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what is Helixteus 3?

Construct and upgrade buildings, explore caves, and send ships to other planets to expand and fight enemies in this sci-fi idle game.

Helixteus 3 involves managing resource production by building and upgrading facilities. Players explore and mine caves for treasure and deploy ships to other planets to battle foes and gain more building space. Environmental features like volcanoes and auroras can boost your resource output.

It sits in the Idle / Management / Automation / Sci-Fi corner of the genre. Like most idle games it runs on a simple loop — earn, reinvest, automate — but the depth is in how long that loop keeps unfolding. Expect to check in, make a few decisions, and watch the numbers climb whether you're at the keyboard or not.

New to incrementals? Read our beginner's guide first, or just hit play — these games are built to teach themselves.