
Desktropolis is an idle city builder that lives quietly on the bottom of your screen while you work, game, or study.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Idler, Casual, Relaxing, Desktop Companion.

Desktropolis is an idle city builder that lives quietly on the bottom of your screen while you work, game, or study.

SimpliCity: A Desktop Companion
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.

Side Shop Simulator
A cozy idle shop-sim that can sit in the corner of your screen while you work or play. Stock products, upgrade your tools, and expand your business comfortably from your desktop!
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 46.5% ★, City Builder 16.6%, Idler 15%, Building 9.2%, Simulation 3.2%
A cozy idle shop-sim that can sit in the corner of your screen while you work or play. Stock products, upgrade your tools, and expand your business comfortably from your desktop!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 36.8% ★, Idler 14.9%, Incremental 11.7%, Capitalism 9.8%, Economy 6.6%
Live the dream and run your own arcade in this idle management sim. Purchase arcade machines and build your space, your way. Run your arcade, level up and upgrade your machines to attract elite gamers and watch as they empty their pockets to fill yours! Then sit back & enjoy the buzz of the arcade.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 22.7% ★, Idler 16.7%, City Builder 13.6%, Building 9.5%, Capitalism 9.4%
A small idle RPG that sits at the bottom of the screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 39.5% ★, Idler 12.4%, Incremental 11.1%, Capitalism 10.9%, Base Building 6%
Build and manage the amusement park of your dreams! Idler Coaster is a Clicker that combines Management Tycoon and Business Simulation in a unique way! Build, upgrade, hire staff and research new attractions to achieve maximum profits!
Why similar: City Builder 15.3%, Idler 14.7%, Incremental 13.1%, Capitalism 9.5%, Building 9.1%
Gather, Build and Advance your settlement with every roll in the incremental city builder Roll to Riches. Mine iron, gather wood and cut stone to make your settlement prosper. Trade with merchants every minute and transform your small camp into a wealthy Norse empire.
Why similar: City Builder 17.9%, Idler 16.9%, Incremental 16.3%, Gambling 13.3% ★, Capitalism 10.9%
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 42.2% ★, Idler 15.2%, Capitalism 10.2%, Building 6.5%, Economy 5.9%
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 52.4% ★, Idler 15.3%, Incremental 14.3%, Economy 10.7%, Management 2.3%
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: Desktop Companion 34.5% ★, Idler 14.5%, Capitalism 11.8%, Incremental 11.4%, Building 7.4%
A chill idle game that sits in your screen while you do other tasks. Watch your cock train and grow, decorate his island, and buy him some stylish hats. Is your cock the biggest among your friends? Now it can be!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 45.8% ★, Idler 14.5%, Incremental 9.5%, Capitalism 9.1%, Building 7.3%
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 43.2% ★, Capitalism 13.5%, Idler 13.5%, Economy 8.3%, Incremental 7.6%
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 54.8% ★, Idler 21.3%, Incremental 16.9%, Casual 1.9%, 2D 1.9%
Drill deep while you work or game in a zero-stress factory builder for the side of your screen or second monitor. Power your drill, unlock alternate building shapes, and harvest the planet’s core to unlock alternate building shapes for future runs. The. Factory. Must. Grow.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 39.2% ★, Idler 13%, Incremental 10.2%, Capitalism 6.5%, Building 6.3%
Start with a campfire. Build a kingdom. Hearth and Hamlet is a cozy incremental medieval citybuilder 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 22%, Incremental 18.9%, Idler 11.9%, Base Building 10.2%, Building 8.6%
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 60.5% ★, Idler 17.2%, Incremental 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 3.2%, Casual 2.5%
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 52.3% ★, Idler 20.2%, Incremental 14.3%, Simulation 5.5%, Pixel Graphics 2.7%
A cozy idle automation game about building tiny factories, unlocking upgrades, and relaxing while your machines work overtime. Progress has never been this chill.
Why similar: City Builder 19.2%, Idler 16.8%, Incremental 16.2%, Capitalism 11.9%, Building 7.7%
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 45.8% ★, Idler 18.2%, Incremental 14%, Economy 5.5%, Simulation 5.2%
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 43.8% ★, Idler 12.5%, City Builder 10.2%, Building 7.3%, Economy 6.9%
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 57.2% ★, Idler 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 3.5%, 2D 3.3%, Management 3%
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 42.2% ★, Idler 16.4%, Incremental 13.4%, Sandbox 9.1%, Management 4.4%
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: Desktop Companion 41.3% ★, City Builder 15%, Idler 13.6%, Incremental 11%, Building 7.9%
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 42.8% ★, Idler 16.6%, Incremental 15.4%, Capitalism 6.3%, Building 4.1%
Tiny Vending Machines is an idle pixel art game that runs at the bottom of your screen. Buy and upgrade vending machines, stock them with drinks, snacks, and more, and keep customers happy. Automate your machines at higher levels and grow your vending empire while you work or study!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 41.3% ★, Idler 14.8%, Capitalism 13.8%, Economy 9.4%, Simulation 4.1%
A relaxing cozy idle game that lives on the bottom of your screen. Watch Monty mine and find treasures. Upgrade his skills and minerals, and decorate his world while you work and relax.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 46.3% ★, Idler 15.5%, Building 7.9%, Incremental 5.3%, Simulation 4.6%
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 54% ★, Idler 20%, Incremental 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%, Relaxing 2.3%
Dig deep, manage workers, research tech, and face quantum mysteries in this terminal style incremental mining game.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 43.6% ★, Idler 14.6%, Incremental 12.3%, Building 7.4%, Base Building 5.8%
An idle poker game that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 56.1% ★, Idler 18.6%, Incremental 6.3%, Simulation 5%, Gambling 4.3% ★
Welcome to Spice & Grill, a cozy restaurant that lives at the bottom of your screen. Build and decorate your own dining space, set up the best kitchen, and train the best chefs to serve customers all year round.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 38.9% ★, Idler 13.8%, Economy 7.6%, Building 7.3%, Sandbox 7.1%
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 43.6% ★, Idler 14.5%, Incremental 12.3%, Capitalism 8.2%, Economy 4.8%
Click to get money. Build buildings, develop the city infrastructure to increase passive income. Keep the infrastructure of the city in working condition by completing quests on time and get bonuses.
Why similar: City Builder 21.3%, Idler 20.7%, Incremental 16%, Capitalism 13.3%, Building 8.5%
An incremental, creature collector about summoning creatures and giving them tasks. Craft them using ingredients and fill out your Cookbook with your discoveries. Take on requests, build, expand and let your creatures do the hard work while you discover new recipes or do other things!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 37.4% ★, Idler 13.3%, Incremental 12.3%, Sandbox 7.8%, Building 7.7%
Meet your new desk-side garden! Crops will sprout, ripen, and sway at the bottom of your screen while you work or study. Tend them well and your little farm will bloom with new varieties, colors, and harvests.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 38.5% ★, Idler 12.9%, Capitalism 11.5%, Incremental 10.3%, Economy 7.3%
Bad Wizard covered the land with a Magical Dome and the only way to destroy it is with fireworks! Hire units, unlock buildings, buy powerful upgrades, discover unique synergies, create a ridiculous spectacle and ultimately defeat The Bad Wizard in this addictive incremental game about fireworks!
Why similar: Idler 19.7%, Capitalism 16.1%, Incremental 16%, Economy 11.2%, Building 11.2%
A stress-relief ball that lives on your desktop. Bounce it, throw it around, let it keep you company while you work. Bored in a video call? Need a distraction from writer's block? Not anymore! Unlock and play with a variety of different balls in single- and multiplayer.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 63.2% ★, Idler 19.1%, Incremental 12.5%, Casual 2%, Relaxing 2%
Chill Fishing is the ultimate laid-back desktop fishing experience!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 67.1% ★, Idler 19.6%, Simulation 6%, 2D 2.8%, Casual 2.6%
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 51.9% ★, Idler 18.7%, Incremental 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 4.3%, Relaxing 2.5%
Build and manage a cozy idle supermarket run by cute animals at the bottom of your screen. Produce goods, stock shelves, automate your store, hire employees and expand your tiny market.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 49.8% ★, Idler 18.1%, Economy 6.1%, Sandbox 6.1%, Simulation 5%
Turn your desktop into a living prehistoric world. Dinosaurs roam along the bottom of your screen while you work, study, or browse. Collect, care for them, and grow your ecosystem over time.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 38.9% ★, Idler 14.1%, Incremental 12.6%, Capitalism 10.8%, Economy 6.8%
Run a cozy flower shop alongside Alice, right on your desktop. Grow plants, watch them bloom, and slowly turn an empty corner into a warm, living space. A gentle companion game designed to keep you company while you work or relax.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 58.1% ★, Idler 18.5%, Sandbox 4.4%, Simulation 4.3%, Building 2.9%
Turn trash into cash in a dystopian world! Fill Up The Hole is a short incremental game where you build a city, automate garbage production, and toss it into a magical hole for profit.
Why similar: Incremental 22.3%, City Builder 20.9%, Idler 20.1%, Building 10.3%, Base Building 7.6%
Enjoy fast, stress-free management! Build your service network, merge houses, and transport guests via train & ropeway. Upgrade facilities, hire staff, and climb the leaderboards in this bite-sized tycoon experience designed to be finished in one sitting; but still runs well in background.
Why similar: City Builder 19.7%, Idler 19.7%, Incremental 19.6%, Economy 11.7%, Building 9.4%
Picky Numbers is a game based on lottery mechanics. Buy tickets, choose numbers, and watch as the drum draws results one by one. The more numbers you hit, the bigger the payout. Each ticket is a different strategy, with higher risk and higher reward, or a JACKPOT.
Why similar: Gambling 23.7% ★, Idler 18.6%, Incremental 18.3%, Capitalism 15.9%, Economy 8.6%
Steampunk Idle Spinner is the game in which you can build incredible mad science contraptions and spectate them spin and earn money! The game has mines, cogwheels, balloons, electric field generators, vapor collector, portal and generates awesome vibes of exploration, construction and discovery.
Why similar: City Builder 24%, Idler 17.7%, Incremental 16.4%, Sandbox 12.5%, Building 8.3%
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 57.4% ★, Idler 17.8%, Incremental 13.4%, Simulation 4.8%, Relaxing 1.9%
A city-building game with a unique twist—step inside and experience your city firsthand! Plan roads, zones, and infrastructure while growing your economy, managing resources, and unlocking special buildings. Host events, build mega projects, and watch your city thrive in a dynamic world.
Why similar: City Builder 27%, Capitalism 13.4%, Sandbox 13.2%, Economy 12.3%, Base Building 8.8%
Bonanza Burger: Build, manage, and compete! Design your restaurant, hire a top-notch team, and battle rival managers. Conquer challenges, expand, and prove you're the ultimate fast-food mogul!
Why similar: City Builder 25.9%, Capitalism 14.7%, Sandbox 12.8%, Simulation 11.1%, Building 9.7%
What the Buck?! is an incremental game about destroying money. Smash stacks of cash, upgrade your destructive power, automate your money withdrawals, declare bankruptcy and watch the numbers explode.
Why similar: Capitalism 23.2%, Incremental 21.2%, Idler 15.9%, Economy 9.5%, Strategy 7.3%
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 60.4% ★, Idler 19.1%, Management 5.3%, Simulation 5.2%, Strategy 4.5%
Listening to the gentle sound of the waves, take care of three small quirky nature spirits! With their help and some patience, create your own tiny cozy diorama and bring back life to your overgrown island!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 45.6% ★, Idler 16.8%, Incremental 15.1%, Sandbox 11.9%, Management 2.5%
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 42.1% ★, City Builder 12.9%, Idler 11.9%, Building 6.5%, Sandbox 6.3%
Idle Commonwealth is an idle game that pays homage to the best of the idle genre. Start small, grow your commonwealth, maintain morale, establish governance, invent technologies, trade and conquer your neighbors.
Why similar: Idler 24.6%, City Builder 22.1%, Incremental 19.3%, Building 9.2%, Economy 6%
Become the richest business owner in this strategy-based simulator, choose your playstyle trying to balance ethics and profits in this chaotic low poly world. Will you keep your ethical businesses thriving or will you let it all crumble down for a quick buck?
Why similar: City Builder 24.3%, Capitalism 13.7%, Strategy 11.2%, Sandbox 10.7%, Simulation 10.7%
A relaxing life-sim that lives on the bottom of your screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 40.4% ★, City Builder 14.7%, Idler 13.5%, Building 6.8%, Sandbox 6.5%
A relaxing, idle boba-shop simulator that can accompany you as you work on other things. Sell boba tea, unlock new drinks, and customize and care for a boba pet that lives in the corner of your screen!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 50.7% ★, Idler 16.9%, Economy 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%, Simulation 4.6%
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 53.9% ★, Idler 17.7%, Incremental 12.4%, Simulation 4.5%, Management 4%
Lay connections, build nodes — your network keeps growing. Tokens flow through your body, generating revenue at every node. Revenue builds more nodes, nodes pass more Tokens, and Tokens... you get the idea.
Why similar: City Builder 29%, Idler 25.9%, Incremental 19%, Base Building 9.1%, Strategy 6.3%
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 65.9% ★, Idler 26.4%, 2D 3.3%, Casual 3%, Indie 0.8%
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 76.5% ★, Idler 10.1%, Simulation 7.1%, Management 4.4%, 2D 1.4%
Farewells Clicker is an addictive blend of clicker and city builder! Expand your island, develop your city, and produce resources endlessly. Upgrade your buildings and skills through a vast skill tree to progress further and further!
Why similar: City Builder 26.9%, Idler 25.1%, Incremental 20.3%, Building 6.3%, Simulation 5.1%