Games Like Battle On! Hero Academy

Recruit adventurers and monsters to create your own RRG-style town!

Why similar: City Builder 27.4%, Pixel Graphics 19.5%, Building 14.7%, Casual 14.2%, Strategy 13.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the hero recruitment and city-building management loop found in the seed game.

Desktopia is a city-builder game which simulates an evolving, medieval-esque village along the bottom of your desktop, allowing you to work, watch, or browse something else while you play.

Why similar: City Builder 30.1%, Idler 23.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Strategy 8.8%, Medieval 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the desktop-based city-builder aesthetic and idle progression mechanics.

The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 75.8%, 2D 14.4%, Indie 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines strategic auto-battling with base-building and resource management in a unique, addictive loop.

Paragon Pioneers is a city-building idle game in which you discover, conquer and then build on islands to fulfill the needs of your inhabitants. Even with limited time to play you can enjoy this deep simulation game and follow one of the countless ways to optimize your empire.

Why similar: Idler 33.9%, Building 18.8%, City Builder 16.7%, Management 12.4%, Medieval 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A colony-sim that emphasizes efficient management and building, perfect for fans of idle strategy.

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 51.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Casual 10.6%, Medieval 8.1%, Strategy 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on recruiting heroes and managing their gear for dungeon-crawling success.

Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms is a Dungeons & Dragons strategy management game uniting Champions from throughout the D&D multiverse into a grand adventure.

Why similar: Idler 64.9%, Strategy 14.1%, Management 11.2%, Casual 5.8%, 2D 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features party-based hero management and strategic idle progression in a fantasy setting.

Merchant blends traditional RPG systems and tycoon style mechanics. No gems, no consumables, all purchases are DLC! Great for second screen gaming! Merchant reimagines the classic RPG experience from the perspective of a Merchant. Hire Heroes and Crafters to do your bidding for you.

Why similar: Management 38%, Pixel Graphics 34.7%, Casual 21.8%, Indie 3.7%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: Centers on managing heroes and crafting gear, mirroring the career-planning and reward-reaping loop.

No-brainer Heroes is a pixel style semi-idle RPG game. As a lord, you need to run your town, recruit your heroes, defeat level monsters, solve random events, collect powerful treasures, and finally defeat evil dragons.

Why similar: Idler 49.2%, Casual 18%, Strategy 15%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Indie 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A casual hero management game with strong idle progression and RPG elements.

Grow your realm, build alliances, and explore one of the deepest idle RPGs ever!

Why similar: Idler 30.6%, City Builder 21.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Building 12.5%, Strategy 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic idle game that offers immense strategic depth and complex management systems.

The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 39.9%, Building 28.9%, Base Building 12.4%, Casual 8.2%, 2D 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a satisfying mix of resource management, building, and incremental progression.

Create a farm at the bottom of the screen and enjoy planting and harvesting with your monster companions! They handle all the work—just plan the layout, decorate, and wait for fun crop mutations. Take a break from busy life and enjoy the calm joy of farming.

Why similar: Idler 31.4%, Creature Collector 21.2%, Casual 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Management 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers casual creature management and simulation elements similar to the hero-collector aspect.

Monster taming meets metroidvania. Collect, train and battle monsters in a lovely side-scroller pixel world.

Why similar: Creature Collector 55.4%, Pixel Graphics 19.8%, Side Scroller 9.5%, Strategy 8.9%, 2D 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep creature collection and tactical RPG elements that complement the hero-collector feel.

In Fantasy Idle Dungeon, hatch and capture rare Jenin, awaken their legendary skills and talents, and experience the joy of leveling up, evolving, and fusing them. Freely customize your gear, assemble an unbeatable adventure team, and claim glorious victories with effortless idle gameplay!

Why similar: Idler 44.8%, Creature Collector 21%, Casual 10%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Strategy 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on strategic dungeon management and loot collection in an idle format.

Grim Clicker is an IDLE/RPG clicker where you will find your own strategy to explore the lost worlds. Inspired by games such as Diablo, Grim Dawn, Dark Souls, etc., the game features a complex character development, many unique items, active and passive playstyle.

Why similar: Idler 52.3%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Casual 8.6%, Strategy 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy idle RPG that provides deep skill trees and strategic hero development.

Lead a party of Cave Heroes to explore dungeons, battle monsters and defeat tough archdemons. Build your village, collect loot, rescue pets and much more in this idle RPG.

Why similar: Idler 52.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Strategy 14.4%, Management 11.5%, 2D 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines adventure and strategy with auto-battler mechanics for a similar hero-focused experience.

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: Idler 24.1%, God Game 20.5% ★, Creature Collector 16%, City Builder 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing god-game with pixel graphics that emphasizes idle progression and town management.

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 71.8%, Management 13%, Casual 7.9%, Relaxing 2.7%, 2D 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features complex strategy and deep idle mechanics for players who enjoy managing progression systems.

"Soul Academy" is an academy simulator with automatic battle MOBA. You will manage a shabby soul academy, recruiting and training students. Your ultimate goal is to challenge various academies across the continent and reach the top.

Why similar: Building 34.3%, City Builder 27.2%, Base Building 12.3%, Management 11.1%, Strategy 10%

Why You'll Like It: Features tactical base-building and simulation that mirrors the academy management theme.

Endless Idle Tower Defense with deep strategy and RPG progression and combat mechanics. Recruit, upgrade, and position powerful fantasy heroes, discover game-changing synergies, and survive infinite monster waves. Grow stronger every run with literally millions of upgrades and endless auto battles.

Why similar: Idler 48.8%, Building 17.4%, Management 13%, Strategy 11.8%, Casual 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Integrates hero management with tower defense, appealing to fans of strategic auto-battlers.

A text-based incremental idle game with a ridiculous amount of unique content. Automate old stuff as you unlock new stuff to keep things interesting for hours and hours, no spam clicking necessary! Trimps is everything you love about your favorite games, distilled to their purest form.

Why similar: Idler 49.1%, Building 15.3%, Management 14.5%, Strategy 10.9%, Casual 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational idle game that blends base-building with strategic combat and resource management.

Coin Push RPG is a unique blend of Semi-Idle RPG and coin-pusher gameplay! Recruit legendary heroes, equip them with powerful gear, upgrade your town, construct buildings, and unlock stunning backgrounds as you expand your influence. Build a diverse and unstoppable team with your own unique style .

Why similar: Idler 66.2%, Strategy 12.1%, Casual 11.3%, Relaxing 6.5%, Indie 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: An idle RPG that incorporates exploration and management in a unique way.

A relaxing idle village-building simulator nestled in the corner of your screen! Build, Craft, and Trade to guide your village from humble beginnings to a thriving trading hub, it's time to write your own Village Tale!

Why similar: Idler 29.2%, Building 14.8%, City Builder 13.5%, Management 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features casual farming and automation with a pixel-art aesthetic.

Incremental Town RPG lets you build and manage a thriving village. Master resource management, develop a robust economy, and enjoy a relaxing experience as you equip your settlement to conquer new lands and challenges!

Why similar: Idler 35.5%, City Builder 12.3%, Building 11%, Management 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines town management with casual idle RPG progression.

A desktop idle RPG that lives on the side of your screen. Gather cute pixel heroes, rebuild a tiny town, and watch it grow while you work. Welcome to 《Crusader Quest: Hero Town》!

Why similar: Idler 32.4%, Building 17%, City Builder 15%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Medieval 7.4%

Start with a campfire. Build a kingdom. Hearth and Hamlet is a medieval citybuilder clicker that blends resource management, in-depth upgrade trees and relaxing idle gameplay. Build your empire by researching new technologies, passing new laws, trading with far-off lands, and more.

Why similar: Idler 27.5%, City Builder 17.6%, Building 13.9%, Management 11.9%, Casual 7.3%

Craft a complex production line, earn idle cash and become an industrial tycoon!

Why similar: Idler 43.1%, Building 15.9%, Management 15.9%, Casual 10.6%, Strategy 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on production chains and management, appealing to the city-builder aspect of the seed.

Hire heroes, send them on quests, get loot and make a profit as you expand from nothing into a bustling fantasy kingdom and attempt to win the coveted title of the greatest kingdom in all of the land!

Why similar: Management 22.4%, Building 19.9%, City Builder 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Strategy 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A management simulation that allows you to build a world for heroes, matching the god-game feel.

Grow your perfect raid team while the game runs! Build and train your squad from 20 unique classes, enhance their power through permanent upgrades, and watch them conquer challenging raids in Raid Auctus.

Why similar: Idler 50.4%, Management 21%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Casual 10.1%, 2D 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on party-based management and idle progression for strategic players.

Slimeward is an idle game where players build and upgrade a village, recruit heroes, and defeat Monster 'Slime' that fell in front of the house one day,

Why similar: Idler 31.4%, Building 16.2%, City Builder 14.8%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Strategy 7.3%

Become a Tower Lord! Build and upgrade your tower in this incremental idle game. Fight off the forces of the Dark Lord, conquer new lands, and challenge his dominion with the power of your dragon.

Why similar: Idler 42.4%, Building 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Management 9.5%, Strategy 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers resource management and strategy in a fantasy setting with idle-friendly mechanics.

Assemble your adventure squad on the desktop! Classic RPG meets idle play—no grind, no stress, just nonstop progress. Your heroes fight, level up, and loot while you work or study. Explore rich classes, powerful skills, and thrilling gear drops. RPG excitement, anytime, anywhere!

Why similar: Idler 45%, Creature Collector 30.6%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Casual 8.6%, 2D 2.1%

Recruit, manage, and send your hireling crew to conquer demons and gather treasure—all from the corner of your screen. "Loot of Baal" is an idle desktop game where adventure runs alongside your daily tasks. Can your heroes save the world from chaos?

Why similar: Idler 38.7%, Tabletop 18.2%, Management 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Medieval 8.3%

Meet your new little desk buddies! They’ll snooze, scratch, and scamper around while you work or study (don’t worry, they’ve been trained not to invade your workspace). If you’re good at animal management, they will occupy the bottom of your screen with different kinds and colors!

Why similar: Idler 31%, Creature Collector 20.5%, Building 14.7%, Management 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%

Welcome to the first puppet show RPG! Participate in battling a ton of foes, buy new upgrades, cast magic and recruit new Heroes. Or just sit back and enjoy the show as your Heroes fight on their own while you watch or do other things.

Why similar: Idler 59%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Strategy 11.4%, Casual 11.1%, 2D 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical clicker that utilizes auto-battler mechanics for hero-based combat.

Slay giant bosses and turn the hollow wasteland into the almighty kingdom! Endlessly rewarding incremental game where you collect fountains of rare loot, unleash crazy combos and watch the monsters fall under your knees. Boss Rush that keeps on going when you're gone!

Why similar: Idler 34%, Building 17.7%, City Builder 10.5%, Management 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

The incremental idle MMO where your heroes keep fighting while you're gone! Spend their loot on upgrades, unlock classes from Elemental-Wizard to Cannon-Pirate, and level 20 unique skills like Farming, Sailing, and Construction!

Why similar: Idler 63.5%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Management 12.6%, Casual 6.5%, Indie 1.4%

Desktop Heroes is a unique idle RPG designed to be your faithful companion while you work. Set just above your taskbar, this game runs in the background, letting you build a team of courageous heroes, battle monstrous foes, and collect loot; all without disrupting your productivity.

Why similar: Idler 42.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Casual 9.8%, Medieval 9.7%

The ultimate tiny idle RPG! Adorable pixel heroes are waiting to join your adventure — from your taskbar. Fight off the boredom of work and daily life with diverse classes, skills, items, and builds!

Why similar: Idler 70.8%, Pixel Graphics 20.4%, Casual 6.4%, Indie 1.5%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Noble Rulers — grow your realm and expand your castle in this short incremental game! Manage resources, discover foreign lands and build up an army to lay siege to your enemies.

Why similar: Idler 36.9%, Management 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Casual 9.4%, Medieval 9%

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: Idler 34.9%, Pixel Graphics 27.4%, Management 16.2%, Casual 13.6%, Indie 3.6%

Build your vocational academy to turn adventurers into your idle heroes, liven up the deserted streets, and advance the levels together!

Why similar: Idler 43.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, City Builder 13.1%, Casual 9.8%, Building 7.5%

Berserk B.I.T.S is an idle-rpg, auto-battler, chip-collecting game that runs on your desktop. Let your B.I.T do battle and collect items. Collect rare chips and build your deck! Customize and Level up to take down intense Virus bosses as you unravel the mysteries behind the attacks on the Net.

Why similar: Idler 29.1%, Creature Collector 21.4%, City Builder 14.1%, Management 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

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: Idler 41.9%, Management 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Casual 10.4%, Strategy 8.7%

Recruit an ever-growing army of heroes, stack powerful upgrades, and watch the numbers go up as your forces chip away at a colossal dragon!

Why similar: Idler 49.2%, Management 15.1%, Casual 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Medieval 6.6%

As the kingdom's most promising pioneer, embark on a legendary journey to tame the frontier! Build thriving towns across various landscapes, fending off waves of diverse enemies until you establish a firm foothold and have explored everything the eye can see!

Why similar: City Builder 32.6%, Pixel Graphics 19.4%, Medieval 15.5%, Strategy 14.6%, Base Building 13.3%

A Lovecraftian idle RPG with auto-battles, loot farming, chests, team strategy, town building, gear crafting, Runewords, stages, towers, realms, and seasons. Serve the Old Gods, build your town, corrupt the chosen, and fight for their awakening!

Why similar: Idler 63.2%, Strategy 14.3%, Casual 14%, 2D 4.3%, Indie 2.7%

A relaxing idle-farming simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen while you do other things.

Why similar: Idler 34.7%, Building 18.1%, Management 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Strategy 6%

A strategic autobattler sim where you build a team of gladiators, compete in arenas, plan fight tactics, and form alliances. Combine fighters, beasts, and mages, develop and equip them to optimize your well-oiled fighting machine, dominate the championships, and leave your mark on the world.

Why similar: Building 22.6%, City Builder 17.4%, Management 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Medieval 10.4%

Relax and grow! A laid-back idle game where you nurture mysterious plants (some even human-like!), watch them flourish, then sell them to expand your magical garden. Design your own unique oasis at your own pace.

Why similar: Idler 59.8%, City Builder 22.2%, Casual 13.6%, 2D 3.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Welcome to the arena! An auto battler with lite "idle" game mechanics. Defeat bosses to earn resources and power up. Invest in a complex skill tree and dig for ancient relics. Earn glory from righteous combat and spend it on permanent upgrades that ramp up the pace and excitement every run.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 44.1%, Strategy 39.2%, 2D 10.8%, Indie 3.7%, Singleplayer 2.2%

As a hero leader, you need to recruit your hero, collect treasures and equipment, and run towns to upgrade the combat team.Facing powerful monsters on the expedition, you also need strategies to match heroes, skills and treasures, finally save the world again.

Why similar: Idler 57.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.7%, Casual 13.7%, Strategy 8.7%, Indie 1.6%

Dragon Cliff is a Semi-Idle RPG game with deep and complex itemization/skill systems to support endless character builds. Players are to collect adventurers, kill monsters, advance talent trees, enchant/reforge equipment, discover scrolls and finally assemble the most powerful adventure team!

Why similar: Idler 49.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Management 13.6%, Strategy 11.4%, Casual 8.6%

Collect over 100 stylish little pets on your desktop! They can freely move along the bottom of your screen, or live in the little houses you've carefully decorated for them. Hmm... or perhaps send them on adventures to earn treats?

Why similar: Idler 36.4%, Creature Collector 27.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Casual 8.9%, Building 8.2%

Professor Simulator: Desktop Lab is a semi-idle desktop simulation game about academic life. Keep a tiny lab in the corner of your screen while you work, study, or relax. Recruit graduate students, apply for research projects, publish papers, purchase equipment, and build your own research team.

Why similar: Idler 56.4%, Casual 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Management 10.1%, Relaxing 5.7%

Experience a city-building game, where the citizens are fully simulated and every decision you make impacts their lives. From the Stone Age to the Iron Age and beyond, watch your civilization evolve and progress under your guidance.

Why similar: Building 29.9%, Pixel Graphics 19.2%, Strategy 18%, Management 14.9%, Medieval 7.7%

Lead the Balgairs - mercenaries creatures and experts in the art of hard working - manage the workforce, inputs, capital, other resources and help provide all the equipment and weaponry needed to defeat bosses in distant Dungeons

Why similar: Idler 37.5%, City Builder 15.8%, Building 13.5%, Management 10.1%, Casual 9.5%

Your heroes never stop fighting. Build an unstoppable team in a fantasy idle RPG with AFK progression and offline rewards. Collect heroes and powerful gear, master formations, defeat epic bosses, and return to bigger rewards and endless incremental growth.

Why similar: Idler 65.8%, Casual 13.3%, Strategy 13.1%, 2D 4.7%, Indie 1.8%

Lead adorable warriors to form an adventure team to work and adventure on the computer desktop. Defeat the warriors to save the world. Rich nurturing and collection elements, idle and slack off to earn money and fight monsters!

Why similar: Idler 61%, Tabletop 12.9%, Casual 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%, Relaxing 4.4%

ULTRATAP is an incremental game about defeating monsters and bosses, getting stronger and enjoying the process. Buy upgrades, complete quests and equip powerful items.

Why similar: Idler 47.4%, Casual 19.8%, Strategy 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Relaxing 3.3%