Games Like Orb of Creation

Welcome to Magic Research 2, an incremental RPG from the creator of Magic Research. Learn countless spells, face powerful foes, and command a team of Wizards who can cast spells for you as you journey to find or create the Philosopher's Stone.

Why similar: Idler 32.5%, Magic 28%, Clicker 15.6%, Crafting 10.1%, Minimalist 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep, text-based magic system with complex progression and automation that mirrors the strategic depth of Orb of Creation.

Magic Research is a text-based incremental game about Magic. You are the headmaster of a newly-created institution of Magic. Will you be able to lead your school to win the prestigious Tournament of Magic?

Why similar: Idler 31.3%, Magic 29.4%, Resource Management 19.7%, Minimalist 9.1%, Crafting 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: As the predecessor to the sequel, it provides a highly polished, magic-focused incremental experience that rewards active experimentation.

Survive the ever increasing pressure of time for as long as you can! A minimalistic incremental game about time management that takes inspiration from roguelite games, with a focus on meta-progression. Every generation has a better chance at survival, because previous lives influence its instincts

Why similar: Idler 45.8%, Clicker 20.8%, Resource Management 15.4%, Minimalist 11.6%, Casual 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes active, puzzle-like decision making and time management within an incremental framework, making it a perfect match for Orb of Creation's feel.

Dive into the world of Sixty Four, where you transform simple machines into a thriving factory.

Why similar: Clicker 23.4%, Idler 22.2%, Resource Management 21.5%, Strategy 11.3%, Crafting 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This minimalist, puzzle-based resource management game shares the same satisfying loop of discovering new materials and optimizing production chains.

Craft and automate an industrial empire from scratch! Experience a strategic game teeming with challenges as you manage resources, overcome hurdles, and optimize production chains. Are you ready to conquer the challenges of Incremental Factory? Your journey starts here... The Factory Must Grow!

Why similar: Idler 35.7%, Resource Management 28.4%, Crafting 14.5%, Strategy 12.2%, Minimalist 7%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the automation of resource chains, appealing to players who enjoy the logistical puzzle aspect of Orb of Creation.

An alchemical automation game of logistical puzzles across six Elemental planes. Each Element offers unique tools for power, transport, and defense, rewarding adaptation and experimentation. Cultivate your own garden of possibility with dozens of uniquely shaped structures in this Hex-Grid sandbox.

Why similar: Resource Management 31.5%, Magic 25.9%, Crafting 13.9%, Strategy 12.5%, Puzzle 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends automation and fantasy resource management, creating a similar vibe of building up magical infrastructure from scratch.

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 31%, Clicker 20.6%, Resource Management 20.1%, Strategy 9.7%, Minimalist 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a scientific, resource-management-heavy experience that rewards active play and careful planning.

Synergism is a free-to-play Idle game about... well, Synergy! Explore that concept through hundreds of upgrades, many reset layers and probably thousands of hours of content that allows both idle and active play.

Why similar: Idler 50%, Strategy 22.9%, Resource Management 14.7%, Casual 9.9%, Indie 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: A complex, strategy-heavy incremental game that rewards players for understanding intricate mathematical relationships between resources.

RPG/Idle hybrid about becoming the most powerful wizard there is. Pick a class, get a pet, configure and improve your character in a myriad ways!

Why similar: Idler 62.5%, Clicker 25.3%, Magic 6.3%, Casual 4.5%, Indie 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: This fantasy-themed incremental game offers deep build customization and complex spell-casting mechanics that will appeal to any aspiring wizard.

Earn antimatter through dimensions! Gain Infinite antimatter to collapse the universe!

Why similar: Idler 45.4%, Clicker 20.6%, Strategy 14.9%, Resource Management 10.6%, Casual 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the gold standard of the genre, it provides a deep, strategic progression system that keeps players constantly engaged with new mechanics.

shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

Why similar: Resource Management 44.1%, Crafting 21.1%, Strategy 17.1%, Puzzle 8.4%, Casual 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: While more focused on automation, its puzzle-like approach to resource processing and minimalist aesthetic aligns well with the core loop of Orb of Creation.

An entire town builder experience packed into a living spreadsheet. Build housing, assign workers, then craft and sell a huge variety of items to level up your town and expand your civilization across the world!

Why similar: Idler 24%, Resource Management 18.5%, Clicker 16.5%, Magic 15.9%, Minimalist 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It combines automation with resource management in a way that feels like a natural extension of the crafting mechanics in Orb of Creation.

Incremental clicker strategy, where you expand, construct, research, fight, collect heroes and make choices between good and evil. Ascend through difficulty tiers by playing through challenge campaign going back and forth through history. Mammoths included.

Why similar: Resource Management 30.6%, Clicker 28.5%, Idler 26%, Strategy 12.2%, Indie 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: A strategic, clicker-based 4X game that requires careful resource management to build and expand your civilization.

The Perfect Tower II is a mix between an incremental and a tower defense game. Build a town, manage resources and explore a variety of mini-games and tons of upgrades. Fully automate your game and watch numbers going up!

Why similar: Idler 34%, Resource Management 27.5%, Clicker 18.4%, Strategy 12.9%, Minimalist 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: An active, strategy-focused incremental game that offers a massive variety of systems and upgrades to manage, much like a wizard's spellbook.

Train your stats, cast spells, feed your minion, defeat monsters and bosses, raise demons, craft gems, go fishing and so much more in Wizard and Minion Idle--WAMI. This free to play, solo developed, Idle/active hybrid game has flexible pacing for long-time play-ability.

Why similar: Idler 44.2%, Clicker 29.2%, Strategy 14.5%, Casual 7.5%, Indie 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a multi-layered fantasy progression system that encourages players to manage various resources and spells simultaneously.

Grow your realm, build alliances, and explore one of the deepest idle RPGs ever!

Why similar: Clicker 43.2%, Idler 24.5%, Strategy 13.5%, Resource Management 12.7%, Casual 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, fantasy-themed incremental game that offers immense strategic variety through its faction and alignment systems.

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 36.3%, Resource Management 24.1%, Clicker 23.9%, Crafting 9%, Casual 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: An RPG-lite incremental game that features a massive amount of content and active play systems to explore.

A text-based incremental idle game with a ridiculous amount of unique content. Automate old stuff as you unlock new stuff to keep things interesting for hours and hours, no spam clicking necessary! Trimps is everything you love about your favorite games, distilled to their purest form.

Why similar: Idler 57.3%, Strategy 21.5%, Casual 9.9%, Resource Management 9.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic, multi-layered incremental game that requires significant strategic planning to manage resources and combat effectively.

A hybrid factory builder / incremental clicker game. Starting from humble beginnings, master the many crafting processes to build up resources and expand your factory. Then, using your newly automated production, unlock new technology and grow ever closer to your goal of spreading to the stars.

Why similar: Clicker 29.5%, Resource Management 29.2%, Idler 26.7%, Casual 6.5%, Strategy 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes automation and base building, providing a satisfying sense of scale as your production capabilities grow.

Craft a complex production line, earn idle cash and become an industrial tycoon!

Why similar: Idler 41.1%, Clicker 31.3%, Strategy 15.6%, Casual 8.9%, Indie 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: The focus on complex crafting chains and resource management makes it a strong thematic and mechanical match for Orb of Creation.

Welcome to the magical world of Runaria! Explore dungeons, craft tools, chop trees, mine rocks, and discover treasure! Merge identical items to create valuable resources, Craft new tools and upgrade them with powerful enchantments! Setup passive mining drills and tree farms to rebuild your camp!

Why similar: Idler 27.3%, Resource Management 18.5%, Clicker 17.8%, Crafting 11.9%, Strategy 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: The merging and crafting mechanics provide a tactile sense of progression that mirrors the world-building feel of the seed game.

An incremental unfolding game about feeding fuel into a reactor. Combine elements to produce energy, unlock exotic technologies and explore a strange galaxy.

Why similar: Idler 37.6%, Clicker 33.5%, Strategy 18.6%, Casual 7.6%, Mystery 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy incremental game that requires careful management of energy resources and production chains.

Incredicer is a short, incremental dice game where you roll dice, earn money, upgrade and buy helper hands to automate and increase your income.

Why similar: Idler 32.5%, Resource Management 23.4%, Clicker 23.2%, Strategy 11.1%, Casual 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A solid, general-purpose incremental game that offers enough strategic depth to keep players engaged throughout the early and mid-game.

An Idle Incremental Clicker game with cosy magical vibes. You are the newest Mushroom Wizard Initiate 🧙‍♂️ Cast spells 🪄 harvest mushrooms 🍄 and level up to become more powerful! Hire little creatures 🐿️ to help you harvest and unlock different types of shrooms and skills!

Why similar: Idler 41.1%, Clicker 33.3%, Resource Management 11.6%, Casual 10.3%, Indie 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: This nature-themed incremental game offers a relaxing yet engaging progression loop for players who enjoy minimalist design.

Upload Simulator Silicon is an incremental game about uploading, making money, hacking, and ascending as a powerful entity that controls the very laws of the universe using powerful technologies you discover throught your journey.

Why similar: Idler 37.1%, Clicker 29%, Resource Management 11.9%, Casual 10.6%, Crafting 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A software-themed resource management game that requires players to balance various inputs and outputs to succeed.

Conquer PickCrafter, the hit indie idle game! Break blocks, forge equipment, and collect powerful Pickaxes. Prestige to legendary tiers with the new Ascension Skill Tree. Discover biomes and battle epic bosses. Make meaningful choices and invent complex builds in this addictive endless adventure!

Why similar: Idler 23.9%, Resource Management 18.9%, Clicker 17%, Magic 16.7%, Crafting 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: The mining and crafting focus provides a classic incremental experience with plenty of gear to unlock and upgrade.

Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.

Why similar: Idler 27.9%, Resource Management 22.2%, Clicker 21.4%, Magic 17%, Strategy 10.1%

A cosmic horror idle game where you build the Yellow King’s cult, spread his living mold, and click yourself hollow. Memory by memory. Scream by silent scream, as the sky blooms with eyes watching your beautiful undoing.

Why similar: Idler 29.9%, Clicker 22.2%, Resource Management 18.2%, Strategy 11%, Minimalist 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, strategy-focused incremental game that provides a unique thematic experience while maintaining standard genre mechanics.

Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

Why similar: Idler 31.7%, Clicker 22.5%, Resource Management 22.3%, Magic 17.3%, Casual 4.3%

Idle Slayer is an incremental game with idle and active playstyle mechanics, medieval pixel art visuals and retro 8-bit sounds and music.

Why similar: Idler 51%, Clicker 29.6%, Casual 10.6%, Strategy 5.7%, Indie 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: An active, platformer-based incremental game that provides a unique twist on the traditional clicker formula.

Click Mage is a unique 2D resource gatherer and building game. Mine and process resources, upgrade your clicking power and construct buildings on an idyllic island with beautiful pixel art graphics.

Why similar: Resource Management 28.5%, Clicker 26.1%, Magic 20.6%, Crafting 11.8%, Casual 7.1%

Embark on a journey of a fledgling mage. Start with nothing. Improve yourself, develop your skills through a vast tree, unlock upgrades, learn spells, gather resources, and craft unique items. Your progress never stops – it continues even while you're offline.

Why similar: Idler 35.1%, Magic 23%, Resource Management 16.8%, Casual 11.3%, Strategy 10.6%

A short incremental game about feeding a Black Hole matter by destroying Asteroids, Planets, and Stars.

Why similar: Idler 27.4%, Clicker 25.5%, Resource Management 14.1%, Strategy 11.8%, Minimalist 9.1%

Vacuum Warrior is a Free to Play incremental idle game. Listen to the crisp crackle of dust and debris entering your vacuum as you vacuum ridiculous amounts of dust. Upgrade your vacuums, idle gains, and robot vacuums, earn achievements, and explore numerous locations in the Vacuum Warrior universe!

Why similar: Idler 36.9%, Clicker 24.6%, Casual 11.5%, Resource Management 10.5%, Minimalist 8.2%

Gridkeeper is an incremental game about managing "Grids" and using their power to run MineBots, research tech, and grow your mining empire by getting better Grids.

Why similar: Idler 35.1%, Clicker 27.1%, Strategy 21.4%, Resource Management 11.2%, Casual 3.3%

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: Clicker 58.6%, Idler 17.3%, Casual 17%, Indie 5.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Oraxum Trials is an incremental game where you conduct experiments with the Oraxum, a hexagonal board with magical properties. Harvest souls and use mystical crystals to create wild concoctions. Take on the mantle of soul alchemist and forge your fate, choosing between light and dark forces.

Why similar: Idler 28.1%, Resource Management 25%, Clicker 20.8%, Magic 12.7%, Casual 6.8%

Stunning sphere-themed idle/incremental game. Experience simplicity's beauty.

Why similar: Idler 46.5%, Clicker 31.4%, Minimalist 16.3%, Resource Management 5.7%

Idle Cave Miner is an idle game about crafting items, mining gems, and building your team of miners. Prestige, craft, and travel to other mines to increase your strength to dig deeper, and find what lurks below.

Why similar: Idler 35.2%, Clicker 24.5%, Resource Management 21.2%, Crafting 13.4%, Casual 4.8%

Trainatic is an explosive incremental train-building game! Upgrade your cars, gather resources, and unlock powerful synergies to chug further down the track.

Why similar: Idler 37%, Clicker 33.4%, Strategy 17%, Casual 10.9%, Indie 0.9%

Become the Pinball Wizard you were destined to be! Master the pinball machine, cash out for powerful upgrades and automation, and climb the corporate ladder in this Pinball Incremental.

Why similar: Idler 39.8%, Clicker 27.6%, Strategy 16.9%, Casual 12.9%, Indie 1.6%

An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!

Why similar: Idler 31.9%, Resource Management 29.9%, Crafting 18.8%, Strategy 15%, Indie 2.6%

Fidget Spinner RPG is a clicker/incremental RPG game in which you craft items and level up abilities to make a fidget spinner spin at absurd, ever increasing speeds.

Why similar: Idler 31.6%, Clicker 25.9%, Resource Management 19.5%, Crafting 14.7%, Casual 7.7%

(the) Gnorp Apologue is the journey of the gnorps as you guide them towards their goal of delightfully excessive wealth accumulation.

Why similar: Idler 36.8%, Clicker 25.9%, Resource Management 13%, Strategy 11.2%, Minimalist 7%

Journey to Incrementalia is an active incremental auto-battler about a necromancer on a short quest. Cast diabolical spells, summon an army and open the gates of hell on your quest to break down 99 walls and reach the lost city of Incrementalia.

Why similar: Idler 38.4%, Clicker 29.1%, Strategy 15.5%, Minimalist 12.2%, Mystery 3.4%

Feudal Fantasy is a short active incremental game in which you rebuild a town once lost to tragedy as its lord, by managing upgrades, new buildings and recruiting the wisdom of fantasy races.

Why similar: Idler 30.7%, Resource Management 23.8%, Clicker 23.3%, Minimalist 7.5%, Strategy 6.7%

Goblin Buster is an incremental tower defense game with deep upgrade mechanics. Obliterate annoying goblins, collect materials, discover powerful relics, invest in unique buildings and spend your resources to upgrade towers and magical spells with a massive skill tree!

Why similar: Idler 31.1%, Clicker 25.4%, Resource Management 22.8%, Strategy 12.6%, Casual 6.8%

Become a Tower Lord! Build and upgrade your tower in this incremental idle game. Fight off the forces of the Dark Lord, conquer new lands, and challenge his dominion with the power of your dragon.

Why similar: Idler 26.9%, Resource Management 21.4%, Clicker 20%, Magic 19.4%, Strategy 10%

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: Idler 50.6%, Crafting 19.6%, Resource Management 16.8%, Casual 10%, Indie 2%

Live the CRAZY life of a Wizard’s assistant in this hilarious Clicker game! You’ll be in charge of making wacky and wonderful Potions, using ingredients produced in your garden. With plenty of twists and turns along the way, the fun never stops! Do you have what it takes?

Why similar: Strategy 21.2%, Idler 20.4%, Clicker 19%, Casual 12.3%, Magic 10.9%

Craft your workshop as an alchemist!‌ Harness arcane devices to automate crafting. Sell alchemical goods, fulfill commissions, and rise to become a renowned alchemy magnate. ‌Multiplayer Supported!‌ Invite master designers to (ahem) contribute their expertise—let them optimize your production lines!

Why similar: Resource Management 31.4%, Crafting 26.5%, Strategy 24.8%, Casual 12.9%, Singleplayer 3.5%

DEFRAG is a game about cleansing corrupted sectors and refining them through optimization to build a stronger system. Collect resources, adjust configurations, and complete your build as you progress.

Why similar: Idler 30.5%, Resource Management 25.9%, Clicker 17.1%, Strategy 9.6%, Minimalist 7.2%

Destroy endless waves of alien ships that have all but wiped out humanity in this long form, unfolding, sci-fi idle game. Customize your ship with different weapons and defenses to defeat specific enemy types and utilize a ton of different systems to increase your overall power.

Why similar: Idler 45.2%, Resource Management 22.6%, Clicker 22.3%, Casual 8.6%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Click and Conquer is a short, relaxing incremental game. Drop bombs through the fog of war, uncover hidden enemies, collect rewards, and spend currency to boost passive income, increase bombing power, and unlock new maps.

Why similar: Idler 31.4%, Clicker 23.6%, Resource Management 18.1%, Minimalist 11.5%, Casual 7.6%

An auto-RPG with strategic combat, deep crafting and programming elements, animated entirely in ASCII-art. In a realm of perpetual darkness, a single stone could change everything...

Why similar: Idler 43.6%, Clicker 19.9%, Casual 15.2%, Minimalist 8.9%, Puzzle 6.9%

Rock Crusher is an incremental game with a massive skill tree. Control a little rock-crushing machine stranded on a mysterious planet. Crush rocks, collect materials, evolve through upgrades, uncover the planet’s secrets - and maybe, just maybe, find a way to escape.

Why similar: Idler 36.9%, Clicker 28.1%, Strategy 13.4%, Minimalist 13.2%, Casual 6.7%

Welcome to the resource management game where your creativity and logistics skills are put to the test! In this minimalistic simulation you will build interconnected chains of products and open new missions by completing various tasks to create the biggest system you can.

Why similar: Resource Management 39.3%, Minimalist 19.4%, Strategy 17.3%, Puzzle 13%, Casual 8.8%

Roll, strategize, and upgrade your way to victory in this accessible and ultra-satisfying, yet captivating roguelike. Will you reach the end before running out of rolls? KEEP MULTIPLYING!!

Why similar: Magic 27.5%, Minimalist 26.4%, Strategy 24.7%, Casual 13.3%, Resource Management 7.5%

Become a PEGGO! Quintillionaire in this exciting pachinko incremental game.

Why similar: Idler 37.9%, Clicker 30.9%, Casual 10.6%, Resource Management 10.5%, Minimalist 7%

Cauldron is an upgrade-heavy, minigame-centric, turn-based RPG. Play minigames to strengthen your party, then win battles to uncover more map, more heroes, more minigames, more everything! If your favorite plant is an upgrade tree, then this game is for you!

Why similar: Idler 47%, Magic 30.7%, Strategy 11.3%, Casual 9.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%