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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Relaxing, Casual, Cute, Idler.

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A cozy idle aquarium overlay that brings your desktop to life with pixel-art fish. You can hatch, breed, and collect fishes in thousands of genetic combinations. Dress them up with accessories, watch them grow from eggs to adults, and unlock playful upgrades through a skill tree.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 77% — of 160 reviews
Released: 2025-11-13
Developer: Daniel Santalla
Publisher: Gamersky Games
Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchMostly Positive70% of 260 reviews2025
    Dev: NutsXPub: Gamersky Games
    Windows

    Idlequarium is a casual simulation game where you raise adorable little fish to earn coins, purchase decorations, and build a fully customized aquarium.The game sits anywhere on your desktop, letting you interact with your live aquarium during work or study breaks.

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  2. #2 Chillquarium
    96% matchVery Positive92% of 8,422 reviews2023
    Dev: Ben Reber
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 17.1 hrsMean: 55.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Chillquarium is a cozy and relaxing idle game. Buy fish and raise them in real time, then sell them to turn a profit! Customize your aquarium as you progress from a simple starter tank to your dream setup by filling your collection with rare exotic fish and ultra-rare color variants!

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  3. #3 Idle Waters
    96% matchVery Positive95% of 396 reviews2025
    Dev: Ignita Games
    Windows
    Median: 43.8 hrsMean: 69.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    A relaxing idle fishing game that waits for you at the bottom of your screen. CATCH fish, BUY upgrades, COMPLETE your collection, and DISPLAY them in your aquarium.

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  4. #4 Joyquarium
    95% matchVery Positive90% of 618 reviews2025
    Dev: Easyfun StudioPub: Gamersky Games
    Windows
    Median: 13.7 hrsMean: 38.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Joyquarium is a relaxing casual fish-raising game. Buy various cute fry and sell them at a high price after they grow up. With the money you earn, you can purchase aquatic plants, driftwood, scenery stone, etc. to decorate your tank (you can freely adjust the color, size, and position).

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  5. #5 Fischer's Fishing Journey
    94% matchVery Positive91% of 1,796 reviews2025
    Dev: CutefishPub: Gamersky Games
    Windows
    Median: 93.3 hrsMean: 167.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Put Fischer on your desktop as your ultimate study and work buddy. He'll fish quietly in the corner, taking care of it all—you just drop in occasionally to collect your rewards, unlock new fish, upgrade your rod, while enjoying that calming, healing atmosphere.

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  6. #6 Cornerpond
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,746 reviews2025
    Dev: foolsroom
    Windows
    Median: 84.9 hrsMean: 133.1 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!

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  7. #7 Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi
    93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,768 reviews2025
    Dev: Kygua TechPub: IndieArk
    Windows
    Median: 126.1 hrsMean: 185.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    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.

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  8. #8 Tiny Pasture
    92% matchVery Positive92% of 8,633 reviews2025
    Dev: CaveLiquidPub: Gamersky Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 26.4 hrsMean: 62.2 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!

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  9. #9 Tiny Aquarium: Social Fishkeeping
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,748 reviews2025
    Dev: Lunheim StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    A happy aquarium that lives at the bottom of your screen! Tiny Aquarium is a social idle simulator that keeps growing, even when offline. Hatch, sell fish, decorate, go fishin’, and visit your friends’ aquariums with bite-sized daily sessions.

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  10. #10 Fantasy Aquarium
    91% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,014 reviews2024
    Dev: MOON SCAPEPub: Gamersky Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 48.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Fantasy Aquarium offers an effortless way to enhance your gaming experience. You can nurture a diverse range of small fish with unique characteristics and construct a vibrant fantasy world from scratch, transforming mundane fish-keeping into an engaging pursuit.

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  11. #11 Little Aviary
    90% matchVery Positive87% of 258 reviews2025
    Dev: atomco
    Windows
    Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 33.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Little Aviary is a relaxing idle bird collector that sits at the bottom of your screen! Hatch unique birds, sell them, decorate, then watch them fly around your screen and perch on top of your other windows!

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  12. #12 Bugtopia
    89% matchVery Positive93% of 1,003 reviews2025
    Dev: Nocturnal GamesPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
    Windows
    Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 41.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    300+ lifelike bugs to collect and grow—breed them to unlock rare species! Customize your terrarium with 300+ landscaping items and 70+ backgrounds. A tiny, soothing nature escape on your screen!🦋🐌🦗🐝🐞🐛🦐

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  13. #13 Desk Paws
    89% matchVery Positive88% of 586 reviews2025
    Dev: GinkgoGamesPub: Captcha Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 19.8 hrsMean: 81.7 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?

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  14. #14 Desktop Fishing
    87% matchVery Positive91% of 362 reviews2025
    Dev: Ostend Games
    Windows

    Desktop Fishing is a cozy idle game that sits in the corner of your screen. Go about your usual desk work (or don't) while your frog buddy catches fish, discovers new outfits, and unlocks fishing spots.

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  15. #15 Grove Fisher
    88% matchMixed70% of 105 reviews2024
    Dev: EVIL CORP GAMES
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A relaxing idle game about fishing. Discover dozens of fishes and treasures! Spend your resources on growing your operation and unlocking new varieties of underground life! Achieve goals, buy skills, and mutate rare fish to improve your profits!

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    86% matchMostly Positive78% of 148 reviews2025
    Dev: LitheGame
    Windows

    "Lofi Aquarium" is a gamified focus tool designed to enhance concentration and relieve stress. As you work, a group of adorable baby fish will keep you company, all set to soothing lofi music. Over time, the fish grow and can be sold for profit. 

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  17. #17 Idle Fishing
    86% matchVery Positive83% of 1,962 reviews2024
    Dev: AO Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 192.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Relax and catch fish in beautiful environments while your crew works for you, even offline. Hire crewmates, collect pets, sail ever-bigger boats, and uncover layer after layer of progression. Simple to start, surprisingly deep.

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  18. #18 My Little Life
    85% matchVery Positive89% of 1,168 reviews2025
    Dev: 9FingerGames
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    A relaxing life-sim that lives on the bottom of your screen while you do other things.

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  19. #19 Your Big, Cute Monster Farm
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    Dev: KaiPlay StudioPub: Gamersky Games
    Windows
    Median: 30.3 hrsMean: 105.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    84% matchVery Positive86% of 975 reviews2026
    Dev: Happy Universe Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    5 minutes to get started, play anytime! This is a relaxing fishing-themed incremental game. You will join the Cat Captains to explore global fishing grounds, catch fish, and collect resources. Every rewarding voyage will have you shouting, "One more round!"

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  21. #21 Ropuka's Idle Island
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,318 reviews2025
    Dev: Moczan and Little Chmura
    Windows
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  22. #22 Fluffy Kitchen Saga
    83% matchMixed62% of 286 reviews2025
    Dev: MEOW STORE GAMEPub: Gamersky Games
    Windows

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  23. #23 Scale the Depths
    80% matchVery Positive88% of 2,178 reviews2026
    Dev: Glass Gecko GamesPub: Pretty Soon
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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  24. #24 NoSlack Pets: Lo-Fi Paws
    81% matchVery Positive97% of 458 reviews2025
    Dev: Lynkpin Game
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 68.8 hrsMean: 311.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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  25. #25 Mango's Fisharium
    81% matchVery Positive82% of 315 reviews2025
    Dev: Evrac Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Mango’s Fisharium is a short incremental game about catching unique fishes and displaying them in the Fish Aquarium. Designed to be completed in around 4 hours.

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  26. #26 My Little Spider
    79% matchVery Positive94% of 434 reviews2025
    Dev: 9FingerGames
    Windows
    Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 55.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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  27. #27 PC FISH: Taskbar Aquarium
    79% matchMostly Positive78% of 500 reviews2026
    Dev: NANOO
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 39.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%

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  28. #28 Cozy Island Idle
    82% matchMixed69% of 52 reviews2024
    Dev: Overaction Game Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Cozy Island Idle is a chill fishing idle game where you catch all sort of fantasy fishes to showcase them in an Aquarium to sell them to turn a profit and customize your aquarium and island.

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  29. #29 Whimside
    78% matchVery Positive92% of 441 reviews2025
    Dev: ToadzillartPub: Future Friends Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%

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  30. #30 Lured In
    78% matchVery Positive84% of 154 reviews2026
    Dev: Big Boy GamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
    Windows · Linux

    Run your own cozy aquarium! Travel far and wide to catch exotic fish. Put them on display for idle profits, or sell them for instant cash. Unlock research for new upgrades, and ascend for powerful bonuses. Customize your shop, character, and tanks to make your aquarium your own!

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  31. #31 Typing Farmer
    77% matchVery Positive88% of 529 reviews2026
    Dev: MilkwayStudio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 46.6 hrsMean: 201.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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  32. #32 Loafing Town
    77% matchVery Positive86% of 584 reviews2025
    Dev: GoblinZzPub: IndieArk
    Windows
    Median: 44.9 hrsMean: 113.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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  33. #33 Black Hole Fishing
    76% matchVery Positive89% of 612 reviews2026
    Dev: SDG GamesPub: Playsaurus
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Black Hole Fishing is an absurd incremental game about catching, breeding, and perfecting SO MANY fish. Catch a fish, optimize its traits, then stock your pond with it as you pour fish and science into an endless singularity!

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  34. #34 Maltese's Fluffy Onsen
    75% matchVery Positive95% of 3,154 reviews2025
    Dev: Sinkhole Studio
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%

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    76% matchVery Positive88% of 280 reviews2024
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    Windows
    Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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  36. #36 Eggo
    74% matchVery Positive83% of 383 reviews2026
    Dev: 天赋一饼 Meme Crepe
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%

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    71% matchVery Positive91% of 1,897 reviews2026
    Dev: BigBonk Studio
    Windows · Mac
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  38. #38 SCREENSIDE FISHER
    71% matchVery Positive97% of 152 reviews2026
    Dev: 032
    Windows

    Sit back and relax with a desktop fishing game that stays in the corner of your screen. Catch fish, cook recipes, upgrade your gear, and complete your collection guide. Customize your character’s look and even design your very own custom fish to catch!

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    75% matchVery Positive91% of 74 reviews2024
    Dev: NEOLAVIPub: indiegamesjapan
    Windows

    Machorium - Muscle Aquarium Simulator - is a relaxing idle and sandbox game where you can unwind and have fun. Use points generated by cute little decorative muscle men to unlock various items and create your ideal muscle aquarium, Machorium.

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    74% matchMostly Positive77% of 94 reviews2024
    Dev: Inner Realm Studios
    Windows

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    73% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2025
    Dev: MMUnit
    Windows · Mac

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    71% matchVery Positive95% of 403 reviews2025
    Dev: Roaming of Little Hammer
    Windows
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    73% matchVery Positive88% of 626 reviews2024
    Dev: BLAMCAM Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 78.4 hrsMean: 323.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    A Twitch powered interactive cozy fishing idle game. Add as an overlay for your stream and let your viewers fish with commands, points, bits or subs. Reel in the lurkers and boost viewer engagement passively with a fun interactive game that runs itself while you focus on your content.

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    73% matchVery Positive95% of 175 reviews2023
    Dev: GCN
    Windows

    Fish culture in reality is expensive and time-consuming! In this game, your desktop is connected to the sea and lake, where you can purchase various types of fish and cultivate on-hook without affecting the computer operation. It's enjoyable to watch the fish swim freely on your computer desktop...

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  45. #45 Croakoloco
    72% matchVery Positive91% of 524 reviews2024
    Dev: Ryan Forrester
    Windows
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    69% matchVery Positive95% of 8,756 reviews2025
    Dev: Wombat Brawler
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Cast n Chill is a relaxing fishing game where you explore serene lakes, rivers, and oceans. Catch rare fish, upgrade your gear and reel in legendary catches - all with your loyal companion by your side.

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  47. #47 Pocket Gecko
    70% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2025
    Dev: riyotsa
    Windows · Mac

    A cute gecko lives on your screen! Capture bugs, keep them for special bonuses or sell them to buy upgrades and customize your gecko. Watch it wiggle while you work or play!

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  48. #48 Zen Aquarium
    70% matchVery Positive94% of 311 reviews2025
    Dev: Astro Cat
    Windows · Mac

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  49. #49 Lakeside Bar
    69% matchVery Positive87% of 926 reviews2025
    Dev: BITCOVER
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 13.7 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%

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    68% matchVery Positive93% of 60 reviews2026
    Dev: Acrylic Pixel Games
    Windows

    Little Ghosties is a cozy 2D idle desktop companion game where adorable ghosts live inside a terrarium on your desktop. Hatch, raise, and collect unique ghosts as they grow from eggs into fully grown adult ghosts.

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  51. #51 Megaquarium
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,794 reviews2018
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%

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    68% matchNo user reviews84% of 232 reviews2026
    Dev: Kygua Tech
    Windows

    Loads of fish! Loads of cats! Sail out to sea, charm every furball on Cat Island with fresh catch. Live your cozy ocean cat life!

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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 21.8 hrsMean: 54.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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

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    69% matchVery Positive88% of 607 reviews2024
    Dev: Solar Eclipse Games
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 36.4 hrsMean: 108.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Chonkers is a cozy and relaxing idle game. Adopt the cutest fur balls and watch them ramp up the chonk scale as you play with them. Find them a new family. They’ll pay A LOT for your hefty chonker! Complete your collection by finding all the breeds and the rarest space cats!

    Why similar: Creature Collector 24.7%, Idler 17.7%, Collectathon 17.5%, Capitalism 13.7%, Incremental 12.5%

  55. #55 Weyrdlets 2.0 : Desktop Pets
    70% matchMostly Positive74% of 345 reviews2024
    Dev: Weyrdworks
    Windows · Mac

    Work with your pet on the desktop, play with your friends in-game! Weyrdlets is a desktop pet game that blends productivity and play! Customize your pets and homes, hang out with friends, enjoy minigames, and let your pets keep you company on your desktop while you work or study through the day!

    Why similar: Utilities 23.4% ★, Fishing 20.7% ★, Creature Collector 16.7%, Collectathon 14.4%, Idler 13.3%

  56. #56 Incremental Fishing
    67% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2026
    Dev: SwimDog Studio
    Windows

    A short incremental relaxing game about fishing across diverse ocean biomes and upgrading your ship.

    Why similar: Incremental 25.8%, Idler 24.4%, Economy 12.2%, Fishing 12% ★, Nature 8%

  57. #57 With Me: Aquatic Time
    66% matchVery Positive88% of 171 reviews2025
    Dev: Sensory Patch Games
    Windows · Mac

    With Me: Aquatic Time is a gamified time management tool. With relaxing lo-fi music and white noise, fish swim across your desktop as a cozy companion. Earn fish coins by focusing on goals, nurture aquatic creatures and collect encyclopedia to build your unique cyber aquarium!

    Why similar: Utilities 33.1% ★, Creature Collector 21.1%, Underwater 21% ★, Idler 14.2%, Nature 10.6%

  58. #58 Meow Squad: Incremental Fishing
    64% matchVery Positive91% of 516 reviews2026
    Dev: Happy Universe Studios
    Windows

    30 Seconds a Round, Easy to Pick Up! This relaxing, addictive fishing-themed incremental game combines incremental fishing with arcade-style boss battles. Across five seas, catch fish, train your meow squad, and challenge mysterious Overlords beneath the waves!

    Why similar: Fishing 24.3% ★, Incremental 17.6%, Capitalism 16.3%, Collectathon 16.3%, Underwater 12.1% ★

  59. #59 Pupple Pop
    66% matchVery Positive81% of 188 reviews2026
    Dev: GrindWill LabsPub: Rock Paper Publisher
    Windows
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Pupple Pop is an incremental game where you pop bubbles to earn money. Buy bigger and better bubbles, unlock upgrades and hire fish helpers to automate the process and take care of all the busy popping work for you. Simple. Satisfying.

    Why similar: Underwater 24.6% ★, Incremental 23.4%, Idler 20.1%, Economy 15.3%, Management 10.4%

  60. #60 Kernelbay
    65% matchVery Positive92% of 84 reviews2026
    Dev: Nexent Games
    Windows

    A tiny, cozy idle fishing desktop companion about quiet progress, handcrafted islands, and stories hidden beneath the waves. Discover new species, upgrade your gear, customize your gears and let your fisher work peacefully in the background.

    Why similar: Creature Collector 29.2%, Fishing 28.4% ★, Idler 22.3%, Utilities 14.9% ★, Cute 5.2%

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