Just published **Idle Junkyard Empire** after a few intense
weeks of development. It's a browser-based idle tycoon
where you start with nothing but a wrench and build a
scrapyard empire.
## The core loop
Cars arrive. You walk up and dismantle them. Parts go on
shelves. Customers come to buy. Money comes in, rent goes
out. Hire workers to automate — but watch the payroll.
## What makes it different from other idle games
Most idle games let you coast once you're making money.
This one punishes that. Rent scales with your success,
utilities grow with every shelf you build, and taxes eat
a percentage of everything. If you don't keep growing,
you go into debt. Hit bankruptcy and you soft-reset.
## Controls
- **Desktop:** WASD / arrows to move, SPACE to interact
- **Mobile / tablet:** Virtual joystick + tap
Works on desktop, tablet, and mobile (landscape).
## What I'd love feedback on
- Does the difficulty curve feel fair, or punishing?
- Do you understand the business dashboard intuitively?
- At what point (if any) did you stop playing and why?
Genuine comments welcome — even "I quit after 3 minutes
because X" is valuable to me.
**🎮 Play here:** https://oz97.itch.io/idle-junkyard-empire
Thanks for checking it out!