- #1 POWERCELL
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Julian Dietz
Windows
Relax and sit back as you create mesmerizing particle reactions and become a source of infinite power.
Why similar: Idler 30.4%, Simulation 20.8%, Strategy 19.8%, Resource Management 12.8%, Management 9.7%
- #2 The Plus-One Kingdom
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YDIVA Limited
Windows
In The Plus One Kingdom, you are the ruler of a fragile, crumbling domain. Time is relentless—1 real-world second equals 1 in-game day. Seasons change every 90 seconds. Winter is approaching, and if you’re unprepared, everyone will perish.
Why similar: Idler 42.2%, Simulation 20.3%, Strategy 19.2%, Resource Management 13.7%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #3 Cube Game Server Boss
96% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: froggyrs
Windows
Feel the thrill of running you own cube game server! Experience the journey of building your server from the ground up by upgrading gamemodes, hiring staff, and more!
Why similar: Idler 39.8%, Resource Management 18.3%, Simulation 18%, Management 16.4%, 2D 5.2%
- #4 idel world
94% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: 9.9 studio
Windows
《放置模拟国》是一款国家模拟类放置游戏,您可以轻松的获得各类资源,并使用获得的资源进行国家养成,最后实现统一天下的目的。
Why similar: Idler 40.6%, Strategy 20.6%, Simulation 17.4%, Resource Management 14.5%, 2D 4.8%
- #5 Assembly Line 2 Mobile Version
95% matchPositive85% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: Olympus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build and optimize your assembly line to make the most money possible!
Why similar: Idler 30.9%, Strategy 20.5%, Simulation 16.2%, Resource Management 11%, Management 7.2%
- #6 Idle Lab Rats
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alex BrownPub: FAFF Games
Windows
Train rats in a series of mazes and help them improve their stats. Submit rats for grant money and use it to upgrade your lab with new tools and buy new rats with powerful abilities! These new rats have such amazing potential. How smart are these rats becoming?
Why similar: Idler 32.2%, Simulation 21.8%, Strategy 19.8%, Resource Management 10.6%, Top-Down 9%
- #7 Coconut CEO Idle
92% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: grantlerr
Windows
Build a coconut empire in this short incremental game! Gather coconuts, hire workers, and buy upgrades to transform your coconut startup into a coconut empire!
Why similar: Idler 51.1%, Management 20.9%, Strategy 15.4%, Simulation 12.6%
- #8 The RailIdle
94% matchMixed59% of 22 reviews2023
Dev: Henapokoya
Windows
Run the rails at the base, collect materials, and use them to head out on your adventure. The rails run automatically, so you can leave them alone! The further you advance, the more side content you unlock!
Why similar: Idler 42.6%, Simulation 18.2%, Management 17.5%, Resource Management 15.2%, 2D 5%
- #9 The Next Paper
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Xiaolou Games
Windows · Linux
The Next Paper is a card-based idle simulation about building a research career. Read and discover papers, develop your abilities, conduct research, manage equipment and funding, publish your work, take on projects, mentor students, and build a lasting academic record in a shared online world.
Why similar: Idler 31.3%, Resource Management 20.6%, Simulation 17.3%, Management 13.4%, Strategy 13%
- #10 Conquering Other Planets Idle - COPI
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Mrma GamesPub: Marma
Windows
A deep idle RPG where numbers go up, gear gets weirdly strong, and prestige when you want to be stronger or weaker. Build your permanent wardrobe across prestiges, pick your gear to start a run with, but be prepared to upgrade.
Why similar: Idler 35.2%, Resource Management 17.2%, Simulation 15.7%, Strategy 13.2%, Management 6.4%
- #11 Remote Life Simulator
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: dyvoker
Windows
Work remotely, build skills, earn money, and upgrade your life. Become a professional remote worker in this life simulation game!
Why similar: Idler 28.3%, Simulation 23%, Strategy 21%, Resource Management 12.1%, Management 10%
- #12 Macchinato
89% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: chainfault
Windows · Mac · Linux
A relaxing idle clicker about building a coffee empire. Harvest beans, roast them, and serve caffeinated drinks for profit. Automate each stage, work around your bottleneck, and franchise into a global brand. Designed to run alongside your day, and progress keeps brewing while you're away.
Why similar: Idler 43.3%, Resource Management 26.4%, Simulation 15.6%, Management 8.4%, 2D 4.1%
- #13 Code Blue Idle
89% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Sulcus Games
Windows
A medical idle game with real hospital depth. Treat patients, hire staff, and unlock departments from the ED to the ICU — then watch your hospital run itself while you sleep.
Why similar: Idler 36%, Resource Management 21.5%, Management 15.6%, Strategy 11.9%, Simulation 11.2%
- #14 MR MAGEBOY
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: mrdboy
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cozy incremental game about an aspiring mage trying to start a business selling resources. Upgrade your spells, explore biomes, and help your village!
Why similar: Idler 31.3%, Resource Management 24.7%, Management 16%, Simulation 8.4%, Strategy 7.4%
- #15 Long Watch
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: William Wilson
Windows
A short incremental game about an old relay station waking up from deep hibernation. Collect signals, decode the messages they carry, and grow your station into a network across nearby sectors.
Why similar: Idler 36%, Resource Management 23.3%, Simulation 17.3%, Management 14.8%, Top-Down 4.4%
- #16 Resources Assemble!
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lasarevs
Windows · Linux
Build, automate, and expand your factory. Mine resources, craft components, and evolve your systems toward full autonomy and interplanetary production
Why similar: Idler 34.3%, Resource Management 16.9%, Strategy 15.1%, Simulation 13.9%, Management 12.6%
- #17 GridEnergy
84% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: General Studios
Windows
Become the ultimate energy tycoon in this strategic incremental game. Start with humble coal mines, build complex supply chains, manipulate the stock market, and fund cutting-edge research to build the ultimate power source: a Dyson Sphere.
Why similar: Idler 33.9%, Resource Management 21.8%, Simulation 14%, Strategy 13.3%, Management 12.6%
- #18 The Essence of Thievery
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wearable Snake Studios
Windows
The Essence of Thievery is an incremental game with a focus on exploration, discovery, and travel. Command your thief underlings to discover, steal, and wield the power of Essences to push back the Silent Fog and save the world.
Why similar: Idler 51.7%, Simulation 17.4%, Resource Management 12.5%, Fantasy 8.3%, 2D 5.8%
- #19 Chef Knight
82% matchNo user reviews95% of 2,674 reviews2026
Dev: Clover Bite
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Cook what you kill in this cozy fantasy incremental game! Dive into dangerous dungeons, harvest fresh monster ingredients, and serve delicious dishes to hungry adventurers. Slay, cook, sell and upgrade your way to a sprawling dungeon-food empire!
Why similar: Idler 26.5%, Resource Management 22.3%, Management 14.7%, Strategy 13.5%, Simulation 12.6%
- #20 Beyond the Belt
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Jape
Windows
Collect and spend gems in this sci-fi/space themed incremental/idle game. Recruit and upgrade harvester ships and abilities to gather them faster and faster.
Why similar: Idler 42.9%, Management 16.7%, Simulation 16.1%, Resource Management 10.6%, Strategy 6.9%
- #21 Stick Legion
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vanishline Games
Windows
Your income isn't a spreadsheet - it's a battle line. Muster warbands, carve across eight realms, then dock the war in a screen corner and fight on while you work - Order the Last Charge, strengthen your Elders, run it back. Pay once. No ads.
Why similar: Idler 42.6%, Management 16.5%, Strategy 15.3%, Simulation 13.9%, Resource Management 6.3%
- #22 Crime Empire Idle
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Litwire Games
Windows · Linux
Build your criminal dynasty in a deep idle/incremental game. Run crimes, launder dirty cash, upgrade your empire, use the black market, craft weapons & gear to fight criminal opponents while you balance heat and notoriety.
Why similar: Idler 36.8%, Resource Management 22.2%, Management 14.2%, Simulation 12.2%, Strategy 11.9%
- #23 Global Fortune
87% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: 9th Floor ArcadePub: 9th Floor Arcade Inc
Windows · Mac
Global Fortune is a business management game on a global scale. Build and manage a global supply chain, take advantage of regional specialties in production, and ship your products around the world to maximize your profits. How large can your corporate empire be?
Why similar: Strategy 33.7%, Simulation 32.6%, Resource Management 19.1%, Management 14.5%
- #24 Eternal Grove
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blobverse Studio
Windows · Linux
A relaxing idle incremental where you chop mystical trees, earn Essence, and grow upgrades across a deep skill tree. Auto-choppers, combat procs, prestige with permanent Wisdom. Buy once, play forever — no microtransactions.
Why similar: Idler 38%, Simulation 29.6%, Strategy 26.8%, Singleplayer 2.8%, Indie 2.7%
- #25 星域商旅
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 沉默的二刺螈
Windows
Combining elements from the Age of Discovery trade, idle combat, strategic choices,character development, engage in trading, technological research, demon hunting, caravan dispatch, town patrols, workshop cultivation, and more to acquire various resources, upgrades, bonuses, challenging the endless
Why similar: Idler 38.3%, Resource Management 23.3%, Simulation 17.1%, Strategy 16.2%, 2D 3.3%
- #26 Planetary Factory - An Idle Automation Game
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MadJones
Windows
Grow your planetary empire from a small base to a massive production powerhouse in Planetary Factory. Balance inputs and outputs to maximize profits and minimize waste, research advanced technologies, and build a formidable military to conquer hostile planets.
Why similar: Idler 34.8%, Resource Management 18%, Management 12.5%, Simulation 12%, Strategy 11.2%
- #27 PlayIndex
76% matchNo user reviews89% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Breaker Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A relaxed trading sim where video games are the market. Real Steam player counts reprice every game every 10 minutes: buy low, sell high, read the tape, and compete in monthly seasons. Fits around your day and never demands a session.
Why similar: Idler 46.5%, Simulation 17.4%, Resource Management 15.4%, Strategy 14.2%, 2D 5.5%
- #28 Idle Crypto Mining
78% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: The_Robby
Windows
Short, simple, fun idle game to run in the background while playing other games!
Why similar: Idler 37.8%, Resource Management 16%, Simulation 15%, Inventory Management 12.2%, Management 12.1%
- #29 Gridbound
76% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: SkidaddleDev
Windows · Mac
Gridbound is a grid-based puzzle and resource strategy game about placing items, optimizing magical essence, and uncovering clever synergies across different levels, each with their unique challenges.
Why similar: Idler 38.3%, Strategy 17.1%, Resource Management 11.5%, Management 10.9%, Inventory Management 10.1%
- #30 The Eternal Mines
77% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: FlowerValleyDev
Windows
Upgrade your minions as you journey deeper into the mines. Explore different areas. Witness tens of miners at once.
Why similar: Idler 40.4%, Simulation 25.5%, Resource Management 15.2%, Management 12.5%, Fantasy 5%
- #31 Corporate Fat Cat
81% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: C. Uriah
Windows
Play the [fish] stock market as a cat trying to get out of the daily rat race. This game is now [as of 7.11.2023] only available on Steam.
Why similar: Simulation 22%, Strategy 20.9%, Idler 19.8%, Resource Management 19%, Management 12.2%
- #32 Monster Hunting: Incremental Grind Forever
78% matchMixed67% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: TCS Developer
Windows
An idle incremental adventure. Fight monsters, buy upgrades, recruit a party, craft equipment, join a faction, battle across different regions, and complete hundreds of rewards. Unlock a variety of fun features and use them to make your numbers go up!
Why similar: Idler 31.8%, Resource Management 21.5%, Management 14%, Simulation 12.8%, Strategy 11.1%
- #33 Meth Master
79% matchMixed68% of 256 reviews2022
Dev: Oleh Baziv
Windows
Are you ready to build your own drug empire?
Why similar: Idler 34.6%, Simulation 21.1%, Resource Management 11%, Management 10.5%, Inventory Management 9.8%
- #34 Upgrade! Inc.
75% 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 39.9%, Resource Management 24.5%, Simulation 18.6%, Management 9%, Strategy 6.6%
- #35 Idle Mall Simulator
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PEGAX Studios
Windows
Build and expand your own shopping mall in this fun idle simulation game. Open new stores, increase your profits, keep customers happy, and turn your mall into a thriving business empire!
Why similar: Idler 53.1%, Simulation 27.3%, Strategy 9.9%, 2D 6.2%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #36 Babel Legacy
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Broken Toilet Games
Windows · Linux
An idle game where you gather resources and grow your city. Sit back and watch your city expand!
Why similar: Idler 37.5%, Strategy 18%, Simulation 14.9%, Resource Management 11.8%, Top-Down 5.1%
- #37 Weapon Shop Decillionaire
77% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: PERENNIAL HEARTS LLC.
Windows
Weapon Shop Decillionaire is an idle game where weapons turn your dreams of wealth into reality. Build and sell equipment, use the profit to enhance it, while mastering strategic weapon placement on your shop's grid. It's time to become a decillionaire, one sword at a time!
Why similar: Idler 44.1%, Simulation 13.5%, Strategy 11.6%, Inventory Management 9.9%, Management 9%
- #38 Grand Vista Hotel
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Games of Nilsson
Windows
Build and manage a growing hotel. Earn stars, upgrade rooms and elevators, add restaurants, spas, conferences and events, and transform a small family hotel into a luxury Palace.
Why similar: Resource Management 28.7%, Simulation 26.2%, Management 24.8%, Strategy 14.5%, 2D 4.1%
- #39 Scrap Protocol
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NimbleGames
Windows
Play as S.C.R.A.P., an autonomous recycling robot, deployed to clean abandoned planets in this short incremental game. Destroy debris, collect scraps and convert it into usable resources. Optimize your systems through short, repeatable deployments.
Why similar: Idler 32.3%, Resource Management 25.4%, Management 18.5%, Simulation 10.2%, Strategy 7.5%
- #40 Square Game
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Joshua Sherrard
Windows · Linux
Watch the Square bounce around the screen in this idle incremental Game about squares, dots and other shapes. Upgrade, Prestige and even build a deck of awesome abilities in Square Game!
Why similar: Idler 53.7%, Simulation 34.4%, 2D 7.8%, Singleplayer 2.7%, Indie 1.4%
- #41 Idle Guy: Life Simulator games
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 756 reviews2025
Dev: Heatherglade LTDPub: Heatherglade Publishing KFT
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Life Business empire rich game. Boss millionaire idle games. Idle office tycoon
Why similar: Idler 36.3%, Resource Management 17.5%, Management 15.7%, Simulation 15.1%, Strategy 8.7%
- #42 The Frog Prince: Unfrogged
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Spacial Vision Pte. Ltd.
Windows
Once a prince, but turned into a frog by the witch. Lash your tongue to collect insects, feed the witch’s cauldron, and turn catches into magical essence. Upgrade your skills, survive nasty bugs to restore your prince status in this cozy incremental clicker.
Why similar: Resource Management 22.5%, Idler 21.5%, Simulation 17%, Strategy 14.3%, Management 11.7%
- #43 KRONITE VOID
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MurzaGames
Windows
Send your fleet to the most dangerous corner of the galaxy, forge unique ships and raid other commanders. A free-to-play idle strategy game in the Wastebelt.
Why similar: Idler 32.2%, Resource Management 28.4%, Strategy 25.1%, Management 8.2%, 2D 4%
- #44 The Fire Must Be Fed
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: artbohr
Windows
A short incremental game about feeding a mysterious fire. Harvest the forest around you and bring it resources, the more you sacrifice, the more power you gain. Unlock devastating fire powers and uncover what the fire really wants.
Why similar: Idler 35.3%, Resource Management 22.4%, Strategy 15.3%, Management 12.3%, Simulation 8.9%
- #45 Feed The Flame
70% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Retnuh
Windows
Feed The Flame is a simple incremental game where you grow a flame to burn down the world. Buy better resources, unlock upgrades and employ thousands of workers to mine, chop and hunt down fuel for the flame. Easy. Satisfying. Highly addictive.
Why similar: Idler 42.8%, Simulation 19.5%, Resource Management 18.6%, Strategy 17.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #46 Archmage Idle
69% matchMixed64% of 137 reviews2026
Dev: TopCog
Windows · Mac
An idle/incremental RPG where you're an Archmage of a wizard guild. Your skills bolster the frontlines and the supply lines. Every skill multiplies the others, and it all keeps running while you're away.
Why similar: Idler 43.9%, Resource Management 23.1%, Simulation 18.5%, Inventory Management 9.7%, Fantasy 3.7%
- #47 Little Bear`s Honey Shop
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Blueberry StudioPub: Enter the Game Studios
Windows
Little Bear's Honey Shop is an incremental game where you battle magical plants, gather flowers and ingredients, and craft sweet honey products. Build powerful combinations on a honeycomb skill tree, sell honey to customers, and grow a tiny shop into a bustling honey empire.
Why similar: Idler 27.6%, Resource Management 20.6%, Management 13.6%, Strategy 13.2%, Simulation 12.8%
- #48 Legend of Idle
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ActiveDev
Windows
In this incremental game, you must rebuild your kingdom! Gather resources, construct numerous buildings, and set out to conquer everything with your army! A game in the style of the SNES!
Why similar: Idler 34.3%, Simulation 13.9%, Resource Management 11.7%, Strategy 11.6%, Management 8.4%
- #49 Pibcremental
67% matchVery Positive86% of 364 reviews2026
Dev: Arcane CabinetPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A cozy, chaotic idle-incremental clicker about growing a civilisation of tiny creatures called Pibbles in a giant tree, set in a post-human world.
Why similar: Idler 38.6%, Resource Management 17.6%, Simulation 15.3%, Management 10.5%, Strategy 9.8%
- #50 King of Stocks
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: MaruMaru
Windows
Welcome to King of Stocks! This is an engaging simulated stock trading game that allows you to experience the excitement and challenges of stock market investment. You can utilize your intelligence and insight to succeed in the market.
Why similar: Idler 43.1%, Resource Management 22.7%, Simulation 21.2%, Management 11.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #51 WizUp!
72% matchMixed68% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: TopCog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Incremental game with unfolding mechanics, resource management, and WIZARDS!
Why similar: Resource Management 27.6%, Strategy 17.3%, Simulation 16%, Idler 14.3%, Inventory Management 13.5%
- #52 I Can't Stop Touching Balls: Clicker
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Slightly Concerning
Windows
Are you an addicted ball toucher? After launching this game, you definitely ARE! Luckily for you, we have a huge variety of balls, and every one of them can be touched. Need to touch something else? Don't worry! Our automatic ball touchers will happily do the job for you while you're away.
Why similar: Idler 37%, Resource Management 15.1%, Strategy 13.9%, Simulation 13.3%, Management 11.9%
- #53 Bottle Flip Inc
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gamechill
Windows
An incremental game about flipping bottles, unlocking and upgrading unique abilities, and turning simple bottle flips into increasingly satisfying moments.
Why similar: Idler 36.4%, Strategy 18%, Resource Management 16.4%, Simulation 13.7%, Management 6.2%
- #54 Quantum Break
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: morbo
Windows
A casual, incremental game about quantum physics. Break stuff, collect resources and deposit them for more than 300 upgrades! Build a quantum computer, achieve quantum tunneling and potentially save the cats in a box, just don't look inside of it!
Why similar: Idler 59.3%, Strategy 30.5%, 2D 7.6%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #55 Monster Flipper
66% matchMostly Positive75% of 48 reviews2026
Dev: NovaScreen
Windows
Monster Flipper is a short incremental game where you buy and level monsters, smash them with a giant hammer for gold, and unlock swords and artifacts to automate your progress.
Why similar: Idler 39.1%, Management 15.5%, Strategy 14.7%, Simulation 11.8%, Top-Down 6.5%
- #56 The Deconsecration Initiative
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Gwilym
Windows
A short incremental game about building a weapon to kill a god. Build your base, fire your laser, collect shards, Barry has turned into a slug. Upgrade your slugs.
Why similar: Idler 36.1%, Strategy 19.3%, Simulation 14.8%, Resource Management 14.1%, Management 11.3%
- #57 我有放置系统:宗主很忙,弟子自己卷
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 飒铭Pub: NaN Huan Studio
Windows
This game is a desktop placement management game with the construction of the cultivation sect as its core. You will play as a fallen sect leader, relying on the awakened mysterious "placement system" to upgrade sect buildings, cultivate sect disciples, and embark on the path to the holy land.
Why similar: Idler 45.1%, Strategy 21.5%, Simulation 20.4%, Inventory Management 10.9%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #58 Who Clicked My Bones?
66% matchMostly Negative30% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Hanzly Studio
Windows
Who Clicked My Bones? is short Incremental Game about ruling a massive amount of skeleton army to sacrifice in order to Summon Lich King. Upgrade your skeleton in Skill Tree. The Game is designed to be finished in 4 hour playtime.
Why similar: Idler 36.3%, Resource Management 22.5%, Simulation 10.3%, Strategy 9.7%, Management 6.1%
- #59 Mana Lab
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mana Lab Games
Windows
Mana Lab is a unique fantasy incremental game where you blast enemies into oblivion and grow into an all-powerful mage. Level up, collect crystals and potions, and unlock powerful new abilities. Climb the ranks and become the ultimate sorcerer!
Why similar: Idler 35.8%, Strategy 21.7%, Simulation 19.6%, Management 13.3%, 2D 4.3%
- #60 A Game About Eating The Universe
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Raven Productions
Windows
'A game about eating the universe' is a short, satisfying incremental game. grow a black hole by destroying planets.
Why similar: Idler 31.3%, Resource Management 18.4%, Strategy 17.9%, Simulation 13.2%, Management 7.9%