- #1 Plant Tycoon
97% matchVery Positive94% of 227 reviews2008
Dev: Last Day of Work
Windows
Plant Tycoon is a gardening sim game where you nurture plants and experiment with increasingly rare and valuable species. The object is to breed and cross breed plants until you find the 6 Magic Plants of Isola and solve the genetic puzzle. You start with a couple of dollars, a handful of seeds, some soil and water.
Why similar: Simulation 52.4%, Casual 29.9%, Management 17.7%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this game applies the exact same breeding and management mechanics to a botanical setting.
- #2 Koi Farm
96% matchVery Positive95% of 989 reviews2021
Dev: Job Talle
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
A koi breeding game.
Why similar: Simulation 63.5%, Casual 36.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on the genetic breeding of fish, mirroring the core puzzle-solving loop of the seed game.
- #3 Megaquarium
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,770 reviews2018
Dev: Twice Circled
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The public aquarium simulator. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy! It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium.
Why similar: Simulation 42.4%, Management 35.4%, Casual 22.2%
Why You'll Like It: A highly polished management sim that tasks you with building and running a successful public aquarium.
- #4 Aquaculture Land: Fish Farming Simulation
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 204 reviews2022
Dev: Maulidan Games
Windows
Aquaculture Land is a fish farming management game. You will act as a freshwater fish farm manager to nurture different varieties of fish, produce high-quality commodities, and fulfill your customers' needs to grow your business.
Why similar: Simulation 42.9%, Management 36.6%, Casual 20.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the business and management side of fish farming, perfect for those who enjoyed the store aspect of Fish Tycoon.
- #5 Creatura
94% matchMixed67% of 232 reviews2021
Dev: Koksny.com
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Seed, Breed, Create. From single cell organisms to complex ecosystems. Evolve every part of your own unique aquarium / terrarium by applying scientifically accurate principles of natural and artificial selection, in Creatura - ultimate Virtual Evolution Vivarium Simulator.
Why similar: Simulation 66.8%, Casual 33.2%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox evolution simulator that emphasizes genetic traits and environmental adaptation in a virtual ecosystem.
- #6 Insaniquarium Deluxe
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,815 reviews2006
Dev: PopCap Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Why similar: Casual 50.8%, Simulation 34%, Management 15.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, fast-paced aquarium game that shares the same charming, fish-focused theme and casual appeal.
- #7 Aquarist
93% matchVery Positive83% of 1,148 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build beautiful aquariums, care for exotic marine life, complete creative customer jobs, and grow your own aquarium business into a world-class oceanarium in this relaxing sandbox simulation.
Why similar: Simulation 41.8%, Management 37.3%, Casual 20.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a realistic simulation of maintaining, designing, and managing various aquariums.
- #8 Chillquarium
91% matchVery Positive92% of 8,350 reviews2023
Dev: Ben Reber
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.7 hrsMean: 52.4 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!
Why similar: Simulation 63.7%, Casual 36.3%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing idle game that focuses on collecting and growing fish in an aquarium setting.
- #9 Niche - a genetics survival game
92% matchVery Positive86% of 5,225 reviews2017
Dev: Stray Fawn StudioPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Niche - a genetics survival game is a turn-based strategy game combined with simulation and roguelike elements. Shape your own species of animals based on real genetics. Keep your species alive against all odds, such as predators, climate change and spreading sickness.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep genetic breeding mechanics that will appeal to players who enjoyed solving the genetic puzzles in the seed game.
- #10 Equilinox
91% matchVery Positive92% of 3,020 reviews2018
Dev: ThinMatrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Equilinox is a relaxing nature simulation game in which you can create and nurture your own ecosystems. Shape the world to your liking, cultivate and raise hundreds of different species, and evolve your wildlife to unlock more exotic plants and animals.
Why similar: Simulation 63.7%, Casual 26.2%, Management 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A nature simulation game where you breed and evolve creatures to maintain a balanced, thriving environment.
- #11 Budgie Genetics Simulator
89% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Niki Cilliers
Windows
Breed budgies and discover hidden colour mutations in this realistic genetics simulator.
Why similar: Simulation 63.2%, Casual 36.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the breeding and genetic inheritance mechanics found in the seed game.
- #12 Fish Tycoon 2: Virtual Aquarium
90% matchMixed56% of 293 reviews2018
Dev: Last Day Of Work
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Greetings Tycoons! Your favorite mobile game is now available on Windows & Mac! Are you as excited as we are? Happy Fishing!
Why similar: Simulation 100%
Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel, offering updated visuals and modern mechanics for the same franchise.
- #13 Idlequarium
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 255 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.
Why similar: Management 50.1%, Simulation 32.2%, Casual 17.7%
Why You'll Like It: An idle game that focuses on the progression of building a fish collection over time.
- #14 Virtual Families
89% matchVery Positive88% of 76 reviews2009
Dev: Last Day of Work
Windows
From the developer of the smash-hit Virtual Villagers series comes the new casual game that captures the drama of life—Virtual Families! Virtual Families is a casual family sim that runs in true-real time. Adopt and nurture a needy person in the computer. Help them meet a mate, and start a family.
Why similar: Simulation 66%, Casual 34%
Why You'll Like It: Another classic casual sim from the same developer that focuses on managing a virtual household and its inhabitants.
- #15 Tiny Aquarium: Social Fishkeeping
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,680 reviews2025
Dev: Lunheim StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 37.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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.
Why similar: Management 45.4%, Simulation 34.4%, Casual 20.2%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, modern take on keeping and collecting fish in a virtual environment.
- #16 Desktop Fishes
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 157 reviews2025
Dev: Daniel Santalla
Windows
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.
Why similar: Management 100%
Why You'll Like It: A lightweight, casual aquarium experience designed to run on your desktop.
- #17 Virtual Villagers: A New Home
88% matchVery Positive90% of 193 reviews2008
Dev: Last Day of Work
Windows
Care for and nurture a tribe of little people by teaching them the basics of survival. They need to become farmers, builders, scientists, parents and make decisions about unpredictable 'island events'! Guide their day-to-day lives and help them explore and restore their new home.
Why similar: Simulation 68.2%, Casual 31.8%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same real-time simulation and casual management DNA from the same developer.
- #18 FISHERY
86% matchVery Positive84% of 402 reviews2019
Dev: Lilou Studio
Windows
Fishery is a stylized aquarium simulation game. Harness your creativity to build and maintain beautiful aquatic habitats. Then relax and watch your beautiful fish enjoy their home.
Why similar: Simulation 42.8%, Management 35.3%, Casual 21.9%
Why You'll Like It: A technical fish farming simulator that focuses on resource management and habitat design.
- #19 Joyquarium
84% matchVery Positive91% of 588 reviews2025
Dev: Easyfun StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 40.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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).
Why similar: Simulation 66.8%, Casual 33.2%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, casual aquarium experience with creature collection elements.
- #20 Pet Shop Simulator
84% matchMostly Positive71% of 333 reviews2024
Dev: Games Incubator
Windows
Run your own pet shop in Pet Shop Simulator! Find new homes for pets, thus fulfilling the dreams of your customers. Take care of the needs of animals by selling the right items and get involved in matters related to the pets' home life!
Why similar: Simulation 43.5%, Management 34.1%, Casual 22.4%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the store management aspect of selling animals and managing inventory for customers.
- #21 Aquarium Designer
83% matchVery Positive85% of 1,214 reviews2021
Dev: Sigur StudioPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Aquarium Designer gives you an opportunity to create the aquarium of your dreams! Become a professional whose job is to design it, build it, and fill it with the various underwater wildlife! All types, all sizes - your creativity is your only limit!
Why similar: Management 39.2%, Simulation 39.1%, Casual 21.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the creative and management aspects of building and maintaining beautiful aquariums.
- #22 Fish on the desktop
82% 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...
Why similar: Simulation 63%, Casual 37%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, casual simulation of keeping fish on your computer screen.
- #23 Aquatic Store Simulator
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 201 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.
Windows
Dive into the vibrant world of aquatic retail with Aquatic Store Simulator! Take on the challenge of managing your underwater-themed supermarket, blending business management with the beauty of marine life. Stock shelves with exotic fish, decorations, set prices, take payments and maintain aquariums
Why similar: Simulation 42.4%, Management 37.7%, Casual 19.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses specifically on the retail management side of running an aquarium shop.
- #24 Lofi aquarium
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 147 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.
Why similar: Simulation 61.5%, Casual 38.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines aquarium management with a relaxing, lo-fi aesthetic for a stress-free experience.
- #25 Fantasy Aquarium
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 977 reviews2024
Dev: MOON SCAPEPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 46.7 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.
Why similar: Simulation 61.5%, Casual 38.5%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, relaxing aquarium game with a whimsical and cute aesthetic.
- #26 Bit-Cremental: Fishistry
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Inner Realm Studios
Windows
Grow fish with a gachapon twist in this bite-sized idler! Feed, nurture, and watch as fisher people reel in mature catches, earning money to upgrade things like feeding, growth, and fishing speeds for even faster profits.
Why similar: Simulation 58.4%, Casual 41.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, pixel-art idle game focused on fish collection and management.
- #27 Grove Fisher
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 104 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!
Why similar: Simulation 42.9%, Management 31.4%, Casual 25.7%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, fishing-themed idle game with a focus on collection and relaxation.
- #28 Pocket Idler: Fishing Pond
79% matchVery Positive81% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Inner Realm Studios
Windows
Craft your dream fishing experience in this engaging tycoon idler. Stock your pond with rare fish, build and upgrade your shop, attract eager customers, and manage your business to become a legendary fishing haven.
Why similar: Casual 66%, Management 34%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, casual idle game centered around fishing and collecting various species.
- #29 PC FISH: Taskbar Aquarium
77% matchVery Positive85% of 136 reviews2026
Dev: NANOO
Windows · Mac
Raise, Collect, Trade! Discover rare fish, grow your collection, and build a living aquarium right on your desktop.
Why similar: Simulation 79.6%, Management 20.4%
- #30 Fish Idle 2: Underwater Mystery
78% matchMixed66% of 1,622 reviews2024
Dev: MulticastPub: MulticastGames
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 152.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Dive into the most fun idle fishing arcade game! Manage your Fish Kingdoms with automated fishing, upgrade your boat and gear, invest in passive income, and outsmart the market. Become the ultimate fish tycoon!
Why similar: Casual 100%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, point-and-click style aquarium game with adventure elements.
- #31 Lured In
77% matchVery Positive86% of 148 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!
Why similar: Management 43.3%, Simulation 36.3%, Casual 20.4%
- #32 Species: Artificial Life, Real Evolution
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,004 reviews2018
Dev: Quasar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Play with evolution! Species: ALRE is a scientifically-grounded, emergent simulation of natural selection. Creatures evolve and speciate in response to in-game mutation and selection forces, allowing you to experience and tinker with evolution in real-time.
Why similar: Simulation 82.8%, Management 17.2%
Why You'll Like It: A deep simulation of evolution and genetics that appeals to the complex genetic puzzle aspect of the seed game.
- #33 Black Hole Fishing
75% matchVery Positive89% of 560 reviews2026
Dev: SDG GamesPub: Playsaurus
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 20.1 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!
Why similar: Simulation 39.6%, Management 37.2%, Casual 23.2%
- #34 Shrimp Keeping Simulator
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Kunstaat
Windows
Grow, feed and care for your shrimp pals. Watch your shrimp multiply and sell your colony when they become too numerous.
Why similar: Simulation 55.6%, Casual 22.5%, Management 21.9%
- #35 Feed and Grow: Fish
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 21,631 reviews2016
Dev: Old B1oodPub: Greens s.r.o.
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Hunt and eat other fish - simply, grow into larger beasts!
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #36 Milo's Tiny Fish Pond
74% matchVery Positive88% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: MMUnit
Windows · Mac
Create a vibrant, personal fish pond right on your desktop! Easily raise idle fish, collect cute species, and customize your digital space. Earn continuous rewards even while offline, decorate freely with simple taps and soothing sounds, build your serene desktop oasis effortlessly.
Why similar: Simulation 62.5%, Casual 37.5%
- #37 Aquarist - My First Job
76% matchMixed65% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Get your first job in the Aquarist! Learn how to set up aquarium, decorate it and take care of your fish!
Why similar: Simulation 52.8%, Management 47.2%
- #38 Fishing Inc
71% matchVery Positive92% of 1,789 reviews2026
Dev: BigBonk Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Fishing Inc is a cozy incremental fishing game! Catch fish, earn cash, and unlock powerful skills. Master new ponds, fill your Fish Log with Legendary catches, and become the ultimate angler!
Why similar: Management 35.6%, Simulation 34.7%, Casual 29.7%
- #39 Minsgon Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: VokcenPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Hatch mysterious eggs and discover over 150 Minsgon species! Tame, raise and train wild creatures to make them evolve, then sell them in your shop and garden. Unlock the skill tree and rise to fame in the world of Minsgon!
Why similar: Simulation 62.9%, Casual 37.1%
- #40 Exotica 2: Pet Shop Simulator
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 591 reviews2026
Dev: Konrul GamePub: Ultimate Publishing
Windows
Exotica 2: Pet Shop Simulator is a cozy management game where you design and run your own exotic pet shop. Care for over 70 animals, raise babies, breed rare color variants, customize your store, and manage customers and staff.
Why similar: Simulation 65.6%, Casual 34.4%
- #41 Pet idle
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 746 reviews2021
Dev: Alphaquest Games
Windows
Pet Idle is a simulation game where you can take care of various virtual animals! Build and manage your home to be a cozy home for many pets!
Why similar: Simulation 49.9%, Casual 27.2%, Management 22.8%
- #42 Cozy Island Idle
74% 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.
Why similar: Simulation 58.5%, Casual 41.5%
- #43 Behind Glass: Aquarium Simulator
71% matchVery Positive95% of 414 reviews2025
Dev: BitBros Inc
Windows · Mac
Create stunning virtual aquariums on your PC! Our advanced 3D engine brings your fish tank to life with breathtaking realism, featuring lifelike fish, plants, decorations, and more. Transform your monitor into a vibrant, living aquarium. Virtual aquascaping has never been easier!
Why similar: Simulation 65.4%, Casual 34.6%
- #44 Potion Tycoon
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 727 reviews2024
Dev: Snowhound GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Potion Tycoon is a management simulator with a witchy twist! Build and develop your very own magic shop. Manage resources, set up production lines, mix potions and sell them smartly to stay ahead of the competition. Welcome to the potion business!
Why similar: Management 50%, Simulation 50%
- #45 Idle Waters
69% matchVery Positive95% of 391 reviews2025
Dev: Ignita Games
Windows
Median: 42.3 hrsMean: 68.1 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.
Why similar: Simulation 45.9%, Management 36.8%, Casual 17.3%
- #46 Fish
69% matchVery Positive86% of 515 reviews2024
Dev: cooldev
Windows
you click fish to get fish.
Why similar: Simulation 61.8%, Casual 38.2%
- #47 Shop Manager : Video Game Tycoon
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 69 reviews2019
Dev: Faritengames
Windows
In Shop manager: video game tycoon your uncle entrusts you his video game shop. Your goal is to make it profitable so that one day you can inherit your business.
Why similar: Simulation 46%, Management 28.2%, Casual 25.8%
- #48 Biotope
73% matchMixed43% of 220 reviews2019
Dev: MBL Development
Windows · Mac
Biotope will be the most detailed and realistic aquarium simulator on the market. Biotope makes it possible to create complex aquarist ecosystems and simulate realistic life cycles of plants and fish.
Why similar: Simulation 45.4%, Management 31.7%, Casual 22.9%
- #49 Mango's Fisharium
69% matchVery Positive82% of 305 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.
Why similar: Simulation 50.5%, Management 41.3%, Casual 8.2%
- #50 Fish Game
68% matchVery Positive93% of 639 reviews2023
Dev: A Shell in the Pit Games
Windows
Fish Game is a detailed and highly “sofishticated” freshwater aquarium simulator, lovingly crafted *by* enthusiasts *for* enthusiasts! Featuring fish with personalities and dynamic relationships, water quality modeling, and so much more! Made with support from our friends at Smarter Every Day!
Why similar: Management 100%
- #51 Husbandry
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 144 reviews2020
Dev: Average Games
Windows · Mac
As an entrepreneur from a far away galaxy, raise and breed the exotic creatures of Earth, then sell them back to your home world.
Why similar: Management 40.8%, Simulation 34.1%, Casual 25.1%
- #52 Scale the Depths
66% matchVery Positive88% of 1,927 reviews2026
Dev: Glass Gecko GamesPub: Pretty Soon
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fish, scale, sell, repeat. Scale the Depths is a casual fishing game built around this simple but satisfying loop. Feed hungry customers, upgrade your gear, and uncover the many secrets hidden beneath the surface.
Why similar: Simulation 40.6%, Management 34.7%, Casual 24.8%
- #53 Grocery Store Tycoon
67% matchVery Positive84% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: Spyder Lab Gaming
Windows
Build and manage your own grocery store in first person. Run the register, stock inventory, hire employees, and expand your business from a small market into a thriving retail operation.
Why similar: Simulation 48.5%, Management 39.7%, Casual 11.8%
- #54 Cornerpond
65% 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: Simulation 46.1%, Management 32.4%, Casual 21.5%
- #55 Ecosystem
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 634 reviews2024
Dev: Tom JohnsonPub: Slug Disco
Windows
Create virtual lifeforms whose development is shaped by a deep simulation of evolution. Guide them as they fight, mate, and adapt to the environment you have built. All the creatures in the trailer evolved on their own in the game!
Why similar: Simulation 56%, Management 44%
- #56 Market Tycoon
70% matchMixed55% of 412 reviews2017
Dev: Protection GamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Market Tycoon is a Tycoon game where you Grow your Market from a small Mini Market all the way up to a Hyper Market. Manage, create, and customize your market from wall paint to placing cashiers, shelves, and fridges.
Why similar: Simulation 45.4%, Management 33.6%, Casual 20.9%
- #57 Internet Fisherman
68% matchMixed52% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Netzz
Windows
"Internet Fisherman" is an idle fishing game with Steam Community trading, where you can obtain rare fish every 2 hours and add them to your Steam inventory. Players can feed fish to cats to increase affection, and will appear on the affection leaderboard to compete with other players.
Why similar: Simulation 63%, Casual 37%
- #58 Prologue: Fish idle 2
67% matchMixed66% of 385 reviews2024
Dev: MulticastGames
Windows
Dive into the most fun idle fishing arcade game! Manage your Fish Kingdoms with automated fishing, upgrade your boat and gear, invest in passive income, and outsmart the market. Become the ultimate fish tycoon!
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #59 Fish to Cats: Catch & Feed
64% matchNo user reviews82% of 201 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!
Why similar: Casual 69.8%, Simulation 30.2%