Re: what exactly are incremental games?
@Dardar, there is an explanation of what incremental games are here The game genres page, however to add a little information.
Incremental games are as Aaron said, usually single player games which take the form of increasing resources over time, usually by repeatedly clicking one or more production buttons, then maximising production of those resources either buy buying resource producing buildings which automate resource production increasing the amount of resources gained with each initial click, or automated producers of those resources.
These then give you access to more powerful production options or rarer and hard to find secondary resources, which then mean further production cycles and so on.
the interest in the games come both through the possibility of unlocking new things as you get more resources, and through having to change production amounts or styles, perhaps through changing conditions, challenges or disasters during the game. incremental games also tend to work on a system of assentions, where each game will eventually have an end point, and where future assentions often come with different victory conditions.
obviously some incremental games are better than others. I for example like the ones with good text describing the stuff you unlock, a variety of different projects you can spend your time on, and some variation in conditions.
This is why I particularly love trimps, which combines production with strategic battle mechanics, and has more challenges and options than you'd believe.
the reason access is sometimes an issue, is that depending upon how the incremental game is built, it can be easier or harder to find the various web controls. Obviously if, as in Trimps the developer takes a lot of time and trouble redesigning the interface that will help, but often that isn't the case.
Those games that have got db pages so far are those where all the information is relatively easy to reach and you don't need to mess around too much or use mouse emulation.
If you want a good intro to incremental games, I'd recommend trying either Shark game or space company Both of which you can find in the dtabase, or just dive in and play trimps .
Hth.
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