- #1 (the) Gnorp Apologue
97% matchVery Positive95% of 9,927 reviews2023
Dev: MycoPub: (Myco)
Windows
Median: 15.5 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
(the) Gnorp Apologue is the journey of the gnorps as you guide them towards their goal of delightfully excessive wealth accumulation.
Why similar: Incremental 53%, Idler 28.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%, Simulation 4%, 2D 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same satisfying feeling of managing a growing population of creatures to automate resource gathering and progress through complex goals.
- #2 Orb of Creation
96% matchVery Positive85% of 2,201 reviews2026
Dev: MarpleGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 15.5 hrsMean: 48.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Orb of Creation is a non-idle incremental-puzzle game in which you recreate the world with nothing but magic and ingenuity. Conjure resources, buy upgrades, and become an all-powerful wizard!
Why similar: Incremental 78.8%, Idler 13.6%, Casual 5%, Indie 1.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the central theme of managing a mystical orb while offering deep, rewarding incremental mechanics that evolve over time.
- #3 Idle Colony
96% matchVery Positive82% of 577 reviews2024
Dev: Faith G.
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A condensed incremental experience, where you build a colony to collect and merge bigger and bigger fruits. Combine game-changing technologies and special upgrades to find the best synergies and take your cash flow to another dimension.
Why similar: Automation 24.4%, Incremental 23.7%, Colony Sim 23.1%, Idler 16.8%, Simulation 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the colony-sim and automation elements of the seed game in a casual, idler-focused package.
- #4 Simultree
95% matchVery Positive86% of 144 reviews2026
Dev: PIPAPOUPub: Coduck Studio
Windows
Simultree is a short incremental game about monitoring life simulations. You're a scientist who runs life simulations in order to gain points to spend in a big skill tree.
Why similar: Colony Sim 28.9%, Incremental 23.8%, Idler 20.1%, Simulation 7.7%, Relaxing 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A casual simulation game that emphasizes incremental growth and strategic management in a relaxing environment.
- #5 Soda Dungeon 2
94% matchVery Positive94% of 5,663 reviews2020
Dev: AN ProductionsPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 68.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Everyone’s favorite laid-back dungeon crawler returns in Soda Dungeon 2. Featuring a new adventure, a whole town to upgrade, crafting, new classes, alternate dimensions, and more! It’s everything you loved about the original plus all the stuff you’ve been asking for.
Why similar: Idler 32.5%, Incremental 26.9%, Comedy 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Simulation 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title perfectly matches the light-hearted, dungeon-crawling incremental loop found in the seed game.
- #6 Feed the Greed
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Elifam
Windows
A short active incremental game. Send skeleton villagers with sacrificial offerings to a growing space rift. Feed the rift in exchange for essence, unlock different offerings and their upgrades - all for the sake of more essence.
Why similar: Incremental 28.4%, Idler 25.4%, Colony Sim 9.5%, Relaxing 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a simple, 2D pixel-art experience centered on the satisfying loop of feeding and growing.
- #7 Idle Iktah
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 184 reviews2026
Dev: Grounded Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 74.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Idle Iktah is a game about leveling up in the Pacific Northwest. It features local plants and animals, 18 skills, 5+ minigames, items affected by the phase of the moon, and even a real-time Oregon coast tide tracker. If you like idle RPGs, give this one a shot!
Why similar: Incremental 35.1%, Idler 32.1%, Simulation 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Relaxing 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, relaxing incremental game that focuses on resource management and steady progression in a charming 2D world.
- #8 A Game About Feeding A Black Hole
91% matchVery Positive89% of 3,312 reviews2025
Dev: AarimousPub: Aarimous and Thornity
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A short incremental game about feeding a Black Hole matter by destroying Asteroids, Planets, and Stars.
Why similar: Incremental 51.4%, Idler 19%, Relaxing 10%, Simulation 6%, Casual 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the relaxing, incremental nature of the seed game with a focus on a singular, quirky objective.
- #9 Idle Skilling
93% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,389 reviews2022
Dev: Lavaflame2
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 96.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Idle Skilling is the ultimate Idle Game with years of content! Meant to be played for 5-10 minutes a day, you gradually unlock new skills like mining, fishing, pet breeding, crusading, potion-making, lab-research, construction, and more! With new updates coming, you'll never run out of stuff to do!
Why similar: Incremental 33.8%, Idler 32.3%, Simulation 10.1%, Relaxing 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, quirky, and pixelated incremental game that offers a similar sense of progression and silly charm.
- #10 Tiny Biomes: Cozy Idle
91% matchVery Positive86% of 447 reviews2026
Dev: Orca Point Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Tiny Biomes is a relaxing idle game where animals peacefully produce resources and you gather wood in a calm harvesting zone. Build small biomes, earn gold, and enjoy steady progression without pressure, timers, or stress. Play at your own pace and unwind.
Why similar: Incremental 28.1%, Idler 26.7%, Automation 18.4%, Relaxing 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, pixel-art idler that focuses on building and managing a small, self-sustaining environment.
- #11 Idle Pixel Fantasy
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 914 reviews2025
Dev: Max Ritters
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Recruit hard-working helpers and magical creatures that automatically collect gold and crystals. Unlock new levels, invest in stronger units, and work your way up to the powerful dragon boss at the top. A relaxing pixel-style idle clicker!
Why similar: Incremental 35.8%, Automation 31.9%, Idler 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Casual 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines pixel-art aesthetics with automation mechanics, making it a strong thematic match for the seed game.
- #12 Plantera
90% matchVery Positive89% of 5,921 reviews2016
Dev: VaragtP
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In Plantera you build your own garden and watch it grow with new plants, bushes, trees and animals. As you play and expand your garden you will attract Helpers, round blue creatures that will help you with your harvesting tasks.
Why similar: Automation 29.3%, Incremental 27.8%, Idler 23.9%, Relaxing 7.4%, Simulation 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a relaxing, pixel-art garden simulation that relies on idle mechanics and cute creature interactions.
- #13 Idle Research
89% matchVery Positive84% of 1,898 reviews2022
Dev: Considera Games LLCPub: Considera Core LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 76.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Idle Research is an addictive, resource management, incremental game with both idle and active playstyles. Research and craft colorful Flasks and Tubes to earn as much Energy as possible! Big numbers guaranteed.
Why similar: Incremental 28.3%, Automation 26.6%, Idler 25.5%, Simulation 7.5%, Relaxing 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on the automation and resource-management aspects that make the seed game's progression so rewarding.
- #14 Snakecremental
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 433 reviews2025
Dev: Walking Cat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Snake, but with a skill tree
Why similar: Incremental 45.5%, Idler 22.1%, Simulation 8.5%, Relaxing 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired incremental game that adds a unique arcade twist to the standard idle formula.
- #15 The Duck Pond
86% matchVery Positive96% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: Quack People
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Duck Pond is a condensed and relaxing idle game, focused on creating a short handcrafted experience with an ending. Throw food to attract different types of duck, read about them in the duckopedia, and maybe you'll discover the epic giga duck!
Why similar: Incremental 33.7%, Idler 33.4%, Relaxing 8.1%, Simulation 8%, Casual 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the light-hearted, duck-themed aesthetic while providing a relaxing, incremental simulation experience.
- #16 Starvester
85% matchMostly Positive70% of 788 reviews2026
Dev: Syphono4Pub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A short incremental game about expanding a star-system wide factory to build giant megastructures in space. Deploy swarms of drones, mine resources, unlock upgrades and harvest the power of the stars!
Why similar: Automation 28.3%, Incremental 27%, Idler 22.2%, Relaxing 6.8%, Simulation 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on automation and resource management, providing a similar sense of scale and progression.
- #17 Idle Wizard
87% matchVery Positive86% of 1,821 reviews2019
Dev: TwoWizards
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 226.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
RPG/Idle hybrid about becoming the most powerful wizard there is. Pick a class, get a pet, configure and improve your character in a myriad ways!
Why similar: Idler 42.7%, Incremental 37.3%, Relaxing 4.9%, Simulation 4.3%, Casual 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed incremental game that features deep systems and a magical atmosphere similar to summoning cultists.
- #18 Orbitmine
84% matchVery Positive82% of 489 reviews2026
Dev: vibemaker1
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Orbit a planet, fire your laser, and mine it to the core. Upgrade your ship and conquer seasonal hazards across four unique zones. A satisfying incremental mining game set in space.
Why similar: Automation 26.1%, Idler 20.7%, Incremental 20.4%, Exploration 10.6%, Relaxing 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi themed incremental game that balances casual play with strategic resource management.
- #19 The Best Duck Clicker
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 126 reviews2024
Dev: EVIL CORP GAMES
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A small clicker game about destroying ducks! Collect 40+ ducks, upgrade all your stats, and repeat! Includes normal & master ducks, timed events, tons of upgrades, rebirths, achievements, and more!
Why similar: Incremental 33.7%, Idler 28.7%, Relaxing 11.9%, Simulation 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A creature-collector idler that leans into the same silly, casual charm found in the seed game.
- #20 Flippant
84% matchVery Positive96% of 199 reviews2026
Dev: vomithog
Windows
An abstract incremental game about flipping a coin and maybe some other things too
Why similar: Incremental 29.9%, Idler 22.8%, Automation 19.3%, Simulation 10.4%, Relaxing 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy idler that offers a strategic approach to incremental progression.
- #21 Feed the Reactor
83% matchVery Positive83% of 646 reviews2026
Dev: Adam Travers
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
An incremental unfolding game about feeding fuel into a reactor. Combine elements to produce energy, unlock exotic technologies and explore a strange galaxy.
Why similar: Incremental 46.6%, Idler 24.9%, Simulation 7.6%, Relaxing 6.8%, Casual 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the simulation and incremental aspects of powering a central object through automation.
- #22 Click and Conquer
82% matchVery Positive93% of 2,085 reviews2025
Dev: SOCKHOUSE STUDIOS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Click and Conquer is a short, relaxing incremental game. Drop bombs through the fog of war, uncover hidden enemies, collect rewards, and spend currency to boost passive income, increase bombing power, and unlock new maps.
Why similar: Incremental 40.5%, Idler 24.5%, Relaxing 9.3%, Simulation 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features pixel-art graphics and a simulation-based idle loop that aligns well with the seed game's style.
- #23 Shelldiver
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 17,188 reviews2025
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take a deep breath and dive right into this cozy incremental game about a senior turtle trying to start a business selling jellyfish. Upgrade your equipment, explore biomes, and help your turtly village!
Why similar: Incremental 47.3%, Idler 22.2%, Relaxing 9.2%, Simulation 6.4%, Casual 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a resource-management-heavy idler experience that rewards the player for consistent, casual engagement.
- #24 Gridkeeper
82% matchMixed68% of 148 reviews2025
Dev: pixelwide
Windows
Gridkeeper is an incremental game about managing "Grids" and using their power to run MineBots, research tech, and grow your mining empire by getting better Grids.
Why similar: Incremental 32.2%, Idler 25.4%, Automation 20.5%, Relaxing 5.4%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-focused incremental game that emphasizes building and layout management in a 2D space.
- #25 Unboxathon
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 294 reviews2025
Dev: Skye <3Pub: EVIL CORP GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Unboxathon is a cute content-packed incremental game about opening mystery boxes. Find rare items, upgrade your skills, and unlock new boxes & features! Collect shiny items, pop bubble wrap, and materialize artifacts out of thin air. Can you find your lost childhood plush?
Why similar: Incremental 38%, Idler 27.4%, Relaxing 12.2%, Simulation 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, relaxing simulation game that utilizes incremental mechanics to keep the player engaged.
- #26 Cult Nation
79% matchVery Positive88% of 203 reviews2026
Dev: SMdG
Windows
A short incremental game about sacrificing all your cult followers and collecting blood to awaken the devil.
Why similar: Incremental 30.8%, Idler 24.5%, Cult 12.3% ★, Relaxing 9.6%, Simulation 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the cult-themed simulation and resource-management elements, providing a similar thematic experience.
- #27 Digseum
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,115 reviews2024
Dev: Rat Monthly
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Digseum is a short incremental journey about digging up ancient relics and building the greatest museum ever!
Why similar: Incremental 35.9%, Idler 23.9%, Relaxing 9.4%, Simulation 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #28 GLONK
78% matchVery Positive90% of 349 reviews2025
Dev: Mistical Studios
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A short incremental game about feeding Glonk! Make Glonk bigger, get more money, and explore the skill tree to upgrade your abilities, and get more Glonks!
Why similar: Incremental 34.3%, Idler 26.8%, Simulation 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Relaxing 7.4%
- #29 Piñata Go Boom
77% matchVery Positive92% of 658 reviews2025
Dev: tissue inu
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A small incremental game about smashing piñatas, collecting toys, and climbing the corporate ladder as you unlock a vast upgrade tree.
Why similar: Incremental 38.5%, Idler 22.6%, Simulation 9.6%, Relaxing 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
- #30 Incredicer
77% matchVery Positive86% of 2,377 reviews2025
Dev: pochi
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Incredicer is a short, incremental dice game where you roll dice, earn money, upgrade and buy helper hands to automate and increase your income.
Why similar: Incremental 32.8%, Idler 21.5%, Automation 21.3%, Relaxing 8.2%, Simulation 5.2%
- #31 Fortune Mill
76% matchVery Positive82% of 3,554 reviews2026
Dev: Lavaflame2
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
An incremental game where you must make $1,000,000 to escape! Throw darts, drop pachinko balls, play scratch-off tickets, unlock automation, and discover powerful synergies as each new game affects all the others!
Why similar: Automation 27.3%, Incremental 25.8%, Idler 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%, Relaxing 5.8%
- #32 Scratchers
79% matchMixed58% of 584 reviews2025
Dev: muffler
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Scratchers is an incremental game where you scratch cards to earn cash, unlock upgrades, and hire little scratchers to do the scratching for you. Discover rare cards, and optimize your earnings as you climb to scratcher supremacy!
Why similar: Incremental 38.3%, Idler 24.5%, Simulation 11.2%, Relaxing 7.7%, Casual 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A management-focused idler that provides a satisfying, casual progression loop.
- #33 PEGGO!
81% matchMixed66% of 104 reviews2021
Dev: Tyler HudsonPub: Tylario
Windows
Become a PEGGO! Quintillionaire in this exciting pachinko incremental game.
Why similar: Incremental 35.4%, Idler 27.4%, Automation 17.8%, Relaxing 6.9%, Casual 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, arcade-style incremental game that is easy to pick up and play in short bursts.
- #34 FEED THE QUEEN
76% matchMixed70% of 575 reviews2026
Dev: Quiétude
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Gather food to grow your colony. Evolve and upgrade specialized worker types. Discover and combine interesting synergies. Optimize your production, customize your strategy and feed the Queen ever-increasing amounts of food!
Why similar: Colony Sim 30.4%, Incremental 27.4%, Idler 20.3%, Automation 11.9%, Relaxing 5.4%
- #35 The Greenening
74% matchVery Positive97% of 478 reviews2026
Dev: Erkberg Games
Windows
A short and wholesome incremental journey about exploring and reawakening a forgotten world. Wash away the ashes to discover the secrets hidden beneath, upgrade your versatile watering abilities, and grow your own cozy space garden.
Why similar: Incremental 32.7%, Idler 26.7%, Exploration 11.9%, Relaxing 10.8%, Simulation 6.6%
- #36 Gamblers Table
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,823 reviews2026
Dev: greenpixels
Windows · Linux
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Gamblers Table is an incremental game where you toss coins to earn money. Buy bigger and better coins, unlock upgrades and hire little helpers to automate the process and take care of all the busy flipping work for you. Simple. Satisfying. Strangely compelling...
Why similar: Automation 35.5%, Incremental 29.9%, Idler 15.1%, Relaxing 5.3%, Simulation 4.9%
- #37 Nodebuster
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,025 reviews2024
Dev: Goblobin
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Why similar: Incremental 46.2%, Idler 23.9%, Simulation 7.8%, Relaxing 7.3%, Casual 4.2%
- #38 Karma Keepers
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: yonazdev
Windows · Mac
A chill idle/incremental strategy game where you restore souls, build a Faith economy, automate more of your realm, and rebirth for permanent progress before corruption takes over
Why similar: Automation 24.7%, Incremental 23.2%, Idler 21%, Choices Matter 6.4%, Simulation 5.8%
- #39 Smashing Simulator Idle
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 475 reviews2024
Dev: Walking Cat
Windows · Linux
Incremental game about smashing with unfolding gameplay and two prestige layers.
Why similar: Incremental 28.7%, Idler 22.2%, Automation 19.4%, Simulation 7.1%, Relaxing 6.4%
- #40 Loot Loop
72% matchVery Positive93% of 1,624 reviews2026
Dev: BitBrew
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Build a party of heroes and send them into dungeons in this short incremental RPG. Fight monsters, collect loot, and unlock upgrades. Fast runs, deep skill tree, zero stress.
Why similar: Incremental 32.9%, Idler 26.6%, Relaxing 10.9%, Simulation 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #41 Idle Chapel
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 198 reviews2026
Dev: Outer ChoirPub: Lazy Otter
Windows · Mac
A dark-fantasy incremental game about confronting a rising cult. Seek out worshipers who turned to darker gods and smite them back to the light. Harness their devotion to grow stronger and purge the land of evil - one click at a time.
Why similar: Incremental 33%, Idler 26.9%, Cult 12.6% ★, Relaxing 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #42 Idle Gumball Machine
71% matchVery Positive91% of 261 reviews2026
Dev: Antique Gear Games
Windows
Plinko-style INCREMENTAL game. Shoot gumballs at gears and buy upgrades to make bigger and bigger numbers until you break the game! Short, sweet, relaxing, and addictive!
Why similar: Incremental 34.9%, Idler 28.8%, Relaxing 9.4%, Simulation 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
- #43 Auto Snakes in Outer Space
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: Old Atlas
Windows
A slow and meditative incremental idler where you manage colorful snakes. Watch them collect food, then spend the food on upgrades and abilities for your colony.
Why similar: Incremental 40.2%, Idler 37.1%, Relaxing 10.4%, Casual 5.1%, 2D 3.7%
- #44 Luckyest
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 252 reviews2025
Dev: Mobmonks
Windows · Mac · Linux
A quick, incremental scratch-and-reveal game focused on compounding choices - set stakes, uncover outcomes, cash out or push for bigger multipliers, and funnel winnings into permanent upgrades that accelerate income and unlock new tools over time.
Why similar: Incremental 27.9%, Idler 21.6%, Automation 14.6%, Simulation 8.1%, Relaxing 7.6%
- #45 castle idler
71% matchVery Positive80% of 168 reviews2026
Dev: Soy Boy Games
Windows · Mac
castle idler is a short, relaxing incremental tower defense game with no waves. upgrade towers, collect coins, and unlock powerful prestige upgrades to defend your castle.
Why similar: Incremental 34.3%, Idler 31.4%, Relaxing 8.3%, Simulation 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #46 Garbage Growth
70% matchVery Positive92% of 340 reviews2026
Dev: apepatrickdev
Windows
Garbage Growth is a short incremental trash game about collecting people's trash, bananas and even babies, to make money and pollute the world even more. Hire rats, grow your pollution, and make everything worse!
Why similar: Automation 25.4%, Incremental 22.8%, Idler 21.8%, Relaxing 6%, Simulation 5.7%
- #47 The Dream Globe
70% matchVery Positive95% of 396 reviews2025
Dev: Roaming of Little Hammer
Windows
Median: 37.9 hrsMean: 73.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Idler game inside an antique dream globe, build the small home and help the mini dream world grow
Why similar: Idler 47.4%, Relaxing 14.9%, Simulation 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10%, 2D 7.4%
- #48 Ballatory
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ballatory is a short incremental idler where you build and upgrade a chaotic swarm of bouncing balls to destroy cores and earn crazy amounts of money.
Why similar: Automation 28.8%, Incremental 25.3%, Idler 23.2%, Relaxing 8%, Simulation 5.6%
- #49 Budgie's Bug Shop
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 975 reviews2026
Dev: Moon Lagoon
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A short incremental game about catching bugs and running a shop filled with parakeets. Upgrade equipment, purchase game-breaking abilities, and maximize the profits of your Budgie-powered empire!
Why similar: Incremental 36.5%, Idler 29.1%, Simulation 11.9%, Relaxing 10%, Casual 5.2%
- #50 Skeleseller
69% matchVery Positive92% of 418 reviews2026
Dev: Xtonomous
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're a skeleton shopkeep who hires adventurers to collect loot for you after your untimely demise. Send adventurers into battle, sell what they find, and build up your town in this laid-back idle game!
Why similar: Idler 40.4%, Simulation 14.9%, Relaxing 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Casual 6.6%
- #51 Game of Grass
70% matchVery Positive84% of 278 reviews2025
Dev: Hipsterdufus
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Game of Grass is a short and sweet, active (and idle) incremental game where you cut grass and feel good! Upgrade tools to cut grass more quickly. Grow crops for passive income. Attract thousands of visitors and animals! Collect the rare Golden Crops! Get all the things and be happy!
Why similar: Incremental 35.5%, Idler 26.1%, Relaxing 13%, Simulation 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #52 Outhold
68% matchVery Positive86% of 1,770 reviews2025
Dev: Tellus Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Outhold is a short, strategic incremental game that blends tower defense with a deep meta-progression. Experiment with builds and find overpowered synergies to defend the dwindling fires of Outhold.
Why similar: Incremental 47.4%, Idler 16.5%, Relaxing 13.3%, Simulation 7.6%, 2D 5%
- #53 Dwarf Eats Mountain
67% matchVery Positive81% of 1,070 reviews2026
Dev: Green Wizard
Windows · Linux
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 28.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Dwarves hunger for gold, and no mountain shall stand in their way! Mine riches, unearth artifacts, and upgrade your dwarves to devour ever-bigger peaks in this whimsical incremental game.
Why similar: Incremental 39.4%, Idler 33.8%, Simulation 8%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, 2D 4.4%
- #54 Island Robot Farm
68% matchVery Positive87% of 163 reviews2025
Dev: MoraCocoPub: Wise Games
Windows
Build a super large island with robots in this relaxing idle farm simulation game. Assign tasks to robots to plant, raise animals and build various buildings to expand your island. Even when you're busy, the game can run quietly at the corner or bottom of the screen and keep developing your farm.
Why similar: Automation 30.7%, Idler 26.4%, Incremental 9.1%, Relaxing 7.9%, Simulation 7.5%
- #55 Tingus Goose
66% matchVery Positive90% of 1,419 reviews2025
Dev: SweatyChairPub: Playsaurus
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Tingus Goose is a delightfully absurd idle game where you plant seeds in patients, bounce babies for profit, and ascend through surreal worlds toward riches.
Why similar: Incremental 32.4%, Automation 27.1%, Idler 25.5%, Simulation 8.2%, Casual 3.7%
- #56 Loafing Town
67% matchVery Positive86% of 571 reviews2025
Dev: GoblinZzPub: IndieArk
Windows
Median: 43.0 hrsMean: 114.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A relaxing and humorous idle god simulator that stays at the bottom of your screen or on a second monitor while you do other things. With physics-based dragging interactions, it feels just like playing with desk toys.
Why similar: Incremental 25.3%, Idler 24.4%, Automation 12.9%, Relaxing 10%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #57 Zero Stress King: Idle Defense
66% matchVery Positive88% of 1,657 reviews2026
Dev: Pauloondra
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A short relaxing incremental game disguised as a tower defense, but enemies can’t reach your walls. Thanks to lava.
Why similar: Incremental 39.2%, Idler 30.8%, Relaxing 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, 2D 5.7%
- #58 You Know The Drill
65% matchVery Positive93% of 1,015 reviews2026
Dev: ludokaiPub: Catoptric Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
You Know The Drill is a relaxing incremental mining game about digging underground to harvest ores. Collect resources and use them to upgrade your drill and go even deeper!
Why similar: Incremental 36.3%, Idler 28.1%, Relaxing 12.1%, Simulation 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
- #59 Vacuum Warrior - Idle Game
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 924 reviews2023
Dev: Benjamin StaugaardPub: Benzoft
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 97.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Vacuum Warrior is a Free to Play incremental idle game. Listen to the crisp crackle of dust and debris entering your vacuum as you vacuum ridiculous amounts of dust. Upgrade your vacuums, idle gains, and robot vacuums, earn achievements, and explore numerous locations in the Vacuum Warrior universe!
Why similar: Automation 24.8%, Incremental 24.2%, Idler 21.7%, Relaxing 8.8%, Simulation 6.7%
- #60 Let It Consume
68% matchPositive77% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: Ibon Studios
Windows
Let It Consume is a short, active incremental game about leading a dark cult. Raise loyal minions, harvest their emotions, and feed your all-consuming idol before it hungers for you. Expand your rituals, unlock dark upgrades, and watch devotion turn into divine power.
Why similar: Idler 34.4%, Automation 31.4%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Simulation 9.8%, Casual 5%
