- #1 Herb Garden
97% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Horsepower Interactive
Windows
A relaxing idle farming game where your crops grow in real time, even when you’re away. Plant, harvest, follow recipes, and expand your farm at your own pace, with over 60 unique plants and cozy bite-sized minigames.
Why similar: Farming Sim 33.6%, Incremental 25.2%, Idler 22.1%, Agriculture 9% ★, Casual 4.5%
- #2 Tiana's Fishing Diary
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hakimi Studio
Windows
This is a pixel art idle desktop fishing game.place them in your aquarium to earn gold.Combine their production skills to maximize your income.Unlock costumes, explore new maps, collect all kinds of fish including extremely rare color variants, and complete quests for island residents.
Why similar: Farming Sim 32.8%, Idler 24.7%, Incremental 23.9%, Casual 7.8%, Relaxing 4.3%
- #3 Blobbin
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AeverixEL
Windows
Blobbin is a cozy 2D idle clicker where you poke, bounce, upgrade, and evolve adorable blobs to earn mountains of Goo. Unlock new blob types, prestige for powerful bonuses, and experiment with Blob Alchemy as your squishy little blob empire grows.
Why similar: Farming Sim 33.5%, Incremental 26.7%, Idler 23.1%, Casual 8%, Relaxing 4.4%
- #4 Dirty Piggy
95% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Vorh Games
Windows
A cozy idle game about cute pigs, care and little discoveries. Feed, wash, decorate, collect coins and strange finds. They say grandpa hid something... Are you and the pigs really going to solve a family secret?
Why similar: Idler 31.6%, Farming Sim 30.8%, Incremental 28.8%, Casual 5.4%, 2D 2.8%
- #5 Idle Garden
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ZeroGameStudio
Windows
This little garden quietly grows at the bottom of your desktop. With a bit of patience and care, it brings you more delightful plants and decorations. Arrange your desk garden with love, and let it be your gentlest companion through work and rest alike.
Why similar: Farming Sim 26.9%, Idler 26.7%, Incremental 21.5%, Agriculture 10.6% ★, Casual 5.2%
- #6 Botanic Bits
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Cakter
Windows
Cut, harvest, and unlock robots to achieve your long-awaited retirement in this incremental game WITHOUT PRESTIGE!!!
Why similar: Idler 29.7%, Incremental 28.7%, Farming Sim 14.8%, Relaxing 7.3%, Automation 7%
- #7 Mushroom farm
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KANA.
Windows
Grow magical mushrooms in your own cozy farm! Cultivate 20 unique species, collect spores, and discover rare fungi on forest walks. A relaxing idle game with full controller-free play and 31 languages supported.
Why similar: Farming Sim 30.1%, Idler 22.7%, Incremental 22.1%, Agriculture 10.7% ★, Casual 7.5%
- #8 Pixel Clicker
91% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: MaxGameDev
Windows
A pixel art-style clicker game where you tap to blast pixels and bosses, upgrade, automate, and travel through diverse biomes, from lush jungles to the far reaches of space, all wrapped in an immersive soundscape. Climb the leaderboard and become the ultimate pixel boss.
Why similar: Incremental 36.6%, Idler 25.6%, Automation 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%, Arcade 5.8%
- #9 Farmers Market
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RomeeStudio27
Windows
Grow crops, watch prices change daily, and decide when to sell to help your village thrive.
Why similar: City Builder 19.7%, Incremental 19.6%, Idler 18%, Farming Sim 16.6%, Agriculture 11.7% ★
- #10 Critter Clicker
93% matchMixed57% of 110 reviews2020
Dev: TimeWastingGames
Windows
Casual farming simulator with unique, flexible gameplay. Autoclicker is built-in and free. Gather resources, upgrade critters and buildings, sell your farm when you want a bigger one and never stop expanding.
Why similar: Farming Sim 28.4%, Idler 27%, Incremental 26.2%, Automation 6.9%, Casual 4.7%
- #11 Widle
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GreyLight Labs
Windows
Widle is a cozy 2D pixel-art idle simulation in which you tend a tiny desktop planter, watch your plant grow over time and use earned coins to unlock new species and decorative pot skins.
Why similar: Farming Sim 29.3%, Incremental 21.7%, Idler 17.1%, Agriculture 10.9% ★, Casual 7.1%
- #12 Idle Meteor
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: adrien
Windows
Cycle through phases of extinction, expansion, and exploration in an idle game where you play as a god who wants to establish a civilization in a hostile world where meteors fall almost as often as rain.
Why similar: Incremental 40.3%, Idler 34.7%, Arcade 12.1%, Casual 5.2%, 2D 4.3%
- #13 Desk Garden
89% matchVery Positive86% of 519 reviews2025
Dev: Siesta Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 74.1 hrsMean: 96.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Relax and grow! A laid-back idle game where you nurture mysterious plants (some even human-like!), watch them flourish, then sell them to expand your magical garden. Design your own unique oasis at your own pace.
Why similar: Farming Sim 23%, Idler 21.2%, Incremental 20.6%, City Builder 17.4%, Agriculture 11.6% ★
- #14 Farewells clicker
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Square
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 28.4%, Idler 27.8%, Incremental 27.6%, Arcade 8.2%, Casual 4.1%
- #15 Happy Harvest
86% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Juice Store Studios
Windows
Just one more harvest. Just one more upgrade. The sweet spot between relaxing and addictive. Your crops grow while you sleep, but you'll find yourself checking in anyway because watching them flourish feels good.
Why similar: Idler 32.6%, Farming Sim 31.2%, Agriculture 12.1% ★, Relaxing 8%, Automation 7.5%
- #16 Idyll Isle
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Future Soil Media
Windows
A cozy idle island sim that lives quietly above your taskbar. Five islanders — a farmer, woodcutter, fisherman, miner, and chef — farm, fish, mine, cook, and craft on their own. Build a self-sustaining isle while you work or browse.
Why similar: Farming Sim 29.1%, Idler 25.1%, City Builder 9.8%, Agriculture 9.8% ★, Automation 9.3%
- #17 Kingdom of Assetia: The Clicker Game
88% 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 34.3%, Incremental 30.1%, Idler 25.4%, Casual 8.7%, Indie 1%
- #18 Sheep Clicker Royale
84% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: ZooHair
Windows · Mac · Linux
A chaotic and satisfying clicker game where you crush sheep, collect 30+ sheep, and upgrade literally everything. Battle normal and master sheep, trigger timed events, unlock upgrades, earn achievements, and reset the universe with rebirths, and more!
Why similar: Incremental 31.2%, Idler 25.5%, Agriculture 18.9% ★, Arcade 8.1%, Relaxing 5%
- #19 Toto`s mini house
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: catwell
Windows
Do you need a caring companion in your busy daily life? Here, the super-cute little animal Toto will become your best on-screen partner, accompanying you while you work, resting with you, growing alongside you, and helping you build a unique, ideal home.
Why similar: Farming Sim 36.6%, Idler 34.6%, Automation 9.7%, Casual 7.6%, Relaxing 6.4%
- #20 Coinbox Clicker
82% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: zenotonic
Windows
Discover coins, generate cash, and exploit crazy combos in this satisfying incremental game about clicking a box.
Why similar: Incremental 43%, Idler 28.7%, Arcade 9.9%, Casual 6.4%, Relaxing 6.1%
- #21 SproutBound
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Cyberfrog Systems
Windows
A cozy, minimalist idle farming game by a solo developer. Plant, harvest, and automate while your garden grows quietly in the background. Designed for peace, not complexity. Perfect for relaxing alongside work, movies, or other games.
Why similar: Farming Sim 26.8%, Incremental 21%, Idler 18.9%, Agriculture 16.4% ★, Automation 6.6%
- #22 Tuin
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 148 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Plant seeds, pull weeds and sell vegetables - all while doing something else!
Why similar: Farming Sim 23.4%, Idler 18.7%, Incremental 17.5%, City Builder 17%, Agriculture 8.5% ★
- #23 Endless Harvest
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Feral Hog Games
Windows
Endless Harvest is relaxing yet strategic incremental farming game where every crop you place changes the efficiency of your growing plot of land. Grow crops, unlock upgrades, and optimize your farm as much as possible!
Why similar: Farming Sim 30.9%, Incremental 24.9%, Idler 21.8%, Casual 7.3%, Arcade 5.1%
- #24 3D Printer Manager
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: Smushii
Windows · Mac · Linux
Start in a bedroom with one 3D printer and build a manufacturing empire! Manage filaments, upgrade machines, hire staff, and expand into a factory in this addictive idle tycoon game.
Why similar: Idler 28.3%, Farming Sim 26.2%, Incremental 24.4%, Automation 13.5%, Casual 4.5%
- #25 Ñamto
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NonikoPub: Dead Publisher Society
Windows
A physics-based, clickerish & toyboxy game about making stuff; lots of stuff. Unlock toys, discover secret interactions and produce vast amounts of the same thing!
Why similar: Incremental 30.4%, Farming Sim 27.4%, Idler 25.6%, Automation 4.9%, Relaxing 4.4%
- #26 Fantasy Forest
79% matchPositive97% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Timon Game
Windows
Welcome to the wonderful realm of “Fantasy Forest”. Here, you’ll encounter a world as clear and dreamlike as a Hayao Miyazaki anime! This is a healing game that combines creature collection, relaxed idle gameplay, and scene decoration.
Why similar: Farming Sim 26.1%, City Builder 23.8%, Idler 20%, Incremental 19.5%, Casual 4.1%
- #27 BudMageddon
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SHAHIN MOHAMMADPOUR
Windows
Aliens Demanded 3 Billion KGs of Sticky Icky Buds Or They Vaporize The Earth! Humanity's last hope is You & weed. A chill pixel-art idle Incremental grower that runs while you do everything else.
Why similar: Incremental 30.5%, Idler 25.5%, Farming Sim 18.4%, Automation 11.2%, Casual 5.8%
- #28 Peaceful Farm
78% match2 user reviews67% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Peaceful Game
Windows
This is a desktop game. You can farm, take care of animals, or go fishing!The farm will dynamically switch between day and night based on your time. In the night,something will changed.
Why similar: Farming Sim 28.2%, Idler 27.7%, Incremental 21%, Agriculture 7.5% ★, Relaxing 4.7%
- #29 Realm Grinder
83% matchVery Positive87% of 7,404 reviews2017
Dev: Divine GamesPub: Kongregate
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 131.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Grow your realm, build alliances, and explore one of the deepest idle RPGs ever!
Why similar: Incremental 47.3%, City Builder 26.2%, Idler 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%, Casual 2.1%
- #30 Every Last Bit
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: QubitGames
Windows · Mac
An incremental arcade game about scanning files by collecting bits, bytes and Gigabytes. Can you collect Every Last Bit?
Why similar: Idler 39.5%, Incremental 38.1%, Arcade 7.5%, Casual 6%, Relaxing 4.1%
- #31 Forge Clicker 2
76% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Diciannovesimo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Forge Clicker 2 is a pixel art idle clicker game where you manage your own forge. Tap to gather materials, craft weapons through a forging minigame, sell your creations, and unlock stronger materials, upgrades, and new blades.
Why similar: Incremental 34.9%, Idler 28.9%, Farming Sim 13.2%, Automation 8.8%, Casual 4.7%
- #32 Astral Archive
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Frostice Dev
Windows
Astral Archive is a short, incremental idle + space shooter hybrid where you collect space artifacts to grow a powerful archive!
Why similar: Incremental 40.8%, Idler 33.2%, Arcade 11.2%, Casual 8%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%
- #33 Palm Farm: Idle Crops
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fantasy Tree
Windows
A relaxing idle desktop farming game where you grow crops, gather resources, upgrade facilities, tease little birds, earn extra coins by clicking or typing, and expand your farm at a laid-back pace.
Why similar: Farming Sim 30%, Idler 27.5%, Incremental 16.7%, Automation 12.5%, Casual 5.5%
- #34 Farm Empire
78% matchMixed56% of 196 reviews2023
Dev: Superpog ApSPub: Playtopia.com
Windows · Mac · Linux
Would you like to be the world's richest farmer? In Farm Empire, you'll start your own farm from scratch, but with the right strategy, you'll soon have an entire empire.
Why similar: Farming Sim 31.9%, Incremental 26.2%, Idler 23.6%, Casual 7.5%, Automation 6.8%
- #35 Crop Empire
74% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Obsessive Games
Windows
From seed to empire—plant, harvest, and prosper! Crop Empire blends farming, upgrades, and idle automation, letting you watch your fields flourish while you strategize, unlock talents, and expand into a true agricultural dynasty.
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.4%, Incremental 25.3%, Idler 22.6%, Agriculture 9.4% ★, Relaxing 6.2%
- #36 Farlands: Tiny Harvest
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 321 reviews2025
Dev: JanduSoft
Windows
Tiny Harvest is a relaxing desktop game that runs while you work, study, or browse the internet. Grow space plants, upgrade your crops, ship, home, and tools, and enjoy a cozy, minimalist experience designed to keep you company throughout your day.
Why similar: Incremental 26.5%, Idler 24.5%, Farming Sim 17.4%, Agriculture 13% ★, Automation 9.2%
- #37 Tulip Season
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Poppy Labs
Windows · Mac
Tulip Season is an incremental farming sim built from small, satisfying routines. Beauty has a number, and you make it go up. Unlock new tulips and field upgrades, breed new colours, and help out when the neighbours come by.
Why similar: Farming Sim 33.4%, Incremental 26.6%, Idler 23.1%, Relaxing 5.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.3%
- #38 Type Planting
74% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: XwX
Windows
Type Planting is an idle clicker desktop pet game.Work, type, slack off, you can AFK anytime. Collect plants and decorations, unlock more tractors!
Why similar: Farming Sim 32.6%, Idler 24.8%, Incremental 24.3%, Casual 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 4.1%
- #39 Barn Quest
73% matchMixed61% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: EndlessFun Games
Windows · Mac
Barn Quest – Merge, restore & wrangle horses (oh and one extremely bossy cat) in this cozy farm adventure!
Why similar: Farming Sim 26.9%, City Builder 26.9%, Incremental 21.6%, Idler 15.9%, Casual 6.4%
- #40 ScreenSaver Idle
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: mana
Windows · Mac
A screensaver-inspired idle incremental game. Unlock skills, explode your income, and feel the thrill of the perfect corner hit.
Why similar: Incremental 34.8%, Idler 34.7%, Relaxing 8.4%, Automation 8.2%, Casual 4.9%
- #41 Farmer's Loop
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AP Studio
Windows
Farmer's Loop is a loop based idle game. Where you run your own farm, raise animals, farm fields, upgrade or buy new equipment, and improve your farming skills. Chat to your neighbors, become friends and unlock some exciting perks!.
Why similar: Idler 30.7%, Incremental 22.6%, Agriculture 19.9% ★, Farming Sim 10.8%, Casual 7%
- #42 Cucumber
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GardenPub: BobGame
Windows
Cucumber is a never before seen jump Game, in which you jump with a cucumber! Get a random cucumber every 3 hours and grow your fantastic cucumber collection!
Why similar: Incremental 39.3%, Idler 23.3%, Farming Sim 19.7%, Casual 6.1%, Arcade 5.7%
- #43 KIDNEY STONE Clicker
75% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Takumi Abe
Windows
KIDNEY STONE Clicker is a Simple Clicker idle game but odd theme. Kidney stones by clicking rapidly on the screen to break them down into smaller pieces. Collect stone for power-ups and make your body healthy.
Why similar: Incremental 43.4%, Idler 35.2%, Casual 9.1%, Relaxing 7.5%, 2D 4%
- #44 Crypto Clicker
75% matchMixed66% of 69 reviews2022
Dev: Hakugei LLC
Windows
Exactly what it sounds like, a clicker game based around crypto.
Why similar: Incremental 43.1%, Idler 35.1%, Casual 9%, Relaxing 8.4%, 2D 3.6%
- #45 Dice Breakers
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ferni
Windows
Dice Breakers is an incremental game where you break dice, earn rewards, unlock upgrades and automate your destruction empire in this addictive clicker with prestige progression.
Why similar: Idler 34.1%, Incremental 31.8%, Arcade 10.3%, Automation 5.8%, Casual 5.4%
- #46 Bing Chill Inc
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PIPAPOUPub: Coduck Studio
Windows
An incremental game about bingo.
Why similar: Idler 36.9%, Incremental 33.8%, Automation 9.8%, Relaxing 7.7%, Casual 7.2%
- #47 LaVonne's Lemons Idle
68% matchMixed69% of 32 reviews2026
Dev: LaVonne
Windows
Grow an ultimate empire in LaVonne's Lemons Idle! Click your way from a single citrus to deep cosmic automation. Unearth ancient Artifacts, build out the Endless Research Lab, "feed" (click) your screen pet monkey, and prestige into the stars in this deeply strategic resource management clicker!
Why similar: Idler 34.3%, Incremental 32.4%, Farming Sim 17.9%, Automation 7.2%, Casual 6.7%
- #48 Goldclicking
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pixedler
Windows · Linux
Goldclicking is an idle game about earning gold.
Why similar: Idler 35.8%, Incremental 32.8%, Arcade 10.5%, Automation 9.5%, Casual 7%
- #49 Idle Universe Creator
71% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Timothy Bexon
Windows
Compete against others to create a universe in the shortest time in a unique take on the idle game genre. In Idle Universe Creator, your task is to craft atoms to fill an empty universe. Will you recreate our universe or craft brand new ones? What matters is how fast you can reach the target mass.
Why similar: Incremental 40.3%, Idler 35%, Casual 11.4%, Relaxing 9.1%, 2D 3.1%
- #50 迷你种田
68% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: 保送电子厂
Windows
Farming, raising animals, automatic harvesting—complete with just a light swipe of the mouse. Continuously unlock new plants, and in the later stages, raise advanced animals. A mini-game that runs in a small window for effortless idle play.
Why similar: Idler 34.3%, Farming Sim 20.5%, Incremental 15.9%, Casual 9.9%, Automation 7.3%
- #51 Fantasy Bird Woods
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SouthBoat Games
Windows
Fantasy Bird Woods is a desktop idle game. Observe and guide mystical birds on the right side of your screen. They evolve alongside your work or study without window-switching. Enjoy light interaction and a sense of companionship during breaks with these evolving digital pets.
Why similar: Incremental 34.8%, Idler 29.2%, Farming Sim 19.1%, Relaxing 6.5%, Casual 5.6%
- #52 My Shelter
67% matchMixed49% of 35 reviews2026
Dev: Fantasy Tree
Windows
A bottom-screen idle game that won't disrupt your work or study. Research tech, farm crops, raise animals, recruit survivors, unlock mines, hunt mutants, fend off aberrations, gear up your squad, craft with machinery, repair the rocket, build your shelter—and conquer the apocalypse!
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.6%, Idler 22.5%, Incremental 18.6%, Automation 11%, Agriculture 8.7% ★
- #53 Lux Anima
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Chillfox Games
Windows
A relaxing incremental tower defense where your defenses are flowers. Defeat incoming spirits, grow your garden, collect essence, unlock upgrades, and protect the Sacred Core.
Why similar: Incremental 37.5%, Idler 30.9%, Arcade 10.5%, Casual 7.3%, Relaxing 6.9%
- #54 Pasture Palette
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eternal Delta Games
Windows
Pasture Palette is a living art piece where your field becomes the canvas. Shape colors by painting objects, growing flowers, and raising sheep in vibrant hues, as loyal dogs help turn wool into goods and discover the palette hidden in your pasture.
Why similar: Incremental 32.5%, Idler 27.1%, Farming Sim 14.1%, Relaxing 8%, Automation 7.2%
- #55 Farming & Supermarket: Clicker
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Voksel Lab
Windows
Click, harvest, and build your own retail empire! In Farming & Supermarket: Clicker, process raw crops into valuable goods, design your store, and sell to customers. Start with a simple click and grow into a massive supermarket tycoon!
Why similar: Farming Sim 24.9%, Incremental 23.5%, Idler 21.4%, City Builder 16.4%, Relaxing 4.7%
- #56 Feed Da King
69% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: MON Studios LLC
Windows
An idle clicker game that features moments of active and passive play, with a dynamic window system that allows you to toggle the game on top of other applications and adjust it to your preference.
Why similar: Idler 37.3%, Incremental 34.1%, Automation 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%, 2D 4%
- #57 Highland Haven
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mindful Otter Games
Windows
Discover your own private haven in the Scottish Highlands and bring this once thriving home for hairy “coos” back to life. Craft goodies to sell, optimize your farm, and grow a pasture of cute highland cows roaming free on the bottom of your screen in this relaxing idle game.
Why similar: Idler 25.8%, Incremental 25.3%, Farming Sim 23.5%, Automation 12.5%, Relaxing 4.9%
- #58 Idle High
65% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Fat Rooster Game Studios
Windows
Run your own underground empire in this idle drug-dealing simulator. Produce product, recruit dealers, manage heat with the police, and grow your influence across Shady Pines. Expand your operation, launder dirty money, and buy out the entire city.
Why similar: Farming Sim 32.7%, Incremental 24.6%, Idler 21.6%, Automation 7.6%, Casual 5.3%
- #59 Clicker Kingdom
66% matchMostly Negative37% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: NecoPlanet
Windows
Click gold. Build a kingdom. Become disgustingly rich. A cozy medieval idle clicker across 8 guilds, 20 buildings, and 315 upgrades. Ascend. Prestige. Repeat. Even your Twitch chat can join the realm. 50 achievements await, Your Majesty.
Why similar: Incremental 23%, Farming Sim 22.2%, City Builder 21.2%, Idler 21%, Casual 3.5%
- #60 Desktop Dice
66% match5 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: HRUST
Windows
A passive idle clicker that works in the corner of your screen - play actively or let it run while you do other things.
Why similar: Incremental 34.4%, Idler 28.9%, Arcade 9.9%, Automation 8%, Relaxing 5.6%