- #1 Desktop Fishing Garden
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DCG Entertainment,Inc.
Windows
Desktop Fishing Garden is a cozy idle fishing game that lives on your desktop. Catch fish automatically, decorate your island to attract new species, sell your catch, and unlock upgrades. Create your own relaxing fishing paradise while you work, study, or simply unwind.
Why similar: City Builder 44.6%, Idler 29.3%, Casual 20.4%, Indie 4.5%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #2 Kingdom of Assetia: The Clicker Game
96% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Chatty Pillow
Windows
In Kingdom of Assetia: The Clicker Game you'll be assuming the role of the Mayor of Anywhere. After a disastrous flood hit the former prime adventuring hub you'll be working on restoring the village.
Why similar: City Builder 48.7%, Idler 29.9%, Casual 19%, Indie 1.4%, Singleplayer 1%
- #3 Idle Game Simulator
96% matchVery Positive89% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: Dogloaf
Windows
Have you ever wanted an idle game without all the pesky obstructions like gameplay and graphics? Introducing Idle Game Simulator! Is it a game? No, it is a very serious and deep simulator. This is idle in its purest form, watch number go up without having to do anything at all!
Why similar: Idler 42.4%, Text-Based 22.3%, Minimalist 21.3%, Casual 12.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #4 Egg of Skill Tree
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YANASE GAMES
Windows
"Egg of Skill Tree" is a game inspired by "The Egg" and "Path of Exile." Strengthen yourself through the skill tree and break the egg.
Why similar: Idler 37.5%, Minimalist 28.8%, Casual 15.9%, Text-Based 14.2%, Singleplayer 2%
- #5 Balloons Factory Tycoon
94% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Cristian Savelea
Windows
Build and manage your balloon empire in this relaxing idle tycoon! Automate production, upgrade machinery, and earn massive profits to unlock vibrant, stylized cities. Start small and expand your colorful business across the world.
Why similar: Idler 44.1%, City Builder 35.4%, Casual 18.4%, Indie 1.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #6 Idle Commonwealth
94% matchMixed66% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: Qbusik Games
Windows
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: City Builder 35.9%, Idler 34.8%, Minimalist 10.4%, Casual 10.3%, Text-Based 6.4%
- #7 Nooodles: Brutalism Edition
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RoRoKaii Works
Windows · Linux
A laid-back idle network-building game. Lay connections, build nodes. Tokens flow through your network, constantly meeting and merging, generating revenue at ever-higher values — revenue builds more nodes, nodes pass more tokens, tokens... you get the idea.
Why similar: City Builder 46.9%, Idler 36.6%, Minimalist 8.5%, Casual 7.3%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #8 Just a Cat
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lonelystar
Windows
Just a Cat is a cute casual idle game about a cat that stays on your screen while you work or relax. Dress him with hats and glasses, watch his reactions, and track mouse clicks and keyboard presses as part of your personal statistics.
Why similar: Idler 47.9%, Casual 26.6%, Minimalist 23.9%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #9 Can you reach 60 seconds
91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Mike's Party
Windows
In this game you just have to wait 60 seconds to win, but every second, your chances of getting to the next one reduces. That's it! Can you reach 60 seconds?
Why similar: Idler 27.8%, Minimalist 27.1%, Text-Based 24.9%, Casual 15.4%, Indie 3%
- #10 Hexart City
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GZYE Game
Windows
Build your medieval city by placing hexagonal tiles. Gather resources, manage workers, and create a growing economy through strategic decisions. A relaxing yet thoughtful city-building experience.
Why similar: City Builder 46.3%, Idler 36.2%, Casual 15.1%, Indie 1.4%, Singleplayer 1%
- #11 New Year's Eve Miracle
90% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Poesha Games
Windows · Mac
This is a short cute visual novel about New Year's magic, friendship and miracles.
Why similar: Idler 37.1%, Casual 22%, Minimalist 21.3%, Text-Based 16.8%, Indie 1.7%
- #12 Settlemoon
89% matchVery Positive86% of 288 reviews2023
Dev: Lepioid LLC
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 32.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
After the moon vanished, the fantasy world of Settlemoon lays abandoned in darkness. Re-light the skies, and provide a rest stop for adventurers in a town that updates in real time. Grow your town to attract strange visitors, and discover happened to this world.
Why similar: City Builder 41.5%, Idler 30.1%, Minimalist 17.1%, Casual 11.2%
- #13 Landloop
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: One in the Chamber
Windows
Landloop is a short incremental city builder about zoning tiny districts and building the greatest city ever! Spend resources, unlock perks and entire new zones, and grow your city block by block. Then prestige, and start the loop again.
Why similar: City Builder 53.8%, Idler 31.5%, Casual 11.7%, Indie 2%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #14 Delivery Pro
88% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: DAZE
Windows
A fast-paced restaurant management and indoor food-delivery game. Dash around with a tray yourself, hire and coordinate waiters, and during wave after wave of rush hours deliver the right dishes to the right guests via the shortest routes, snowballing tips as you continually expand the restaurant.
Why similar: City Builder 47.1%, Idler 31.5%, Casual 19.2%, Indie 1.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #15 My Legend of Immortal Cultivation
87% matchMixed59% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: 倔强牛牛
Windows
Immortal cultivation hanging game, with a rich system, experience the world of immortal cultivation
Why similar: Idler 49.6%, Text-Based 24.7%, Casual 21.8%, Singleplayer 2%, Indie 1.9%
- #16 Farm Harvest
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Dave Wuz Here
Windows
Start your new life in the countryside! Plant seeds, harvest crops and trees, gather resources, adopt adorable pets, spend your time fishing, and build a thriving farm in this 2D adventure.
Why similar: City Builder 49%, Idler 29.7%, Casual 18.8%, Indie 1.5%, Singleplayer 1%
- #17 Flowers to the Moon
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flowers to the Moon
Windows
A contemplative idle game set in a soft sci-fi world. Gather flowers around an abandoned spaceport reclaimed by nature, build small insect-inspired drones, and send your harvests to the Moon to watch it slowly bloom.
Why similar: Idler 62.6%, Casual 28.4%, Indie 6.1%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #18 VerdantOfWorld:LostWay
85% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: 缓慢的蜗牛
Windows
Placement game, free to add points, customize equipment attributes at any time, idle resources in exchange for permanent bonuses to attributes, challenge the limits of survival in the ruins, brave the unknown. You can control your character to get extra resources and abilities
Why similar: Idler 52.4%, Text-Based 29.1%, Casual 14.2%, Indie 3.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #19 BagoLand
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michal Bago
Windows
Bagoland is a unique community sandbox built in Unreal Engine 5, driven by Twitch viewers. Claim your plot, build your own space, and see your custom avatar roam the world. Explore, drive, and shape a living world that evolves through collective creativity and community interaction.
Why similar: City Builder 68.3%, Casual 27.7%, Indie 2.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #20 Farewells clicker
83% matchMixed64% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: Team Square
Windows · Mac
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 47.9%, Idler 38.8%, Casual 10.7%, Singleplayer 1.8%, Indie 0.8%
- #21 Shipwrecked: A Quick Automation
84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: JPG
Windows
A short and sweet escape automation game meant to scratch that factory itch. Crash land from space into a randomly generated world with 4 basic resources and then gather, upgrade, and construct a factory to build your spacecraft back up from rubble and escape. A 2-3 hour experience (no game saves).
Why similar: City Builder 50.5%, Idler 26.1%, Casual 20.2%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #22 The Final Week
82% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Northern Games
Windows
Take command of the final place on earth that hasn't been complete destroyed. Gather survivors and save as many of them as you can by sending them into space to the base there. Remember you have 7 days
Why similar: City Builder 74.7%, Casual 21.1%, Singleplayer 2.1%, Indie 2.1%
- #23 Empire Clicker
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Godspear Games
Windows · Mac
Empire Clicker is an addictive idle tycoon game where you click to build and expand your castle, city, and entire kingdom! From humble beginnings to a booming medieval empire, your goal is to gather resources, build structures, and grow your influence across stunning, themed towns.
Why similar: City Builder 53.3%, Idler 34.2%, Casual 11.9%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #24 Kingdoms: Merge & Build
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Cherrypick Games
Windows
Enjoy a soothing merge-2 experience blended with kingdom-building gameplay in this story-rich adventure!
Why similar: City Builder 67.2%, Casual 28%, Singleplayer 2.6%, Indie 2.2%
- #25 CharaDiary
80% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: 黑黑
Windows
CharaDiary is a customizable idle character-raising game where players can shape characters, stories, and visual styles. Players can load official or player-made content packs, turning clicks, keystrokes, and everyday computer use into character growth.
Why similar: Idler 48.1%, Casual 27.1%, Text-Based 23%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #26 Fairwell
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: jtxdlol
Windows
You've inherited your father's old golf club, long since neglected. Armed with a worn-out mower, a little cash, and a grounds crew who came with the place, you set out to bring it back. Can you restore Fairwell to what it once was?
Why similar: Idler 34.7%, City Builder 30.9%, Casual 18.4%, Minimalist 13.6%, Indie 1.3%
- #27 Spidle Tridle
79% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: solinvictus1313
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build your industry and earn credits to buy your ticket back home to Earth. Minimalist sci-fi base building about resource extraction and refinement. A 100% organic indie idle game with an oldschool lo-fi aesthetic and a light-hearted & relaxed atmosphere. Made to be played in a window on the side.
Why similar: City Builder 45.9%, Idler 32.3%, Minimalist 19.4%, Casual 1.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #28 The City Must Grow
79% matchVery Positive81% of 70 reviews2021
Dev: Tunaic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A new city will be established on a flat plain and its administration has been given to you. In order to keep the administration in your hands, the city needs to develop continuously.
Why similar: City Builder 56.9%, Minimalist 28.4%, Casual 10.3%, Indie 2.7%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #29 Widget Idle
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Zzzhz
Windows
An idle game that lives on your desktop. Widgets that make widgets that make widgets.
Why similar: Idler 50.8%, Minimalist 22.6%, Casual 20.6%, Indie 4.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #30 Fifth World
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Fifth World
Windows
This is a very interesting puzzle game.
Why similar: City Builder 66.2%, Casual 31.8%, Singleplayer 2%
- #31 Mega Capital
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Simsoft
Windows
Choose your business idea. Do surveys, try to get investors and try to turn your startup company into a corporation.
Why similar: City Builder 66.9%, Casual 30.6%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #32 Universe Exploration
76% matchPositive96% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: EricPub: HappyDrifter Works
Windows · Mac
A text-based space idle strategy game where you build machines, expand your territory, and command interstellar fleets on a journey from the Solar System to the far stars
Why similar: Idler 50%, Text-Based 25.6%, Casual 21.3%, Indie 1.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #33 Kutha Stroom Rush
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Radiant Deer
Windows · Linux
An electric-grid simulator game. Plan, build, and maintain your growing city's electric needs. Keep all of your electric grid users satisfied, watch your existing grid infrastructure, and build out to serve new users.
Why similar: City Builder 53.7%, Casual 21.9%, Minimalist 21.8%, Indie 1.6%, Singleplayer 1%
- #34 无尽的冒险
75% matchVery Positive93% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: 水月suigetsu
Windows
Endless Adventure is an idle looting RPG. Freely assign stats, craft gear with materials, defeat mighty monsters for resources, grow stronger, and save the world.
Why similar: Idler 48.3%, Casual 19.6%, Text-Based 15%, Minimalist 14.2%, Indie 1.7%
- #35 Check in
76% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Rescras
Windows
"Check in" is a pure collection-based game where there are no complex operations; completing all challenges simply requires checking in on different dates.
Why similar: Idler 55.5%, Casual 34.1%, Indie 7.5%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #36 ArchOlden
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Golden Possum
Windows
ArchOlden is a meditative puzzle-city-builder.
Why similar: City Builder 63.9%, Minimalist 26.4%, Casual 6.7%, Indie 1.6%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #37 HSHS
74% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: 苏州次源科技服务有限公司
Windows
HSHS! Turn me on is a virtual interactive romance game designed for women. You will take on the role of Pricilla Tang, a new entrant live streaming operations assistant, you will encounter him amidst the hustle and bustle of daily life, leading to a destiny that is uniquely yours!
Why similar: Idler 43.8%, Drama 43.4%, Casual 12.7%
- #38 Number Factory
73% matchMixed42% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Alerot
Windows
Build the ultimate number production empire! Automate generators, unlock powerful upgrades, and prestige for permanent bonuses. Compete on global leaderboards and watch your numbers grow to infinity in this addictive idle incremental game.
Why similar: Idler 43.5%, Minimalist 22.9%, Text-Based 16.9%, Casual 14%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #39 Supply Chain Idle
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 382 reviews2018
Dev: Upturn Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build, link and upgrade factories to produce and sell products.
Why similar: Idler 72.8%, Casual 27.2%
- #40 Biomisland
73% matchVery Positive90% of 111 reviews2022
Dev: Remi Song
Windows
BIOmISLAND is a relaxing minimalist nature builder game. Visit randomly generated islands and restore nature at your own pace using diverse plants at your disposal.
Why similar: City Builder 55.1%, Casual 23.3%, Minimalist 18.7%, Indie 1.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #41 Pongcremental
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 23Games
Windows
Pongcremental is an incremental game where you play as the ball of Pong. Eliminate enemies, get stronger, unlock game changing abilities. Hit, destroy, earn, get good. And repeat.
Why similar: Idler 47.6%, Minimalist 26.4%, Casual 22.5%, Indie 2%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #42 Hamster City
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Doonutsaur
Windows
Hamster City is a relaxing idle-building simulator where roads and buildings fuel your food-gathering empire! Build, unlock, and let your city grow in the background as you climb the leaderboard to become the top Chief!
Why similar: City Builder 53%, Idler 43.5%, Casual 2.8%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #43 The Merchant's Eden
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 34 reviews2026
Dev: Norse Sea Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a medieval town around a thriving market. Defend your citizens and traveling merchants against raiding bandits. A minimalist game blending cozy city-building and intense tower-defense as you grow and protect your town.
Why similar: City Builder 55.2%, Minimalist 27.1%, Casual 14.2%, Indie 2.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #44 Harvestopia
71% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: BesGames
Windows
Dive into a charming pixel art world where managing your farm becomes a constantly evolving adventure. Start with limited resources and transform your land into a thriving agricultural enterprise through crops, livestock, and impressive constructions like windmills.
Why similar: City Builder 48%, Idler 37.2%, Casual 12.5%, Indie 1.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #45 ACHIEVEMENTS CITY
71% matchPositive83% of 46 reviews2022
Dev: SOLIDS Studio
Windows
Build a big Cyber / SCI-FI city broken down into multiple districts to grow the population through simple actions.
Why similar: City Builder 59.1%, Minimalist 22.1%, Casual 15.9%, Indie 1.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #46 Meow Island
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1111Dev
Windows
Meow Island is an idle tycoon game where you build a sky island paradise for adorable kittens! Open and upgrade food stores, explore new areas, unlock unique kittens, and fill the skies with cozy cat islands!
Why similar: City Builder 48.5%, Idler 29.9%, Casual 19.5%, Indie 1.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #47 散仙斗天传 - 水墨江湖,文字修仙
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 日上午时
Windows
Immortal Ascension: Battle of Heaven A cultivation-world idle RPG mobile game—gain offline experience, transcend tribulations to boost realm. It has a fantasy storyline (dual heroines), auto-explore mazes, sect play, marketplace, cave resources, and events.
Why similar: Idler 32.5%, Casual 19.9%, Drama 17.3%, Text-Based 14.5%, Minimalist 14%
- #48 CivDle
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Star Software
Windows · Linux
A relaxing idle city-builder where a single hut grows into a sprawl of millions. Build production chains, let your civilisation expand while you're away, and Ascend to push the whole world up an order of magnitude.
Why similar: City Builder 47.7%, Idler 38.6%, Casual 11.5%, Indie 1.1%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #49 Treasure Clicker
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Marrimarr games
Windows · Linux
Tap the chest, buy upgrades, and grow a hoard that spirals into absurdity. Hire heroes, fund guild research, and spend Essence on a skill tree that persists between prestiges. When you need a change of pace, race the clock in speed challenges or descend into The Abyss
Why similar: Idler 47.5%, Minimalist 30%, Casual 17.5%, Indie 2.6%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #50 Hexters
72% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2017
Dev: Draconus Entertainment Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unique procedurally generated city-building strategy / action game with single player campaign story. Inspired by Tron, Darwinia, Anno, Settlers etc.
Why similar: City Builder 97.2%, Indie 2.8%
- #51 City Builder
71% matchMixed69% of 88 reviews2018
Dev: Cow Corp.
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%
You're a government worker who is building a city one building at a time. Place parts of your building to build the tallest building ever created in this fun filled endless stacker!
Why similar: City Builder 59.3%, Casual 32.2%, Indie 8.6%
- #52 Bonfires of Azure
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel Cloud
Windows
Embark on a cozy journey to settle and thrive on floating islands in the remnants of a ruptured world. Grow your village, manage resources, and become the renowned pioneer of the clouds. A relaxing city-building experience where you build and optimize your serene sanctuary in the skies.
Why similar: City Builder 50.4%, Idler 37.9%, Casual 11%, Indie 0.4%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #53 Polyglot Language Learning Quiz
69% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Wholetone Games
Windows
Learn French, German, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese & Korean like a polyglot!
Why similar: Idler 49.9%, Text-Based 25.1%, Minimalist 21.4%, Indie 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #54 OctoDock: Cozy & Chill
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MTyangPub: 鹿岛回声
Windows
OctoDock is a lovely laid-back 2D idle simulation management game🐚. Listen to the soothing crashing sounds of ocean waves🌊 as story-rich fishing boats drift gently into the harbor with sea breeze, and sailors wander ashore in groups.
Why similar: City Builder 53.4%, Idler 26.8%, Casual 19.3%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #55 第一次挂机
66% match7 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: 游道参玄
Windows
Defeat monsters in dungeons for XP and materials. Level up to craft better gear and enchantments using skill points and materials. Challenge bosses for rare gem drops. Socket gems into equipment to boost power.
Why similar: Idler 48%, Text-Based 20.8%, Casual 15.3%, Minimalist 14.8%, Singleplayer 1%
- #56 Synapse Idle
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PAVDUPPub: DEVDUP
Windows · Mac
Grow a 3D neural network from a single neuron. Workers haul energy along radiant paths, buildings amplify every passing signal, and a 100-node skill tree reshapes how your synapse evolves. A calm, incremental idle game about watching complexity bloom — tinted in whatever colors you choose.
Why similar: Idler 66.9%, Casual 27.6%, Singleplayer 3%, Indie 2.5%
- #57 Reefland
67% matchVery Positive93% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: UnSweet
Windows
Reefland - is a colorful city-building simulator with a relaxing atmosphere, where you are up to paint the island by placing buildings.
Why similar: City Builder 47.5%, Idler 27%, Minimalist 13%, Casual 9.6%, Indie 1.7%
- #58 Upgrade! Inc.
66% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: rexty
Windows · Linux
Upgrade! Inc. is a satisfying text-based idle game about unlock and upgrade a series of production lines, hire employeesa nd researching for powerful bonuses. Simple, cozy, addictive, and endlessly engaging. Start your empire today!
Why similar: Idler 44.7%, Minimalist 22.6%, Text-Based 16.8%, Casual 13.7%, Indie 1.5%
- #59 Idle Dimension Breaker
65% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Oddroot Studios
Windows
Idle Dimension Breaker is an idle incremental game about building permanent power through repeated runs. Allocate echoes, rewind for lasting growth, unlock new systems, and push deeper into layered dimensions.
Why similar: Idler 47.7%, Casual 19%, Minimalist 15.7%, Text-Based 14%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #60 HeightMaster
67% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: HeightMasterPub: HeightMaster Studio
Windows
In HeightMaster, players are invited to take on a fun and challenging tower-building journey.
Why similar: City Builder 67.8%, Casual 27.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%, Indie 2.3%