60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Simulation, Singleplayer, Sandbox, Automation.
Macromancer is a programming RPG sandbox where anything can be automated with the power of Python. Live out the fantasy of botting in an online RPG, playing alongside your many, many friends (assuming python scripts count as friends).
Idle Time
Harvest crystallized time from parallel universes where people waste their lives playing idle games. Build extractors, automate logistics networks, and research new technology to fuel Bill Tyme's time machine in this factory-building incremental game.
DesktopVivarium
Your computer desktop will no longer be just a static background, but a living, breathing ecosphere. You’ll watch plants and animals thrive as fish swim freely across your screen. In your downtime, you can feed the creatures, clean up their waste.
Harvest crystallized time from parallel universes where people waste their lives playing idle games. Build extractors, automate logistics networks, and research new technology to fuel Bill Tyme's time machine in this factory-building incremental game.
Why similar: RTS 30.6%, Idler 23.3%, Simulation 20.3%, Sandbox 16.1%, Top-Down 5.3%
Your computer desktop will no longer be just a static background, but a living, breathing ecosphere. You’ll watch plants and animals thrive as fish swim freely across your screen. In your downtime, you can feed the creatures, clean up their waste.
Why similar: Idler 33%, Simulation 24.9%, Sandbox 20.3%, Automation 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
The whole game fits on one floppy disk. Write Python-style code to program repair patchers, reclaim a corrupting 1.44MB floppy sector by sector, and watch your programs bring 1,474,560 bytes back to life. Automation, unlocks, chiptunes — every byte hand-counted.
Why similar: Programming 32.6% ★, Automation 24.8%, Sandbox 17.5%, Simulation 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
Take the helm as a new Station Commander and exploit an alien star system in this stunning space-station factory automation game. Amass resources and construct starships using increasingly advanced manufacturing and expand your station in a hostile universe.
Why similar: Automation 21%, RTS 20.9%, Sandbox 13.5%, Simulation 10.4%, Crafting 8.7%
Desynced is a sci-fi strategy game with fully customizable units and behaviors. Gather, build, research, and explore the unknown. Alone or with friends, unveil the mystery of an AI on the edge of self-awareness and uncover the hidden truth in this blend of strategy, automation, and exploration.
Why similar: Programming 25.5% ★, RTS 23.5%, Automation 17.8%, Sandbox 13.8%, Simulation 9%
A strategy replay simulator where you observe your trading strategies battle in the market. Write code that becomes a living strategy, watch it trade, and learn how it survives or falls in a competitive environment.
Why similar: Programming 39.4% ★, Automation 21.3%, Simulation 19.7%, Sandbox 15%, Top-Down 4.6%
Programmer Dungeon is a tactical game that challenges players to use logic programming to solve puzzles and progress through each level. Collect unique skills, use visual programming to automate your character, and defeat your enemies. Plan carefully and enjoy this exciting adventure!
Why similar: Programming 35% ★, Automation 21.4%, Sandbox 15.1%, Simulation 12.2%, Dungeon Crawler 9.1%
Farmer = nil is a programming automation farm game. Write scripts for your robots, collect resources, unlock tech, and build the most efficient farm.
Why similar: Programming 35.3% ★, Automation 21.7%, Idler 19.7%, Simulation 11.8%, Sandbox 8.5%
A medieval blacksmith guild management sim. Grow your workshop, forge items from horseshoes to swords, fulfill orders, and build reputation. Manage resources, track ore supplies, and train blacksmiths in new techniques.
Why similar: Idler 20.6%, Automation 20.4%, Sandbox 13.1%, Crafting 12.6%, Simulation 12.3%
Cursed Core is a small, hardcore survival sandbox set in an open, randomly generated world.
Why similar: Sandbox 24.7%, Simulation 20.8%, Dungeon Crawler 18.4%, Crafting 13.2%, Old School 7.7%
In Arcana Automata, you program drones using Python to harvest a mystical resource, unlock upgrades, and encounter German mythical creatures. Perfect for curious minds who love to learn through play.
Why similar: Programming 38.6% ★, Automation 20.3%, Simulation 18%, Idler 13.9%, Sandbox 9.1%
A sci-fi management game where you build and optimize your computer's system from the ground up. Connect and configure interconnected nodes to efficiently download, process, and upload files. Manage your setup, solve system challenges, and become the ultimate system architect
Why similar: Automation 26.4%, Programming 26.3% ★, Idler 23.9%, Simulation 16.4%, Sandbox 6.9%
Ultimate Auto-RPG is an idle game, meaning that it mostly plays on its own. Your hero will automatically defeat enemies and level up on your screen while you do other things. Allowing you to work on other tasks while gaining experience and loot!
Why similar: Idler 26.9%, Dungeon Crawler 18.1%, Simulation 14.8%, Automation 10%, Crafting 7.6%
Idle RPG with full offline progression and multiple endgame progression systems. Choose a class and start fighting, gathering, crafting, master elements & talent trees, train mercenaries, join factions and fight world bosses with real players. No microtransactions. By idle players for idle players
Why similar: Idler 22.1%, Dungeon Crawler 21%, Automation 20.7%, Crafting 10.6%, Simulation 9.6%
Your AI agent gets a body. A tiny pixel-art avatar on your desktop that chops wood while your assistant codes. Upgrades, a shop, rare collectibles, and full MCP control. Privacy-first: never reads your code.
Why similar: Programming 32.1% ★, Idler 23.9%, Automation 14.1%, Sandbox 10.1%, Crafting 8.2%
Harvest Slime Monster eggs for the Alchemists. Buy equipment to automate the process and combine Slimes into new types for more profit and to explore deeper into the dungeon.
Why similar: Automation 43.3%, Sandbox 32.1%, Simulation 20.7%, 3D 4%
An ocean ecosystem simulator
Why similar: Simulation 32.2%, Idler 30.6%, Sandbox 28.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
A simulation of rebuilding a planet after it has been almost completely destroyed. Your task is to make the earth fit for human life again. Survive, build and explore!
Why similar: Idler 23.3%, Sandbox 20.1%, Automation 19.7%, Simulation 15.1%, Crafting 9.1%
Don't you love it when numbers grow faster and faster? GrindFest is the pinnacle of idle programming action fanasy RPG genre. Learn how to use C# to make your own bots, make them kill, loot and cooperate with each other. Play as any role or automate everything so you don’t have to play at all.
Why similar: Programming 27.7% ★, Automation 19.4%, Idler 17.6%, Dungeon Crawler 17%, Simulation 6.7%
Node production simulator. Purchase nodes to produce resources, so you can advance in the technology tree and build yourself a large production line. This game will satisfy your need for incremental simulators with the large amount of content.
Why similar: Simulation 28.8%, Sandbox 24.3%, Idler 20.7%, Automation 18.3%, Crafting 7.9%
Run & Dungeon is a fast paced incremental game where your party of fearless adventurers speed through dungeons in search of legendary loot. Smash through anything blocking your path to earn resources, unlock upgrades, learn powerful new abilities, and expand your team. Delve deep into the unknown...
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.8%, Idler 22.8%, Automation 17.9%, Crafting 9.4%, Old School 8.9%
Mushi is a single-player idle/incremental RPG. Level up, gather loot and explore a rich fantasy world.
Why similar: Idler 23.5%, Dungeon Crawler 22.2%, Automation 12.6%, Simulation 11.9%, Crafting 7.5%
This is a factory game based on text and 2d drag and drop. You need to complete the process from mining resources to the final interstellar resource mining and transportation. You will continue to unlock new technologies and experience many unexpected challenges along the way.
Why similar: Automation 34.2%, Sandbox 26.2%, Crafting 16.8%, Simulation 13.2%, Idler 9.6%
Gene Evolution is a game that simulates the microscopic world. You can design unique cells, edit their attributes, functions, and intelligence. Then release them into the microscopic world and watch them forage, reproduce, compete, and continually evolve through mutations.
Why similar: Simulation 28.6%, Programming 28.1% ★, Sandbox 22.6%, Idler 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
Code your territory's AI to make it prosper! Manage production and processing, strengthen your adventurers and let them explore! Can you prevent enemy invasion and win the war? This is a hex-based 2D game in which coded Lua scripts are registered with NPCs to run a territory.
Why similar: Automation 33.8%, Simulation 24.7%, Idler 23.8%, Programming 17.8% ★
Tactical battle simulator between counter terror and terrorist teams. Create your team for the mission, in later missions you can sometimes use the sniper rifle or rocket launcher to help out. COUNTER TERRORISTS WIN.
Why similar: RTS 37.1%, Simulation 25.4%, Sandbox 19.5%, Old School 7.4%, Top-Down 6.7%
Program robots in Python to collect the resources scattered across each planet. You never control them directly. You write the code, hit run, and watch it work. No programming experience needed, just learn as you play.
Why similar: Programming 35.1% ★, Automation 22.9%, Idler 14.4%, Sandbox 13.8%, Simulation 9.6%
Cooperative real time city building simulator with Swiss flair. Build a town together manage resources and budgets solve quirky everyday problems and experience a world that keeps running even when you are offline.
Why similar: RTS 37.9%, Simulation 22%, Sandbox 18.9%, Top-Down 6.8%, Trading 5.8%
In Assembly Line 2, you take charge of your factory, where strategic organization is key. Create intricate production lines, unlocking a plethora of blueprints to craft advanced resources. Fine-tune and upgrade machines for optimal efficiency and elevating your empire to new heights.
Why similar: Automation 36.1%, Simulation 24.7%, Idler 19.1%, Crafting 7.7%, Top-Down 6.7%
Block Line Engineer is a physics based sandbox machine building simulation game where you are challenged to create block lines that are as efficient as possible.
Why similar: Simulation 27.7%, Programming 27.4% ★, Sandbox 25.2%, Automation 14.1%, 3D 5.6%
Number Machine is an open-ended factory and automation game with math mechanics. Design, build, and optimize factories that automatically assemble and deliver complex numerical structures. Inspired by Opus Magnum and Infinifactory.
Why similar: Programming 32.4% ★, Automation 24.1%, Sandbox 16.8%, Simulation 13.3%, Crafting 10.3%
Automate fractal megastructures from simple cubes. Design nested factories that scale into recursive systems. Use conditions and loops to solve progressively challenging goals. No pressure, no costs, just pure creativity and automation.
Why similar: Programming 32.2% ★, Automation 23.8%, Sandbox 15.7%, Simulation 11.2%, Crafting 9.9%
Replicube is an open-ended programming puzzle game/toy about writing code to replicate 3D voxel-based objects. Solve puzzles, pursue leaderboard glory, or just make art to share with the in-game community.
Why similar: Programming 54.2% ★, Sandbox 20.9%, Simulation 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
"Poop Right Now" is a puzzle game. Players play the role of "Courier" who have just entered the industry here to transport "Poop" to the right place. Please carefully arrange the transportation route to ensure that the "Poop" can be transported safely and accurately to its destination.
Why similar: Automation 29.3%, Programming 26% ★, Sandbox 20.5%, Crafting 13%, Simulation 11.2%
Shape a planet. Watch history unfold.
Why similar: RTS 36.9%, Simulation 26.6%, Sandbox 24.1%, Top-Down 7.9%, 3D 4.5%
Bitburner is a programming-based incremental game. Write scripts in JavaScript to automate gameplay, learn skills, play minigames, solve puzzles, and more in this cyberpunk text-based incremental RPG.
Why similar: Programming 46% ★, Idler 19.7%, Automation 19.3%, Simulation 6.9%, Sandbox 5.3%
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: Idler 30.1%, Automation 25.9%, Simulation 18.8%, Sandbox 10.8%, Crafting 8.5%
In FACTO, become the world’s biggest factory boss! Build your factories, buy raw materials, process them and then sell them on to boost your turnover until you become a mega-corporation !
Why similar: Automation 33.8%, Simulation 20.6%, Sandbox 19.7%, Crafting 16.3%, Inventory Management 5.7%
Craft Drill - this mining simulator puts you in control of powerful drilling equipment, letting you explore mysterious mines and uncover hidden treasures.
Why similar: Simulation 40.9%, Idler 39.8%, Crafting 19.2%
DumbBots: Hello World is the FREE introduction to the world of coding a DumbBot. Learn a new skill in 2020, and pickup the basics of coding with drag-and-drop ease in a fun setting. Or show your coding mettle by competing with other DumbBots.
Why similar: Programming 35.1% ★, Sandbox 21.2%, Simulation 17.2%, Automation 14.1%, Top-Down 7.5%
Build absolutely anything in Signal Sandbox! Create light displays, working computers, synthesizers, and so much more. See and hear your analog creations, and experiment with your friends with online multiplayer. Signal Sandbox is the ultimate analog sandbox.
Why similar: Automation 26.9%, Sandbox 22.7%, Programming 22.1% ★, Simulation 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
A logic puzzle game where you redirect and split laser beams to create digital circuits. Through the campaign, you will explore basic logic gates, oscillators, latches, counters, adders, memory, and more.
Why similar: Programming 47.5% ★, Sandbox 25.8%, Simulation 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Automation 4.4%
In Autonauts you must build, create, and automate. Start by establishing a colony, crafting bots and teaching them via Scratch-style programming to build an ever evolving autonomous paradise of agriculture, industry and enlightenment.
Why similar: Programming 38.8% ★, Automation 27.3%, Simulation 14.6%, Sandbox 11.1%, Crafting 8.2%
‘Ruin Adventurer’ is an automation game with survival and programming elements. Use your robots to ensure your survival, automate resource gathering, and ultimately escape the ruins.
Why similar: Simulation 26.3%, Sandbox 23.6%, Automation 18%, Programming 17.6% ★, Crafting 8.4%
Falldenn is a medieval sandbox VR game developed by one person, focusing on realistic crafting and survival mechanics. Players can master various trades, while building a thriving empire. Navigate a dynamic economy, manage resources, and explore a beautifully immersive medieval world.
Why similar: Simulation 28.3%, Sandbox 26.4%, Crafting 10.2%, Inventory Management 9.7%, Character Customization 7.6%
AECP is a chaotic 2D roguelike factory builder inspired by games like Factorio. Build unique and wacky factories using whatever means you have available, and use your revenue to expand further!
Why similar: Idler 24.6%, Sandbox 21.2%, Simulation 16.2%, Automation 11.9%, Crafting 10.2%
An incremental hardware engineering game with a Windows XP themed UI. Configure and optimize processor components, build your own CPU, and run automated benchmarks. Harvest telemetry and gather research funding to unlock new hardware, and scale your processing power.
Why similar: Programming 28.1% ★, Automation 21%, Idler 19.7%, Simulation 15.8%, Crafting 9.8%
Automate your factory to fuel a planet-splitting laser drill. Mass-produce mechanized combat units, deploy them in tactical auto-battles to conquer enemy outposts, and route their resources back to your expanding mega-factory. Grow your army and destroy the Runaway Artificial Superintelligence (RAS)
Why similar: Automation 24.5%, Idler 20.7%, Sandbox 15.5%, Crafting 10.1%, Simulation 7.6%
The bank wants a million dollars or your house. Boot up EggOS, a playable fake desktop, and make games to pay it back: coding, dart-throwing, slot machines, mini-games, and a deep prestige tree. Beat the bank, then do it all again, faster.
Why similar: Programming 39.3% ★, Simulation 30.6%, Automation 30.1%
Turn a wild pixel-art world into a living factory. Gather by hand, automate five industrial tiers, explore for powerful optional upgrades, and master belts, pipes, power grids, rovers, trains and nuclear energy—solo or in online co-op for up to 8 players.
Why similar: Simulation 27.4%, Sandbox 25.9%, Automation 21%, Crafting 8.9%, Top-Down 8.9%
A unique take on factory building — design and optimize flowing 3D systems where routing and space are your most valuable resources. Start with guided challenges, then expand into an endless sandbox focused on efficiency, scale, and layout mastery.
Why similar: RTS 28.1%, Automation 23.5%, Sandbox 15.6%, Simulation 12.2%, Crafting 9.6%
Lexip is a cozy fantasy factory game about magic, rail logistics, and questionable sustainability. Build production chains across the overworld and underground, power machines with local magic, fulfill contracts, and keep Null pollution under control.
Why similar: Automation 34.7%, Simulation 23.3%, Sandbox 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Top-Down 7.4%
Build your factory from zero and produce high-tech products like drones, PC, robots and compete against thousands of players.
Why similar: Automation 26.9%, Simulation 23%, Sandbox 14.2%, Crafting 12.6%, Trading 11.6%
An open world where alcohol is illegal. Produce and sell it, find customers, take over territories, grow your gang, and build a criminal empire — alone or with friends.
Why similar: Simulation 29.5%, Sandbox 27.6%, Automation 21%, Trading 10.4%, Character Customization 7.4%
Final Factory blends factory building, spaceship design, and a rich universe to explore. Build a mega factory and command a massive fleet against the hostile local aliens. Discover new technologies and unlock the secrets of an ancient civilization as you explore an infinite cosmos.
Why similar: Automation 25.4%, Sandbox 16.6%, RTS 16.6%, Crafting 12.2%, Simulation 11.7%
Basterd Sword is a high-fantasy, emergent gameplay RPG with a focus on exploration, unscripted interaction and real consequences. Experience a dark fantasy world that doesn't revolve around you, and come prepared for glorious combat and horrible misfortune.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.2%, Sandbox 24.3%, Simulation 16.1%, Character Customization 9.7%, Top-Down 7.7%
Mine, farm, manufacture components and build a wide range of machines in an infinite basement. Forget primitive tasks thanks to automation! And sell your products to your customers! Build a parking, a gas station...
Why similar: Sandbox 25.2%, Automation 23.5%, Simulation 18.2%, Trading 13.6%, Crafting 13.3%
Fight together. Grow stronger. Defeat the Forest Bosses! Forest Raid is a idle clicker MMO where players gather resources, craft weapons, fight together against the powerful forest bosses and compete for top ranks.
Why similar: Idler 22.2%, RTS 20.1%, Automation 12%, Trading 10.7%, Crafting 10.4%
If your're into logic, problem-solving and building complex systems, then this is a game for you. All the fun of creating systems, using a visual node language, without worring about written syntax of text based programming. Learn real programming skills much faster in a explosions packed battle.
Why similar: Programming 34.4% ★, Automation 24.2%, Idler 20.4%, RTS 18.4%, PvE 1.6%
2.5D Falling sand game. Collect Rare Items and discover new Elements. Use Elements to make Powerful Spells. Build and Destroy at your will.
Why similar: Simulation 38%, Automation 33.8%, Crafting 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%
