- #1 Baker Business 3
97% matchVery Positive87% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: Living Code Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Manage your very own bakery. Discover recipes, bake tasty treats and sell them to your customers. Unlock upgrades such as ovens and display shelves to expand your bakery. Customize the interior and exterior style to create your dream bakery.
Why similar: Cooking 34.5%, Life Sim 19.7%, Management 14.5%, Cute 9%, Simulation 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic match that focuses on managing a bakery and scaling your business through incremental upgrades.
- #2 Cookie Clicker
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 93,504 reviews2021
Dev: OrteilPub: Playsaurus
Windows · Mac
Median: 89.6 hrsMean: 375.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
Why similar: Incremental 30.7%, Idler 24.2%, Collectathon 13.7%, Economy 11.2%, Management 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive bakery-themed idle game that set the standard for the genre with its deep progression and addictive clicker mechanics.
- #3 Crafting Idle Clicker
96% matchMixed49% of 934 reviews2020
Dev: Bling Bling Games GmbH
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 43.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Craft a complex production line, earn idle cash and become an industrial tycoon!
Why similar: Automation 19.2%, Idler 17.4%, Incremental 16.6%, Capitalism 11.9%, Management 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features complex production chains and automation that will appeal to players who enjoy the resource management side of Idle Baker Boss.
- #4 Boba Simulator : Idle Shop Management
95% matchVery Positive85% of 351 reviews2022
Dev: Cuddle Code
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Boba Tea shop simulator. Manage recipe, stock and customer satisfaction.
Why similar: Automation 26.6%, Idler 22.9%, Incremental 22.5%, Management 13.6%, Cute 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the same cute, cozy aesthetic while focusing on the management and automation of a small food-based business.
- #5 Industry Idle
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,488 reviews2024
Dev: FishPondPub: Fish Pond Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Industry Idle is an idle game that combines factory building, resource management and market trading. Design & build your base, expand & scale up your productions, improve & optimize your economy. Plus all the incremental game goodies: offline earnings, prestige to unlock more powerful upgrades.
Why similar: Automation 19.5%, Idler 16.1%, City Builder 12.7%, Incremental 12.5%, Economy 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A more advanced take on automation and resource management for players who want to optimize complex production lines.
- #6 Idle Weaponshop
94% matchMixed56% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Deki
Windows
In Idle Weaponshop, you are handed your very own weapon shop to manage. Design and sell weapons, build up your local community, hire employees, and send adventurers off into danger for fun and profit... all before prestiging to earn powerful bonuses, all so you can do it all over again.
Why similar: Capitalism 25.1%, Idler 22.7%, Incremental 17.9%, Automation 14.8%, Management 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar shop-management tycoon loop where you automate production and manage resources to grow your business.
- #7 Bao Bao's™ Cozy Laundromat
93% matchVery Positive84% of 441 reviews2025
Dev: Destroyer Doggo
Windows · Mac
Median: 41.1 hrsMean: 53.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Relax in Bao Bao’s Cozy Laundromat, an idle game where you join Bao Bao, a charming panda, in creating the coziest laundromat. Purchase colorful washing machines, add delightful decorations, and hire panda helpers. Watch your cozy laundromat bustle with life, even when you’re not around!
Why similar: Idler 21.9%, Automation 18.1%, Capitalism 16.4%, Economy 10.6%, Building 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a relaxing, cute, and pixel-art idle experience that mirrors the cozy management feel of your seed game.
- #8 Burgie's Cozy Kitchen
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,564 reviews2025
Dev: HeyNau
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A tiny active desktop companion you can play at your own pace. Serve cute, picky customers between your daily tasks and enjoy little breaks that brighten your day. ✨ With a built-in Pomodoro mode to help you stay focused while you work, plus stream integration where your chat can place orders!
Why similar: Idler 24.4%, Time Management 24.2%, Cooking 24%, Management 11.1%, Relaxing 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cooking-focused idle game that emphasizes relaxing gameplay and simulation elements.
- #9 Idle Skilling
92% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,399 reviews2022
Dev: Lavaflame2
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 95.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Idle Skilling is the ultimate Idle Game with years of content! Meant to be played for 5-10 minutes a day, you gradually unlock new skills like mining, fishing, pet breeding, crusading, potion-making, lab-research, construction, and more! With new updates coming, you'll never run out of stuff to do!
Why similar: Idler 39.7%, Incremental 32.8%, Management 10.8%, Simulation 5.8%, Relaxing 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep skill trees and complex progression systems that satisfy players looking for more depth in their idle games.
- #10 AdVenture Capitalist
91% matchVery Positive88% of 60,434 reviews2015
Dev: Hyper Hippo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 68.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Welcome, eager young investor, to AdVenture Capitalist! Arguably the world's greatest Capitalism simulator!
Why similar: Automation 16.1%, Capitalism 15.8%, Idler 13.6%, Incremental 11.8%, Economy 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: The classic capitalism-themed idle game that perfectly captures the tycoon growth mechanics found in Idle Baker Boss.
- #11 Supermarket Billionaire
90% matchMixed67% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: Eracu Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Who doesn't love supermarkets? Build your own empire! Improve your business, hire employees, optimize your facilities... and, most importantly, sell to become a billionaire!
Why similar: Idler 24.9%, Incremental 24.2%, Automation 16.7%, Capitalism 15.7%, Simulation 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A casual tycoon simulation that focuses on the same retail management and clicker mechanics as the seed game.
- #12 Idle Colony
89% matchVery Positive82% of 578 reviews2024
Dev: Faith G.
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A condensed incremental experience, where you build a colony to collect and merge bigger and bigger fruits. Combine game-changing technologies and special upgrades to find the best synergies and take your cash flow to another dimension.
Why similar: Automation 22.1%, Incremental 19.3%, Idler 17.4%, Economy 14.1%, Building 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on automation and strategy within a management-heavy framework that will feel familiar to tycoon fans.
- #13 Idle Research
89% matchVery Positive84% of 1,909 reviews2022
Dev: Considera Games LLCPub: Considera Core LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 76.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Idle Research is an addictive, resource management, incremental game with both idle and active playstyles. Research and craft colorful Flasks and Tubes to earn as much Energy as possible! Big numbers guaranteed.
Why similar: Idler 28.3%, Automation 25.9%, Incremental 24.7%, Management 11%, Relaxing 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: An incredibly deep idle game focused on automation and resource management with a highly satisfying progression curve.
- #14 Leaf Blower Revolution - Idle Game
88% matchVery Positive94% of 26,483 reviews2020
Dev: Humble North
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 132.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Blow leaves, upgrade your gear, and automate your progress as you explore the Leaf Universe. A satisfying incremental idle game where every leaf blown brings you closer to the next big upgrade. Simple, relaxing, and endlessly rewarding. Let the leaves fall, and your progress rise!
Why similar: Idler 31.9%, Incremental 30%, Collectathon 27.1%, Relaxing 5.7%, Casual 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A highly polished idle game that offers massive amounts of content and satisfying automation mechanics.
- #15 Fruit Stand Fortune
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 686 reviews2025
Dev: Gummy Grenade Games
Windows
Start with nothing and spin your way to the top! Gather fruit from slot machines and sell them to buy upgrades, new fruit types, and more! Unlock cute customers! Meet a Bear Wizard! Build your fruit empire with Fruit Stand Fortune!
Why similar: Collectathon 19%, Idler 17.8%, Incremental 16.5%, Capitalism 13.4%, Economy 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, collectathon-style idle game that mirrors the lighthearted management feel of Idle Baker Boss.
- #16 Coffee Shop Tycoon
86% matchVery Positive85% of 600 reviews2022
Dev: Riff Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Manage your own coffee shop and control every detail to make it the most popular one in town! Roast your own beans and create your recipes. Hire and train your staff, manage your economy and marketing, and destroy your competition to become the ultimate legal coffee monopoly in Coffee Shop Tycoon.
Why similar: Cooking 22.6%, Management 20.9%, Economy 20.6%, Building 12.6%, Simulation 6%
Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy simulation that lets you run your own cafe, focusing on strategy and business growth.
- #17 Soda Dungeon 2
85% matchVery Positive94% of 5,681 reviews2020
Dev: AN ProductionsPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 68.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Everyone’s favorite laid-back dungeon crawler returns in Soda Dungeon 2. Featuring a new adventure, a whole town to upgrade, crafting, new classes, alternate dimensions, and more! It’s everything you loved about the original plus all the stuff you’ve been asking for.
Why similar: Idler 51.9%, Incremental 33.4%, Simulation 5.2%, 2D 5.2%, Casual 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines shop management with idle progression, offering a unique blend of tycoon and RPG elements.
- #18 Future Fortune
87% matchMixed49% of 105 reviews2021
Dev: Type Ten Studios
Windows
Future Fortune is an incremental/idle game featuring big numbers, a multi-layer prestige system, a milestone reward system, multiple upgrade shops, and much more!
Why similar: Idler 21.3%, Automation 19.9%, Incremental 18.4%, Time Management 15.5%, Point & Click 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Blends simulation and strategy with idle mechanics to create a satisfying business-building experience.
- #19 Tiny Vending Machines
84% matchMixed64% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: Frozen Logic Studios
Windows
Tiny Vending Machines is an idle pixel art game that runs at the bottom of your screen. Buy and upgrade vending machines, stock them with drinks, snacks, and more, and keep customers happy. Automate your machines at higher levels and grow your vending empire while you work or study!
Why similar: Capitalism 20.5%, Idler 19.8%, Automation 18.5%, Economy 15.6%, Life Sim 12%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, pixel-art management game that focuses on the economy of small-scale retail.
- #20 Island Robot Farm
82% matchVery Positive87% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: MoraCocoPub: Wise Games
Windows
Build a super large island with robots in this relaxing idle farm simulation game. Assign tasks to robots to plant, raise animals and build various buildings to expand your island. Even when you're busy, the game can run quietly at the corner or bottom of the screen and keep developing your farm.
Why similar: Automation 23.1%, Idler 22.6%, Economy 12.1%, Building 11.7%, Management 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines farming simulation with automation mechanics, perfect for fans of the resource management aspect of the seed game.
- #21 Merchant
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 607 reviews2018
Dev: Retora Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Merchant blends traditional RPG systems and tycoon style mechanics. No gems, no consumables, all purchases are DLC! Great for second screen gaming! Merchant reimagines the classic RPG experience from the perspective of a Merchant. Hire Heroes and Crafters to do your bidding for you.
Why similar: Incremental 46.9%, Management 36.2%, Simulation 10.7%, Casual 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Allows you to manage a shop and craft items, providing a similar sense of progression to running a bakery franchise.
- #22 Idle Pixel Fantasy
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 938 reviews2025
Dev: Max Ritters
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Recruit hard-working helpers and magical creatures that automatically collect gold and crystals. Unlock new levels, invest in stronger units, and work your way up to the powerful dragon boss at the top. A relaxing pixel-style idle clicker!
Why similar: Automation 29.8%, Incremental 29.6%, Economy 14.2%, Idler 13.7%, Management 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A charming pixel-art idle game that focuses on incremental growth and satisfying visual progression.
- #23 Bakery
83% matchVery Positive80% of 138 reviews2017
Dev: ChaoYe LiuPub: Happy Home Company
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Operating bakery Making various breads and cakes Manage and operate storefronts
Why similar: Management 55.2%, Simulation 28.1%, Casual 16.7%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled management game that focuses specifically on the bakery theme and business expansion.
- #24 Holyday City: Reloaded
82% matchVery Positive81% of 1,642 reviews2018
Dev: Holyday Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 115.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Build, manage & grow your city in Holyday City: Reloaded! An idle clicker game where you're the business tycoon, expanding your metropolis. Master resource & time management to upgrade businesses and thrive. Experience the ultimate town builder adventure with Holyday City.
Why similar: Capitalism 27.8%, Incremental 21.6%, Idler 16.6%, Time Management 15.3%, Management 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A funny, capitalism-focused clicker that provides a fast-paced tycoon experience.
- #25 Inn Tycoon
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 849 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Goose GamesPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Welcome to Inn Tycoon! Build, design, and manage your dream inn. Serve delightful meals, offer various services, and hire a stellar staff. Create a top-notch hospitality empire and become the ultimate Inn Tycoon!
Why similar: Capitalism 17.4%, Time Management 13.4%, Building 13.3%, Economy 12.7%, Idler 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy management simulation that focuses on building and maintaining a business, sharing the relaxing vibe of the seed game.
- #26 Shopping Empire Tycoon
81% matchVery Positive96% of 72 reviews2021
Dev: Musa GUNGOR
Windows
This Game is Basically a Market Management Simulator. Make Your Store Get The Best Profit With Various Upgrades and Unlocks. Including Basic Clicking stuff, Managing Your Own Market , Upgrading and A game with the theme of reaching to going to next level.
Why similar: Time Management 23.1%, Incremental 20.5%, Economy 20%, Management 14.6%, Automation 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A management simulation that emphasizes economy and retail expansion in a casual, accessible way.
- #27 Tiny Bakery
78% matchVery Positive91% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: Bubbly Games
Windows
Run a tiny bakery for sweet-toothed slime customers! Adapt to changing weather, seasons, and festivals as cravings shift. Unlock new recipes, welcome new guests, and prepare each night for the day ahead.
Why similar: Cooking 23.2%, Time Management 20.9%, Building 15.2%, Life Sim 11.9%, Management 11.3%
- #28 Box Bakery
76% matchVery Positive88% of 397 reviews2026
Dev: mangobox games
Windows · Mac
Run your dream bakery, make friends with adorable animals, collect friendship photos and unique scrapbook elements. Forge ahead, using the power of baking to solve the town’s challenges. Let every animal enjoy its favorite bread—and open up about the secrets they’ve kept hidden.
Why similar: Cooking 33.5%, Collectathon 18.8%, Life Sim 15.3%, Cute 8%, Simulation 6.4%
- #29 Farm Empire
79% 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: Idler 23.6%, Incremental 22.4%, Capitalism 19.9%, Automation 14.7%, Economy 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: Uses familiar idle and clicker mechanics to manage a farming business, sharing the same core loop as the seed game.
- #30 Game Builder Tycoon - Prologue
78% matchMixed63% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Game Builder Tycoon - Prologue is a free simulation game in which you begin your journey as an indie game developer. Personalize your character, craft hit games, manage marketing and research stuff. Create best game on the planet!
Why similar: Capitalism 24.4%, Economy 22.4%, Building 17.7%, Management 16.7%, Relaxing 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A management-focused tycoon game that rewards strategic planning and incremental growth.
- #31 Slice To Meet You
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 145 reviews2026
Dev: Lumamind Studio
Windows
A cozy idle incremental game about the satisfying rhythm of chopping ingredients. Unlock new produce, upgrade your knives, and grow your earnings — all at your own pace, with no pressure and no timers.
Why similar: Capitalism 18.1%, Idler 17.8%, Incremental 15.8%, Cooking 14.6%, Economy 13.1%
- #32 Idle Grid
77% matchMixed61% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Lake Country Games
Windows
Build and optimize your industrial empire in this grid-based idle game. Place factories, power plants, and research labs strategically to maximize efficiency through adjacency bonuses. Upgrade your buildings, manage power consumption, and watch your profits soar while you're away.
Why similar: Automation 16.7%, Time Management 14.8%, Idler 14.7%, City Builder 10.7%, Incremental 10.6%
- #33 Not Monday Cafe
74% matchVery Positive95% of 612 reviews2025
Dev: Sunny Syrup StudioPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows
Median: 40.8 hrsMean: 84.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Cozy idle cafe management that keeps you company while you work. Grow fresh ingredients, cook, and serve delicious food to adorable animal customers. Build your dream cafe that sits at the bottom of your screen.
Why similar: Automation 17.9%, Idler 17.7%, Economy 13.1%, Building 11.9%, Cooking 10.5%
- #34 Bakery Simulator
77% matchMixed66% of 2,450 reviews2022
Dev: Live Motion GamesPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Get up before dawn and see what it's like to be a baker! Learn to bake several dozen types of bread. Use realistic bakery machines. Deliver orders to stores, earn, and invest. Use original recipes or experiment with ingredients.
Why similar: Time Management 27%, Economy 19.5%, Cooking 17.9%, Life Sim 14.3%, Management 9.9%
- #35 Smashing Simulator Idle
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 481 reviews2024
Dev: Walking Cat
Windows · Linux
Incremental game about smashing with unfolding gameplay and two prestige layers.
Why similar: Incremental 18.6%, Idler 18.3%, Automation 14%, Time Management 12.3%, Management 8.9%
- #36 Candy Machine
80% matchMostly Negative34% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: Colossal Wreck
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 224.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Run a candy factory. Place machines and conveyors and feed them different mixtures of ingredients to create candy
Why similar: Idler 28.5%, Economy 21.5%, Building 19.3%, Management 14.5%, Relaxing 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on building and managing an economy through incremental upgrades and automation.
- #37 Whimsy Bake&Craft
74% matchMixed65% of 423 reviews2026
Dev: MOON SCAPEPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Take over a bakery! Establish production lines for farming, fishing, and baking to create delicious treats! Fulfill missions to earn rewards. Recruit helpers, expand production, and decorate the bakery and homes. Restore Starlight Island to its former glory—one delicious dessert at a time!
Why similar: Time Management 22%, Idler 21.1%, Incremental 17.6%, Building 12.5%, Point & Click 9.8%
- #38 Conradito Cafézito
75% matchVery Positive86% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: Conrado Saud
Windows
It costs the price of a coffee – but it lasts much longer! Conradito Cafézito, is an idle and incremental game where you unlock recipes, automate processes, and expand your coffee empire while watching your profits rise with every click!
Why similar: Idler 17.1%, Incremental 16.5%, Time Management 15.4%, Automation 11.1%, Point & Click 8.5%
- #39 Cafe Cafe: Idle Bird Collector
73% matchVery Positive93% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: CHONKSOFT
Windows
A charming and cozy idle game that sits anywhere on your screen, where you'll befriend your very own flock of adorable birds. Serve delicious snacks, discover each bird's unique preferences, and watch your cafe flourish!
Why similar: Idler 23.8%, Economy 18.2%, Cooking 16%, Life Sim 14%, Management 12.5%
- #40 Time Is Honey
73% matchVery Positive88% of 280 reviews2024
Dev: CakeDev
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Time Is Honey is a relaxing idle game where you manage bee hives. Collect unique bees by opening bee packs, take care of them in real-time and then turn it all into profit. Unlock, upgrade and customize your hives, and enjoy completing your collection of bees.
Why similar: Automation 15.9%, Capitalism 15.7%, Collectathon 15.6%, Idler 15.1%, Economy 10.5%
- #41 PC Building Empire
72% matchVery Positive85% of 193 reviews2025
Dev: Moose Games
Windows
Build PCs of different rarities, hire workers with buffs and debuffs, and expand your shop. Train stats in special rooms, customize floors and colors, and relax in a cozy idle indie game in Early Access that grows with feedback from the community.
Why similar: Time Management 30.8%, Idler 24.7%, Economy 18.6%, Management 11%, Point & Click 7.8%
- #42 Food Park Manager
73% matchVery Positive82% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Drix Dev
Windows
Build and manage your own Food Park! Customize food stalls, hire staff, and cater to hungry customers as you find the perfect recipes. Decorate your park to attract and satisfy more customers.
Why similar: City Builder 21.2%, Time Management 19.7%, Economy 16.8%, Life Sim 13.7%, Management 11%
- #43 3D Printer Manager
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 103 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 semi idle tycoon game.
Why similar: Automation 23.5%, Idler 19.2%, Economy 14.9%, Incremental 14.1%, Management 9.4%
- #44 More Sushi!
70% matchVery Positive87% of 199 reviews2025
Dev: pixelqube
Windows
More Sushi! is a short incremental game about running a conveyor belt sushi restaurant. Serve customers, buy upgrades, hire helpers, and unlock new sushi! Pay off the owner's debt, then turn used plates into stars to buy permanent upgrades.
Why similar: Idler 21.5%, Incremental 20.9%, Economy 17.1%, Cooking 14.4%, Management 11.4%
- #45 Bookstore Incremental
70% matchVery Positive90% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: Exaeryth
Windows
A cozy incremental game where you run your own bookstore! Buy hundreds of upgrades, unlock new customers and book types, hire different staff members and build the most profitable bookstore in the world!
Why similar: Incremental 32.4%, Idler 27.8%, Capitalism 14.9%, Economy 11.3%, Simulation 5.2%
- #46 Idle Startup
71% matchMixed59% of 338 reviews2026
Dev: Merrill Lines
Windows · Mac
Build a tech company from a one-person garage into a global empire. Train six skills, automate the grind, prestige for permanent Founder bonuses, climb the leaderboards, and chase 50+ achievements in this clean, endlessly-scaling idle game — progress rolls on even while you're away.
Why similar: Economy 36.7%, Management 22.5%, Idler 17.1%, Relaxing 8.2%, Simulation 7.1%
- #47 Alchemist's Garden
69% matchVery Positive94% of 190 reviews2026
Dev: Lumis Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Alchemist's Garden is a cozy and relaxing incremental crafting game. Forage to uncover hidden ingredients across mystical lands. Experiment with them at your crucible to discover potions and items, stock your shop's shelves, and watch your potion shop grow!
Why similar: Collectathon 15.2%, Capitalism 14.9%, Idler 14.4%, Incremental 13.5%, Economy 10.2%
- #48 Croissant
71% matchMixed65% of 153 reviews2024
Dev: Limsod Games
Windows
Croissant is a clicker game, click the Croissant to gain even more Croissant and become the best in the leaderboard! By spending time on the game, or by clicking on the Croissant, you can obtain skins. Collect them or trade them to expand your collection.
Why similar: Idler 22.9%, Incremental 21.5%, Collectathon 17.9%, Management 10.7%, Point & Click 10.6%
- #49 Lemon Cake
69% matchVery Positive84% of 2,071 reviews2021
Dev: Cozy Bee Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Restore an abandoned bakery and prepare pastries from farm to table! Grow fresh ingredients in the greenhouse, cook pastries & sweets in the kitchen and serve your baked goods to hungry customers in your own shop!
Why similar: Time Management 28.1%, Cooking 19.4%, Management 14.6%, Life Sim 12.8%, Cute 6.8%
- #50 Bakery Cafe Simulator
67% matchMixed70% of 424 reviews2025
Dev: Meerkatt Studio
Windows
Bake, build, and grow your dream bakery cafe! Create delicious pastries, design your space, and serve customers. Play solo or with friends in online co-op to expand your business and experience the excitement of running a bustling cafe!
Why similar: Cooking 32.8%, Capitalism 27.1%, Building 14.8%, Management 9.9%, Simulation 7.1%
- #51 Idle Catfarmia
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: RainbowStudio
Windows
Help the cat fairies to arrange resources, produce and harvest crops, and manage the farm. The more efficiently the farm grows, the richer your pockets become. Show some clicking skills to unwelcome visitors who occasionally appear on the farm.
Why similar: Idler 19.9%, Incremental 17.4%, Economy 13.5%, Collectathon 11.6%, Management 8.9%
- #52 Fast Food Manager
70% matchMixed69% of 268 reviews2021
Dev: Cyber EyePub: UMKA Games
Windows
Launch your own business from scratch! Starting with a small coffee booth, build the most popular food service chain in town. Experiment, develop, make a profit.
Why similar: Cooking 19%, Time Management 18.3%, Economy 18%, Idler 17.6%, Management 12.6%
- #53 IDLE BOSS RUSH
66% matchMixed67% of 841 reviews2025
Dev: Irid Games
Windows
Median: 18.4 hrsMean: 37.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Slay giant bosses and turn the hollow wasteland into the almighty kingdom! Endlessly rewarding incremental game where you collect fountains of rare loot, unleash crazy combos and watch the monsters fall under your knees. Boss Rush that keeps on going when you're gone!
Why similar: Incremental 21.9%, Idler 20.9%, Building 13.2%, City Builder 12.2%, Economy 11.8%
- #54 Pet idle
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 749 reviews2021
Dev: Alphaquest Games
Windows
Pet Idle is a simulation game where you can take care of various virtual animals! Build and manage your home to be a cozy home for many pets!
Why similar: Collectathon 28%, Life Sim 17.8%, Building 15.4%, Cooking 15.3%, Management 9.3%
- #55 Vending Dokan!: Kozy Kiosk
66% matchVery Positive90% of 161 reviews2025
Dev: Aftabi Games
Windows
Build a vending machine empire in this cozy idle sim! Manage staff, decorate locations, and watch your business thrive. Play actively or let it run passively in the background with relaxing music to enjoy while you work or unwind.
Why similar: Idler 23.7%, Automation 18.4%, Life Sim 14.2%, Management 12.7%, Incremental 12.7%
- #56 Clicker Cuties - Anime Idler
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 491 reviews2024
Dev: Clicker Company
Windows
💗 Idler Clicker + Dating Sim 💗 Meet virtual cuties, care for them, and get to know their stories!
Why similar: Idler 20.7%, Incremental 18.5%, Time Management 16.8%, Capitalism 16.1%, Life Sim 12.5%
- #57 Bread
68% matchMixed56% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: The Royal Bakery
Windows · Linux
The Royal Bakery welcomes you to Bread, a fun simple clicker game. Stay a while, have some fun and click a crumb. Careful too much bread makes you fat.
Why similar: Incremental 31.1%, Collectathon 29.7%, Idler 27.1%, Cute 4.3%, Casual 2.7%
- #58 Burger Bistro Story
67% matchVery Positive83% of 356 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Open your own diner and create custom burgers in this management sim game.
Why similar: Cooking 28.2%, City Builder 20.2%, Life Sim 14%, Economy 12.4%, Management 9.4%
- #59 Revolution Idle
62% matchVery Positive87% of 12,507 reviews2025
Dev: Oni Gaming
Windows
Median: 16.6 hrsMean: 181.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Revolution Idle is a free idle incremental game with offline progress, prestige layers, and endless automation. Start simple, reach infinity and go further.
Why similar: Automation 25.9%, Incremental 24.5%, Idler 23.8%, Management 11.9%, Relaxing 5.4%