- #1 Pullstation
96% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: ZIROH
Windows
Pullstation is an incremental tower defence about saving your space station from the ever-growing horde of UNKNOWN origin.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.5%, Idler 32%, Incremental 23.9%, Casual 11.6%
- #2 Parasite Core
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Farwind Studios
Windows
Buy time to harvest resources in this incremental tower defense game where you defend your core from the native species that want you off their home! Play actively and unleash your abilities, or idle and let your turrets take care of the pests.
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.2%, Idler 27%, Incremental 25%, Casual 6.6%, 2D 4%
- #3 Grow Defense
97% matchMostly Positive77% of 610 reviews2021
Dev: SoftCowGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 80.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Upgrade your Castle and Unlock new tiers of Skills and Weapons to Defend vs Monsters and Bosses across VARIOUS ZONES! Find Rare ITEMS dropped from monsters and bosses and upgrade them to their full potential! Defeat RAID Mega-Bosses to find LEGENDARY items!
Why similar: Idler 33.9%, Tower Defense 30.3%, Incremental 23.2%, Casual 7.3%, Colorful 3.7%
- #4 Dumpling Squishy
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fantastico Studio
Windows
Your desktop just got cozier. Tap the floating bamboo steamer, watch squishy dumplings tumble out and pile up across your screen, then collect all 50, from common to legendary. Trade your duplicates for rarer dumplings and let the little guys squish around while you work, browse, or chill.
Why similar: Idler 44.5%, Incremental 32.8%, Casual 15.5%, 2D 5.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #5 Recursive
94% matchPositive83% of 47 reviews2026
Dev: Xero
Windows · Linux
Every time you think you understand it, it unlocks something else, adding new layers, mechanics, and ways to grow.
Why similar: Idler 31.8%, Incremental 29.1%, Tower Defense 28.1%, Casual 6.5%, 2D 4.1%
- #6 Dopaminer
93% matchMixed39% of 28 reviews2026
Dev: Otto Development
Windows · Mac
Dopaminer lets you do the most scientifically accurate thing possible: click Synapse bits that reward you with Dopamine. Upgrade your neural rig by stacking upgrades, unlock new tiers, automate progress, and Rewire to prestige. Spend Synapse Points for permanent perks and watch each run accelerate.
Why similar: Idler 41%, Incremental 36.1%, Casual 15.6%, 2D 6%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #7 Tower Ball - Incremental Tower Defense
94% matchMixed62% of 237 reviews2021
Dev: WaffleStack Studio LLC
Windows
Build turrets to destroy balls & earn cash, spend it to upgrade and get stronger
Why similar: Idler 30.7%, Tower Defense 28.3%, Incremental 26.7%, Casual 4.8%, Colorful 4.7%
- #8 Fungi Simulator
91% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Altherian Prophecies
Windows
Become a single spore on a journey to blanket the world in mycelium. Click to grow, unlock new mushroom species, and watch your fungal empire expand even while you're away. Whether you have 5 minutes or 5 hours, Fungi Simulator is the perfect idle escape. No stress. Just growth.
Why similar: Idler 45.3%, Incremental 31.4%, Casual 10.8%, Colorful 5.9%, 2D 5.8%
- #9 Hex Core Idle
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Serious Penguin Studios Inc.
Windows
Hex Core Idle is an incremental idle game where you help PeteOS defend the digital world from an ever-growing wave of digital threats. Build up your power, unlock new systems, and discover new ways to push your progression further.
Why similar: Idler 46.3%, Incremental 32.3%, Casual 9.1%, Sci-fi 7.9%, 2D 3.6%
- #10 Slot Grind
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 131 reviews2026
Dev: OneMoreSystem
Windows · Mac
Slot Grind is an incremental slot machine game where you spin, earn money, and put it back into upgrades. Unlock new machines with better payouts, improve them, and automate your slots as your profits grow, until you finally pay off your debts.
Why similar: Idler 45.5%, Incremental 39.9%, 2D 6.8%, Casual 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #11 Zero IDLE
92% matchMixed69% of 370 reviews2020
Dev: ZeroWorldwide
Windows
Zero IDLE is an incremental (IDLE) game in which you can decide whether to make all of your way to the biggest number EVER by clicking, or by increasing your incremental production...or you can make the game to click for you...
Why similar: Idler 43.6%, Incremental 40.3%, Casual 9.4%, 2D 5.3%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #12 Flag Clicker
89% matchMixed66% of 584 reviews2024
Dev: Flag Clicker InteractivePub: Flag Clicker interactive
Windows
Flag is a clicker Game, in which you click a Flag!
Why similar: Idler 41.6%, Incremental 40.4%, Casual 10.9%, 2D 5.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #13 Pickle Clicker
90% matchVery Positive87% of 1,243 reviews2022
Dev: Shard
Windows
Click pickle, get pickle, spend pickle, get more pickle, and most importantly... Protect pickle from sneaky Poglins!
Why similar: Idler 44%, Incremental 39.5%, Casual 8.1%, 2D 6.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #14 Lobstpurr
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Goodguy140
Windows · Mac · Linux
This is a clicker game with the following features:UpgradesCustomizationsAnti-Auto ClickerPurr Pass
Why similar: Idler 42.2%, Incremental 39.4%, Casual 12.2%, 2D 5.2%, Singleplayer 1%
- #15 GRIND MOMO
86% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: BaratazsPub: Baratazs INC
Windows
**Grind Momo** is a **clicker** where you work 💼 by clicking to earn money 💰 and invest in stocks 📈, crypto 🪙, and businesses 🏭. Buy properties 🏠 and vehicles 🚗 to rent, craft items or sell in the market. Use prestige 🔄 for upgrades and unlock bonuses 🎯. Customize 🎨 and grow! 🚀
Why similar: Idler 40.2%, Incremental 37.7%, Casual 10.5%, 2D 5.9%, Colorful 4.8%
- #16 KIDNEY STONE Clicker
88% match5 user reviews60% of 5 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: Idler 41.8%, Incremental 39.3%, Casual 12.3%, 2D 5.6%, Singleplayer 1%
- #17 Desktop Driller
84% matchMixed59% of 27 reviews2026
Dev: Fantastico Studio
Windows
An idle game that runs while you work. Your activity powers the drill: dig, earn, upgrade and go deeper. Build your system, automate everything and reach the center of the Earth.
Why similar: Idler 40.1%, Incremental 36.5%, Casual 16.1%, 2D 6.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #18 Core Idle TD
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: CYR Games
Windows
Protect your base against endless waves. Collect cores from bosses, unlock permanent upgrades, and prestige resets to push further. Refine your setup, survive the swarms, and climb the global leaderboards.
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.6%, Idler 31.2%, Incremental 23.4%, Casual 6.1%, Sci-fi 5.2%
- #19 castle idler
81% matchVery Positive80% of 184 reviews2026
Dev: Soy Boy Games
Windows · Mac
castle idler is a short, relaxing incremental tower defense game with no waves. upgrade towers, collect coins, and unlock powerful prestige upgrades to defend your castle.
Why similar: Idler 32.8%, Tower Defense 28.1%, Incremental 25.2%, Casual 5.6%, Colorful 4.3%
- #20 Florana Defense
80% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Petr "Glubo" Sykora
Windows · Mac · Linux
Incremental Mazing Tower Defense. No lives, just make more gold. No fixed mob path, create the best maze ever.
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.1%, Incremental 27.8%, Idler 21.2%, Casual 9.6%, 2D 3.2%
- #21 I Heard There Are Monsters Here
84% matchMostly Negative26% of 109 reviews2023
Dev: RZGames
Windows · Mac
"I Heard There Are Monsters Here" is a pixel , idle game. The monsters from the beast Land can never be killed forever. At the same time, the Land has countless minerals and wealth. Only when you have courage and wisdom at the same time, can you survive on the beast continent.
Why similar: Idler 48.6%, Incremental 33.1%, Casual 11.2%, 2D 6.1%, Singleplayer 1%
- #22 Incrementoad
79% matchMostly Negative29% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Novus Ludus
Windows · Linux
Eat bugs, gain power, and restore the frogs to their former glory! In Incrementoad, a cozy incremental clicker, you collect t̶o̶a̶d̶s frogs, unlock godlike powers, attract crazier bugs to your pond, master deep upgrade trees, and uncover ancient secrets. Can you master this short, addictive journey?
Why similar: Idler 37.7%, Incremental 32.8%, Casual 13.5%, Family Friendly 7.6%, Colorful 4.7%
- #23 Galaxy Clicker
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Aspio Games
Windows
An idle clicker game that sits on the side of your screen. Watch the numbers go up while getting other important things done.
Why similar: Idler 40.2%, Incremental 35.3%, Casual 14.9%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Singleplayer 1%
- #24 Crypto Clicker
83% matchMixed63% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: Hakugei LLC
Windows
Exactly what it sounds like, a clicker game based around crypto.
Why similar: Idler 42.1%, Incremental 39.4%, Casual 12.3%, 2D 5.1%, Singleplayer 1%
- #25 Idle Tower Defense
81% matchMixed54% of 118 reviews2024
Dev: ZNZ Games
Windows
Idle Tower Defense is a game where you control a single tower to fight off hordes of enemies. No randomization. Choose from a variety of modules to create unique builds and upgrade modules and survive endless waves.
Why similar: Idler 31.2%, Tower Defense 29.8%, Incremental 26.8%, Colorful 5.1%, Casual 5%
- #26 Exploiters
78% match7 user reviews14% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Comar Studios
Windows
Idle zombie defense where you grow your colony, earn passive income, and survive endless waves with automated combat and strategic upgrades.
Why similar: Idler 38.5%, Incremental 29.1%, Tower Defense 17.4%, Casual 8.8%, 2D 5.5%
- #27 Supply Chain Idle
85% matchMostly Positive80% of 384 reviews2018
Dev: Upturn Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build, link and upgrade factories to produce and sell products.
Why similar: Idler 61.3%, Incremental 24.7%, Casual 14%
- #28 Tiny Fortress
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RKO Software
Windows
[Previously called "Tiny Towers"] A short incremental game about defending your tiny fortress from hordes of tiny mobs. Place towers, gain resources by defeating enemies, and unlock new upgrades in the skill tree to strengthen your goblin stronghold.
Why similar: Tower Defense 31%, Incremental 29.4%, Idler 27.4%, Casual 6.7%, 2D 4.3%
- #29 Pixel Orbit
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 34 reviews2026
Dev: YaxWorks
Windows
Incremental game about defending Earth from impending danger. Develop your Skill Tree to setup automatic turrets and various other defensive mechanisms.
Why similar: Idler 31.2%, Tower Defense 28.5%, Incremental 27%, Casual 4.5%, 2D 4.2%
- #30 Attack of the Zektoids!
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VelvoxPub: Velvet Voxel LLC
Windows
Attack of the Zektoids! blends active ability timing with deep incremental progression. Buy turrets based on elements and elemental synergies. Choose upgrade paths for each turret. Defeat strong Zektoids to receive powerful gear. Prestige to unlock permanent upgrades.
Why similar: Idler 38.3%, Incremental 25.2%, Aliens 13.4%, Casual 9.9%, 2D 4.7%
- #31 Towerburst
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Gwyn GamesPub: GwynGames
Windows
An incremental tower defense game where you fight enemies using unique tower combinations. Gather resources from fallen enemies, unlock and upgrade your towers, discover new tower synergies and defeat every enemy before your towers run out of shots.
Why similar: Idler 32%, Tower Defense 29.1%, Incremental 27.7%, Casual 5.9%, Colorful 4.5%
- #32 SushiClicker
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: yuki329
Windows
A sushi clicker made in Japan. **Make sushi!** Use schools, corporations, nations—even the entire universe—to mass-produce sushi! **70+ facilities, 800+ upgrades, and 900+ achievements.** **World, behold. This is sushi.**
Why similar: Idler 48.2%, Incremental 33.3%, Casual 12.2%, 2D 5%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #33 Idle Library
75% matchMixed43% of 35 reviews2026
Dev: DaZeSTRAY
Windows
Turn a small reading room into a legendary archive of knowledge in this relaxing idle incremental game featuring research upgrades, prestige progression, and offline growth
Why similar: Idler 37.5%, Incremental 32.2%, Casual 11.8%, Family Friendly 6.9%, Colorful 5.8%
- #34 Musical Slime
73% matchVery Positive97% of 396 reviews2026
Dev: HaHaHaGame
Windows
Ditch the dull, monotonous desktop! Bring home a soft, cuddly slime that grooves in perfect sync with your music, unlock soothing desktop companionship, and enjoy endless player-created music content in the Steam Workshop to swap out whenever you want~
Why similar: Idler 45.1%, Incremental 32.4%, Casual 15.4%, 2D 6.1%, Singleplayer 1%
- #35 Bottom Squad
73% matchMixed63% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Family Devs
Windows
An idle defense game at the bottom of your screen. Build your squad, upgrade your base, and hold the line against relentless alien waves while you work or browse.
Why similar: Idler 34%, Tower Defense 27%, Incremental 24.5%, Casual 6.2%, Sci-fi 4%
- #36 Idle Universe Creator
77% 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: Idler 41.9%, Incremental 36.8%, Casual 15.6%, 2D 4.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #37 Nightgate Defense
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kamen
Windows
Light incremental gameplay meets castle defense. When night falls, monsters pour from summoning gates—the city wall is your last stand. Hundreds of archers volley as one, four heroes fight at your side, and each night grows harder than the last.
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.3%, Incremental 31.4%, Idler 28.6%, Casual 7.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #38 Saba Clicker
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anonymous
Windows
Why similar: Idler 39.1%, Incremental 36%, Casual 9.9%, 2D 5.8%, Family Friendly 5%
- #39 Idle Protocol
73% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Zzz Idle Games
Windows
Idle Protocol is a minimalist sci-fi tower defense and incremental game. Manage a central CPU core, equip exactly 2 Nodes, and defend against geometric anomalies. Perform a System Reboot to earn Cycles and unlock permanent modules in the BIOS!
Why similar: Idler 31.7%, Incremental 29.2%, Tower Defense 25.7%, Casual 6.5%, Sci-fi 3.3%
- #40 Zero Stress King: Idle Defense
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,911 reviews2026
Dev: Pauloondra
Windows · Mac
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A short relaxing incremental game disguised as a tower defense, but enemies can’t reach your walls. Thanks to lava.
Why similar: Idler 31.6%, Incremental 28.2%, Tower Defense 24.3%, Casual 5.9%, Colorful 5%
- #41 Instruction
75% matchVery Positive94% of 686 reviews2024
Dev: JuxtaposePub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Generate voltage while uncovering the mysteries of a power plant in this story-based clicker game.
Why similar: Incremental 39.9%, Idler 36.9%, Casual 9.9%, Family Friendly 6.8%, 2D 5.7%
- #42 Feed The Frog King: Incremental TD
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TurtlePub: Shared Braincell
Windows · Linux
A short incremental tower defense game with a massive skill tree! Recruit a team of cute and deadly animal friends, shop for powerful hats, construct buildings, assign workers, and unlock powerful upgrades to Feed The Frog King!
Why similar: Tower Defense 32.1%, Idler 29.9%, Incremental 29.5%, Casual 5.3%, Colorful 2.9%
- #43 Idle Meteor
71% 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: Idler 45.1%, Incremental 39.9%, Casual 7.7%, 2D 6.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #44 QUBE: Incremental TD
70% matchPositive84% of 25 reviews2026
Dev: MyDreamForeverPub: Andgo Games
Windows
QUBE: Incremental TD is a crazy mix of an incremental game and tower defense, where upgrade choices matter. Gather resources, build defensive towers, upgrade yourself, and survive as many enemy waves as possible!
Why similar: Tower Defense 37.6%, Idler 30%, Incremental 25.6%, Casual 3.5%, 2D 2.6%
- #45 Everhex
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Klara Code
Windows
Build one tower. Hold endless waves. Spend what each wave drops on damage, crit and six weapon mounts firing at once — then bank the run into a 453-node passive tree that carries into the next. A premium incremental tower defence: no ads, no timers, no energy bars.
Why similar: Idler 30.4%, Tower Defense 27.7%, Incremental 26.2%, Casual 4.7%, Colorful 3.6%
- #46 Cell Defense
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: blaubessen
Windows · Mac
Cell Defense is an incremental tower defense set inside the body. One antibody holds the center as endless waves of viruses and bacteria close in. Survive, earn, and spend it on weapons, build-defining cards, and upgrades that keep paying out while you idle.
Why similar: Tower Defense 33.4%, Idler 30.8%, Incremental 26.1%, Casual 3.2%, 2D 3.1%
- #47 Idle Space Force: Retro Clicker
72% match2 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Fuse Games LLC
Windows
A retro idle adventure that plays like a top down shooter!
Why similar: Idler 44.7%, Aliens 18.7%, Incremental 13.7%, Sci-fi 10%, Casual 6%
- #48 Don't Miss The Button
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aroktyoe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Don't Miss The Button is a fast-paced clicker game where every click counts. Earn money, upgrade your stats, boost hit chance and combos, and watch the numbers grow. Each run resets, but Steam achievements track your progress. Simple, relaxing, and perfect for short sessions.
Why similar: Idler 36%, Incremental 31.5%, Casual 13.8%, Family Friendly 7.4%, Colorful 5.4%
- #49 Plinfinity
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Medium Loser
Windows · Linux
An Incremental game about filling your screen with balls.
Why similar: Idler 40.5%, Incremental 37.5%, Casual 10.3%, 2D 5.5%, Sci-fi 5.4%
- #50 Celldom Classic
70% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Seyloj
Windows
The popular webgame comes to Steam! Celldom is a different type of clicker game where you swipe over a "board" to earn income instead of clicking. Spend money on upgrading your board, upgrade idle earnings, unlock dashers and rebirth to start over again with permanent boosts.
Why similar: Idler 39.1%, Incremental 34%, Casual 13.8%, Colorful 6.6%, 2D 5.8%
- #51 TEMPORAL SALVAGE
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EvoshoGames
Windows
Embark on an epic journey through time and space in TEMPORAL SALVAGE, where your team of daring technicians take charge with a mind of their own! In this idle/incremental adventure, your technicians are the stars of the show, tirelessly smacking into the terminal to push the boundaries of reality.
Why similar: Idler 41.4%, Incremental 36.3%, Casual 15.4%, 2D 6.1%, Singleplayer 1%
- #52 Money Maker
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ethangone
Windows
Money Maker is a game where your goal is to make A LOT of freaking money. With said money you can buy buildings that will help you make A LOT MORE money, stuff like vending machines, money printers, etc.
Why similar: Idler 44.1%, Incremental 41.5%, Casual 13%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #53 Every Last Bit
68% 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 50.3%, Incremental 36.9%, Casual 8.7%, 2D 3.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #54 Infiniclick
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 150 reviews2025
Dev: Nacho AB
Windows
Combine, automate and upgrade programs to amass a fortune! Infiniclick is a relaxing (or not, it's up to you) incremental game in which your goal is to pay an unfair debt with Fun Corp.
Why similar: Idler 30.8%, Tower Defense 29.1%, Incremental 25.9%, Casual 9.8%, 2D 4.2%
- #55 Lazy Lord: War on the Desktop
67% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Restart Studio
Windows
You're the Laziest Evil Lord ever—too lazy to fight, yet destined to rule the world. Send minions (automatically), upgrade them with gold and treasures, and conquer 1,000 areas without leaving the throne. Evil has never been this effortless.
Why similar: Tower Defense 38.1%, Idler 37.4%, Casual 13.1%, 2D 5.6%, Colorful 5.2%
- #56 Cascadium
65% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: ABoxWithinABox
Windows
A simple idle game where you drop balls plinko-style to make money. Big number make head go brrrr.
Why similar: Idler 42.3%, Incremental 39.6%, Casual 11%, 2D 6.2%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #57 Click for Humanity
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: zFhresh
Windows
Generate energy, and colonize the entire universe! Click for Humanity is an idle game. Start from Earth and take control of the entire solar system!
Why similar: Idler 53.7%, Incremental 25.5%, Casual 9.8%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Colorful 2.8%
- #58 Plantastic
67% matchMixed61% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: BlueBathtub
Windows
🌿 Over 30 plant species 🎩 Unlockable hats & accessories to customize ⏳ Idle game for desktop – runs in the background 🎁 Regular drops, items & collecting fun 🌍 Proceeds go towards real tree planting projects 🪴 Perfect for work, study & relaxing sessions
Why similar: Idler 39.8%, Incremental 34.7%, Casual 14.4%, 2D 5.9%, Colorful 5.3%
- #59 Beencremental
65% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: DamianArtClubPub: Level Up Gaming
Windows
Beencremental is an incremental Game about Bees. Grow an unstoppable swarm and conquer the four seasons, devouring every flower in your path! Drive your queen with your mouse, Gather Pollen, Gamble it into a Plinko machine and grow your hive trough a Tech Tree!
Why similar: Idler 38.5%, Incremental 37%, Casual 8.6%, Family Friendly 5.8%, 2D 5.3%