- #1 Joyquarium
97% matchVery Positive91% of 550 reviews2025
Dev: Easyfun StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 41.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Joyquarium is a relaxing casual fish-raising game. Buy various cute fry and sell them at a high price after they grow up. With the money you earn, you can purchase aquatic plants, driftwood, scenery stone, etc. to decorate your tank (you can freely adjust the color, size, and position).
Why similar: Underwater 19% ★, Fishing 17% ★, Creature Collector 16.9%, Idler 13.4%, Economy 10.5%
- #2 Chillquarium
96% matchVery Positive92% of 8,236 reviews2023
Dev: Ben Reber
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 52.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Chillquarium is a cozy and relaxing idle game. Buy fish and raise them in real time, then sell them to turn a profit! Customize your aquarium as you progress from a simple starter tank to your dream setup by filling your collection with rare exotic fish and ultra-rare color variants!
Why similar: Creature Collector 17.7%, Fishing 17.3% ★, Idler 14.3%, Economy 11.4%, Underwater 10.5% ★
- #3 Tiny Aquarium: Social Fishkeeping
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,577 reviews2025
Dev: Lunheim StudiosPub: Future Friends Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A happy aquarium that lives at the bottom of your screen! Tiny Aquarium is a social idle simulator that keeps growing, even when offline. Hatch, sell fish, decorate, go fishin’, and visit your friends’ aquariums with bite-sized daily sessions.
Why similar: Underwater 17% ★, Creature Collector 16.9%, Fishing 16.9% ★, Idler 13.7%, Economy 10.7%
- #4 Fantasy Aquarium
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 906 reviews2024
Dev: MOON SCAPEPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 44.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Fantasy Aquarium offers an effortless way to enhance your gaming experience. You can nurture a diverse range of small fish with unique characteristics and construct a vibrant fantasy world from scratch, transforming mundane fish-keeping into an engaging pursuit.
Why similar: Creature Collector 22.3%, Idler 21.2%, Underwater 17.9% ★, Incremental 12.5%, Life Sim 9.9%
- #5 Desktop Fishes
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 150 reviews2025
Dev: Daniel Santalla
Windows
A cozy idle aquarium overlay that brings your desktop to life with pixel-art fish. You can hatch, breed, and collect fishes in thousands of genetic combinations. Dress them up with accessories, watch them grow from eggs to adults, and unlock playful upgrades through a skill tree.
Why similar: Underwater 17.4% ★, Fishing 14.6% ★, Creature Collector 14.4%, Idler 11.6%, Automation 9.4%
- #6 Idle Waters
94% matchVery Positive95% of 382 reviews2025
Dev: Ignita Games
Windows
Median: 42.3 hrsMean: 68.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A relaxing idle fishing game that waits for you at the bottom of your screen. CATCH fish, BUY upgrades, COMPLETE your collection, and DISPLAY them in your aquarium.
Why similar: Fishing 20.8% ★, Idler 17%, Creature Collector 13%, Nature 9.5%, Management 9%
- #7 Lofi aquarium
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 145 reviews2025
Dev: LitheGame
Windows
"Lofi Aquarium" is a gamified focus tool designed to enhance concentration and relieve stress. As you work, a group of adorable baby fish will keep you company, all set to soothing lofi music. Over time, the fish grow and can be sold for profit.
Why similar: Underwater 20% ★, Creature Collector 19.2%, Idler 15.1%, Automation 14.1%, Economy 11.3%
- #8 Your Big, Cute Monster Farm
92% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,019 reviews2025
Dev: KaiPlay StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 29.0 hrsMean: 98.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Create a farm at the bottom of the screen and enjoy planting and harvesting with your monster companions! They handle all the work—just plan the layout, decorate, and wait for fun crop mutations. Take a break from busy life and enjoy the calm joy of farming.
Why similar: Creature Collector 22.2%, Idler 20.7%, Automation 12.5%, Economy 11.1%, Management 8.7%
- #9 Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,435 reviews2025
Dev: Kygua TechPub: IndieArk
Windows
Median: 122.4 hrsMean: 185.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Welcome to Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi! This is a relaxing and enjoyable idle fishing game that can sit at the bottom or any corner of your screen, allowing you to enjoy a leisurely sea fishing time in your busy life.
Why similar: Fishing 25.5% ★, Creature Collector 22.5%, Idler 20.5%, Incremental 9.4%, Management 9.1%
- #10 Cozy Island Idle
91% matchMixed69% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Overaction Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cozy Island Idle is a chill fishing idle game where you catch all sort of fantasy fishes to showcase them in an Aquarium to sell them to turn a profit and customize your aquarium and island.
Why similar: Underwater 24.4% ★, Fishing 19.2% ★, Creature Collector 17.2%, Idler 15%, Economy 6.1%
- #11 Little Aviary
89% matchVery Positive89% of 236 reviews2025
Dev: Tom Daly
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 33.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Little Aviary is a relaxing idle bird collector that sits at the bottom of your screen! Hatch unique birds, sell them, decorate, then watch them fly around your screen and perch on top of your other windows!
Why similar: Creature Collector 28.2%, Idler 24.1%, Economy 12.9%, Incremental 12.9%, Management 8.6%
- #12 Cornerpond
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,672 reviews2025
Dev: foolsroom
Windows
Median: 79.1 hrsMean: 128.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A chill idle-fishing desktop toy in the corner of your screen. Buy upgrades, catch rare fish, and customize your avatar at your own pace!
Why similar: Fishing 17.9% ★, Creature Collector 16%, Idler 14.4%, Incremental 8.7%, Automation 8.5%
- #13 Megaquarium
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,727 reviews2018
Dev: Twice Circled
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The public aquarium simulator. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy! It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium.
Why similar: Underwater 29.9% ★, Creature Collector 21.3%, Fishing 12% ★, Management 11.5%, Economy 8.5%
- #14 Tiny Pasture
87% matchVery Positive93% of 8,472 reviews2025
Dev: CaveLiquidPub: Gamersky Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 26.1 hrsMean: 60.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Meet your new little desk buddies! They’ll snooze, scratch, and scamper around while you work or study (don’t worry, they’ve been trained not to invade your workspace). If you’re good at animal management, they will occupy the bottom of your screen with different kinds and colors!
Why similar: Creature Collector 22.9%, Idler 21.8%, Incremental 12.3%, Management 11.8%, Nature 11.4%
- #15 Aquarist
89% matchVery Positive84% of 1,124 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Build beautiful aquariums, care for exotic marine life, complete creative customer jobs, and grow your own aquarium business into a world-class oceanarium in this relaxing sandbox simulation.
Why similar: Underwater 21% ★, Fishing 19% ★, Creature Collector 15.7%, Idler 11.7%, Management 9.3%
- #16 Fischer's Fishing Journey
86% matchVery Positive91% of 1,700 reviews2025
Dev: CutefishPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 90.4 hrsMean: 158.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Put Fischer on your desktop as your ultimate study and work buddy. He'll fish quietly in the corner, taking care of it all—you just drop in occasionally to collect your rewards, unlock new fish, upgrade your rod, while enjoying that calming, healing atmosphere.
Why similar: Creature Collector 29.6%, Fishing 28.8% ★, Idler 26.7%, Relaxing 5.4%, Cute 3.2%
- #17 Captain Whiskers: Incremental Seas
85% matchVery Positive86% of 887 reviews2026
Dev: Happy Universe Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
5 minutes to get started, play anytime! This is a relaxing fishing-themed incremental game. You will join the Cat Captains to explore global fishing grounds, catch fish, and collect resources. Every rewarding voyage will have you shouting, "One more round!"
Why similar: Fishing 20.5% ★, Underwater 19.4% ★, Incremental 17.5%, Management 9.9%, Resource Management 8.7%
- #18 Machorium -Muscle Aquarium Simulator-
86% matchVery Positive90% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: NEOLAVIPub: indiegamesjapan
Windows
Machorium - Muscle Aquarium Simulator - is a relaxing idle and sandbox game where you can unwind and have fun. Use points generated by cute little decorative muscle men to unlock various items and create your ideal muscle aquarium, Machorium.
Why similar: Underwater 27.5% ★, Idler 20.5%, Creature Collector 16.4%, Incremental 12.3%, Nature 6%
- #19 Bugtopia
84% matchVery Positive93% of 972 reviews2025
Dev: Nocturnal GamesPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
300+ lifelike bugs to collect and grow—breed them to unlock rare species! Customize your terrarium with 300+ landscaping items and 70+ backgrounds. A tiny, soothing nature escape on your screen!🦋🐌🦗🐝🐞🐛🦐
Why similar: Creature Collector 22.3%, Idler 19.9%, Economy 13.2%, Incremental 11.7%, Nature 11.6%
- #20 Mango's Fisharium
84% matchVery Positive85% of 277 reviews2025
Dev: Evrac Studio
Windows · Mac
Mango’s Fisharium is a short incremental game about catching unique fishes and displaying them in the Fish Aquarium. Designed to be completed in around 4 hours.
Why similar: Fishing 20.5% ★, Idler 19.2%, Creature Collector 16.7%, Incremental 11.3%, Economy 10.1%
- #21 Island Robot Farm
83% matchVery Positive87% of 163 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: Idler 25.5%, Automation 21.9%, Economy 14%, Management 11.8%, Relaxing 4.9%
- #22 Lakeside Bar
82% matchVery Positive87% of 871 reviews2025
Dev: BITCOVER
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A cozy management sim where the jazz is smooth, the cocktails are cooler than the evening breeze, and the lake reflects your perfect escape.
Why similar: Fishing 18.8% ★, Idler 16.2%, Incremental 9.9%, Economy 9.7%, Nature 9%
- #23 Cast n Chill
81% matchVery Positive95% of 7,997 reviews2025
Dev: Wombat Brawler
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Cast n Chill is a relaxing fishing game where you explore serene lakes, rivers, and oceans. Catch rare fish, upgrade your gear and reel in legendary catches - all with your loyal companion by your side.
Why similar: Fishing 20.4% ★, Creature Collector 18.1%, Underwater 17.4% ★, Idler 15.2%, Nature 7.7%
- #24 Fluffy Kitchen Saga
82% matchMixed65% of 236 reviews2025
Dev: MEOW STORE GAMEPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
《Fluffy Kitchen Saga》A restaurant simulation game located at the bottom of your computer screen, where both staff and customers are fluffy little animals! They’ll keep you company while you work/study. Let’s run a restaurant full of fluffiness!
Why similar: Creature Collector 21.1%, Idler 20.8%, Automation 18.6%, Management 12.2%, Incremental 9%
- #25 Scale the Depths
79% matchVery Positive88% of 1,329 reviews2026
Dev: Glass Gecko GamesPub: Pretty Soon
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fish, scale, sell, repeat. Scale the Depths is a casual fishing game built around this simple but satisfying loop. Feed hungry customers, upgrade your gear, and uncover the many secrets hidden beneath the surface.
Why similar: Underwater 28.5% ★, Fishing 24.2% ★, Economy 13.5%, Management 9.1%, Incremental 6.1%
- #26 Zen Aquarium
80% matchVery Positive95% of 298 reviews2025
Dev: Astro Cat
Windows · Mac
Immerse yourself in the ultimate relaxing aquarium experience. Watch fish glide gracefully through a serene, ever-changing tank—no setup, no stress, just pure tranquility. Enjoy soothing visuals and ambient ASMR sounds as your aquarium comes to life effortlessly. Your peaceful escape awaits!
Why similar: Underwater 30.7% ★, Idler 15.6%, Creature Collector 15.2%, Fishing 14% ★, Nature 9.6%
- #27 Desk Paws
79% matchVery Positive89% of 562 reviews2025
Dev: GinkgoGamesPub: Captcha Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 17.2 hrsMean: 78.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Collect over 100 stylish little pets on your desktop! They can freely move along the bottom of your screen, or live in the little houses you've carefully decorated for them. Hmm... or perhaps send them on adventures to earn treats?
Why similar: Creature Collector 39.2%, Idler 32.9%, Relaxing 7.2%, Cute 5.1%, Automation 4%
- #28 Grove Fisher
81% matchMixed70% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: EVIL CORP GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
A relaxing idle game about fishing. Discover dozens of fishes and treasures! Spend your resources on growing your operation and unlocking new varieties of underground life! Achieve goals, buy skills, and mutate rare fish to improve your profits!
Why similar: Fishing 22% ★, Idler 17.3%, Creature Collector 14.8%, Economy 10.8%, Incremental 9.3%
- #29 Rusty's Retirement
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,660 reviews2024
Dev: Mister Morris Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 22.8 hrsMean: 54.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A relaxing idle-farming simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Idler 17.6%, Automation 17.2%, Economy 12.9%, Management 10.5%, Nature 10.4%
- #30 My Little Life
78% matchVery Positive89% of 1,097 reviews2025
Dev: 9FingerGames
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A relaxing life-sim that lives on the bottom of your screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Creature Collector 21.6%, Fishing 21.4% ★, Idler 19.3%, Life Sim 12.3%, Management 9.7%
- #31 Desktop Fishing
77% matchVery Positive90% of 352 reviews2025
Dev: Ostend Games
Windows
Desktop Fishing is a cozy idle game that sits in the corner of your screen. Go about your usual desk work (or don't) while your frog buddy catches fish, discovers new outfits, and unlocks fishing spots.
Why similar: Fishing 24.2% ★, Creature Collector 22.2%, Idler 17.7%, Automation 15.3%, Incremental 9.9%
- #32 Ropuka's Idle Island
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,147 reviews2025
Dev: Moczan
Windows
Median: 48.6 hrsMean: 136.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A cozy idle game that sits anywhere on your desktop. Watch the frog cut grass, upgrade his tools, and decorate the island while you work or relax.
Why similar: Idler 25.9%, Nature 13.9%, Incremental 13.5%, Management 12.6%, Life Sim 10.2%
- #33 NoSlack Pets: Lo-Fi Paws
75% matchVery Positive98% of 398 reviews2025
Dev: Lynkpin Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 81.4 hrsMean: 286.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A warm and cozy desktop cat companion game. Let Miino keep you company while you work or study, focus with Pomodoro, Lo-Fi, to-do lists, and white noise; collect Headgear and decorations, decorate your room, join the Online Study Room, go fishing, and build your own relaxing desktop space.
Why similar: Fishing 41.4% ★, Idler 36.5%, Relaxing 9%, Simulation 5%, Cute 4.9%
- #34 Idle Fishing
76% matchVery Positive83% of 1,919 reviews2024
Dev: AO Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 188.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Relax and catch fish in beautiful environments while your crew works for you, even offline. Hire crewmates, collect pets, sail ever-bigger boats, and uncover layer after layer of progression. Simple to start, surprisingly deep.
Why similar: Fishing 24.7% ★, Idler 20.5%, Creature Collector 15.2%, Incremental 11.3%, Management 11.1%
- #35 Fishing Inc
73% matchVery Positive92% of 1,486 reviews2026
Dev: BigBonk Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Fishing Inc is a cozy incremental fishing game! Catch fish, earn cash, and unlock powerful skills. Master new ponds, fill your Fish Log with Legendary catches, and become the ultimate angler!
Why similar: Fishing 25.5% ★, Idler 18%, Economy 13.9%, Incremental 12.9%, Management 8.8%
- #36 Tiny Biomes: Cozy Idle
74% matchVery Positive85% of 405 reviews2026
Dev: Orca Point Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Tiny Biomes is a relaxing idle game where animals peacefully produce resources and you gather wood in a calm harvesting zone. Build small biomes, earn gold, and enjoy steady progression without pressure, timers, or stress. Play at your own pace and unwind.
Why similar: Idler 26.1%, Incremental 14.7%, Automation 13.3%, Economy 12.1%, Nature 8.7%
- #37 Aquarium Designer
77% matchVery Positive85% of 1,200 reviews2021
Dev: Sigur StudioPub: Games Operators
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Aquarium Designer gives you an opportunity to create the aquarium of your dreams! Become a professional whose job is to design it, build it, and fill it with the various underwater wildlife! All types, all sizes - your creativity is your only limit!
Why similar: Underwater 34.5% ★, Idler 16.5%, Life Sim 11.3%, Management 10.3%, Incremental 9.6%
- #38 The Dream Globe
71% matchVery Positive96% of 378 reviews2025
Dev: Roaming of Little Hammer
Windows
Median: 38.6 hrsMean: 74.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Idler game inside an antique dream globe, build the small home and help the mini dream world grow
Why similar: Fishing 35.5% ★, Idler 30.6%, Resource Management 7.7%, Relaxing 6.2%, Farming Sim 6.1%
- #39 Bit-Cremental: Fishistry
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 91 reviews2024
Dev: Inner Realm Studios
Windows
Grow fish with a gachapon twist in this bite-sized idler! Feed, nurture, and watch as fisher people reel in mature catches, earning money to upgrade things like feeding, growth, and fishing speeds for even faster profits.
Why similar: Fishing 31.7% ★, Idler 25.2%, Incremental 14%, Relaxing 7.7%, Cute 5.7%
- #40 Post Apocalypse Microbe Lab
72% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: SKIPMOREPub: Flyhigh Works
Windows · Mac
This is an idle game you can leave in the corner of your desktop. Watch at your leisure as an android girl researches microbes in a post-apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Underwater 16.7% ★, Idler 16.3%, Creature Collector 15.4%, Automation 13.1%, Fishing 11.6% ★
- #41 Black Hole Fishing
71% matchVery Positive88% of 503 reviews2026
Dev: SDG GamesPub: Playsaurus
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Black Hole Fishing is an absurd incremental game about catching, breeding, and perfecting SO MANY fish. Catch a fish, optimize its traits, then stock your pond with it as you pour fish and science into an endless singularity!
Why similar: Fishing 17.1% ★, Creature Collector 15.8%, Idler 13.3%, Automation 11.9%, Economy 10.3%
- #42 Whimside
71% matchVery Positive92% of 427 reviews2025
Dev: ToadzillartPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A creature collection game that sits at the bottom of your screen & fits easily into your routine. Whether you're working, studying, or relaxing, Whimside is always ready to offer you a cozy escape. Capture rare creatures, create new species & decorate your whimsical space!
Why similar: Creature Collector 31.2%, Automation 21.1%, Management 11.4%, Nature 9.7%, Idler 7.1%
- #43 Shrimp Keeping Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Kunstaat
Windows
Grow, feed and care for your shrimp pals. Watch your shrimp multiply and sell your colony when they become too numerous.
Why similar: Creature Collector 23.3%, Nature 20.8%, Idler 15.4%, Life Sim 9.1%, Management 8.1%
- #44 Behind Glass: Aquarium Simulator
70% matchVery Positive95% of 407 reviews2025
Dev: BitBros Inc
Windows · Mac
Create stunning virtual aquariums on your PC! Our advanced 3D engine brings your fish tank to life with breathtaking realism, featuring lifelike fish, plants, decorations, and more. Transform your monitor into a vibrant, living aquarium. Virtual aquascaping has never been easier!
Why similar: Underwater 36.1% ★, Idler 16.7%, Life Sim 12.7%, Nature 11.7%, Incremental 9.9%
- #45 Fish on the desktop
72% matchVery Positive95% of 175 reviews2023
Dev: GCN
Windows
Fish culture in reality is expensive and time-consuming! In this game, your desktop is connected to the sea and lake, where you can purchase various types of fish and cultivate on-hook without affecting the computer operation. It's enjoyable to watch the fish swim freely on your computer desktop...
Why similar: Economy 35.5%, Simulation 20.1%, Farming Sim 15.9%, Relaxing 14.4%, Casual 12.5%
- #46 FISHERY
75% matchVery Positive85% of 400 reviews2019
Dev: Lilou Studio
Windows
Fishery is a stylized aquarium simulation game. Harness your creativity to build and maintain beautiful aquatic habitats. Then relax and watch your beautiful fish enjoy their home.
Why similar: Underwater 29.8% ★, Creature Collector 20.5%, Life Sim 11.1%, Nature 10.6%, Management 9.6%
- #47 With Me: Aquatic Time
70% matchVery Positive88% of 151 reviews2025
Dev: Sensory Patch Games
Windows · Mac
With Me: Aquatic Time is a gamified time management tool. With relaxing lo-fi music and white noise, fish swim across your desktop as a cozy companion. Earn fish coins by focusing on goals, nurture aquatic creatures and collect encyclopedia to build your unique cyber aquarium!
Why similar: Underwater 25.9% ★, Creature Collector 23.4%, Idler 17.5%, Life Sim 12.8%, Nature 12.1%
- #48 Cats Are Money
69% matchVery Positive93% of 122 reviews2025
Dev: DеM Games
Windows
Cats are Money is a cozy idle game in the "Tamagotchi" genre where you manage a farm and collect unique cats into your collection. Take care of your pets, feed them, and play with them. Upgrade your farm, unlock new breeds and businesses.
Why similar: Creature Collector 20.7%, Idler 16.5%, Economy 13.2%, Automation 10.5%, Management 9.4%
- #49 Budgie's Bug Shop
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 667 reviews2026
Dev: Moon Lagoon
Windows · Mac
A short incremental game about catching bugs and running a shop filled with parakeets. Upgrade equipment, purchase game-breaking abilities, and maximize the profits of your Budgie-powered empire!
Why similar: Idler 19%, Shop Keeper 18% ★, Economy 13.3%, Incremental 12.5%, Management 11.3%
- #50 Pupple Pop
68% matchVery Positive87% of 102 reviews2026
Dev: GrindWill LabsPub: Rock Paper Publisher
Windows
Pupple Pop is an incremental game where you pop bubbles to earn money. Buy bigger and better bubbles, unlock upgrades and hire fish helpers to automate the process and take care of all the busy popping work for you. Simple. Satisfying.
Why similar: Underwater 23.8% ★, Idler 19.7%, Economy 15.7%, Incremental 14.6%, Management 10.9%
- #51 Loafing Town
67% matchVery Positive86% of 560 reviews2025
Dev: GoblinZzPub: IndieArk
Windows
Median: 53.2 hrsMean: 120.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A relaxing and humorous idle god simulator that stays at the bottom of your screen or on a second monitor while you do other things. With physics-based dragging interactions, it feels just like playing with desk toys.
Why similar: Creature Collector 22.5%, Idler 21.3%, Incremental 11.9%, Life Sim 9.2%, Automation 8.3%
- #52 Under the blue horizon
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 185 reviews2024
Dev: PavdupPub: DEVDUP
Windows · Mac
"Under the Blue Horizon" is an idle simulation game. Play while performing other tasks on your computer! Place your own aquarium anywhere on your screen, coexisting with your work, games, and more!
Why similar: Idler 40.7%, Underwater 33.2% ★, Relaxing 9%, Simulation 5.4%, Casual 4.1%
- #53 Maltese's Fluffy Onsen
66% matchVery Positive95% of 2,975 reviews2025
Dev: Sinkhole Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 29.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Run a bathhouse visited by animals! Maltese's Fluffy Onsen is a relaxing simulation game that you can enjoy while doing other tasks, as it sits at the bottom of your screen. Place baths with different temperatures and rest areas to help a variety of animal friends unwind.
Why similar: Automation 27.3%, Idler 23.8%, Life Sim 13.7%, Nature 8.6%, Management 6.2%
- #54 Aquarist - My First Job
73% matchMixed64% of 120 reviews2021
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Get your first job in the Aquarist! Learn how to set up aquarium, decorate it and take care of your fish!
Why similar: Underwater 29.5% ★, Fishing 26.3% ★, Management 12.5%, Nature 11.2%, Resource Management 6.9%
- #55 Kraken Cleaning
67% matchVery Positive88% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: Luka Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cozy incremental game where you play as a Kraken wielding abyssal powers to clean the ocean.
Why similar: Underwater 25.8% ★, Idler 21.1%, Incremental 14.1%, Economy 11.4%, Management 8.7%
- #56 LurkBait Twitch Fishing
69% matchVery Positive89% of 594 reviews2024
Dev: BLAMCAM Interactive
Windows
Median: 76.5 hrsMean: 295.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A Twitch powered interactive cozy fishing idle game. Add as an overlay for your stream and let your viewers fish with commands, points, bits or subs. Reel in the lurkers and boost viewer engagement passively with a fun interactive game that runs itself while you focus on your content.
Why similar: Creature Collector 26.3%, Fishing 24.9% ★, Idler 17.1%, Automation 12.5%, Nature 7.1%
- #57 Time Is Honey
68% matchVery Positive88% of 274 reviews2024
Dev: CakeDev
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 15.4 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: Creature Collector 21.9%, Idler 17.3%, Automation 15.3%, Economy 12.4%, Management 10.6%
- #58 Eggo
66% matchVery Positive84% of 257 reviews2026
Dev: 天赋一饼 Meme Crepe
Windows
Raise your baby, get married, and hatch eggs with friends right on your desktop! Start with a single egg and nurture Eggo into your special companion. Let it search for treasures from different planets on your desktop and keep you company. Dress your Eggo and even date your friends'. Play with Eggo!
Why similar: Creature Collector 25.9%, Idler 20.5%, Automation 15.1%, Life Sim 13.9%, Nature 9%
- #59 Kernelbay
65% matchVery Positive90% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: Nexent Games
Windows
A tiny, cozy idle fishing desktop companion about quiet progress, handcrafted islands, and stories hidden beneath the waves. Discover new species, upgrade your gear, customize your gears and let your fisher work peacefully in the background.
Why similar: Creature Collector 32.5%, Idler 27.6%, Fishing 25.9% ★, Relaxing 6.8%, Cute 3.1%