Games Like GrindFest

A dark fantasy idle ARPG where you prepare a character, send them into automated PvE runs, collect loot, craft stronger gear, and shape your build through skills, passives, and long-term progression.

Why similar: Action RPG 13.7%, Dungeon Crawler 12.9%, Idler 12.7%, Auto Battler 12.7%, RPG 8.8%

Outliers: Incrementum is a short incremental ARPG about hacking-and-slashing through hordes of monsters. Clear dungeons. Collect loot. Get stronger... and uncover the mysteries of THE tower.

Why similar: Loot 16.5%, Hack and Slash 14.6%, Action RPG 13.9%, Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, Incremental 12.9%

Farmer = nil is a programming automation farm game. Write scripts for your robots, collect resources, unlock tech, and build the most efficient farm.

Why similar: Programming 40.3% ★, Automation 22.2%, Idler 15%, Incremental 9.6%, Education 9.2%

Chibi Knight returns in an idle dungeon crawler! Fighting and exploration happen automatically while you cast spells, acquire loot, unlock new skills, level up your attributes, and push deeper. Replay as multiple classes in this casual, incremental RPG.

Why similar: Idler 15.8%, Dungeon Crawler 15.4%, Action RPG 14%, Loot 13.7%, Incremental 13.3%

A fast-paced action RPG. Fight through 100 levels of monsters and bosses. After each stage, pick one of three random skills to shape your build. Enemies drop gear with random affixes across five rarity tiers. Smooth combat, deep loot system. Every drop could change your strategy. Pure loot grind.

Why similar: Loot 22.6%, Action RPG 19.1%, Hack and Slash 17.3%, Dungeon Crawler 14.8%, Action Roguelike 14.7%

Everdeep Idle is a dark-fantasy idle ARPG where combat happens automatically and your build does the real work. Choose from four classes, chase randomized loot, risk powerful gear through crafting, and push through bosses, Delves, Trials, and long-term endgame progression.

Why similar: Loot 22.5%, Idler 22.3%, Action RPG 14.8%, Incremental 14.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.3%

Program robots in Python to collect the resources scattered across each planet. You never control them directly. You write the code, hit run, and watch it work. No programming experience needed, just learn as you play.

Why similar: Programming 38% ★, Automation 22.3%, Education 14.9%, Idler 10.5%, Artificial Intelligence 10.1%

Third-Person ARPG set in a dark fantasy world. Fight enemies, collect random loot, level-up and explore the World of Endoth. Forge your destiny amongst it's heroes!

Why similar: Loot 22.5%, Dungeon Crawler 16.5%, Action RPG 16.4%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%

Solo Knight is a hardcore Diablo-like game that has been designed and polished for 5 years. Come and create your Build from more than 200 pieces of equipment and 600 perks. Massive contents await you to explore.

Why similar: Automation 23.2%, Loot 22.2%, Hack and Slash 16.4%, Idler 12.7%, Action RPG 12%

Miseria is a dark fantasy idle incremental game in which you lead a party of damned souls through the depths of the world.

Why similar: Automation 20.7%, Idler 18.9%, Dungeon Crawler 15%, Auto Battler 13.6%, Incremental 13%

What if Path of Exile played itself? Build your hero, automate the grind, and collect god-tier loot. Even while you sleep.

Why similar: Loot 16.9%, Automation 16.1%, Idler 14.5%, Action RPG 13.6%, Auto Battler 12.6%

Idle RPG with full offline progression and multiple endgame progression systems. Choose a class and start fighting, gathering, crafting, master elements & talent trees, train mercenaries, join factions and fight world bosses with real players. No microtransactions. By idle players for idle players

Why similar: Automation 21.6%, Idler 17.3%, Dungeon Crawler 14.7%, Auto Battler 13.3%, Incremental 12.3%

Program and optimize a drone to automate a farm and watch it do the work for you. Collect resources to unlock better technology and become the most efficient farmer in the world. Improve your problem solving and coding skills.

Why similar: Programming 44.7% ★, Automation 20.2%, Idler 12.5%, Education 12.1%, Artificial Intelligence 8.3%

A dark fantasy idle RPG where your hero fights on its own. Play Warrior, Mage or Barbarian, farm bosses and chests for loot, then spend it on crafting, skills, runes and augments to push one act further.

Why similar: Loot 17.7%, Idler 17.3%, Auto Battler 12.7%, Action RPG 11.6%, Incremental 11.6%

Assemble a party of heroes, descend into a living 3D dungeon, and watch them fight. A deep idle RPG with TONS of ENDLESS Content!

Why similar: Loot 18.6%, Automation 15.3%, Idler 14.6%, Hack and Slash 14.5%, Dungeon Crawler 12.5%

A minimalist auto combat party RPG. Manage a party of adventurers set out to grind dungeons and get stronger!

Why similar: Automation 17.5%, Auto Battler 17%, Dungeon Crawler 14.7%, Action RPG 14.7%, Idler 11.9%

Mushi is a single-player idle/incremental RPG. Level up, gather loot and explore a rich fantasy world.

Why similar: Idler 17.8%, Loot 17.5%, Dungeon Crawler 15.2%, Automation 12.9%, Auto Battler 11.3%

Programmer Dungeon is a tactical game that challenges players to use logic programming to solve puzzles and progress through each level. Collect unique skills, use visual programming to automate your character, and defeat your enemies. Plan carefully and enjoy this exciting adventure!

Why similar: Programming 43.9% ★, Automation 24%, Education 14.8%, Dungeon Crawler 6.8%, RPG 4.4%

"Tiny Hero Idle": An Idle RPG on PC that allows simultaneous play with other games. Join a unique adventure with daily rewards and cool actions

Why similar: Automation 21.2%, Idler 18.4%, Hack and Slash 14.9%, Action RPG 14.8%, Incremental 13.2%

UNDERDEEP is an idle RPG that lets you dive deep into dungeon exploration and mapping, set in a gritty, immersive fantasy world. Blending the charm of classic RPGs with modern idle mechanics, it offers a rich and thoughtful gameplay experience.

Why similar: Automation 25.7%, Idler 20.6%, Dungeon Crawler 16.1%, Hack and Slash 14.1%, Auto Battler 8.7%

Your AI agent gets a body. A tiny pixel-art avatar on your desktop that chops wood while your assistant codes. Upgrades, a shop, rare collectibles, and full MCP control. Privacy-first: never reads your code.

Why similar: Programming 38.7% ★, Idler 19.3%, Automation 15.2%, Artificial Intelligence 13.8%, Incremental 12%

An Idle ARPG inspired by hack and slash classics. Level up your Combat, Mining, and Crafting skills. Compete in monthly Seasons with secure leaderboards, or play on Legacy servers. Hunt unique loot, socialize in multiplayer boss rooms, and fuel your crafting with an isometric factory.

Why similar: Loot 20%, Idler 18%, Action RPG 14.7%, Automation 14.6%, Incremental 13.8%

Into the Necrovale is an Action RPG in which you collect powerful items that interact with one another. You must be clever with your build if you hope to pierce the mysteries and dangers of the Necrovale, where a thousand generations of miscreants and criminals have been banished.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 17%, Loot 16.9%, Action Roguelike 16.9%, Dungeon Crawler 16.5%, Action RPG 15.5%

In Arcana Automata, you program drones using Python to harvest a mystical resource, unlock upgrades, and encounter German mythical creatures. Perfect for curious minds who love to learn through play.

Why similar: Programming 47.9% ★, Automation 22.6%, Education 11.8%, Idler 11.6%, Simulation 5.5%

Skull Horde is an auto battler dungeon crawler where you play as a flying skull necromancer. Find powerful loot and create overpowered builds. Summon a horde of skeletons in a battle of bone versus flesh!

Why similar: Loot 17.7%, Dungeon Crawler 16.5%, Hack and Slash 14.8%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Auto Battler 14.8%

Bitburner is a programming-based incremental game. Write scripts in JavaScript to automate gameplay, learn skills, play minigames, solve puzzles, and more in this cyberpunk text-based incremental RPG.

Why similar: Programming 52.6% ★, Automation 19.7%, Idler 15.1%, Education 4.7%, Incremental 3.4%

Idle D is an idle RPG in which a lone hero battles hordes of demons, drawing inspiration from the loot-driven ARPG systems of Diablo and the brutal, desperate tone of the Berserk manga. Auto-battle through shadow-haunted realms, improve your hero, and create a unique build to destroy your enemies.

Why similar: Idler 24.7%, Action RPG 17.6%, Dungeon Crawler 11.7%, Incremental 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 11.1%

Class dark brush game, equipment driven, there are combat AIDS, liver can be placed

Why similar: Loot 24.7%, Idler 21.8%, Action RPG 19.7%, Hack and Slash 16.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%

A Lovecraftian idle RPG with auto-battles, loot farming, chests, team strategy, town building, gear crafting, Runewords, stages, towers, realms, and seasons. Serve the Old Gods, build your town, corrupt the chosen, and fight for their awakening!

Why similar: Loot 19%, Idler 17.5%, Automation 12.9%, Auto Battler 11.9%, Hack and Slash 11.6%

Rise of the Khan is a dark fantasy Action RPG game where you have superpowers only for brief periods. Battle Jinns, Cyclopes, and other ancient races or play as one, harness abilities like invisibility and immense strength, and carve your legend in a world torn by myth and war.

Why similar: Loot 24.2%, Action RPG 21.3%, Hack and Slash 18.8%, Dark Fantasy 12.7%, Dungeon Crawler 11.3%

A dark idle RPG in the ash of Veyr. 21 skills to level 100, 76 foes with their own loot tables, 25 dungeon bosses. Your progress continues offline and in the background. The climb is deliberately hard: strong gear is rare, and the best of it you forge yourself. Buy once, play everything.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19.8%, Idler 19.7%, Action RPG 13.8%, Incremental 13.6%, Automation 12.1%

Bioweaver is an RPG game with the main content of treasure hunting and character building. You can use basic programming logic to deeply customize your skill sets, and you can also create organs with different attributes and functions with the special crafting system.

Why similar: Programming 35.2% ★, Automation 17.7%, Loot 12.8%, Action RPG 12.2%, Hack and Slash 12.1%

In this game, we will play with the simplest automaton model, Finite State Automaton, and use it to cope with 80 challenges.

Why similar: Programming 57.2% ★, Automation 32.2%, Education 10.1%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Apoth is a real-time dungeon crawler ARPG. Venture to the town of Apoth where many exciting adventures await. Delve through randomly generated dungeons, sewers, caves, crypts and temples.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.2%, Dungeon Crawler 20.5%, Action RPG 17.6%, Loot 11.4%, PvE 9.5%

Lord of The Grind is a single-player 2D Action RPG focused on dungeon grinding, resource gathering, loot, crafting and long-term character progression.

Why similar: Loot 30.3%, Action RPG 18.9%, Hack and Slash 17.9%, Dungeon Crawler 17.4%, RPG 8.5%

耗时两年精心雕琢，倾尽心血打造诚意巨献！《圣域传奇：永恒之战》以原创剧情为灵魂的基础上，深度植入了日本动漫《七龙珠》的元素💫，它保留了传奇的核心玩法（打怪、升级、爆装备、攻沙巴克）超级大陆为舞台🏰，秉持“不肝不氪”的友好理念💖，同时增加了龙珠系统、气功波、战斗力、赛亚人变身等独具特色的新内容，让游戏体验既怀旧又新奇

Why similar: Loot 24.5%, Action RPG 18.7%, Hack and Slash 17.7%, Incremental 12.3%, Idler 8.3%

A sci-fi management game where you build and optimize your computer's system from the ground up. Connect and configure interconnected nodes to efficiently download, process, and upload files. Manage your setup, solve system challenges, and become the ultimate system architect

Why similar: Programming 33.2% ★, Automation 29.9%, Idler 20.2%, Incremental 11.5%, Simulation 5.1%

Hunt fearsome monsters and level up your character in a fantasy medieval setting. As your strength grows, so do the challenges, with ever more dangerous foes waiting just beyond the next horizon.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 22.7%, Loot 22.4%, Dungeon Crawler 19.3%, Action RPG 16.8%, PvE 10.4%

Ultimate Auto-RPG is an idle game, meaning that it mostly plays on its own. Your hero will automatically defeat enemies and level up on your screen while you do other things. Allowing you to work on other tasks while gaining experience and loot!

Why similar: Idler 22.7%, Dungeon Crawler 13.7%, Loot 12.8%, Automation 11.2%, Auto Battler 10.5%

Rise as a Martyr in a plague-scarred, heretical Europe. Surrounded by disease, pagan rites, and relentless foes, you will fall and rise again and again. Death is not the end. Relics await based on your holy or heretical choices, and rival factions will hunt you according to your actions.

Why similar: Loot 23.2%, Action RPG 19.2%, Hack and Slash 17.8%, Dungeon Crawler 16.3%, Dark Fantasy 10.1%

Build your cultivator through stats, Dao paths, and rebirth in a deep idle RPG where every choice shapes your progression.

Why similar: Idler 22.4%, Auto Battler 16.8%, Automation 16.1%, Dungeon Crawler 14.3%, Incremental 13.6%

Let your team kill the bad guys and gather all sorts of loot for you to play with

Why similar: Idler 22.7%, Loot 22.6%, Auto Battler 20%, Automation 19.8%, RPG 14.2%

Slay monsters in evil realms inflicted with scourge. Find Majestic Loot, Collect powerful enchanting materials and xp to survive the scourge and obtain god-like power.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.4%, Action RPG 17.4%, Dungeon Crawler 17.1%, Hack and Slash 13.7%, RPG 11.6%

BUILD CIRCUITS. WRITE CODE. RTFM.

Why similar: Programming 64.8% ★, Automation 24.5%, Education 7.9%, Simulation 2.5%, Singleplayer 0.4%

An ink-wash xianxia idle RPG. Ascend from mortal to immortal through 10 cultivation realms. Master 10 elements, trigger elemental combos, and earn rewards while offline for up to 48 hours. 95 skills, 50 talents, alchemy, pets, and reincarnation await.

Why similar: Automation 25.7%, Loot 20.5%, Idler 19.3%, Incremental 12.9%, Action RPG 12.7%

Hack, Slash, and Loot! A pixel-art Action Roguelike built on two pillars: the visceral thrill of mowing down hordes and the endless addiction of grinding for gear. Meticulously craft your build with weapons, armor, gadgets, and skills, evolve it inside the run, then unleash satisfying carnage!

Why similar: Loot 26%, Action Roguelike 22.2%, Hack and Slash 20.1%, Action RPG 17%, RPG 10%

A minimalist programming puzzle game based on the esoteric language Brainfuck. Learn its rules, solve clever challenges, and even run your code in an external terminal.

Why similar: Programming 55.5% ★, Automation 23.2%, Education 20.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%

You are the crafter, not the hero. Forge gear, skill items, and maps for a roster of autonomous adventurers, then watch your builds fight for you. Chase exact affixes, specialize your workshop, and turn every run into new upgrades.

Why similar: Loot 27.4%, Auto Battler 15.9%, Idler 13.3%, Incremental 13.1%, Automation 11.5%

耐玩性佳：无套路、无强制消费 耐玩性佳：海量特色玩法持续更新，长久陪伴乐趣无穷！ 匠心巨制：团队潜心一年重磅打造，热血体验诚意奉上！ 人气保障：专注打造火爆大服，激情永不落幕！

Why similar: Loot 23.9%, Action RPG 18.5%, Hack and Slash 17.7%, Idler 16.8%, Dungeon Crawler 14.2%

Idle Incremental MMORPG Simulator where you start grinding manually, then gradually unlock Bot Modules until the game plays itself. Setup combat behavior and farming routes to find the most optimal configuration.

Why similar: Automation 24.4%, Idler 22.6%, Auto Battler 15.7%, Incremental 14.7%, Action RPG 11.7%

If your're into logic, problem-solving and building complex systems, then this is a game for you. All the fun of creating systems, using a visual node language, without worring about written syntax of text based programming. Learn real programming skills much faster in a explosions packed battle.

Why similar: Programming 39.7% ★, Automation 25%, Idler 15.7%, Education 10.8%, Artificial Intelligence 3.2%

Battle your way through hordes of the Warlock's minions in this dungeon crawler! Find better armor and weapons to help you survive, level up to increase your stats, learn new skills to smite your enemies or heal yourself. In the end, will you be able to defeat the evil Warlock?

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 16.4%, Action RPG 15.7%, Action Roguelike 14.8%, Hack and Slash 14.6%, Loot 14.3%

A dark fantasy dungeon crawler focused on progression, combat, and exploration. Master powerful guild skills, fight through dangerous zones, and uncover what lies beneath a cursed world.

Why similar: Action RPG 18.8%, Dungeon Crawler 18.1%, Loot 17.1%, Hack and Slash 16.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%

UNHUMAN is a 2D idle extraction shooter set in a cyberpunk dystopia. Raid hostile zones, loot valuable gear, fight enemies before extraction, and craft powerful weapons. Progress through a deep skill tree, install augments, and transcend humanity. Start as a scavenger. Become UNHUMAN.

Why similar: Programming 24% ★, Automation 18.3%, Loot 16.8%, Idler 15.3%, Auto Battler 10.4%

Lootbane is a minimalistic ARPG of risk and reward where insatiable greed drives every decision. Explore shifting regions, build synergistic warbands, and descend into dangerous dungeons for legendary loot

Why similar: Loot 18.7%, Dungeon Crawler 13.9%, Hack and Slash 13.5%, Action RPG 13.4%, Auto Battler 12.4%

A strategy replay simulator where you observe your trading strategies battle in the market. Write code that becomes a living strategy, watch it trade, and learn how it survives or falls in a competitive environment.

Why similar: Programming 53.7% ★, Automation 26.1%, Education 10%, Simulation 6.6%, Top-Down 3%

Slay enemies using clicks, spells and get stronger by leveling up in endless dungeons !

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 19%, Action RPG 17.3%, Idler 17%, Loot 13.2%, Incremental 10.3%

Dive into a fantasy idle/incremental game where hack-and-slash combat meets endless progression! Defeat enemies, collect epic loot, and level up to unlock new powers. Craft artifacts, conquer powerful bosses, and grow stronger! Forge your path to greatness in a world of endless adventure!

Why similar: Idler 19.4%, Dungeon Crawler 16.3%, Hack and Slash 16.1%, Auto Battler 14.6%, Incremental 13.5%

《IdleWrecker》is a Diablo-inspired idle loot game. Earn resources while idle, build your equipment & skills, and conquer all foes!

Why similar: Loot 31.7%, Idler 28.2%, Automation 21.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%, RPG 7.4%