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Is Idle Research still being updated?
No. Last updated 4 years ago, averaging no recorded updates a month, and it has gone quiet.
Last checked Oct 21, 2026
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Update history
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Idle Research: 0 updates in the last 12 months. The chart covers 24 months from November 2024 to October 2026, including months with zero patch notes. Counts are dated patch and update posts, not branch builds. November 2024: 0, December 2024: 0, January 2025: 0, February 2025: 0, March 2025: 0, April 2025: 0, May 2025: 0, June 2025: 0, July 2025: 0, August 2025: 0, September 2025: 0, October 2025: 0, November 2025: 0, December 2025: 0, January 2026: 0, February 2026: 0, March 2026: 0, April 2026: 0, May 2026: 0, June 2026: 0, July 2026: 0, August 2026: 0, September 2026: 0, October 2026: 0.
| Month | Updates |
|---|---|
| November 2024 | 0 |
| December 2024 | 0 |
| January 2025 | 0 |
| February 2025 | 0 |
| March 2025 | 0 |
| April 2025 | 0 |
| May 2025 | 0 |
| June 2025 | 0 |
| July 2025 | 0 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 0 |
| October 2025 | 0 |
| November 2025 | 0 |
| December 2025 | 0 |
| January 2026 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 0 |
| March 2026 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 0 |
Recent updates
Aug 14, 2022 · Patch note
v0.21.7 Update - Offline Fix, Reworked Tutorial, Custom Preset Input, etc.
Thank you very much for your patience to those who were affected by the Offline Progress issue. Should be good to go now! :^) [⇐ v0.21.7 ⇒] (Accelerators) You can now hold on the little buttons on every accelerator. (Crafting) EXPERIMENTAL: Added a manual input for crafting presets. If you somehow add some weird string or something and it messes up the game…
Aug 14, 2022 · Build
Public branch build 9310930
Latest build time Steam reports for the public branch.
Aug 11, 2022 · Patch note
v0.21.6 Patch - Balancing, Save System Rework, Diamond Upgrades Rework, etc.!
[⇐ v0.21.6 ⇒] (Crafting) Presets now have a custom preset input. (Solitaire) A setting to toggle Auto Win NOTE! A lot of the balancing related changes in this update are subject to change! (Saving!) Save System has been reworked. Flasks, Tubes, and Shared data has been merged! No more importing/exporting/managing multiple files! This should eliminate a lot…
Aug 8, 2022 · Patch note
v0.21.5 Patch - Presets UI Rework + Save System Update
[⇐ v0.21.5 ⇒] Offline: For Tubes Adventure, you now gain kills offline! This only gives kills for the stage you are currently on. Settings: A setting to toggle the offline progress screen. Crafting: Presets have a new look and were heavily simplified. You can now toggle individual presets, rather than presets as a whole. Getting rid of the three buttons on…
Aug 6, 2022 · Patch note
v0.21.4 - Massive Solitaire QoL and bug patch!
⇐ v0.21.4 ⇒ Flask’s Assembly: Added shortcut buttons in Juice. You can now hold on the Sample Processor buttons. Mastery: (QoL) since there is a large phase where you only have 1 mastery slot, assigning another mastery slot will disable the already enabled one (assuming you have no slots left). Potions: You can now see tube expenditures at the top. Settings…
Questions
When was the last update?
Idle Research last posted a patch note 4 years ago (Aug 14, 2022: v0.21.7 Update - Offline Fix, Reworked Tutorial, Custom Preset Input, etc.).
How often does it update?
Idle Research averaged no recorded updates a month over the last year. Idle Research is rarely updated (0/100). 0 of the last 12 months had at least one update day. Not enough of a cadence to call it regular.
Is it abandoned?
Yes. Idle Research is marked gone quiet, which means the last build or patch note is older than 180 days, or there is no signal at all.
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