- #1 Rusty's Retirement
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,799 reviews2024
Dev: Mister Morris Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 21.9 hrsMean: 54.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A relaxing idle-farming simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Farming 20.4% ★, Desktop Companion 16.8% ★, Farming Sim 13.5%, Automation 11.7%, Idler 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the idle farming experience by running in the background while you focus on other tasks.
- #2 Plantera
97% matchVery Positive89% of 5,921 reviews2016
Dev: VaragtP
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In Plantera you build your own garden and watch it grow with new plants, bushes, trees and animals. As you play and expand your garden you will attract Helpers, round blue creatures that will help you with your harvesting tasks.
Why similar: Farming Sim 16.6%, Automation 14.9%, Collectathon 13.1%, Idler 13.1%, Incremental 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it offers the exact same core loop of managing a garden with the help of cute creatures.
- #3 Chillquarium
96% matchVery Positive92% of 8,350 reviews2023
Dev: Ben Reber
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.7 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: Animals 24.8% ★, Collectathon 15.8%, Idler 14.7%, Incremental 13.8%, Nature 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the satisfying collectathon and incremental growth mechanics found in Plantera 2, focused on aquatic life.
- #4 Tiny Pasture
95% matchVery Positive92% of 8,575 reviews2025
Dev: CaveLiquidPub: Gamersky Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 26.2 hrsMean: 61.3 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: Desktop Companion 21% ★, Farming Sim 18.2%, Idler 13.8%, Incremental 12.1%, Nature 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, pixel-art idle game that emphasizes farming and creature management in a low-stress environment.
- #5 Garden In!
94% matchVery Positive87% of 431 reviews2023
Dev: Dramatic IcebergPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Chill in the peaceful world of Garden In!, a charming sandbox game. Grow unique plants, discover new seeds, and design your dream garden. With its serene atmosphere, you'll find yourself saying 'just one more plant!' Dive in for quick relaxation or lose yourself for hours in the cozy journey.
Why similar: Farming 22.5% ★, Wholesome 15.8%, Farming Sim 13.3%, Idler 10.5%, Nature 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing simulation game where you grow and crossbreed plants, focusing on the wholesome joy of gardening.
- #6 Garden Galaxy
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,653 reviews2022
Dev: Anneka Tran
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Discover, collect and organise to create your own unique garden in this relaxing idle / creative sandbox!
Why similar: Idler 19.5%, Collectathon 13.1%, Nature 12.1%, Sandbox 11.5%, Building 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This cozy, relaxing game focuses on building and decorating your own garden space through incremental collection.
- #7 Luna's Fishing Garden
93% matchVery Positive94% of 2,231 reviews2021
Dev: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Luna's Fishing Garden is a short, cozy fishing and building game. Catch fish, trade it in and create the garden of your dreams by planting new trees, placing water objects and bringing animals to the archipelago.
Why similar: Farming Sim 18%, Collectathon 15.4%, Idler 13.8%, Wholesome 10.7%, Sandbox 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines cozy, relaxing gardening with fishing and collection mechanics in a beautiful 2D world.
- #8 Idle Fields
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: KotieDev
Windows · Linux
Idle Fields is an Idle Skilling Game. Grow crops, cut trees, fish, cook, purchase animals, mine, smith, and decorate your homes! Automate tasks with workers. Unlock all the achievements, level up to become richer, and complete it all!
Why similar: Collectathon 17.5%, Idler 17.2%, Incremental 16.9%, Sandbox 9.3%, Nature 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, incremental simulation game that focuses on the simple pleasure of watching your fields grow.
- #9 Leaf Blower Revolution - Idle Game
91% matchVery Positive94% of 26,447 reviews2020
Dev: Humble North
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 132.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Blow leaves, upgrade your gear, and automate your progress as you explore the Leaf Universe. A satisfying incremental idle game where every leaf blown brings you closer to the next big upgrade. Simple, relaxing, and endlessly rewarding. Let the leaves fall, and your progress rise!
Why similar: Idler 23.2%, Incremental 22.9%, Collectathon 19.3%, Farming Sim 18.6%, Relaxing 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: While the theme is different, it offers the same deeply satisfying incremental progression and automation mechanics.
- #10 Farmtale
92% matchMixed67% of 262 reviews2020
Dev: Titanforged Entertainment
Windows
Build your farm from one chicken and explore the world as you progress. Buy animals, harvest crops, hire workers for management, and advance through unique buildings, quests, upgrades, and items in the ultimate idle clicker hybrid!
Why similar: Farming Sim 21.8%, Incremental 14.2%, Idler 13.8%, Resource Management 10.6%, Building 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This incremental farming game features a similar top-down perspective and focuses on expanding your agricultural empire.
- #11 Farm Keeper
90% matchVery Positive92% of 398 reviews2023
Dev: Cuddle Code
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A tile-based farming game where success means maximizing yields to survive the rent, expanding your farm through random tile choices.
Why similar: Farming 40% ★, Farming Sim 18.3%, Collectathon 13.4%, Building 6.2%, Sandbox 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: It blends farming with management and strategy elements, providing a more structured approach to agricultural growth.
- #12 Desk Garden
89% matchVery Positive86% of 532 reviews2025
Dev: Siesta Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 77.3 hrsMean: 103.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Relax and grow! A laid-back idle game where you nurture mysterious plants (some even human-like!), watch them flourish, then sell them to expand your magical garden. Design your own unique oasis at your own pace.
Why similar: Farming Sim 26%, Idler 20.6%, Incremental 18.1%, Collectathon 14.5%, Sandbox 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, idle-focused gardening game designed to be played in short bursts on your desktop.
- #13 Forager
88% matchVery Positive89% of 43,959 reviews2019
Dev: HopFrogPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!
Why similar: Farming Sim 38.7%, Resource Management 16.4%, Sandbox 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Building 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: An addictive incremental collectathon that rewards you for gathering resources and automating your production chains.
- #14 The Islander
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 428 reviews2018
Dev: Boxhead Bros.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The Islander is a fast building/farming game set somewhere in an exotic Polynesia. Plant crops, bushes and trees, build livestock pens, but don’t forget to make it look classy by adding various decorations.
Why similar: Farming Sim 40.7%, Incremental 17.8%, Building 9.4%, Sandbox 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A casual farming and simulation game that uses incremental mechanics to help you build up a small island.
- #15 Plantabi: Little Garden
87% matchVery Positive83% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Adrian Corpuz
Windows · Mac
Plantabi is a chill sandbox game where you take care of adorable plants and design the cozy little garden of your dreams!
Why similar: Farming Sim 25.9%, Idler 15.3%, Incremental 15.1%, Sandbox 10.4%, Automation 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, puzzle-like gardening game that emphasizes the visual satisfaction of growing plants.
- #16 Time Is Honey
86% matchVery Positive88% of 280 reviews2024
Dev: CakeDev
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 15.5 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: Farming Sim 18.5%, Automation 16.8%, Collectathon 15.2%, Idler 15.1%, Building 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: It features creature collection and management mechanics that mirror the animal-tending aspects of Plantera 2.
- #17 refarm
85% matchVery Positive88% of 299 reviews2024
Dev: otterhands
Windows
The ocean took it all… now take it back! In this short semi-idle island builder you’ll resurface fertile farmland - tile by tile. As you plant, harvest and expand you’ll obtain helping hands and discover what else lies below the surface.
Why similar: Decorating 24.4% ★, Farming Sim 15.1%, Automation 11.8%, Incremental 10.8%, Idler 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist farming game that focuses on the relaxing, creative aspects of decorating and nature.
- #18 Grow: Song of the Evertree
86% matchVery Positive81% of 2,561 reviews2021
Dev: Prideful SlothPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Grow your own worlds and nurture a deep natural connection with everything they hold. See your actions change the world for better! Bring the Evertree back to life in this breathtaking world-crafting sandbox, with life management and adventure elements.
Why similar: Wholesome 28.4%, Farming Sim 27.3%, Sandbox 11.3%, Nature 10.7%, Family Friendly 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game features expansive gardening and world-building mechanics within a cozy, wholesome fantasy setting.
- #19 Cloud Gardens
84% matchVery Positive95% of 2,308 reviews2021
Dev: Noio
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 45%
A chill game about using plants to overgrow abandoned wasteland dioramas
Why similar: Nature 29.8%, Sandbox 24.3%, Building 19.1%, Relaxing 15.4%, Simulation 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A meditative, relaxing game where you grow plants in abandoned urban environments, focusing on aesthetics and growth.
- #20 My Tiny Garden
84% matchMixed71% of 72 reviews2026
Dev: Frozen Logic Studios
Windows
My Tiny Garden is a cozy idle game that runs at the bottom of your screen. Plant cute plants, water, fertilize, and prune them. Earn coins to unlock new pots, plants, and stands. Decorate your desktop and relax while working, studying, or browsing.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 24.7% ★, Wholesome 19.2%, Idler 13.9%, Farming Sim 12.2%, Resource Management 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, idle-focused desktop companion game that lets you manage a small garden while you work.
- #21 Shelldiver
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 17,188 reviews2025
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take a deep breath and dive right into this cozy incremental game about a senior turtle trying to start a business selling jellyfish. Upgrade your equipment, explore biomes, and help your turtly village!
Why similar: Incremental 34.8%, Idler 19.7%, Resource Management 16.1%, Relaxing 8.1%, Collectathon 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: An incremental resource management game that provides a satisfying loop of collection and expansion.
- #22 Your Big, Cute Monster Farm
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,116 reviews2025
Dev: KaiPlay StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 28.2 hrsMean: 94.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Farming Sim 27%, Idler 18.4%, Automation 13.7%, Desktop Companion 12.8% ★, Resource Management 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A casual simulation game that focuses on the fun of farming and raising cute creatures.
- #23 Littlewood
83% matchVery Positive93% of 6,824 reviews2020
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.
Why similar: Farming Sim 24.8%, Collectathon 19.9%, Building 13%, Sandbox 12.7%, Relaxing 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A low-stress life sim that captures the cozy, relaxing vibe of managing a small, growing community.
- #24 Little Aviary
82% matchVery Positive87% of 244 reviews2025
Dev: atomco
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Desktop Companion 22.1% ★, Animals 19.7% ★, Idler 12.9%, Collectathon 10.9%, Incremental 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy creature-collection game that shares the wholesome, idle-friendly nature of managing animal habitats.
- #25 Tiny Terraces
81% matchVery Positive93% of 929 reviews2025
Dev: VuVuu
Windows
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 33.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A cozy idle farming game, watch tiny guys do tasks around the terrace, expand, progress, and decorate your Tiny Terrace.
Why similar: Farming Sim 22.7%, Farming 21.2% ★, Idler 17%, Resource Management 7.1%, Nature 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, relaxing farming game that focuses on vertical growth and incremental progression.
- #26 Cornerpond
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,725 reviews2025
Dev: foolsroom
Windows
Median: 83.5 hrsMean: 132.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Desktop Companion 28.2% ★, Idler 14.8%, Incremental 13.7%, Automation 10.8%, Nature 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, incremental fishing and gardening game that fits perfectly into a cozy gaming routine.
- #27 Petal by Petal
79% matchVery Positive91% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: Orquin Games
Windows
Petal by Petal is a relaxing incremental gardening game where mindful movements are rewarded. Automate your garden, unlock powerful flower abilities, and watch your screen explode into vibrant colour as your garden grows.
Why similar: Incremental 23.3%, Wholesome 22%, Idler 19.1%, Relaxing 9.6%, Collectathon 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, incremental gardening game that emphasizes relaxing gameplay and steady growth.
- #28 Ropuka's Idle Island
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,254 reviews2025
Dev: Moczan
Windows
Median: 33.5 hrsMean: 123.9 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: Desktop Companion 25.6% ★, Farming Sim 15.5%, Idler 13.3%, Incremental 10.8%, Building 7.7%
- #29 PomoFarm
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 544 reviews2022
Dev: wormpod
Windows · Mac
PomoFarm is half focus timer and half idle farming game! As Tomato the Duck, grow your farm as you focus on tasks in the real world!
Why similar: Farming Sim 27.2%, Idler 18.3%, Farming 10.9% ★, Nature 7.5%, Resource Management 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A casual farming game that uses time-management and idle elements to keep the gameplay loop engaging.
- #30 Idle Colony
78% matchVery Positive82% of 577 reviews2024
Dev: Faith G.
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A condensed incremental experience, where you build a colony to collect and merge bigger and bigger fruits. Combine game-changing technologies and special upgrades to find the best synergies and take your cash flow to another dimension.
Why similar: Automation 24.8%, Incremental 21.7%, Idler 18.5%, Building 9.6%, Resource Management 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: An incremental strategy game that focuses on automation and managing a growing population of workers.
- #31 Farm Together 2
76% matchVery Positive94% of 5,405 reviews2025
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 27.3 hrsMean: 132.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Grow your own farm all by yourself, or cooperate with your friends in the long awaited sequel to the cozy, relaxing farming experience!
Why similar: Farming Sim 35.6%, Idler 18.4%, Sandbox 14.9%, Family Friendly 11.7%, Relaxing 8.3%
- #32 Tiny Biomes: Cozy Idle
77% matchVery Positive86% of 447 reviews2026
Dev: Orca Point Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 23.8%, Incremental 20.8%, Automation 15.2%, Relaxing 8.9%, Nature 8.5%
- #33 Island Robot Farm
77% 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: Farming Sim 24.9%, Automation 21.5%, Idler 19.9%, Building 9.4%, Relaxing 5.9%
- #34 Village Tale
76% matchVery Positive83% of 321 reviews2025
Dev: Knight Owl Games
Windows
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A relaxing idle village-building simulator nestled in the corner of your screen! Build, Craft, and Trade to guide your village from humble beginnings to a thriving trading hub, it's time to write your own Village Tale!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 20.6% ★, Decorating 19% ★, Farming Sim 13.1%, Automation 11.3%, Idler 9.3%
- #35 Petunia's Purgatory
74% matchVery Positive98% of 98 reviews2026
Dev: Dead Possum GamesPub: Level Up Gaming
Windows
Petunia's Purgatory is a creepy-cute idle farming game that lives at the bottom of your screen. Grow cursed crops, feed the Elder God, and keep Petunia sane before her hallucinations invade your desktop.
Why similar: Decorating 15.6% ★, Desktop Companion 15.5% ★, Farming 14.1% ★, Farming Sim 12.4%, Animals 12.1% ★
- #36 Focus Grove
74% matchVery Positive98% of 188 reviews2026
Dev: Little Lantern
Windows
Focus Grove is a work companion that grows with your progress. Build your farm, use productivity tools and unlock new content by completing your real-life tasks. Improve your focus, well-being and work-life balance.
Why similar: Farming 16.8% ★, Desktop Companion 16.3% ★, Decorating 15.7% ★, Wholesome 12.1%, Farming Sim 11.6%
- #37 Game of Grass
75% matchVery Positive84% of 278 reviews2025
Dev: Hipsterdufus
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Game of Grass is a short and sweet, active (and idle) incremental game where you cut grass and feel good! Upgrade tools to cut grass more quickly. Grow crops for passive income. Attract thousands of visitors and animals! Collect the rare Golden Crops! Get all the things and be happy!
Why similar: Farming 21% ★, Farming Sim 17.1%, Collectathon 15.8%, Incremental 15.8%, Idler 13.9%
- #38 Forage Wizard
73% matchVery Positive87% of 1,486 reviews2026
Dev: Lost Maxim
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Click, craft and collect your way to alchemical mastery. Progress through a branching skill tree and explore the forbidden woods. Collect resources and build machines of magic. Slay monsters, farm crops and automate your production to become the all-powerful Forage Wizard!
Why similar: Farming Sim 15.8%, Automation 15.3%, Incremental 15%, Resource Management 11.5%, Idler 11%
- #39 Suncraft
72% matchVery Positive93% of 522 reviews2026
Dev: Spicy Tuna Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Another sun-filled day begins in this cozy pixel-art adventure. Gather, craft, upgrade, and help the villagers revive the land. Can you rebuild the grand Sunspire and bring the village back to its golden days?
Why similar: Incremental 16.3%, Farming Sim 13.9%, Automation 13.6%, Resource Management 11.6%, Idler 10.2%
- #40 My Money Grows On Trees
75% matchMixed63% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Tbjbu2Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Click. Water. Grow. Harvest. Explore. Upgrade. Profit. An incremental-minimalist clicker farming game about growing your own farm full of money trees! 🌳 Ever wondered what it'd be like if money grew on trees? 💸Online co-op supported!
Why similar: Farming 28.5% ★, Farming Sim 15.7%, Incremental 12.4%, Automation 10.5%, Wholesome 10.3%
- #41 MR FARMBOY
72% matchVery Positive85% of 508 reviews2026
Dev: mrdboy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
MR FARMBOY is a colony farming game with automation. Build your dream farm, grow crops, raise animals, attract villagers, and hire workers to automate everything.
Why similar: Farming 23.4% ★, Farming Sim 19.6%, Automation 16.3%, Incremental 11.4%, Resource Management 9.3%
- #42 Capybara Spa
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,690 reviews2022
Dev: Cozy Bee Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Build your own capybara spa in this relaxing point and click simulation game! Grow fruits, craft soaps and clean towels to pamper the capybaras during their visit. Furnish the mountain with gardens, baths and decorations to design the best capybara spa!
Why similar: Farming Sim 24.2%, Incremental 17.2%, Sandbox 12.7%, Family Friendly 9.4%, Building 8.9%
- #43 Tiny Isle
71% matchVery Positive91% of 159 reviews2026
Dev: Nature Rituals StudioPub: Etherous Games Limited
Windows
Tiny Isle is a cozy island-building simulation game. Grow crops, collect crystals, expand and customize your magical island, and welcome sprites and animal residents. Play actively with hands-on planning, or relax with full idle progression as your island comes to life at your own pace.
Why similar: Incremental 14.8%, Idler 13.5%, Resource Management 13.2%, Building 11.5%, Farming Sim 11.2%
- #44 Farming Incremental But With Guns
70% matchVery Positive85% of 80 reviews2026
Dev: Clementine Wolf Games
Windows
Plant crops and shoot them down with your trusty gun. Earn money, purchase upgrades, and cultivate your farm. Watch your crops physically evolve to gigantic proportions. GROW them. Never stop growing them until their shadows block out the sun forever.
Why similar: Farming 30% ★, Incremental 15.5%, Idler 14.6%, Automation 13.1%, Relaxing 6.1%
- #45 Bugtopia
70% matchVery Positive93% of 991 reviews2025
Dev: Nocturnal GamesPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 40.5 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: Collectathon 24.1%, Idler 24.1%, Incremental 21.9%, Nature 15%, Relaxing 6.3%
- #46 The Greenening
69% matchVery Positive97% of 478 reviews2026
Dev: Erkberg Games
Windows
A short and wholesome incremental journey about exploring and reawakening a forgotten world. Wash away the ashes to discover the secrets hidden beneath, upgrade your versatile watering abilities, and grow your own cozy space garden.
Why similar: Wholesome 21.7%, Incremental 17.6%, Idler 17.3%, Nature 11.8%, Resource Management 8.9%
- #47 Fluffy Kitchen Saga
71% matchMixed63% of 257 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: Farming Sim 20.3%, Automation 16.6%, Idler 14.8%, Wholesome 14.5%, Incremental 9.9%
- #48 The Dream Globe
69% matchVery Positive95% of 396 reviews2025
Dev: Roaming of Little Hammer
Windows
Median: 37.9 hrsMean: 73.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Idler game inside an antique dream globe, build the small home and help the mini dream world grow
Why similar: Farming Sim 27.6%, Collectathon 22.6%, Idler 20.5%, Resource Management 10.2%, Relaxing 6.4%
- #49 Mushroom Nook
67% matchVery Positive98% of 392 reviews2026
Dev: HyperstasisGaming
Windows
Mushrooms of all kinds—adorable, quirky, and even some with unique abilities—are spring up randomly on your computer! Collect and nurture them, then decorate with various objects to create your own cozy mushroom haven, keeping you company while you work, study, or simply unwind.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 33.5% ★, Idler 17.9%, Sandbox 10.3%, Nature 10%, Building 10%
- #50 Voodoo Garden
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 860 reviews2016
Dev: M. HankaPub: Liu Lidan
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Welcome to the Voodoo Garden! You're owner of a little hut in a bustling swamp. With the help of little spirits you can earn powers and gold by producing various voodoo supplies.
Why similar: Farming Sim 38.2%, Incremental 24.4%, Building 8.6%, Relaxing 8.1%, Cute 7.2%
- #51 Croakoloco
69% matchVery Positive91% of 523 reviews2024
Dev: Ryan Forrester
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 33.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Croakoloco is a relaxing frog collecting idle game. Watch them jump, croak, and eat delicious flies. Grow frogs, feed frogs, or take control of one in “Froggy Mode” for a more active play style!
Why similar: Idler 20.4%, Incremental 19.7%, Collectathon 16.2%, Resource Management 10.4%, Sandbox 9.8%
- #52 Idyll Isle
68% matchVery Positive93% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: Future Soil Media
Windows
A cozy idle island sim that lives on your desktop, just above the taskbar. Five islanders — a Farmer, Woodcutter, Fisherman, Miner, and Chef — farm, fish, mine, cook, and craft on their own. You just make the calls. Glance down between emails and a meal is ready. It never steals your screen.
Why similar: Farming Sim 17.8%, Wholesome 17%, Automation 13.4%, Idler 12.2%, Incremental 10.4%
- #53 Cats Are Money
68% matchVery Positive94% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: DеM GamesPub: Room Games
Windows
Cats Are Money is a cozy idle game where you rebuild your grandmother's rundown cat farm. Collect over 150 unique cats, feed and pamper them, dress them up in outfits, and unlock new lands around the world. Happy cats make fur. Fur makes money.
Why similar: Wholesome 18%, Farming Sim 17.1%, Automation 13.2%, Collectathon 12.8%, Idler 12.7%
- #54 Tuin
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 150 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Plant seeds, pull weeds and sell vegetables - all while doing something else!
Why similar: Farming Sim 24%, Idler 16.5%, Incremental 13.9%, Automation 10.7%, Sandbox 10.1%
- #55 Catio Simulator
67% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Luke Fischinger
Windows
Catio Simulator is a casual incremental game in which you decorate a catio to attract cats. Pet your cats to get them ready for adoption, collect adoption fees, and upgrade your catio and petting ability!
Why similar: Decorating 33.3% ★, Incremental 16.5%, Idler 12.2%, Automation 11.2%, Relaxing 5.6%
- #56 Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge
68% matchVery Positive85% of 334 reviews2024
Dev: Humble ReedsPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Foster a sanctuary for frogs and restore the biodiversity of the wetlands in Kamaeru, a cozy frog collecting game, where you take pictures of frogs, play mini-games and decorate your habitat. Hop right to it!
Why similar: Farming 19.2% ★, Animals 17.8% ★, Wholesome 14.6%, Farming Sim 13.6%, Collectathon 10.5%
- #57 Idle Waters
65% matchVery Positive95% of 391 reviews2025
Dev: Ignita Games
Windows
Median: 42.3 hrsMean: 68.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Desktop Companion 23.8% ★, Idler 16.2%, Incremental 12.7%, Nature 9.8%, Resource Management 8.6%
- #58 Farming & Supermarket Simulator
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 882 reviews2025
Dev: EY08 Games
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on a relaxing yet challenging journey to manage your own supermarket. Grow organic crops, care for your animals, and sell products to your customers. Build and expand your shelves. Can you transform your supermarket into an empire?
Why similar: Farming 28.9% ★, Farming Sim 17.9%, Automation 15.7%, Collectathon 10%, Building 7.9%
- #59 Joyquarium
66% matchVery Positive91% of 588 reviews2025
Dev: Easyfun StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 40.1 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: Farming Sim 19.1%, Idler 16.4%, Collectathon 14.7%, Incremental 14%, Resource Management 8.1%
- #60 Hamster Talk
64% matchVery Positive97% of 99 reviews2026
Dev: LINE Games Corporation
Windows · Mac
Raise hamsters on your screen while using your computer. Gaming, homework, or work—adorable hamsters are with you every moment. 《Hamster Talk》 is an idle social game that coexists on your screen without interruption. Interact with reactive hamsters, chat worldwide, and grow your own little town!
Why similar: Decorating 18.3% ★, Desktop Companion 16.1% ★, Animals 15.7% ★, Farming Sim 9.7%, Idler 9.3%
