Install
SGI supports Windows (10/11, 64-bit) and Linux (64-bit). Follow the steps below for your OS and install method.
Windows Installer
Download
Download Steam.Game.Idler_X.X.X_x64-setup.exe from the latest release page on GitHub
Install
Run the installer and follow the steps of the installation guide
Run
After installation, you can launch SGI in one of three ways:
- Select "Run Steam Game Idler" and click "Finish" when prompted
- Run
Steam Game Idler.exefrom the installation directory- Defaults to
C:/Program Files/Steam Game Idler
- Defaults to
- Use the desktop shortcut created by the installer
Windows Portable
The portable version does not support automatic updates. You'll need to download and replace the executable manually for each new release
Download
Download Steam.Game.Idler_X.X.X_x64-portable.zip from the latest release page on GitHub
Extract
Extract the contents of the portable.zip file to any folder you want
Run
Open the folder and run Steam Game Idler.exe
Linux
Linux supports Steam Sign-in only
SGI needs a working OS keyring (the Secret Service API) to securely store your session. This is preconfigured on most desktops, but if sign-in fails, or you get a "your Steam session isn't active anymore" error — see this troubleshooting entry
The .deb / .rpm versions do not support automatic updates. You'll need to download and install the new package manually for each release
Download
Download the file matching your distro/format from the latest release page on GitHub:
- Debian/Ubuntu-based:
Steam.Game.Idler_X.X.X_amd64.deb - Fedora/openSUSE-based:
Steam.Game.Idler_X.X.X-1.x86_64.rpm - Any distro:
Steam.Game.Idler_X.X.X_amd64.AppImage
Install
- deb:
sudo dpkg -i Steam.Game.Idler_X.X.X_amd64.deb - rpm:
sudo rpm -i Steam.Game.Idler_X.X.X-1.x86_64.rpm
Run
- deb/rpm: launch SGI from your desktop's application launcher
- AppImage: make it executable and run it directly
chmod +x Steam.Game.Idler_X.X.X_amd64.AppImage ./Steam.Game.Idler_X.X.X_amd64.AppImage