- #1 TBH: Task Bar Hero
96% matchMixed53% of 44,910 reviews2026
Dev: Nugem Studio
Windows
Median: 128.8 hrsMean: 249.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Desktop Companion 52.6% ★, Idler 25%, Pixel Graphics 8%, RPG 5.8%, Fantasy 3%
Why You'll Like It: A direct genre peer that focuses on RPG progression and idle combat within the constraints of your taskbar.
- #2 Desktopia: A Desktop Village Simulator
97% matchMixed69% of 219 reviews2022
Dev: The Evergloom Team
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 28.9%, Incremental 19.1%, RPG 10.2%, Idler 10.1%, Medieval 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the desktop-companion city-builder experience by allowing you to manage a growing village directly on your screen.
- #3 Rusty's Retirement
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,799 reviews2024
Dev: Mister Morris Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 21.9 hrsMean: 54.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A relaxing idle-farming simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 37.4% ★, Automation 15.6%, Idler 14.5%, Building 9%, Resource Management 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same 'passive play' philosophy, allowing you to manage a farm in a small strip at the bottom of your screen while you work.
- #4 Crusaders Quest : Mini
95% matchVery Positive82% of 496 reviews2025
Dev: CQ LABSPub: LoadComplete
Windows
Meet Little Friends on the PC with Crusaders Quest : Mini (CQ:Mini)! You can work and study During the game, Crusader Quest's warriors fought hard and saved the Hasla continent You're leaving. You can collect the original warriors and costumes just for this game, too. Let go of your boredom
Why similar: Desktop Companion 44% ★, Idler 15.2%, Incremental 12.6%, Automation 10.4%, Character Customization 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: As a companion title, it offers a similar aesthetic and incremental RPG loop specifically designed for desktop integration.
- #5 Village Tale
94% matchVery Positive83% of 321 reviews2025
Dev: Knight Owl Games
Windows
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Desktop Companion 38.5% ★, Automation 12.6%, City Builder 11.9%, Idler 11.6%, Resource Management 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the cozy, idle city-building vibe with a focus on automation and casual progression.
- #6 Tiny Pasture
94% matchVery Positive92% of 8,575 reviews2025
Dev: CaveLiquidPub: Gamersky Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 26.2 hrsMean: 61.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Desktop Companion 40.4% ★, Idler 17.8%, Incremental 13.9%, Building 10.1%, Cute 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar cute, pixel-art incremental experience focused on farming and resource management.
- #7 Dungeon Village 2
93% matchVery Positive87% of 711 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Recruit adventurers and monsters to create your own RRG-style town!
Why similar: City Builder 32.8%, RPG 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Strategy 9.6%, Building 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: While not a desktop-companion, it is the gold standard for managing a fantasy town filled with heroes and RPG elements.
- #8 Feudal Fantasy Incremental
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 106 reviews2023
Dev: Luminosity Interactive
Windows
Feudal Fantasy is a short active incremental game in which you rebuild a town once lost to tragedy as its lord, by managing upgrades, new buildings and recruiting the wisdom of fantasy races.
Why similar: Idler 21.9%, Incremental 19.9%, Resource Management 14.1%, Fantasy 8.2%, Medieval 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title leans heavily into the fantasy resource-management and incremental growth aspects found in the seed game.
- #9 IdleOn
90% matchMostly Positive77% of 29,572 reviews2025
Dev: Lavaflame2
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 225.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 34.4%, Incremental 23.3%, Resource Management 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Character Customization 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It offers deep RPG progression and pixel-art charm that rewards long-term idle play and character management.
- #10 Factory Town Idle
91% matchVery Positive91% of 1,257 reviews2024
Dev: Erik Asmussen
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 72.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
An entire town builder experience packed into a living spreadsheet. Build housing, assign workers, then craft and sell a huge variety of items to level up your town and expand your civilization across the world!
Why similar: Idler 19.6%, City Builder 19.3%, Automation 18.9%, Incremental 16.4%, Resource Management 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the management and automation side of the genre, perfect for players who enjoy optimizing their town's output.
- #11 No-brainer Heroes 挂机吧！勇者
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,705 reviews2019
Dev: 小团团工作室
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 67.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 34.9%, RPG 18.8%, Strategy 13.6%, Incremental 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A casual RPG that focuses on automated hero management and strategic party building.
- #12 Incremental Epic Hero 2
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,685 reviews2025
Dev: HapiwakuPub: Idle System, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 188.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A mixture of incremental/idle and roleplaying game set in fantasy world filled with monsters and things to explore, where battling is constant, almost everything can be upgraded, and with wide array of various prestige mechanics to always keep things interesting and moving forward!
Why similar: Automation 21.9%, Idler 20.1%, JRPG 15.9%, Character Customization 9.2%, Anime 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a robust incremental RPG experience with deep automation features for players who enjoy watching numbers grow.
- #13 Slimeward
89% matchVery Positive90% of 339 reviews2026
Dev: ByeolGamesPub: ByeolByte
Windows
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: City Builder 18.5%, Idler 17.8%, Incremental 17.7%, Automation 13.5%, Building 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling incremental game that emphasizes strategy and simulation within a compact window.
- #14 Desktop Defender
87% matchVery Positive92% of 1,793 reviews2025
Dev: Conradical GamesPub: Poysky Productions
Windows
Median: 25.6 hrsMean: 53.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
An idle auto-battler that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 55.2% ★, Idler 19.1%, Incremental 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%, Casual 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes the desktop-companion format to deliver a tower-defense experience with incremental RPG elements.
- #15 Soda Dungeon 2
88% 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 28.7%, Incremental 17.7%, Medieval 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, RPG 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines dungeon-crawling RPG mechanics with town management, mirroring the hero-recruitment loop.
- #16 Cornerpond
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,725 reviews2025
Dev: foolsroom
Windows
Median: 83.5 hrsMean: 132.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A chill idle-fishing desktop toy in the corner of your screen. Buy upgrades, catch rare fish, and customize your avatar at your own pace!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 42.2% ★, Idler 14.8%, Incremental 12.3%, Automation 9.7%, Resource Management 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This desktop-companion game focuses on relaxing, incremental simulation gameplay centered around fishing.
- #17 Book of Fei
86% matchVery Positive94% of 364 reviews2026
Dev: TAO Studio
Windows · Mac
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: Desktop Companion 47.6% ★, Idler 18.8%, Incremental 7.6%, JRPG 7.1%, RPG 6%
Why You'll Like It: A desktop-companion RPG that emphasizes combat and single-player progression in a compact format.
- #18 Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,652 reviews2025
Dev: Kygua TechPub: IndieArk
Windows
Median: 126.9 hrsMean: 186.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Welcome to Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi! This is a relaxing and enjoyable idle fishing game that can sit at the bottom or any corner of your screen, allowing you to enjoy a leisurely sea fishing time in your busy life.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 50.9% ★, Idler 18.3%, Incremental 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%, RPG 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines desktop-companion mechanics with creature collection and idle management in a charming way.
- #19 Desktop Raid
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 687 reviews2026
Dev: Lee_Studio
Windows
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 71.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 31.1%, Incremental 23.5%, RPG 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Fantasy 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the RPG and loot-collection aspects of idle games within a desktop-friendly interface.
- #20 Loop Hero
84% matchVery Positive93% of 36,505 reviews2021
Dev: Four QuartersPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Resource Management 34.4%, Pixel Graphics 22.5%, Fantasy 18%, RPG 16.3%, 2D 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique blend of pixel-art RPG combat and strategic resource management that feels very similar to the seed game's core loop.
- #21 Tap Tap Loot
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 929 reviews2026
Dev: Turtle Knight GamesPub: Irox Games
Windows
Median: 78.2 hrsMean: 300.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The world is under attack, and every tap fights back. Each keystroke unleashes your cute cat hero, smashing enemies and showering you with loot. Dive into a never-ending desktop expedition with friends or solo. Tap. Tap. Loot.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 52.7% ★, Incremental 16.3%, RPG 7.6%, Character Customization 6.2%, Cute 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A desktop-companion RPG that incorporates typing and clicking mechanics to drive incremental progress.
- #22 Forager
82% matchVery Positive89% of 43,959 reviews2019
Dev: HopFrogPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 28.7%, Resource Management 25.3%, Building 23%, RPG 9%, 2D 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the addictive cycle of gathering, building, and expanding in a cute, pixelated world.
- #23 IDLE BOSS RUSH
81% matchMixed67% of 829 reviews2025
Dev: Irid Games
Windows
Median: 17.7 hrsMean: 37.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
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 19.2%, Incremental 19%, City Builder 13.1%, Building 11.9%, Resource Management 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the building and strategy aspects of idle games, perfect for those who enjoy constant progression.
- #24 My Little Life
80% matchVery Positive89% of 1,152 reviews2025
Dev: 9FingerGames
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A relaxing life-sim that lives on the bottom of your screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 48.1% ★, City Builder 17.6%, Idler 17%, Building 9.5%, Cute 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a relaxing, life-sim experience that runs in the background, similar to the seed game's cozy atmosphere.
- #25 Merchant
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 605 reviews2018
Dev: Retora Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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: Incremental 38.6%, RPG 26.3%, Pixel Graphics 23.2%, Casual 8.6%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the management side of RPGs, where you equip heroes and manage a shop to grow your town's economy.
- #26 Idle Pixel Fantasy
79% 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 28.8%, Automation 28.6%, Idler 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Fantasy 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward incremental game that captures the pixel-art aesthetic and automation mechanics of the seed game.
- #27 Incremental Town RPG
81% matchMixed60% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: Overaction Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 20%, Incremental 16.3%, City Builder 15.2%, Automation 13.4%, Resource Management 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: It blends city simulation with RPG hero management, providing a balanced experience for idle players.
- #28 Loafing Town
78% 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: Idler 23.6%, City Builder 19%, Incremental 18.2%, Automation 10.3%, Building 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing god-game that allows you to manage a town with a focus on idle progression and pixel-art charm.
- #29 Idle Slayer
79% matchVery Positive85% of 10,806 reviews2020
Dev: Pablo Leban
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 106.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Start from nothing and grow into a legendary Slayer. Explore countless dimensions, collect souls, unlock powerful upgrades, craft powerful gear, defeat epic bosses, and enjoy a deep idle RPG with active and offline progression.
Why similar: Idler 37.1%, Incremental 28.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Medieval 7.9%, Casual 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A highly polished idle RPG that focuses on character progression and satisfying incremental combat.
- #30 Your Big, Cute Monster Farm
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,116 reviews2025
Dev: KaiPlay StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 28.2 hrsMean: 94.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Desktop Companion 23.9% ★, Idler 23%, Automation 15.4%, Resource Management 8.5%, Strategy 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the cute creature-collection and farming aspects of the genre with a heavy emphasis on idle mechanics.
- #31 Ropuka's Idle Island
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,254 reviews2025
Dev: Moczan
Windows
Median: 33.5 hrsMean: 123.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A cozy idle game that sits anywhere on your desktop. Watch the frog cut grass, upgrade his tools, and decorate the island while you work or relax.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 48.4% ★, Idler 16.9%, Incremental 12.2%, Building 10.5%, Resource Management 4.9%
- #32 Battle On! Hero Academy
77% matchVery Positive84% of 804 reviews2025
Dev: MMUnit
Windows
Median: 25.6 hrsMean: 85.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Welcome to Battle On! Hero Academy! In this desktop idle game, you are the dean. Recruit heroes and plan their careers from swordsmen to paladins. Your heroes battle and grow. Reap the rewards, then lead your upgraded team against epic bosses. Enjoy deep strategy and satisfying idle progression!
Why similar: Idler 32.9%, Building 16.9%, City Builder 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Medieval 7.4%
- #33 Tower Wizard
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,856 reviews2025
Dev: Barribob
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.
Why similar: Incremental 30.8%, Idler 19.1%, Resource Management 12.3%, Building 9%, Fantasy 6.6%
- #34 Hearth and Hamlet
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,503 reviews2026
Dev: Phorust StudiosPub: Runic Forge
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: City Builder 24.7%, Incremental 21.8%, Idler 17.9%, Building 11.1%, Resource Management 10.4%
- #35 Loot of Baal
77% matchMixed62% of 1,512 reviews2025
Dev: Gleamer Studio
Windows
Median: 22.5 hrsMean: 79.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 21.8%, Automation 14.7%, Incremental 12.2%, Medieval 11.8%, Resource Management 8.7%
- #36 Desk Paws
74% matchVery Positive89% of 577 reviews2025
Dev: GinkgoGamesPub: Captcha Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.8 hrsMean: 79.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 35.7%, Cute 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Anime 11.4%, Building 9.5%
- #37 Coin Push RPG
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 760 reviews2025
Dev: RAmenPub: Wise Games
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 50.4%, RPG 15.8%, Fantasy 13.9%, Strategy 11.8%, Casual 5.5%
- #38 Nano Neighbors
74% matchVery Positive82% of 157 reviews2025
Dev: Studio BitDotPub: UNIKAT Label
Windows
A cozy online incremental idle game you can play with your friends at the bottom of your screen. Customise, play mini games, earn & spend!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 42.4% ★, Idler 13.6%, Automation 12.7%, Building 7%, Cute 4.9%
- #39 Desktop Heroes
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 146 reviews2025
Dev: TelazerPub: Blackburne Games Studio FZ LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 29.4%, Medieval 17%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Cute 11.1%, Fantasy 10.2%
- #40 Idle Knight
73% matchMixed70% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: VECR
Windows
Idle Knight runs in the background, turning your clicks, keystrokes, and controller inputs into XP. Work or play your favorite game: your knight levels up in the background! Build your character, manage stats, open hourly chests, and fight others in ranked duels.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 43.7% ★, Idler 14.9%, Incremental 13%, Medieval 8.1%, Cute 6.1%
- #41 Desk Garden
72% matchVery Positive86% of 532 reviews2025
Dev: Siesta Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 77.3 hrsMean: 103.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 29.7%, City Builder 24.3%, Incremental 23.3%, Cute 7.6%, Fantasy 5.7%
- #42 Tower Lords
73% matchMixed46% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: Final Arcade
Windows
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 20.5%, Incremental 18.1%, Resource Management 13.5%, Building 11.9%, Fantasy 7.5%
- #43 Professor Simulator: Desktop Lab
70% matchVery Positive86% of 154 reviews2026
Dev: HCL
Windows · Mac
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: Desktop Companion 54.9% ★, Idler 24.7%, Cute 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%, 2D 4%
- #44 Tidehaven: Ale & Trade
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 113 reviews2026
Dev: Bunch'o'Nerds
Windows
Medieval sim meets smart idle play. Build and automate your tavern into a lively town. Make it yours with tons of decorations. Dig for ore, gamble, breed rare horses, or take risks with smuggling quests. Watch your little world grow and have the medieval town of your dreams!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 33.4% ★, Idler 18.8%, Building 12.8%, Medieval 11.4%, Resource Management 9%
- #45 Mushroom Nook
69% matchVery Positive98% of 392 reviews2026
Dev: HyperstasisGaming
Windows
Mushrooms of all kinds—adorable, quirky, and even some with unique abilities—are spring up randomly on your computer! Collect and nurture them, then decorate with various objects to create your own cozy mushroom haven, keeping you company while you work, study, or simply unwind.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 53% ★, Idler 18.9%, Building 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%, Cute 5.1%
- #46 Dungeon Village
71% matchVery Positive89% of 875 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Build a heroic hamlet that warriors and merchants can call home!
Why similar: City Builder 37.8%, Building 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Fantasy 12.5%, Cute 8%
- #47 Cultivation Idle
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: 老鱼工作室
Windows
A casual cultivation-themed incremental idle RPG. Start as a Qi Refining cultivator, auto-train, idle, break through realms, explore maps and dungeons, defeat monsters, collect gear, skills, materials, pills, spirit stones and pets, farm, fish, chop wood, mine, cook, forge, and plan long-term growth
Why similar: Idler 25.2%, Automation 21.8%, Incremental 18.6%, Resource Management 14.4%, RPG 8.5%
- #48 Corner Market
69% matchVery Positive88% of 121 reviews2026
Dev: Tiny OrbitPub: Crow Interactive
Windows
A relaxing idle market simulator that sits at the corner of your screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 32.8% ★, Automation 16.9%, Idler 16.1%, Building 10%, Resource Management 9.2%
- #49 Crownhold
68% matchVery Positive84% of 364 reviews2026
Dev: Tobias Mikula
Windows · Linux
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 22.3%, Incremental 19.9%, Resource Management 14.9%, Medieval 13.7%, City Builder 10.3%
- #50 Desktop Cat Cafe
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: samyamPub: Zippyzappy Games
Windows
Build your dream cat cafe in this tiny cozy management sim that lives at the bottom of your screen! Unlock exciting new recipes, decorate your space with our wide variety of goodies, and watch cute cat helpers take care of the cafe while you're doing other things.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 44.3% ★, Automation 16.8%, Idler 13.3%, City Builder 10.3%, Building 8.6%
- #51 Path of Idle: Old Gods Rising
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 969 reviews2026
Dev: Small Mill
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.9 hrsMean: 33.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 27.7%, Automation 16.5%, Incremental 15.9%, RPG 10.8%, Resource Management 10.6%
- #52 Realm Grinder
71% matchVery Positive87% of 7,438 reviews2017
Dev: Divine GamesPub: Kongregate
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 131.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Grow your realm, build alliances, and explore one of the deepest idle RPGs ever!
Why similar: Incremental 30.3%, City Builder 20.8%, Idler 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Building 6.6%
- #53 Angel Clicker
67% matchVery Positive98% of 188 reviews2026
Dev: oldflowerGames
Windows · Mac
It's Heaven vs. Hell in the annual Soul-Catching Contest...and there's an office-wide pizza party at stake! Angel Clicker is a short, relaxed incremental clicker with (optional) rhythm elements. Build quirky buildings, collect divine resources, get attacked by aliens, and... Go on a date?!
Why similar: Idler 21.5%, Incremental 19%, Resource Management 14%, RPG 7.6%, Building 7.6%
- #54 放置勇者：远征/Idle Heroes:Odyssey
72% matchMixed52% of 570 reviews2021
Dev: OnigiriStudio
Windows · Mac
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 48%, RPG 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Strategy 9.2%, Casual 7.3%
- #55 Desktop Kitten Girl
68% matchVery Positive88% of 330 reviews2025
Dev: KDream
Windows
Median: 87.9 hrsMean: 447.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Wanna make your desktop more interesting? Here comes the cute littile witch! She will keep your company all the time on the desktop! And you can add different events to the little witch's routine! Every event has abundant collection elements. The game supports the steam workshop!
Why similar: Idler 50.2%, Cute 17.1%, Anime 16.9%, Casual 7.1%, 2D 6.5%
- #56 Demon Castle Story
67% matchVery Positive80% of 291 reviews2026
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Demon Castle Building Dungeon Management Simulation
Why similar: City Builder 29.9%, RPG 19.5%, Strategy 13.2%, Casual 7.4%, Cute 7.3%
- #57 Berserk B.I.T.S
66% matchVery Positive81% of 688 reviews2025
Dev: BerserkBoy GamesPub: Outersloth
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 78.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: City Builder 19.6%, Automation 19.1%, Idler 18.4%, Incremental 14.2%, Anime 7%
- #58 Sin Slayers: Meat & Greed
68% matchMixed55% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Goonswarm Games
Windows
A chill idle-mining sim that lives on your desktop. Dig rocks, collect gems, buy upgrades, feed your greed, and uncover shiny surprises while you do other things.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 48.1% ★, Idler 15.9%, Automation 14%, Incremental 8.9%, RPG 3.8%
- #59 Loot Loop
64% 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: Idler 31.6%, Incremental 29%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, RPG 9.4%, Strategy 8.4%
- #60 Bao Bao's™ Cozy Laundromat
66% matchVery Positive84% of 434 reviews2025
Dev: Destroyer Doggo
Windows · Mac
Median: 41.6 hrsMean: 54.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Relax in Bao Bao’s Cozy Laundromat, an idle game where you join Bao Bao, a charming panda, in creating the coziest laundromat. Purchase colorful washing machines, add delightful decorations, and hire panda helpers. Watch your cozy laundromat bustle with life, even when you’re not around!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 44% ★, Idler 16.8%, Automation 13.1%, Building 7.9%, Cute 5.8%
