Memory512 MB RAM
Storage150 MB available space
OSWindows 7
Processor2.33GHz or faster x86-compatible processor, or Intel Atom™ 1.6GHz or faster processor for netbook class devices
Memory512 MB RAM
Storage150 MB available space
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