60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Desktop Companion, Idler, Singleplayer, Casual.
Solve puzzles with a chess board that sits in the corner of your screen. Challenge yourself to difficult puzzles, unlock streaks, and customize your board. Idle away and your chess buddy will always be there to help you practice.
Micro Corp
A desktop idler management simulator, where you are the CEO of a software company. Buy computers, place furniture, hire employees, buy upgrades, fire prompt engineers and much more. Or just focus on something else while your company revenue grows.
Professor Simulator: Desktop Lab
Professor Simulator: Desktop Lab is a semi-idle research game, not a traditional management sim. Keep it in a small window while you work, study, write papers, or take a break. Recruit students, run a pixel lab, publish papers, earn Impact Factor, and watch them work, slack off, and break down.
A desktop idler management simulator, where you are the CEO of a software company. Buy computers, place furniture, hire employees, buy upgrades, fire prompt engineers and much more. Or just focus on something else while your company revenue grows.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 87.3% ★, Simulation 5.6%, Idler 5.4%, 2D 1.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Professor Simulator: Desktop Lab is a semi-idle research game, not a traditional management sim. Keep it in a small window while you work, study, write papers, or take a break. Recruit students, run a pixel lab, publish papers, earn Impact Factor, and watch them work, slack off, and break down.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 75.6% ★, Idler 15.1%, 2D 3.4%, Pixel Graphics 3.3%, Casual 2.1%
A desktop pet who listens to music with you and plays the drums along to the beat. Most of the time, he quietly keeps you company. But when the music starts, the stage is his.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 79.4% ★, Idler 15%, 2D 3.1%, Casual 2.1%, Singleplayer 0.5%
An idle pixel-art space game. Your ship travels toward the center of the galaxy on its own asteroids get in the way. Break them, upgrade your ship, unlock new ones. Reach the center, and the next universe begins harder than the last.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 81.4% ★, Idler 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 3%, 2D 2.3%, Casual 1.9%
A Helldivers-inspired desktop overlay RPG where your actions shape the universe. Gear up in your bunker and join the galactic struggle from the corner of your screen. Impact the global economy, faction wars, and story. Adapt to World Events in a living, community-driven world.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 80% ★, Idler 11%, Pixel Graphics 4.2%, 2D 2.4%, Casual 2.1%
Desktop Mark is a simple minigame-centric idler revolving around the silly character of Mark, a smiley that bounces all around your screen. Every so often, Mark hits the corner and prompts you to procrastinate & have some fun with Mark.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 84.2% ★, Idler 4.3%, Simulation 4.2%, Pixel Graphics 3.5%, Casual 1.7%
The football management game that plays itself. It runs at the bottom of your screen while you live your life. Enjoy real team progression, make a few smart choices, and let the rest unfold without demanding your attention.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 75.5% ★, Idler 11.2%, Strategy 6%, Simulation 4.5%, Casual 1.3%
A cozy idle bookstore you grow from a tiny shop into a thriving business — solo or with friends. Co-work together, write books as a group, and sell each other’s books for profit.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 81% ★, Idler 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%, Casual 1.4%, Singleplayer 0.3%
Run a cozy capsule shop at the bottom of your screen. Attract cute animal customers, collect charming capsule toys, and build a relaxing, ambient world in this idle sim bringing you small moments of joy while you work. Make your desktop a place you’d rather be.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 75.5% ★, Idler 13.7%, Simulation 5.9%, Casual 2.5%, 2D 1.9%
A chess arcade game where you play against the strongest chess engine in the world.
Why similar: Chess 87.5% ★, Strategy 9.4%, 2D 2.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
An idle poker game that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 76.7% ★, Idler 12%, Simulation 4.7%, Pixel Graphics 4.1%, Casual 1.7%
Always open at the bottom of your screen, this idle game lets you advance through stages full of monsters. Master different jobs and become the strongest.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 74.2% ★, Idler 13.5%, Simulation 5.4%, Pixel Graphics 2.7%, 2D 2%
FRITZ CHESS 14! The Ultimate Chess SoftwarePlay against FRITZ or play online at FRITZ CHESS 14 is the most comprehensive chess program in the world. Whether you are new to the game or a Grandmaster, FRITZ 14 is suitable for all skill levels!
A relaxing city builder on the bottom of your screen. Place homes, create services, maximize your population happiness. Grow your city at your own pace.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 78.9% ★, Idler 11.9%, Simulation 3.8%, Pixel Graphics 3.4%, Casual 1.4%
A cozy idle taxi sim with Lofi beats. Grow your taxi business quietly in the corner of your screen while you work.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 81.4% ★, Idler 11.8%, Simulation 4.8%, Casual 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.3%
Place your favorite characters on your desktop!A desktop idle game for work, study, and fun. Summon cute companions to keep you company, vent stress, or collect characters. Quickly access productivity tools like notepads, Pomodoro timers, and task lists—making your desktop lively and efficient!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 85.5% ★, Idler 7.4%, Simulation 5.2%, Casual 1.8%
Desktop Pet is a life simulation game where you can take care of cute creatures while working or playing on your computer. Stream, write documents, play games, watch videos, all together with your little companion.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 80.7% ★, Idler 11.6%, Simulation 4%, Pixel Graphics 2.5%, 2D 0.9%
Desktop Bouncer is a cozy desktop companion physics game where a lively cartoon ball bounces across your screen, colliding with icons, chasing high scores, and turning your desktop into a playful arcade playground while you work, browse, or relax.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 84.5% ★, Idler 6.8%, Simulation 4.6%, Casual 2.5%, 2D 1.6%
Run a cozy flower shop alongside Alice, right on your desktop. Grow plants, watch them bloom, and slowly turn an empty corner into a warm, living space. A gentle companion game designed to keep you company while you work or relax.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 78.1% ★, Idler 11.7%, Simulation 4.1%, Pixel Graphics 2.4%, Casual 2%
Relicguard is a desktop toy idler clicker that you can leave running without it taking up the whole screen. Gain resources over time and spend them to upgrade your army. Once powerful enough, fight for powerful relics to augment your army. Build. Fight. Repeat.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 81% ★, Idler 14.8%, 2D 2.2%, Casual 1.6%, Singleplayer 0.5%
An idle desktop pet game where pixel RPG heroes patrol the bottom of your screen, collect loot, and level up while you work.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 77.4% ★, Idler 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%, 2D 2.5%, Casual 1.8%
All you wanted was a nice game. But now you find yourself opening Windows apps like Paint & Notepad to solve puzzles, and searching for files on your computers that you didn't put there... Who is she? Why did she appear on your desktop? Let's dive into her memories and find out.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 86.4% ★, Puzzle 4.9%, Pixel Graphics 3.6%, Simulation 2.7%, 2D 1.7%
Awooo—! Follow Sirius into the starry lands! Sirius the Stargazer is a cozy desktop idle game. Start with a simple branch, defeat monsters, collect gear with random abilities, and help Sirius grow stronger. When he’s tired, let him rest by the campfire and keep you company.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 84.1% ★, Idler 11.6%, 2D 1.7%, Casual 1.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
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: Desktop Companion 75.7% ★, Idler 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%, Simulation 5%, 2D 2.3%
Hang The Kings is a chess-inspired puzzle game. Capture all pieces of the same color before eliminating its King.
Why similar: Chess 67.8% ★, Strategy 19.6%, Puzzle 7.6%, Casual 5%
A relaxing idle game that lives on your desktop. Watch Milly tend to her meadow with cozy naps, leaf raking, and quiet activities. Interaction is minimal, with no tasks and no pressure. Customise her world and enjoy calming ambience while you work or unwind.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 81.9% ★, Idler 10.6%, Simulation 5.4%, Casual 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.4%
A casual puzzle played with 4 sided chits with a swords or a shield on an edge played on a classic chess board. when chits clash they may rotate or capture the other, your objective is to capture the crown chits, there are 4 on both sides.
Why similar: Chess 74.8% ★, Strategy 12.1%, Puzzle 9.9%, Casual 2%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Desktop Gugu is a cozy taskbar companion. Freely place crystals, sacred trees, or nuclear reactors to assign pets to different production jobs. Pet, feed, and fuse them to unlock 12+ quirky companions. Fully supports transparent mouse-passthrough to keep your work uninterrupted.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 80.5% ★, Idler 11.7%, Simulation 4.6%, 2D 1.7%, Casual 1.5%
Graboo is the shyest claw machine in the world. Graboo quietly picks up doll friends from the corner of the screen while you're working or enjoying games. Give warm friends to Graboo, a loner!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 78.9% ★, Idler 12%, Simulation 4.9%, 2D 2.1%, Casual 1.7%
Harvest coins with robotic arms, unlock islands and conquer realms. An incremental idle desktop widget game that runs while you work or game.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 84.6% ★, Idler 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 1.9%, Casual 1.6%, Singleplayer 0.2%
A relaxing, idle boba-shop simulator that can accompany you as you work on other things. Sell boba tea, unlock new drinks, and customize and care for a boba pet that lives in the corner of your screen!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 70.9% ★, Idler 11.1%, Strategy 5.3%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%, Simulation 4.5%
Lead adorable warriors to form an adventure team to work and adventure on the computer desktop. Defeat the warriors to save the world. Rich nurturing and collection elements, idle and slack off to earn money and fight monsters!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 80.4% ★, Idler 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 1.8%, 2D 1.5%, Casual 1.4%
Hatch, evolve, collect! Tomokin Monsters is a desktop idler that lives on your screen, running in the background while you work. Feed and play with your monsters to evolve them into their ultimate forms! Can you collect them all?
Why similar: Desktop Companion 89.1% ★, Idler 8.1%, Casual 1.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Desktop Reptiles is a cozy desktop idle reptile sim. Care for a leopard gecko, decorate and upgrade its enclosure, unlock gear and terrarium layouts, and let a quiet reptile habitat bring relaxing moments to your busy workday.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 81.1% ★, Idler 12.1%, Simulation 4.7%, Casual 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.5%
A two-player online (choose an opponent from your Steam friends list) Chess, in an edgeless landscape called "Kingland", with upgrades.
Trying to focus but got distracted again today? What if a Pomodoro timer was watching you? You'd probably concentrate much better.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 90.7% ★, Idler 6%, Casual 2%, 2D 0.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%
At the turn of the century, Fritz fascinated the chess world with victories over Garry Kasparov and then-reigning World Champion Vladimir Kramnik. The "most popular chess program" offers you everything you will need as a dedicated chess enthusiast.
Why similar: Chess 84% ★, Strategy 12.3%, 2D 3.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Deskdragora is a desktop companion game designed to live in the corner of your screen. Split your time between taking care of a little plant monster (or is it a monster plant?) while you work, study, or pretend to be productive.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 82.2% ★, Idler 12.7%, 2D 2.5%, Casual 2.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Doodle, communicate, and play your own drawing games with friends using your own desktop digital whiteboards!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 82.7% ★, Idler 10%, Simulation 4.8%, Casual 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Strategize your way through a variety of encounters, each with various twists. Kill all of the other pieces on the board through night and day until only the two kings remain.
Why similar: Chess 72.2% ★, Strategy 14.3%, Puzzle 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 4%, 2D 1.7%
A relaxing cozy idle game that lives on the bottom of your screen. Watch Monty mine and find treasures. Upgrade his skills and minerals, and decorate his world while you work and relax.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 71.5% ★, Idler 11.3%, Strategy 5.8%, Simulation 4.9%, Pixel Graphics 3.5%
If regular chess has become stale and you're looking for a unique, new challenge, Chess++ is the game for you! Play a game against the AI in a chess board with 3 dimensions, new movesets, and new rules.
Why similar: Chess 78.3% ★, Strategy 17.1%, Casual 3.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
A cozy desktop companion that lives on your screen! Collecting items and keeping you company while you work, study, or chill. Feed, pet, personalize, and play with your new friend!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 97.7% ★, Casual 1.8%, Singleplayer 0.4%
A new outlook on the classic strategy game, battle your way to winning.
Why similar: Chess 77.6% ★, Strategy 12.5%, Simulation 5.8%, 2D 1.9%, Casual 1.8%
A pirate themed chess puzzle game where strategically placing a limited number of pieces is key to breaking open all treasure chests and completing each level.
Why similar: Chess 68.9% ★, Strategy 16.3%, Puzzle 8.4%, 2D 3.3%, Casual 2.4%
A gamified pomodoro timer where you earn in-game bells that you can spend on accessories, hand-crafted music, and decorations for your computer cat's home!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 79.8% ★, Idler 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 3.2%, 2D 2.4%, Casual 1.8%
Chess v Checkers is a mashup of two popular games Chess and Checkers. Play as either side on the game board through three distinct game modes.
Why similar: Chess 82.1% ★, Puzzle 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 3.4%, 2D 3%, Casual 2.2%
A cozy online incremental idle game you can play with your friends at the bottom of your screen. Customise, play mini games, earn & spend!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 78.7% ★, Idler 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 3.1%, Simulation 3%, 2D 2.5%
Adopt a cute pet spider that lives anywhere on your desktop! Team up to discover unique bugs, decorate their web, and unlock adorable spider hats as you work or relax.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 78.5% ★, Idler 9.7%, Simulation 4.4%, Pixel Graphics 3.5%, 2D 2.2%
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: Desktop Companion 71.9% ★, Idler 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%, Simulation 4.2%, Strategy 3.1%
The ultimate tiny idle RPG! Adorable pixel heroes are waiting to join your adventure — from your taskbar. Fight off the boredom of work and daily life with diverse classes, skills, items, and builds!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 77.8% ★, Idler 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%, Casual 1%, Singleplayer 0.6%
TAKE YOUR CHESS GAME TO NEW LEVELS! Whether you're a beginner, club player or professional Grandmaster, FRITZ FOR FUN 13 has what you need!
A cozy idle shop-sim that can sit in the corner of your screen while you work or play. Stock products, upgrade your tools, and expand your business comfortably from your desktop!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 66.2% ★, Idler 12.6%, Strategy 6%, Simulation 5.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%
Desktropolis is an idle city builder that lives quietly on the bottom of your screen while you work, game, or study.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 71.1% ★, Idler 11.1%, Strategy 5.7%, Simulation 4.7%, Pixel Graphics 3.7%
A cozy desktop lava lamp you can shape, touch, and customize. Watch glowing liquid melt and flow, nudge it like a digital fidget, and use timers and a minimalistic to-do list to support focus while adding warm ambience to your workspace.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 88.5% ★, Idler 5.9%, Simulation 3.2%, Casual 1.9%, Singleplayer 0.5%
Build and manage a cozy idle supermarket run by cute animals at the bottom of your screen. Produce goods, stock shelves, automate your store, hire employees and expand your tiny market.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 73.3% ★, Idler 12.6%, Simulation 5.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%, 2D 1.9%
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: Desktop Companion 84.9% ★, Idler 12.7%, Casual 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%
