Games Like My Party Is Grinding

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 31.8% ★, Trading 23.8%, Idler 17.5%, Auto Battler 5.4%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%

Loop Tower tells the story of adventurers climbing an endless tower. Place it on a corner of your desktop and help them continue their ascent. Experience a fresh blend of desktop idle gameplay + roguelike + RPG right now!

Why similar: Desktop Companion 31.9% ★, Trading 20.8%, Idler 13.6%, Auto Battler 11.7%, Incremental 7.2%

Work, browse, or play other games while hatching eggs in the background! Collect 300+ pets, unlock powerful upgrades, and build your battle team. Or Sell/Buy from the Steam Community Market.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 34.2% ★, Trading 21.6%, Idler 15.9%, Auto Battler 7.3%, Incremental 6.6%

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 46.2% ★, Idler 22.6%, Incremental 8.9%, RPG 8.7%, Auto Battler 8.1%

A pixel-art idle zombie RPG that lives in a slim strip above your taskbar. Your survivors fight the horde while you work: loot scrap, forge gear, unlock skills, prestige and push through 4 difficulties. Minimize the apocalypse - or go fullscreen when the boss arrives.

Why similar: Auto Battler 17.5%, Idler 16.6%, Party-Based RPG 14.6%, Desktop Companion 13.1% ★, Trading 11.9%

A tiny dark fantasy auto-looter that lives on your desktop

Why similar: Desktop Companion 47.1% ★, Idler 15.9%, Auto Battler 9.4%, Hack and Slash 7.1%, Action RPG 6.7%

Stress Relief is an idler game, which comes with a reliable companion, the Slime! Are you bored? Are you stressed because of work? Come and destroy your desktop with the tools included! Play, earn Pixel Points and get drops every 25 minutes!

Why similar: Desktop Companion 39.9% ★, Trading 25.9%, Idler 18.8%, Incremental 5.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%

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 47.1% ★, Idler 22.2%, Hack and Slash 7.5%, Action RPG 7.2%, RPG 6.4%

A lightweight gladiator auto-battler designed to be played or watched on a second monitor.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 44.6% ★, Idler 22%, Auto Battler 17%, Incremental 9%, PvE 2.9%

Meet Little Friends on the PC with Crusaders Quest : Mini (CQ:Mini)! You can work and study During the game, Crusader Quest's warriors fought hard and saved the Hasla continent You're leaving. You can collect the original warriors and costumes just for this game, too. Let go of your boredom

Why similar: Desktop Companion 40.7% ★, Idler 16.7%, Auto Battler 14.2%, Trading 14%, Incremental 7.8%

An idle auto-battler that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 46.9% ★, Idler 19.5%, Auto Battler 17%, Incremental 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 4.1%

In the 1-Bit world of ultimate black and white pixels, set up automatic recipes and equipment for your character. Explore, fight and survive automatically - enjoy this tabletop placement RPG featuring monster collection and minimalist character building with ease

Why similar: Desktop Companion 59.3% ★, Idler 23.9%, Pixel Graphics 7%, RPG 6.6%, Inventory Management 1.9%

A tiny monster-taming auto-battler that lives in the corner of your screen, and they never stops grinding. Catch 90 Minimon, build busted team comps, and rake in loot while you work, browse, or play something else entirely. They battle. You profit.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 36.7% ★, Idler 16.6%, Auto Battler 15.4%, Party-Based RPG 11.9%, Incremental 8.1%

A hardcore medieval fantasy idle RPG, almost entirely in text. Build characters with races, jobs, and epithets. Over 1,000 items to loot. A story 93% of players rated "great." Combat and exploration are fully auto—just check your results. Now in Chapter 5, unfolding across five major updates.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 41.7% ★, Auto Battler 15.1%, Idler 13.9%, Party-Based RPG 11.9%, RPG 6.7%

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 51.9% ★, Idler 24.3%, Incremental 7.9%, RPG 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%

Grind mobs, farm loot and capture enemies to serve you. Deskrawl is an epic idle ARPG that plays at the bottom of your desktop. Farm legendary items and build overpowered heroes while you work or chill.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 50% ★, Idler 25.6%, Incremental 8.2%, Action RPG 8.2%, RPG 4.2%

An idle detective game that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 49.7% ★, Idler 20%, Auto Battler 14.8%, Incremental 9.2%, RPG 4.9%

Legends of Companion is a strategic auto-battling ARPG roguelite where every choice is yours. Pick from 4 classes, build deep skill trees, forge loot, recruit a battle pet, and chart paths across diverse worlds. Master skills, gear, and team combos to turn one spark into an unstoppable legend.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 55.1% ★, Auto Battler 19.6%, RPG 12.3%, Incremental 5.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%

Lootborne is a dark fantasy desktop autobattler. Build your character, loot gear, push through PvE stages, and challenge other players in async PvP duels while battle rages at the edge of your screen.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 38.2% ★, Auto Battler 17%, Idler 15.1%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 9% ★, Pixel Graphics 4.5%

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 56.5% ★, Idler 27.7%, Incremental 12.3%, Fantasy 1.4%, Casual 1%

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 61.7% ★, Idler 22.2%, Incremental 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%, Casual 1.3%

An idle auto-battler that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.

Why similar: Idler 26.2%, Auto Battler 22.2%, Desktop Companion 22% ★, Incremental 11.7%, RPG 6.5%

Grow a small world beside your taskbar while you work or play another game. Switch between God and Demon King sides, raise the Twelve Birthstone Envoys for 4v4 battles, and build a thriving demon realm in a low-maintenance RPG × tower defense adventure.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 51.7% ★, Idler 20.3%, Party-Based RPG 13.6%, Incremental 8%, RPG 5.8%

A tiny astronaut explores the Moon in a little window on your desktop. Collect resources, send out drones, upgrade your gear, and customize your operator. A calm idle companion to keep the workday fun.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 56.7% ★, Idler 27%, Incremental 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 3.5%, Casual 0.9%

Salvage wrecks while you work. Explore the void, combine and upgrade systems, then install socket inserts to build a powerful ship, all while sipping coffee or pretending to work.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 44.1% ★, Idler 18.7%, Auto Battler 17.1%, Incremental 8.8%, RPG 5.2%

Raise, Collect, Trade! Discover rare fish, grow your collection, and build a living aquarium right on your desktop.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 43.1% ★, Trading 28.9%, Idler 24.1%, Pixel Graphics 3.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%

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 60.5% ★, Idler 32.4%, Pixel Graphics 5%, Casual 1.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%

A dark fantasy desktop-companion incremental that idles while you work, play, or browse. Play as a Knight cursed with immortality locked in endless battle against the undead. Grow stronger with every death, uncover the curses' secrets and the Knight's dark past, then break the cycle of undeath.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 50.5% ★, Auto Battler 18.5%, Idler 15.6%, Incremental 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.3%

A cozy desktop companion that lives in the corner of your screen. Feed it, earn its trust, and help it evolve into a powerful guardian whenever enemies attack.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 73.9% ★, Idler 23.2%, Casual 2%, Singleplayer 0.9%

《Delvegg》 is a desktop idle mining game. The core gameplay revolves around digging eggs, collecting pets, and building your underground mining empire.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 54.2% ★, Idler 22.3%, Auto Battler 8.4%, Incremental 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%

A cozy idle creature collector that sits on your desktop as you go about your day. Grow crops, care for and level-up your companions and put them to the test in exciting monster battles!

Why similar: Desktop Companion 50.3% ★, Farming 27.2% ★, Idler 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 2.2%, Casual 0.7%

An idle survivor-like that sits in the corner of your screen.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 45.4% ★, Idler 20.6%, Auto Battler 17.1%, Incremental 8.9%, Action RPG 4.3%

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 64.7% ★, Idler 32.8%, Casual 1.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%, Indie 0.4%

An immersive desktop companion idle game. Your typing fuels the alchemy furnace, forging mysterious artifacts. Enjoy asynchronous multiplayer, collect and trade rare relics on the Steam Market. Turn boring work into a magical alchemy journey!

Why similar: Desktop Companion 40% ★, Trading 18.8%, Idler 18.2%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 10.9% ★, Incremental 8.3%

A stress-relief ball that lives on your desktop. Bounce it, throw it around, let it keep you company while you work. Bored in a video call? Need a distraction from writer's block? Not anymore! Unlock and play with a variety of different balls in single- and multiplayer.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 64.3% ★, Idler 24.5%, Incremental 8.9%, Casual 1%, Singleplayer 0.9%

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 64.8% ★, Idler 26.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Casual 1%, Singleplayer 0.4%

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 66.2% ★, Idler 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Casual 1.5%, Indie 0.8%

A mini idle-farming game the size of one pot. Each keystroke turns into water for your little plant. Put it anywhere on your screen, harvest plants and upgrade your pot. While you're busy with other things, your hard work will bear fruit!

Why similar: Desktop Companion 46.7% ★, Farming 21.5% ★, Idler 19.2%, Incremental 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 3.4%

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 61.6% ★, Idler 22.7%, Incremental 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 2.6%, Casual 1.1%

A cozy idle farming simulator that hangs out on your desktop while you work, study or just chill 🌻

Why similar: Desktop Companion 50.9% ★, Farming 28.6% ★, Idler 19.8%, Casual 0.4%, Singleplayer 0.3%

A cute SD pixel hero cuts through endless waves of enemies, then grows stronger between battles in an incremental auto-battle RPG built around satisfying progression.

Why similar: Idler 34.7%, Auto Battler 25.1%, Incremental 18.6%, RPG 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%

Follow GRATS on its journey even while you work or play on your computer. Every click. Every key press. Every action you take fuels GRATS’ power.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 52.6% ★, Idler 16.9%, Auto Battler 15.2%, Incremental 9%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%

Build, upgrade, and watch your tiny universe evolve.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 42.7% ★, Idler 19.6%, Trading 19.1%, Auto Battler 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 3.1%

The first Incremental RPG you can play at any scale. Dig toward the center of the world. Sell the items you find, earn money, or upgrade your character. Fight underground monsters and mine more valuable ores.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 54.3% ★, Idler 24.7%, Incremental 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%, Casual 1.1%

Slack off right on your desktop with your ultimate otter buds! Combing the beach for 200+ unique oddities, play the market like a pro, and rip open ticket packs to explore everything from the deep blue sea to the starry cosmos. Come leave your footprints with the otters!

Why similar: Desktop Companion 59.5% ★, Idler 23.1%, Incremental 7%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%, Inventory Management 2.9%

Chill Fishing is the ultimate laid-back desktop fishing experience!

Why similar: Desktop Companion 71% ★, Idler 26.2%, Casual 1.4%, Singleplayer 0.9%, Indie 0.5%

S4NCTU4RY — a bar set in the heart of a cyberpunk city. Outside, the world is loud, exhausting, and never stops. Your job is to offer shelter from the chaos, and craft the one drink that makes people forget it all.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 50.9% ★, Auto Battler 20.5%, Idler 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%

An idle poker game that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 61.1% ★, Idler 25.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%, Incremental 4.8%, Casual 1.2%

Emojis vs Zombies is an Idle Desktop Companion Zombie Defense Game! Open packs, Collect Emoji Defenders, Upgrade your squad or base and survive endless waves even while you're AFK or working!

Why similar: Desktop Companion 46.1% ★, Idler 21.5%, Auto Battler 17.3%, Incremental 9.9%, PvE 3.9%

Grow your own vegetables in your tiny desk pot in this idle game. Leave your tiny pot in a corner of your desktop and vegetables will grow little by little. Upgrade, customize and change your pot. You’ll discover new soils, types of vegetables, stickers and much more!

Why similar: Desktop Companion 56.5% ★, Idler 21.1%, Incremental 10.9%, Farming 9.6% ★, Casual 1.1%

Idle Times is a thoughtful desktop companion where Bob files a growing shelf of original illustrated cartoons. Keep him company in Full, Mini, or Pet Desk mode, with new free editions added every week.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 72.1% ★, Idler 25.2%, Casual 1.7%, Singleplayer 0.6%, Indie 0.4%

Shoot goblins, grow your army, and maintain your speed with every tap. Play in full screen or let the game run silently at the bottom of the screen while you do other things.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 47.1% ★, Idler 25.9%, Incremental 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 7%, PvE 3.3%

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 64.9% ★, Idler 24%, RPG 7.2%, Fantasy 1.4%, Casual 1.1%

An ultra-tiny idle farming simulation you can place anywhere on your desktop. Start your cozy farming life anytime.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 53.9% ★, Farming 22.1% ★, Idler 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%, Casual 1.2%

A retro incremental idle desktop companion all about making progress on the side and at your own pace.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 61.6% ★, Idler 22.7%, Incremental 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 2.8%, Casual 1%

A short incremental game where you play as a Healer in a party. Your main job is to keep your party alive. Upgrade 200+ skills in a skill tree, from healing to party damage. Designed to be completed in around 4 hours.

Why similar: Idler 23.4%, Auto Battler 23.3%, Party-Based RPG 21.1%, Incremental 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%

A chill clicker-idle stars hunting and constellations creation game that sits in the corner of your screen. Feel free to daydream while you are working or doing something else.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 52.3% ★, Idler 26.2%, Incremental 11.2%, Inventory Management 4.1%, Pixel Graphics 3.4%

A cozy 2D idle beekeeping sim that sits at the bottom of your screen. Help Grandpa build his bee haven by setting up beehives, upgrading them, unlocking new hive types, bee species, beekeeping equipment and more land. You can also hire cute helpers and decorate the place in creative ways.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 51.4% ★, Farming 21.1% ★, Idler 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%, Casual 0.6%