- #1 Rusty's Retirement
97% 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: Idler 25.4%, Automation 21.6%, Farming Sim 20%, Economy 9.5%, Resource Management 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game is the gold standard for desktop-integrated farming, running along the bottom of your screen while you work.
- #2 Desktop Farm
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 687 reviews2020
Dev: 3dm_live_wallpapers
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Relaxing game where you can build your farm on your desktop. Your farm will be your interactive live wallpaper. Perfect to play in the background doing other things.
Why similar: Farming Sim 50.6%, Agriculture 28.1% ★, Casual 16.3%, Resource Management 4.7%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential desktop-integrated farming simulator that allows you to manage a garden right on your wallpaper.
- #3 Plantera
96% matchVery Positive89% of 5,921 reviews2016
Dev: VaragtP
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In Plantera you build your own garden and watch it grow with new plants, bushes, trees and animals. As you play and expand your garden you will attract Helpers, round blue creatures that will help you with your harvesting tasks.
Why similar: Agriculture 21.8% ★, Idler 20.6%, Incremental 19.4%, Automation 16.5%, Farming Sim 14.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, highly polished idle farming game that features satisfying clicker mechanics and automated growth.
- #4 My Tiny Garden
95% matchMixed71% of 72 reviews2026
Dev: Frozen Logic Studios
Windows
My Tiny Garden is a cozy idle game that runs at the bottom of your screen. Plant cute plants, water, fertilize, and prune them. Earn coins to unlock new pots, plants, and stands. Decorate your desktop and relax while working, studying, or browsing.
Why similar: Idler 32.4%, Agriculture 26.8% ★, Farming Sim 16.1%, Resource Management 13%, Casual 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the same wholesome, resource-management loop that makes Farlands so relaxing to play in short bursts.
- #5 Spirit City: Lofi Sessions
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 16,558 reviews2024
Dev: Mooncube Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 17.4 hrsMean: 108.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Spirit City: Lofi Sessions is a gamified focus tool, set to a soothing lofi soundtrack. Discover and collect Spirits, customize your cozy virtual space, and facilitate your real-life tasks with a collection of handy features designed to improve concentration and ease stress.
Why similar: Idler 70.3%, Casual 14.9%, Relaxing 12.5%, Singleplayer 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: While more of a productivity tool, it shares the cozy, background-friendly atmosphere and minimalist engagement style of Farlands.
- #6 Island Robot Farm
94% matchVery Positive87% of 163 reviews2025
Dev: MoraCocoPub: Wise Games
Windows
Build a super large island with robots in this relaxing idle farm simulation game. Assign tasks to robots to plant, raise animals and build various buildings to expand your island. Even when you're busy, the game can run quietly at the corner or bottom of the screen and keep developing your farm.
Why similar: Idler 27.3%, Automation 20.8%, Farming Sim 19.3%, Economy 8.7%, Incremental 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines idle mechanics with automation, perfect for players who enjoy watching their farm grow while they focus on other tasks.
- #7 Idle Fields
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: KotieDev
Windows · Linux
Idle Fields is an Idle Skilling Game. Grow crops, cut trees, fish, cook, purchase animals, mine, smith, and decorate your homes! Automate tasks with workers. Unlock all the achievements, level up to become richer, and complete it all!
Why similar: Idler 39.9%, Incremental 38.3%, Casual 9.2%, Relaxing 5.5%, Farming Sim 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward idle farming experience that emphasizes progression and resource management without demanding constant attention.
- #8 Your Big, Cute Monster Farm
91% 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: Idler 22.9%, Farming Sim 19%, Agriculture 18.6% ★, Automation 12.1%, Economy 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a casual simulation experience with farming elements that prioritize cute aesthetics and idle progression.
- #9 Plantabi: Little Garden
92% matchVery Positive83% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Adrian Corpuz
Windows · Mac
Plantabi is a chill sandbox game where you take care of adorable plants and design the cozy little garden of your dreams!
Why similar: Idler 27.8%, Incremental 26.9%, Farming Sim 26.7%, Automation 8.6%, Management 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title captures the same minimalist, cozy aesthetic and focuses on the relaxing process of nurturing digital plants.
- #10 Desk Garden
90% 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 27.7%, Incremental 23.7%, Agriculture 21.4% ★, Farming Sim 19.8%, Casual 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Designed specifically for desktop use, this game mirrors the 'run while you work' philosophy of the seed game.
- #11 Tiny Pasture
89% 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: Idler 27.3%, Incremental 23.2%, Farming Sim 20.3%, Agriculture 12% ★, Management 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features a minimalist, pixel-art style that focuses on the core loop of farming and idle collection.
- #12 Garden Galaxy
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,653 reviews2022
Dev: Anneka Tran
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Discover, collect and organise to create your own unique garden in this relaxing idle / creative sandbox!
Why similar: Idler 54.1%, Incremental 26.4%, Casual 9.9%, Relaxing 8.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, minimalist game about building a garden that perfectly matches the low-stress, cozy vibe of the seed game.
- #13 Critter Clicker
91% matchMixed57% of 111 reviews2020
Dev: TimeWastingGames
Windows
Casual farming simulator with unique, flexible gameplay. Autoclicker is built-in and free. Gather resources, upgrade critters and buildings, sell your farm when you want a bigger one and never stop expanding.
Why similar: Idler 28.5%, Incremental 24.3%, Farming Sim 19.7%, Automation 11.9%, Resource Management 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted clicker game that integrates farming elements and cute visuals for a casual, low-pressure experience.
- #14 Ropuka's Idle Island
87% 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: Idler 31.1%, Incremental 24.6%, Farming Sim 20.5%, Management 6.7%, Casual 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, cozy idle game that focuses on building and resource collection in a stress-free environment.
- #15 Tiny Isle
86% matchVery Positive91% of 159 reviews2026
Dev: Nature Rituals StudioPub: Etherous Games Limited
Windows
Tiny Isle is a cozy island-building simulation game. Grow crops, collect crystals, expand and customize your magical island, and welcome sprites and animal residents. Play actively with hands-on planning, or relax with full idle progression as your island comes to life at your own pace.
Why similar: Incremental 25.1%, Idler 23.4%, Resource Management 12.3%, Farming Sim 11.1%, Automation 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, resource-management game that provides a relaxing environment for players who enjoy minimalist building and farming.
- #16 Idle Plant Game
88% matchMixed53% of 101 reviews2023
Dev: FootoftheHare
Windows
Idle Plant Game, an idle and offline progress or clicker plant simulation!
Why similar: Incremental 33.1%, Idler 30.2%, Automation 17.7%, Casual 6.9%, Resource Management 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, effective idle game centered entirely around the satisfying growth of various plant species.
- #17 Micro Macro Farm
86% matchVery Positive82% of 168 reviews2023
Dev: Diego Schram Games
Windows
Micro macro farm is a small relaxing and cozy game about farming. Plant seeds, harvest them and create products. Make money and gain experience to unlock more seeds, buy machines and expand your garden.
Why similar: Farming Sim 53.2%, Casual 16.2%, Management 9.5%, Economy 9.3%, Relaxing 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D farming simulation that keeps gameplay simple and accessible, mirroring the cozy nature of Tiny Harvest.
- #18 Plantera 2: Golden Acorn
84% matchVery Positive94% of 1,366 reviews2023
Dev: VaragtP
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The round blue Mellows return to tend to the Garden once more. Grow plants, bushes, trees, animals, water features and the great magical oak tree that has been rumored to have placed its seed there. Tend to the oak tree and grow it to the sky to harvest its Golden Acorns.
Why similar: Idler 24%, Incremental 22.9%, Automation 20.5%, Farming Sim 19%, Resource Management 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: An excellent sequel that expands on the original's idle farming mechanics with more depth and refined visuals.
- #19 Idle Pixel Fantasy
83% 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 36.1%, Automation 25.9%, Idler 16%, Economy 9.9%, Casual 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, pixel-art idle game that offers a satisfying progression system for players who enjoy minimalist farming.
- #20 Farm Empire
85% matchMixed56% of 196 reviews2023
Dev: Superpog ApSPub: Playtopia.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
Would you like to be the world's richest farmer? In Farm Empire, you'll start your own farm from scratch, but with the right strategy, you'll soon have an entire empire.
Why similar: Idler 23.3%, Incremental 22.7%, Farming Sim 20.7%, Automation 10.8%, Casual 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a more economy-focused idle experience while maintaining the casual farming theme found in the seed game.
- #21 Tiny Terraces
82% matchVery Positive93% of 929 reviews2025
Dev: VuVuu
Windows
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 33.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A cozy idle farming game, watch tiny guys do tasks around the terrace, expand, progress, and decorate your Tiny Terrace.
Why similar: Idler 35.2%, Farming Sim 26.6%, Economy 10.2%, Resource Management 7.9%, Management 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D idle farming game that emphasizes cute aesthetics and a relaxing, slow-paced progression.
- #22 Tiny Garden
82% matchVery Positive89% of 193 reviews2025
Dev: Ao NortePub: Super Rare Originals
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Tiny Garden lets you grow a pocket-sized garden inside a magical toy passed down through generations. Nurture plants, trade them for furniture, and customize your space in this relaxing mix of farming, puzzles, and strategy. No scores or time limits - let your creativity bloom!
Why similar: Farming Sim 37.7%, Agriculture 34.4% ★, Casual 16.8%, Management 6.7%, Relaxing 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D simulation game that emphasizes the cozy, puzzle-like aspects of managing a small, personal garden.
- #23 Idle Catfarmia
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 77 reviews2023
Dev: RainbowStudio
Windows
Help the cat fairies to arrange resources, produce and harvest crops, and manage the farm. The more efficiently the farm grows, the richer your pockets become. Show some clicking skills to unwelcome visitors who occasionally appear on the farm.
Why similar: Idler 27.9%, Incremental 25.1%, Farming Sim 19.8%, Economy 11.3%, Management 6%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, pixel-art idle game that combines farming mechanics with a relaxing, low-maintenance gameplay loop.
- #24 Plant Therapy
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 624 reviews2023
Dev: Short Leg Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Get cozy in this plant collecting and decorating game! Build a beautiful indoor garden from the ground up in your New York City apartment.
Why similar: Idler 44.8%, Casual 22.6%, Relaxing 17.3%, Management 8.4%, 2D 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A purely cozy and relaxing experience that focuses on the therapeutic nature of plant care.
- #25 Pocket Harvest
81% matchVery Positive89% of 130 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Reap the joys of country life and cultivate your farm and fame!
Why similar: Agriculture 41% ★, Farming Sim 36.8%, Casual 10.3%, Management 5.7%, Resource Management 4%
Why You'll Like It: A deeper simulation experience that still retains the casual, farming-focused core that fans of Farlands will appreciate.
- #26 Mushroom Clicker
79% matchVery Positive95% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Wizard Shrimp Games
Windows
An Idle Incremental Clicker game with cosy magical vibes. You are the newest Mushroom Wizard Initiate 🧙♂️ Cast spells 🪄 harvest mushrooms 🍄 and level up to become more powerful! Hire little creatures 🐿️ to help you harvest and unlock different types of shrooms and skills!
Why similar: Incremental 34.6%, Idler 33.4%, Agriculture 16.3% ★, Casual 8.6%, Resource Management 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A nature-themed idle clicker that focuses on the simple, repetitive joy of growing and harvesting mushrooms.
- #27 Vacuum Warrior - Idle Game
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 924 reviews2023
Dev: Benjamin StaugaardPub: Benzoft
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 97.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Vacuum Warrior is a Free to Play incremental idle game. Listen to the crisp crackle of dust and debris entering your vacuum as you vacuum ridiculous amounts of dust. Upgrade your vacuums, idle gains, and robot vacuums, earn achievements, and explore numerous locations in the Vacuum Warrior universe!
Why similar: Idler 29.8%, Incremental 26.9%, Automation 22.2%, Casual 6.9%, Relaxing 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: While the theme differs, the idle, top-down, and relaxing gameplay loop is very similar to the feel of Farlands.
- #28 Tiny Biomes: Cozy Idle
78% matchVery Positive86% of 447 reviews2026
Dev: Orca Point Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Tiny Biomes is a relaxing idle game where animals peacefully produce resources and you gather wood in a calm harvesting zone. Build small biomes, earn gold, and enjoy steady progression without pressure, timers, or stress. Play at your own pace and unwind.
Why similar: Idler 31.4%, Incremental 26.8%, Automation 14.2%, Economy 8.5%, Casual 6.9%
- #29 Meow My Crop!
77% matchVery Positive90% of 290 reviews2026
Dev: Nocturnal Games
Windows · Mac
Meow My Crop! is a cozy farming mini-game where every keystroke and click makes your crops grow. Team up or sneak around to steal your friends’ fruits, then trade your hard-earned harvest for cute decorations to style your own little plot.
Why similar: Typing 45% ★, Idler 24.3%, Incremental 17.9%, Casual 9.4%, Relaxing 2.1%
- #30 refarm
78% matchVery Positive88% of 299 reviews2024
Dev: otterhands
Windows
The ocean took it all… now take it back! In this short semi-idle island builder you’ll resurface fertile farmland - tile by tile. As you plant, harvest and expand you’ll obtain helping hands and discover what else lies below the surface.
Why similar: Incremental 19.9%, Idler 17.6%, Agriculture 17.5% ★, Farming Sim 16.3%, Automation 15.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on nature and management, providing a slightly more structured but still relaxing farming experience.
- #31 Revolution Idle
76% matchVery Positive87% of 12,167 reviews2025
Dev: Oni Gaming
Windows
Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 178.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Revolution Idle is a free idle incremental game with offline progress, prestige layers, and endless automation. Start simple, reach infinity and go further.
Why similar: Incremental 27.2%, Idler 25.6%, Automation 20.9%, Resource Management 8.6%, Management 6.2%
- #32 3D Printer Manager
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: Smushii
Windows · Mac · Linux
Start in a bedroom with one 3D printer and build a manufacturing empire! Manage filaments, upgrade machines, hire staff, and expand into a factory in this addictive idle tycoon game.
Why similar: Idler 21.9%, Automation 20%, Incremental 16.5%, Farming Sim 12.7%, Economy 10.1%
- #33 Focus Grove
75% matchVery Positive98% of 188 reviews2026
Dev: Little Lantern
Windows
Focus Grove is a work companion that grows with your progress. Build your farm, use productivity tools and unlock new content by completing your real-life tasks. Improve your focus, well-being and work-life balance.
Why similar: Idler 36.6%, Farming Sim 27.2%, Resource Management 12.4%, Management 8.9%, Casual 7.8%
- #34 Farmtale
79% matchMixed67% of 262 reviews2020
Dev: Titanforged Entertainment
Windows
Build your farm from one chicken and explore the world as you progress. Buy animals, harvest crops, hire workers for management, and advance through unique buildings, quests, upgrades, and items in the ultimate idle clicker hybrid!
Why similar: Agriculture 22.6% ★, Incremental 19.1%, Idler 19%, Farming Sim 17%, Resource Management 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Blends clicker mechanics with farming and life-sim elements for a well-rounded, casual experience.
- #35 Desk Space: Idle Spacefleet clicker
76% matchMostly Positive70% of 120 reviews2026
Dev: Shotgun Anaconda
Windows
Grow your fleet of spaceships in this incremental space game. Mine asteroids and trade with stations, unlock upgrades to make more money, deploy pirates, and unlock [REDACTED]. Pin to your desktop and watch your empire grow while you do "more important" things.
Why similar: Idler 24.2%, Incremental 23.1%, Automation 10.7%, Resource Management 9.7%, Economy 8.4%
- #36 Planet Harvester: Incremental Odyssey
74% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: Galysh Company
Windows
Planet Harvester is a relaxing low-poly incremental game. Pilot your crawler across beautiful worlds, chew through resources, unlock new tools, hire drones, and customize your machine for ever bigger hauls. Turn small numbers into massive ones!
Why similar: Incremental 32.2%, Idler 27.8%, Resource Management 13.5%, Economy 7.8%, Casual 6.9%
- #37 Far Mining
73% matchVery Positive96% of 356 reviews2026
Dev: LostVolBytes
Windows
Far Mining is a short and relaxing incremental game about mining asteroids. Mine resources, upgrade your ship, unlock new tools, and find your way out of deep space.
Why similar: Incremental 43.3%, Idler 16.5%, Space 12%, Casual 9.3%, Resource Management 8%
- #38 Idyll Isle
74% matchVery Positive93% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: Future Soil Media
Windows
A cozy idle island sim that lives on your desktop, just above the taskbar. Five islanders — a Farmer, Woodcutter, Fisherman, Miner, and Chef — farm, fish, mine, cook, and craft on their own. You just make the calls. Glance down between emails and a meal is ready. It never steals your screen.
Why similar: Idler 23.5%, Incremental 19.5%, Farming Sim 19.3%, Automation 18.1%, Economy 6.7%
- #39 Leaf Blower Revolution - Idle Game
75% matchVery Positive94% of 26,447 reviews2020
Dev: Humble North
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 132.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Blow leaves, upgrade your gear, and automate your progress as you explore the Leaf Universe. A satisfying incremental idle game where every leaf blown brings you closer to the next big upgrade. Simple, relaxing, and endlessly rewarding. Let the leaves fall, and your progress rise!
Why similar: Idler 35.9%, Incremental 34.7%, Farming Sim 16.3%, Casual 7%, Relaxing 4.2%
- #40 My Little Life
73% 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: Idler 43.2%, Farming Sim 32.8%, Management 9.5%, Casual 7.9%, Relaxing 6.6%
- #41 Typing Farmer
72% matchVery Positive89% of 502 reviews2026
Dev: MilkwayStudio
Windows · Mac
Median: 46.6 hrsMean: 191.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to Typing Farmer! This desktop idle healing game will make a corner of your screen a cozy farm. Your daily actions—typing and clicking—automatically foster crop growth, attract cute animals play with you. Let the healing charm of adorable creatures infuse your intense workdays~
Why similar: Typing 37.7% ★, Idler 20.6%, Farming Sim 17.9%, Incremental 14.6%, Casual 5.2%
- #42 Tiny Vending Machines
73% matchMixed64% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: Frozen Logic Studios
Windows
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: Idler 34.3%, Automation 23.9%, Economy 16.2%, Resource Management 12.3%, Casual 5.6%
- #43 Spacenap
72% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Eleven Dusks Studios
Windows
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: Idler 32%, Incremental 26.7%, Casual 9.5%, Resource Management 9.3%, Economy 7.2%
- #44 The Dream Globe
71% matchVery Positive95% of 396 reviews2025
Dev: Roaming of Little Hammer
Windows
Median: 37.9 hrsMean: 73.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Idler game inside an antique dream globe, build the small home and help the mini dream world grow
Why similar: Idler 41.9%, Farming Sim 32%, Resource Management 11.3%, Casual 6.5%, Relaxing 5.3%
- #45 Farlands
68% matchVery Positive90% of 1,726 reviews2026
Dev: JanduSoft
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Congratulations, you’ve bought your own planet! An agrarian rock at the edge of the galaxy that, for some reason, was practically being given away for free. So the time has come to leave your hectic, stressful life in an overcrowded metropolis for a more rural and rewarding life.
Why similar: Agriculture 41% ★, Farming Sim 30.1%, Resource Management 13.5%, Casual 7.4%, Relaxing 5.8%
- #46 Starvester
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 788 reviews2026
Dev: Syphono4Pub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A short incremental game about expanding a star-system wide factory to build giant megastructures in space. Deploy swarms of drones, mine resources, unlock upgrades and harvest the power of the stars!
Why similar: Idler 22.8%, Incremental 22.6%, Automation 19.1%, Resource Management 8.7%, Economy 8.5%
- #47 Petunia's Purgatory
69% matchVery Positive98% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: Dead Possum GamesPub: Level Up Gaming
Windows
Petunia's Purgatory is a creepy-cute idle farming game that lives at the bottom of your screen. Grow cursed crops, feed the Elder God, and keep Petunia sane before her hallucinations invade your desktop.
Why similar: Idler 30.2%, Farming Sim 23.7%, Automation 16.8%, Resource Management 10.2%, Management 7.8%
- #48 Whimside
70% matchVery Positive92% of 440 reviews2025
Dev: ToadzillartPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A creature collection game that sits at the bottom of your screen & fits easily into your routine. Whether you're working, studying, or relaxing, Whimside is always ready to offer you a cozy escape. Capture rare creatures, create new species & decorate your whimsical space!
Why similar: Automation 33.3%, Farming Sim 31.5%, Idler 12.9%, Management 9%, Casual 6.4%
- #49 Drop and Grow
69% matchVery Positive92% of 142 reviews2026
Dev: Shane Staller Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short incremental clicker about growing plants by dropping water. Sit back and relax while you restore nature.
Why similar: Incremental 33.3%, Idler 33.2%, Economy 9.4%, Casual 8.2%, Resource Management 8.2%
- #50 Idle Research
70% matchVery Positive84% of 1,898 reviews2022
Dev: Considera Games LLCPub: Considera Core LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 76.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Idle Research is an addictive, resource management, incremental game with both idle and active playstyles. Research and craft colorful Flasks and Tubes to earn as much Energy as possible! Big numbers guaranteed.
Why similar: Idler 31%, Incremental 27.9%, Automation 21.2%, Resource Management 10%, Management 5.8%
- #51 Harvest Dice Profit
68% matchVery Positive93% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: Red Corn
Windows
Harvest Dice Profit is an Incremental Idle Farming & Dice Game where you grow diceshrooms into dice, roll for profit, and automate your economy. Stay ahead of debt... or face the consequences.
Why similar: Idler 18.5%, Incremental 17.7%, Agriculture 14.9% ★, Automation 13.9%, Farming Sim 13.7%
- #52 Tuin
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 150 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Plant seeds, pull weeds and sell vegetables - all while doing something else!
Why similar: Idler 23.8%, Farming Sim 19.6%, Incremental 19.6%, Agriculture 15.2% ★, Automation 10.9%
- #53 Chill Corner
69% matchVery Positive90% of 9,676 reviews2021
Dev: Low-Hi Tech
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 40.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
This is just an idle game for chilling, relaxing or focusing.
Why similar: Idler 45%, Incremental 27.1%, Relaxing 12%, Casual 9.1%, Management 5.9%
- #54 Hamster Talk
67% matchVery Positive97% of 99 reviews2026
Dev: LINE Games Corporation
Windows · Mac
Raise hamsters on your screen while using your computer. Gaming, homework, or work—adorable hamsters are with you every moment. 《Hamster Talk》 is an idle social game that coexists on your screen without interruption. Interact with reactive hamsters, chat worldwide, and grow your own little town!
Why similar: Typing 21.1% ★, Idler 18.5%, Agriculture 16.7% ★, Incremental 16.1%, Farming Sim 10.9%
- #55 Cultivation Idle
68% 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 32.7%, Incremental 26.3%, Automation 22.3%, Resource Management 11.2%, Casual 6.4%
- #56 Trees Inc
67% matchVery Positive85% of 60 reviews2026
Dev: MobmonksPub: MadOctopus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a self-sustaining forest in this incremental idle game where you chop trees, automate production with workers, stack upgrades for exponential growth, and use prestige and XP-based perks to push your output further every run.
Why similar: Idler 30.1%, Incremental 26.9%, Agriculture 11.3% ★, Casual 10%, Resource Management 8.5%
- #57 Cornerpond
66% 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: Idler 28.3%, Incremental 25.6%, Automation 14.7%, Resource Management 7.7%, Economy 6.8%
- #58 Petal by Petal
67% matchVery Positive91% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: Orquin Games
Windows
Petal by Petal is a relaxing incremental gardening game where mindful movements are rewarded. Automate your garden, unlock powerful flower abilities, and watch your screen explode into vibrant colour as your garden grows.
Why similar: Incremental 40.9%, Idler 34.3%, Casual 9%, Relaxing 7%, Resource Management 5.5%
- #59 Mushroom Nook
65% 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: Idler 50.4%, Agriculture 28.2% ★, Casual 10.5%, Relaxing 7.8%, 2D 2%
- #60 Finn Dorset's Institute For Livestock Replication
66% matchVery Positive84% of 1,268 reviews2024
Dev: CarlMorganArt
Windows
An animated incremental game about cloning livestock. Make as many moon sheep as you can. Research technology, upgrade your operation and become a clone farm billionaire!
Why similar: Incremental 22.7%, Idler 21.9%, Agriculture 19.9% ★, Farming Sim 13.3%, Automation 10.8%