Games Like Desktop Detective

Always open at the bottom of your screen, this idle game lets you advance through stages full of monsters. Master different jobs and become the strongest.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 51.2% ★, Idler 18.7%, Incremental 13.7%, Auto Battler 8%, RPG 5.5%

Loop Tower tells the story of adventurers climbing an endless tower. Place it on a corner of your desktop and help them continue their ascent. Experience a fresh blend of desktop idle gameplay + roguelike + RPG right now!

Why similar: Desktop Companion 49.4% ★, Auto Battler 15%, Incremental 15%, Idler 14.3%, RPG 4%

An idle pixel-art space game. Your ship travels toward the center of the galaxy on its own asteroids get in the way. Break them, upgrade your ship, unlock new ones. Reach the center, and the next universe begins harder than the last.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 62.4% ★, Idler 16.8%, Incremental 13.5%, Stylized 3.9%, Casual 2.4%

A lightweight gladiator auto-battler designed to be played or watched on a second monitor.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 49% ★, Idler 18.1%, Auto Battler 16.7%, Incremental 13.8%, Casual 2%

Relicguard is a desktop toy idler clicker that you can leave running without it taking up the whole screen. Gain resources over time and spend them to upgrade your army. Once powerful enough, fight for powerful relics to augment your army. Build. Fight. Repeat.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 57.8% ★, Idler 21.2%, Incremental 17.4%, Casual 1.9%, Indie 1.5%

An idle auto-battler that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 51.3% ★, Auto Battler 16.7%, Idler 15.9%, Incremental 13.6%, Casual 1.6%

Harvest coins with robotic arms, unlock islands and conquer realms. An incremental idle desktop widget game that runs while you work or game.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 59.2% ★, Idler 16.3%, Incremental 15.8%, 2.5D 6.7%, Casual 1.9%

Loop Tower tells the story of adventurers climbing an endless tower. Place it on a corner of your desktop and help them continue their ascent. Experience a fresh blend of desktop idle gameplay + roguelike + RPG right now!

Why similar: Desktop Companion 48.1% ★, Auto Battler 16.3%, Idler 15.3%, Incremental 14.5%, RPG 3.5%

Run a cozy capsule shop at the bottom of your screen. Attract cute animal customers, collect charming capsule toys, and build a relaxing, ambient world in this idle sim bringing you small moments of joy while you work. Make your desktop a place you’d rather be.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 59.1% ★, Idler 21.5%, Incremental 14.7%, Casual 3.2%, Indie 1.3%

An idle desktop pet game where pixel RPG heroes patrol the bottom of your screen, collect loot, and level up while you work.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 59% ★, Idler 20.6%, Incremental 12.5%, RPG 4.5%, Casual 2.2%

A tiny dark fantasy auto-looter that lives on your desktop

Why similar: Desktop Companion 59.5% ★, Idler 15.1%, Auto Battler 10.6%, Incremental 7.7%, RPG 4.6%

Grind mobs, farm loot and capture enemies to serve you. Deskrawl is an epic idle ARPG that plays at the bottom of your desktop. Farm legendary items and build overpowered heroes while you work or chill.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 58.4% ★, Idler 21.6%, Incremental 13.3%, RPG 2.9%, Casual 2.1%

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 49.9% ★, Auto Battler 15.6%, Idler 15.3%, Incremental 13.2%, RPG 3.7%

A desktop pet who listens to music with you and plays the drums along to the beat. Most of the time, he quietly keeps you company. But when the music starts, the stage is his.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 69.4% ★, Idler 26.3%, Casual 3%, Indie 1%, Singleplayer 0.3%

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 61.2% ★, Idler 21.5%, Incremental 9%, RPG 4.7%, Casual 1.8%

Work, browse, or play other games while hatching eggs in the background! Collect 300+ pets, unlock powerful upgrades, and build your battle team. Or Sell/Buy from the Steam Community Market.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 51.4% ★, Idler 18.2%, Incremental 14%, Auto Battler 10%, RPG 3.4%

An idle poker game that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 63.7% ★, Idler 20%, Incremental 7%, Deckbuilding 5.9%, Casual 2.4%

Follow GRATS on its journey even while you work or play on your computer. Every click. Every key press. Every action you take fuels GRATS’ power.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 55.6% ★, Auto Battler 14.3%, Idler 13.3%, Incremental 13.2%, Casual 2%

Hatch, evolve, collect! Tomokin Monsters is a desktop idler that lives on your screen, running in the background while you work. Feed and play with your monsters to evolve them into their ultimate forms! Can you collect them all?

Why similar: Desktop Companion 68.8% ★, 2.5D 12.8%, Idler 12.6%, Stylized 2.9%, Casual 2.3%

An idle survivor-like that sits in the corner of your screen.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 50.5% ★, Idler 17.2%, Auto Battler 17%, Incremental 13.8%, Casual 1.4%

The first Incremental RPG you can play at any scale. Dig toward the center of the world. Sell the items you find, earn money, or upgrade your character. Fight underground monsters and mine more valuable ores.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 57.9% ★, Idler 19.7%, Incremental 18.9%, Casual 2.1%, Indie 1%

This is a focus-support game built around instant feedback, inspired by the developer’s daily experience as an ADHDer. Randomly dropped puzzle pieces accompany every focus session; whenever a puzzle is completed, the image quietly comes to life and becomes a postcard...

Why similar: Desktop Companion 68.6% ★, Incremental 15.9%, Idler 7.9%, Stylized 3.6%, Casual 2.4%

Professor Simulator: Desktop Lab is a semi-idle research game, not a traditional management sim. Keep it in a small window while you work, study, write papers, or take a break. Recruit students, run a pixel lab, publish papers, earn Impact Factor, and watch them work, slack off, and break down.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 68.9% ★, Idler 27.6%, Casual 3.2%, Singleplayer 0.3%

An idle auto-battler that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 26.5% ★, Auto Battler 23.7%, Idler 23.6%, Incremental 19.5%, RPG 4.5%

Desktop Gugu is a cozy taskbar companion. Freely place crystals, sacred trees, or nuclear reactors to assign pets to different production jobs. Pet, feed, and fuse them to unlock 12+ quirky companions. Fully supports transparent mouse-passthrough to keep your work uninterrupted.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 64.1% ★, Idler 18.7%, Incremental 14.6%, Casual 2%, Indie 0.7%

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: Desktop Companion 60.3% ★, Idler 22.9%, Auto Battler 8.4%, RPG 4%, Incremental 1.7%

A corner screen incremental brick-breaker where bouncing cores destroy endless swarms. Let it run in the corner of your screen while you work or jump into fullscreen and take control yourself. Unlock new Cores, expand your skill tree, survive endless waves.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 48.4% ★, Auto Battler 17.1%, Idler 15.6%, Incremental 13%, Stylized 3.8%

A cozy idle taxi sim with Lofi beats. Grow your taxi business quietly in the corner of your screen while you work.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 69.2% ★, Idler 20.2%, Stylized 4.3%, Casual 2.4%, Incremental 2.3%

A tiny monster-taming auto-battler that lives in the corner of your screen. Catch Minimon, build your squad, and let them grind loot while you work, browse, or play other games.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 50.3% ★, Auto Battler 17.6%, Idler 14.4%, Incremental 12.2%, RPG 4.1%

Your little companion is an ambitious writer with very little discipline. Type, and they'll write too. Every keystroke moves their work forward. In this idle incremental productivity game, help them become a renowned author while you get things done.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 58.5% ★, Idler 21.7%, Incremental 16%, Casual 2.9%, Indie 0.7%

Graboo is the shyest claw machine in the world. Graboo quietly picks up doll friends from the corner of the screen while you're working or enjoying games. Give warm friends to Graboo, a loner!

Why similar: Desktop Companion 64.2% ★, Idler 19.6%, Incremental 12.5%, Casual 2.3%, Indie 1.1%

A Helldivers-inspired desktop overlay RPG where your actions shape the universe. Gear up in your bunker and join the galactic struggle from the corner of your screen. Impact the global economy, faction wars, and story. Adapt to World Events in a living, community-driven world.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 74.1% ★, Idler 20.6%, Casual 3.2%, Indie 2%, Singleplayer 0.2%

A chill clicker-idle stars hunting and constellations creation game that sits in the corner of your screen. Feel free to daydream while you are working or doing something else.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 57% ★, Idler 21.3%, Incremental 17%, Casual 3.6%, Indie 0.7%

Grow your own vegetables in your tiny desk pot in this idle game. Leave your tiny pot in a corner of your desktop and vegetables will grow little by little. Upgrade, customize and change your pot. You’ll discover new soils, types of vegetables, stickers and much more!

Why similar: Desktop Companion 62.4% ★, Idler 17.4%, Incremental 16.8%, Casual 2.2%, Indie 1%

A cosy idler starring an Onion who makes soup anywhere on your desktop! Watch him grow and harvest cabbages to make delicious soup for a cast of colourful customers. Decorate your island and customise your Onion with your hard-earned gold to level him up, and build your very own soup making empire!

Why similar: Desktop Companion 59.9% ★, Idler 18.2%, Incremental 12.8%, Stylized 5.4%, Casual 2%

Awooo—! Follow Sirius into the starry lands! Sirius the Stargazer is a cozy desktop idle game. Start with a simple branch, defeat monsters, collect gear with random abilities, and help Sirius grow stronger. When he’s tired, let him rest by the campfire and keep you company.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 71.8% ★, Idler 19.9%, RPG 4.6%, Casual 2.3%, Indie 0.9%

A cozy idle bookstore you grow from a tiny shop into a thriving business — solo or with friends. Co-work together, write books as a group, and sell each other’s books for profit.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 75% ★, Idler 22.6%, Casual 2.1%, Singleplayer 0.3%

A magical library you can place on your desktop. Help the black cat study ancient tomes and learn spells in this cozy idle game.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 61.8% ★, Idler 18.2%, Incremental 16.8%, Casual 1.8%, Indie 0.9%

Choose your very own muscle-bound man to stay with you during your work, your gaming, and your...special time. Even he uses the computer with one hand sometimes. Tie him up. Tickle him. Get him all hot and bothered and ready for more.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 65.1% ★, Idler 16.6%, Incremental 15.9%, Casual 1.7%, Indie 0.7%

Akari is your cute desktop companion. She studies, sings, texts her friends, and tries her best… all to become someone you can be proud of. Unlock new dates as she puts her heart into everything — just to make your time together even more special.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 63% ★, Idler 19.6%, Incremental 14.2%, Casual 2.3%, Indie 0.6%

A desktop idler management simulator, where you are the CEO of a software company. Buy computers, place furniture, hire employees, buy upgrades, fire prompt engineers and much more. Or just focus on something else while your company revenue grows.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 88.7% ★, Idler 11%, Singleplayer 0.3%

An incremental desktop defense game that lives on the corner of your screen. Waves get harder, upgrades get stronger, progress never stops. Build your base, unlock permanent bonuses and grow your army while you work or relax.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 56.6% ★, Auto Battler 14.4%, Idler 13.6%, Incremental 12.8%, Casual 1.7%

Choose your very own gorgeous gal to stay with you during your work, your gaming, and your...special time. She's even more excited to join you! Tie her up. Tickle her. Get her all hot and bothered and ready for more.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 56.8% ★, Idler 22.4%, Incremental 17.7%, Casual 1.9%, Indie 1%

An incremental game where every [key]stroke makes your sausage bigger. Let it sit in the corner of your screen and watch it grow while you use your PC. Feed it different meats, upgrade your butcher, and see the magic happen. Have you ever dreamed of growing your sausage? Now it’s finally possible!

Why similar: Desktop Companion 55.3% ★, Idler 20.3%, Incremental 19.4%, Casual 2.9%, Indie 1.6%

Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

Why similar: Desktop Companion 64.2% ★, Idler 17.8%, Incremental 14.8%, Casual 2.1%, Indie 0.7%

A cozy desktop game where you grow plants in unique charming pots.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 60.4% ★, Idler 18.4%, Incremental 13.4%, Stylized 4.8%, Casual 2%

Desktop Legends is an idle desktop action game featuring fantasy character progression, incremental resource management, and visual customization. Help your hero take their legendary stand against the forces of darkness right on your desktop!

Why similar: Desktop Companion 60.7% ★, Idler 18%, 2.5D 7.3%, Incremental 7%, RPG 3.6%

A cute SD pixel hero cuts through endless waves of enemies, then grows stronger between battles in an incremental auto-battle RPG built around satisfying progression.

Why similar: Idler 30.8%, Incremental 30.7%, Auto Battler 26.5%, RPG 6.5%, Casual 4.9%

A farm simulator on your taskbar. Bring your taskbar to life by raising adorable farm animals while doing other things.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 59.3% ★, Idler 18.9%, Incremental 18.5%, Casual 1.8%, Indie 1.1%

An oddly satisfying idle game that runs on your desktop. Let your slippers handle the bugs while you handle your work.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 63.6% ★, Idler 19.3%, Incremental 13.7%, Casual 2.1%, Indie 0.9%

"Astro Mouse" is a tabletop game rich in casual idle fun. The quirky little mouse, "Coco," can appear at any time to accompany you as you travel through different planets, explore unknown realms, and use a variety of tools to obtain unique items.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 64.7% ★, Idler 20%, Stylized 5.8%, Incremental 5.5%, Casual 2.4%

A lightweight, physics-based football auto-simulation designed to be played or watched on a second monitor just press play and let the match unfold.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 63.5% ★, Idler 19.1%, Incremental 16.2%, Casual 0.9%, Singleplayer 0.3%

A relaxing city builder on the bottom of your screen. Place homes, create services, maximize your population happiness. Grow your city at your own pace.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 74% ★, Idler 22.5%, Casual 2.1%, Indie 1%, Singleplayer 0.4%

The football management game that plays itself. It runs at the bottom of your screen while you live your life. Enjoy real team progression, make a few smart choices, and let the rest unfold without demanding your attention.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 74.2% ★, Idler 22.1%, Casual 2%, Indie 1.4%, Singleplayer 0.2%

Welcome to the world of monsters — an idle collection game where you can recruit every boss, flexibly switch formations, and discover new solutions on every map.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 57.2% ★, Idler 20.6%, Auto Battler 18.5%, Casual 2.2%, Indie 1.1%

Shoot goblins, grow your army, and maintain your speed with every tap. Play in full screen or let the game run silently at the bottom of the screen while you do other things.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 53.8% ★, Idler 22.4%, Incremental 19.4%, Casual 2.9%, Indie 0.8%

If your computer was given a double-dose of Benadryl, this is the nightmare it'd have. How much blood can you keep while you study and work?

Why similar: Desktop Companion 59.2% ★, Idler 17.9%, Incremental 15.2%, Mystery 7.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%

"Akari: Lovely Moments with You" is a healing desktop companion game where players experience precious moments with elder sister Akari from Yuki's perspective. By gathering "Inspiration" from pomodoro timer, you can unlock more outfits, accessories, desktop wallpapers, BGM, and more story about her.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 63.5% ★, Idler 19%, Incremental 14.6%, Casual 1.8%, Indie 0.8%

Hell-o-word is a typing ritual desktop companion. As you type, your loyal Spelling Slaves sacrifice your words to fuel the flame—allowing you to discover new words, accumulate Points, and collect a diverse variety of unique slaves. ※ This game does not contain any unstable transaction systems.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 70.9% ★, Idler 18%, Incremental 7.6%, Casual 2.6%, Indie 0.6%

1,000 trillion coins in debt. Build a 15-card deck from 140+ cards, combine synergies, and rain medals on your desktop pusher. Look up mid-work to find medals piled high and materials stacking up. Unlock skills, repay debt — every move is yours. Clear that debt without ever stopping.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 50% ★, Idler 24.2%, Incremental 18.3%, Deckbuilding 4.6%, Casual 1.6%