- #1 Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi
97% 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.
Why similar: Fishing 21.4% ★, Idler 17%, Creature Collector 16.7%, Incremental 10.8%, Relaxing 8.3%
- #2 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.
Why similar: Fishing 22.5% ★, Idler 17.8%, Incremental 12.6%, Creature Collector 12.3%, Relaxing 10.3%
- #3 Cornerpond
96% 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!
Why similar: Fishing 21.8% ★, Idler 17.2%, Creature Collector 17.1%, Incremental 14.3%, Relaxing 9.5%
- #4 Fischer's Fishing Journey
95% 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.
Why similar: Fishing 23.7% ★, Idler 21.4%, Creature Collector 21.4%, Relaxing 10%, Cute 5.4%
- #5 Chillquarium
94% 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!
Why similar: Fishing 20.6% ★, Creature Collector 18.4%, Idler 16.4%, Incremental 13.9%, Collectathon 10.8%
- #6 Cast n Chill
94% 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.
Why similar: Fishing 26% ★, Creature Collector 19.9%, Idler 18.8%, Relaxing 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 11%
- #7 Fishing Inc
93% matchVery Positive91% of 1,897 reviews2026
Dev: BigBonk Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.4 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: Fishing 23.7% ★, Idler 16.5%, Incremental 16.3%, Relaxing 11.3%, Retro 9%
- #8 Post Apocalypse Microbe Lab
92% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: SKIPMOREPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows · Mac
This is an idle game you can leave in the corner of your desktop. Watch at your leisure as an android girl researches microbes in a post-apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Idler 18.1%, Creature Collector 15.4%, Incremental 13.6%, Fishing 13.2% ★, Relaxing 10.9%
- #9 Idle Fishing
91% 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.
Why similar: Fishing 23.9% ★, Idler 19.3%, Incremental 15%, Creature Collector 12.9%, Relaxing 11.8%
- #10 Joyquarium
91% 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).
Why similar: Fishing 20.3% ★, Creature Collector 17.7%, Idler 15.5%, Incremental 11.9%, Relaxing 9.5%
- #11 Scale the Depths
90% matchVery Positive88% of 2,178 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: Fishing 32.8% ★, Relaxing 13.3%, Incremental 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Casual 6.8%
- #12 Tiny Aquarium: Social Fishkeeping
88% 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.
Why similar: Fishing 22.9% ★, Creature Collector 20.2%, Idler 18.1%, Collectathon 11.7%, Retro 10.2%
- #13 Desktop Fishing
89% 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.
Why similar: Fishing 25.8% ★, Creature Collector 20.8%, Idler 18.4%, Incremental 14.4%, Relaxing 8.1%
- #14 Grove Fisher
89% 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!
Why similar: Fishing 22.2% ★, Idler 17.1%, Creature Collector 13.2%, Incremental 12.8%, Relaxing 10.4%
- #15 Far Fishing
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,152 reviews2025
Dev: LostVolBytes
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Far Fishing is a short and relaxing fishing game. Set off on a journey to the edge of the world, catching a variety of fish and upgrading your boat along the way.
Why similar: Fishing 30.6% ★, Incremental 19%, Relaxing 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Idler 6.9%
- #16 Rusty's Retirement
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,872 reviews2024
Dev: Mister Morris Games
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.
Why similar: Idler 37.9%, Relaxing 21.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Cute 10%, Casual 7.8%
- #17 Fantasy Aquarium
86% 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.
Why similar: Idler 21.7%, Creature Collector 20.4%, Incremental 17.6%, Relaxing 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
- #18 The Dream Globe
84% matchVery Positive95% of 403 reviews2025
Dev: Roaming of Little Hammer
Windows
Median: 36.9 hrsMean: 73.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Idler game inside an antique dream globe, build the small home and help the mini dream world grow
Why similar: Fishing 26.5% ★, Idler 22.4%, Collectathon 15%, Relaxing 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #19 Mango's Fisharium
85% 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.
Why similar: Fishing 20.3% ★, Idler 18.5%, Incremental 15.2%, Creature Collector 14.6%, Collectathon 7.8%
- #20 Desktop Defender
83% matchVery Positive93% of 1,840 reviews2025
Dev: Conradical GamesPub: Poysky Productions
Windows
Median: 24.8 hrsMean: 53.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
An idle auto-battler that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Idler 35.1%, Incremental 29.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Casual 8.6%, Relaxing 5.1%
- #21 My Little Life
84% 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.
Why similar: Fishing 23.7% ★, Creature Collector 21%, Idler 20.8%, Collectathon 11.7%, Relaxing 11.7%
- #22 Just Keep Fishing
82% matchVery Positive84% of 148 reviews2026
Dev: Set Sail GamesPub: Aarimous and Thornity
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short incremental game about catching a lot of fish🎣
Why similar: Fishing 30.2% ★, Incremental 21.8%, Idler 17.1%, Relaxing 9.4%, Casual 8.9%
- #23 A Game About Feeding A Black Hole
82% matchVery Positive88% of 3,544 reviews2025
Dev: AarimousPub: Aarimous and Thornity
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A short incremental game about feeding a Black Hole matter by destroying Asteroids, Planets, and Stars.
Why similar: Incremental 40.8%, Idler 19.9%, Relaxing 15.5%, Casual 8.8%, Indie 5.1%
- #24 Fish Lab
81% matchVery Positive85% of 183 reviews2026
Dev: stonecodes
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short incremental game where you collect fish for your lab. Synced to music.
Why similar: Incremental 20.7%, Idler 17%, Fishing 16.9% ★, Collectathon 13.6%, Casual 10.9%
- #25 Skulker
80% matchVery Positive91% of 57 reviews2025
Dev: Krow Game
Windows
Skulker is a collectible fishing game where you roll dice to explore fishing spots. Support desktop wallpaper aquarium, switch the game and wallpaper at any time, Work and slack off at the same time.
Why similar: Fishing 25.5% ★, Creature Collector 16.5%, Idler 14.6%, Incremental 13.1%, Collectathon 11.4%
- #26 Kernelbay
78% 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 24.6%, Idler 23.2%, Fishing 22.4% ★, Relaxing 13%, Casual 6.2%
- #27 Tiny Biomes: Cozy Idle
78% matchVery Positive85% of 460 reviews2026
Dev: Orca Point Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.8 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 27.8%, Incremental 21.9%, Relaxing 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Casual 8.2%
- #28 Cozy Island Idle
81% 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: Fishing 24.9% ★, Creature Collector 19.6%, Idler 19%, Collectathon 10.1%, Incremental 6.2%
- #29 Idlequarium
79% 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.
Why similar: Creature Collector 22.8%, Idler 21.9%, Fishing 21.5% ★, Incremental 12.4%, Relaxing 8.3%
- #30 Bit-Cremental: Fishistry
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 94 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: Fishing 20.5% ★, Idler 15.9%, Incremental 12.4%, Relaxing 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
- #31 Little Aviary
77% 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!
Why similar: Creature Collector 22.7%, Idler 21.5%, Incremental 16%, Collectathon 11%, Relaxing 10%
- #32 Captain Whiskers: Incremental Seas
76% 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!"
Why similar: Incremental 26.2%, Fishing 22.2% ★, Relaxing 16.6%, Casual 11.7%, Collectathon 8.6%
- #33 Desk Paws
76% 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?
Why similar: Creature Collector 22.1%, Idler 20.4%, Collectathon 11.1%, Relaxing 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #34 Tiny Pasture
75% 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!
Why similar: Idler 22.3%, Creature Collector 21.2%, Incremental 17.5%, Relaxing 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
- #35 Incremental Fishing
75% 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: Idler 28.8%, Incremental 27.1%, Casual 14.9%, Fishing 10.8% ★, Relaxing 7.7%
- #36 Luna's Fishing Garden
77% matchVery Positive94% of 2,234 reviews2021
Dev: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Luna's Fishing Garden is a short, cozy fishing and building game. Catch fish, trade it in and create the garden of your dreams by planting new trees, placing water objects and bringing animals to the archipelago.
Why similar: Fishing 28.8% ★, Idler 20.7%, Collectathon 14.2%, Relaxing 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #37 Fish to Cats: Catch & Feed
74% 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!
Why similar: Fishing 19.5% ★, Idler 18.4%, Creature Collector 15.1%, Incremental 14.7%, Relaxing 12.6%
- #38 Black Hole Fishing
74% 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!
Why similar: Fishing 24.2% ★, Creature Collector 19.7%, Idler 18.3%, Incremental 16.3%, Relaxing 11%
- #39 NoSlack Pets: Lo-Fi Paws
72% matchVery Positive97% of 458 reviews2025
Dev: Lynkpin Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 68.8 hrsMean: 311.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A warm and cozy desktop cat companion game. Let Miino keep you company while you work or study, focus with Pomodoro, Lo-Fi, to-do lists, and white noise; collect Headgear and decorations, decorate your room, join the Online Study Room, go fishing, and build your own relaxing desktop space.
Why similar: Fishing 30.1% ★, Idler 26%, Collectathon 14.9%, Relaxing 14.9%, Cute 7.3%
- #40 Croakoloco
73% matchVery Positive91% of 524 reviews2024
Dev: Ryan Forrester
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 33.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Croakoloco is a relaxing frog collecting idle game. Watch them jump, croak, and eat delicious flies. Grow frogs, feed frogs, or take control of one in “Froggy Mode” for a more active play style!
Why similar: Creature Collector 26.4%, Idler 21.5%, Incremental 18.7%, Collectathon 10.4%, Casual 6.2%
- #41 Desktop Fishes
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 160 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: Fishing 23.7% ★, Creature Collector 20.5%, Idler 18.4%, Incremental 16.5%, Collectathon 11.9%
- #42 Whimside
71% matchVery Positive92% of 441 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: Creature Collector 33.8%, Relaxing 13.5%, Retro 12.7%, Cute 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
- #43 SCREENSIDE FISHER
70% 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!
Why similar: Fishing 45.1% ★, Creature Collector 13.8%, Casual 10.1%, Cute 9.4%, Collectathon 8.9%
- #44 Machorium -Muscle Aquarium Simulator-
73% 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.
Why similar: Idler 23.5%, Incremental 19.7%, Creature Collector 17%, Collectathon 12.8%, Relaxing 11.2%
- #45 Under the blue horizon
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 185 reviews2024
Dev: PavdupPub: DEVDUP
Windows · Mac
"Under the Blue Horizon" is an idle simulation game. Play while performing other tasks on your computer! Place your own aquarium anywhere on your screen, coexisting with your work, games, and more!
Why similar: Idler 41.3%, Relaxing 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Casual 13.2%, Indie 4%
- #46 100 hidden Cthulhu fish
71% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: FM Simple Games Studio
Windows · Linux
100 hidden Cthulhu fish is a hidden objects / clicker game. There are 100 fish hiding on each map. Your task is to find them all
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.2%, Creature Collector 18.4%, Incremental 13.3%, Collectathon 10%, Relaxing 9.1%
- #47 Loafing Town
69% matchVery Positive86% of 584 reviews2025
Dev: GoblinZzPub: IndieArk
Windows
Median: 44.9 hrsMean: 113.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A relaxing and humorous idle god simulator that stays at the bottom of your screen or on a second monitor while you do other things. With physics-based dragging interactions, it feels just like playing with desk toys.
Why similar: Idler 21.3%, Creature Collector 20.3%, Incremental 16.5%, Relaxing 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
- #48 Lofi aquarium
70% 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.
Why similar: Creature Collector 25.4%, Idler 22.2%, Incremental 14.2%, Collectathon 13.9%, Relaxing 11.9%
- #49 Kraken Cleaning
68% matchVery Positive87% of 94 reviews2026
Dev: Luka Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cozy incremental game where you play as a Kraken wielding abyssal powers to clean the ocean.
Why similar: Idler 26.9%, Incremental 25.3%, Relaxing 14.6%, Cute 8.4%, Casual 7.7%
- #50 My Little Spider
67% matchVery Positive94% of 434 reviews2025
Dev: 9FingerGames
Windows
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 55.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Adopt a cute pet spider that lives anywhere on your desktop! Team up to discover unique bugs, decorate their web, and unlock adorable spider hats as you work or relax.
Why similar: Creature Collector 27.8%, Idler 20.9%, Collectathon 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Cute 7%
- #51 Your Big, Cute Monster Farm
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,216 reviews2025
Dev: KaiPlay StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 30.3 hrsMean: 105.2 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 26.6%, Creature Collector 25.8%, Relaxing 11.7%, Casual 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
- #52 Feed the Reactor
67% matchVery Positive82% of 665 reviews2026
Dev: Adam Travers
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
An incremental unfolding game about feeding fuel into a reactor. Combine elements to produce energy, unlock exotic technologies and explore a strange galaxy.
Why similar: Incremental 34.2%, Idler 24.4%, Horror 10.4%, Relaxing 9.9%, Casual 6.8%
- #53 Cat Goes Fishing
71% matchVery Positive94% of 16,571 reviews2015
Dev: Cat5Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Start out on an island with a basic rod. Progress into a radar-wielding master fisher-cat scouring the sea for the biggest and baddest fish. Each fish has unique behaviors that you will learn to exploit as you tailor your arsenal of fishing rods to suit your style of play. Mrrrow!
Why similar: Fishing 46.6% ★, Relaxing 12.9%, Cute 9%, Casual 7.3%, Indie 6.2%
- #54 Ropuka's Idle Island
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,318 reviews2025
Dev: Moczan and Little Chmura
Windows
Median: 31.8 hrsMean: 123.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 33.7%, Incremental 24.5%, Relaxing 21.2%, Casual 9.3%, Cute 8.3%
- #55 You Know The Drill
66% matchVery Positive93% of 1,074 reviews2026
Dev: ludokaiPub: Catoptric Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
You Know The Drill is a relaxing incremental mining game about digging underground to harvest ores. Collect resources and use them to upgrade your drill and go even deeper!
Why similar: Idler 20.7%, Incremental 20%, Relaxing 13.1%, Robots 12.5%, Retro 12.5%
- #56 The Last Cat in the Universe
64% matchVery Positive95% of 1,329 reviews2026
Dev: Apamate Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Gather the remains of a dying space station to build a cozy home for the last cat in the universe. A short, narrative-driven incremental game about finding peace in the face of darkness
Why similar: Incremental 24.9%, Idler 19.7%, Relaxing 16.3%, Story Rich 12.1%, Casual 7.3%
- #57 Chonkers
67% 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 23%, Idler 20.4%, Incremental 12.7%, Relaxing 12.4%, Collectathon 11.1%
- #58 Beneath The Surface
70% matchVery Positive95% of 561 reviews2018
Dev: carla51
Windows · Mac
A relaxing hiatus from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Sit in a remote corner of the world, drop a line, and see what bites.
Why similar: Fishing 49.9% ★, Incremental 24.8%, Relaxing 17.3%, Casual 7.9%
- #59 Shelldiver
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 18,200 reviews2025
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take a deep breath and dive right into this cozy incremental game about a senior turtle trying to start a business selling jellyfish. Upgrade your equipment, explore biomes, and help your turtly village!
Why similar: Incremental 34%, Idler 20.7%, Relaxing 13%, Casual 7.6%, Arcade 5.2%