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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Desktop Companion, Idler, Casual, Singleplayer.

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A satisfying retro incremental idle game that drops the pretense to give you pure unadulterated progress. Boost, earn bonuses and buy upgrades to speed up your progress or take it easy and let it make progress by itself while you make progress elsewhere. No stress, only progress!

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Q4 2026
Developer: Team Waku Waku
Genres: Indie, Simulation
Platforms: Windows

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    97% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2025
    Dev: Pollo Arcade Low Bit
    Windows

    Idle Defragmenter 95 is a relaxing idle desktop toy inspired by 90s defrag utilities. Run it as an overlay or window, watch sectors organize automatically, and unlock DOS / 95 / XP eras and upgrades while you work or play.

    Why similar: Desktop Companion 42.5%, Idler 12.7%, Automation 9.2%, 1990's 8.8%, Old School 5%

  2. #2 Desktop Forge
    96% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Nulpoyo
    Windows

    A tiny forge that lives in the corner of your desktop. Quirky smiths gather materials and hammer out blades on their own. Every sword you hand to a passing adventurer decides how their journey ends — give them a poor one, and they may never come back.

    Why similar: Desktop Companion 54.7%, Idler 16.2%, Incremental 9.6%, Automation 7.2%, Simulation 4.9%

  3. #3 Relicguard
    96% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: PacStar Games
    Windows

    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 53.4%, Idler 19.2%, Incremental 17.5%, Minimalist 4.8%, Casual 2.2%

  4. #4 LUNAR
    95% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
    Dev: Husman Games
    Windows · Mac

    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 52.4%, Idler 18.3%, Incremental 16%, Automation 6.1%, Minimalist 2.8%

  5. #5 Side Shop Simulator
    94% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: paçocaUNLIMITED
    Windows

    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 40.5%, Idler 15.2%, Incremental 13.7%, Automation 8.9%, Simulation 4.9%

  6. #6 Kawaii Evolution Clicker: Desktop Edition
    94% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Tea & Cake Games
    Windows

    Ultimate anime idle game! Click, collect, and merge adorable anime girls to unlock completely new evolutions. From classic anime schoolgirls and maids to pure Tsundere and dangerous Yandere — become their Senpai and unlock every beautiful location!

    Why similar: Desktop Companion 61.8%, Idler 17.3%, Incremental 14.6%, Casual 3.4%, Relaxing 2.4%

  7. #7 3D Printer Manager
    93% matchMostly Positive75% of 83 reviews2026
    Dev: Smushii
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Start in a bedroom with one 3D printer and build a manufacturing empire! Manage filaments, upgrade machines, hire staff, and expand into a factory in this addictive idle tycoon game.

    Why similar: Desktop Companion 46.9%, Idler 13.8%, Automation 13.8%, Incremental 11.1%, Simulation 3.5%

  8. #8 Little Writer Desktop Companion
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: JSLegendDev
    Windows · Mac

    Your little companion is an ambitious writer with very little discipline. Type, and they'll write too. Every keystroke moves their work forward. In this idle productivity game, help them become a renowned author while you get things done.

    Why similar: Desktop Companion 47.3%, Idler 17.2%, Incremental 14.1%, 1990's 5.4%, Old School 3.3%

  9. #9 Desktop Akari ~my cute companion~
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: TERNOX
    Windows

    Akari is your cute desktop companion. She studies, sings, texts her friends, and tries her best… all to become someone you can be proud of. Unlock new dates as she puts her heart into everything — just to make your time together even more special.

    Why similar: Desktop Companion 49%, Idler 14.9%, Incremental 12%, Old School 6.3%, Time Management 5.4%

  10. #10 Corner Miner
    91% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Ufuk SevimPub: Guess We’re Doing This
    Windows

    Corner Miner is a tiny mine that lives on your desktop while you work, study, watch videos or do anything else. Keep it running in the background, check in whenever you feel like it, or take control and mine everything yourself.

    Why similar: Desktop Companion 57.3%, Idler 16.4%, Incremental 15.2%, Automation 5.4%, Casual 2.2%

  11. #11 Microcorp
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: José Hernández
    Windows

    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 70.7%, Automation 11.4%, Idler 8.6%, Simulation 6.8%, Management 2.5%

  12. #12 Coin Harvest
    89% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Dumbbell Games
    Windows

    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 56.3%, Incremental 16.3%, Idler 15.2%, Automation 4.6%, Casual 2.2%

  13. #13 Center Of The Galaxy: Desktop Idle
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: zFhresh
    Windows

    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 62.2%, Idler 16.4%, Incremental 14.6%, Casual 3%, Stylized 1.7%

  14. #14 The Background Warrior
    88% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Chotto Inc
    Windows

    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 53.5%, Idler 19.2%, Incremental 15.5%, Simulation 5.7%, Casual 2.8%

  15. #15 Literally Just A Rock
    86% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2026
    Dev: HereMeOutKylePub: Doonamai, LLC
    Windows

    Literally a game that nobody wants. It is just a rock. Do not buy this game, and do not gift this game to your friends for any occasion whatsoever. It is pointless.

    Why similar: Desktop Companion 74.1%, Idler 21.8%, Casual 2.9%, Indie 1.2%

  16. #16 HoloCozy
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ninth GamesPub: holo Indie
    Windows · Mac

    HoloCozy is a cozy idle desktop companion where you can spend relaxing time with hololive talents in their rooms. Enjoy music and ambient sounds, keep your favorite characters close, and watch them grow at your own pace while you work, study, or unwind.

    Why similar: Desktop Companion 54.4%, Idler 15%, Incremental 10.9%, Automation 6.8%, Simulation 5.4%

  17. #17 CompaDesk
    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: tekler
    Windows

    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 73.7%, Idler 16.9%, Relaxing 4.8%, Casual 4.6%

  18. #18 FLINTWILDE
    85% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: RottenShark Studio
    Windows

    In the 1-Bit world of black and white pixels, Explore, fight and survive automatically - enjoy this tabletop Idle RPG featuring monster hunting and minimalist character building with ease.

    Why similar: Desktop Companion 65.4%, Idler 19.3%, Minimalist 7.3%, Retro 2.9%, Pixel Graphics 2.9%

  19. #19 I got the ZOOMIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Flawberry Studio
    Windows

    CLAIM YOUR LEGIT PHONE!!!!! I got the ZOOMIES is a visually chaotic incremental game where your only goal is to zoom in... indefinitely!

    Why similar: Desktop Companion 29.1%, Incremental 18.3%, Idler 16.6%, Old School 8.6%, Automation 6.7%

  20. #20 Pixel Quest: Guild
    84% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: LV99 Studios
    Windows

    A small idle RPG that sits at the bottom of the screen while you do other things.

    Why similar: Desktop Companion 45.7%, Incremental 13.7%, Idler 13.3%, Automation 11%, Capitalism 3.5%

  21. #21 Desktop Tower Survivor
    83% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Kalgator
    Windows

    Your tower lives on your desktop, always on top of whatever you're doing. An incremental-idle survivor of endless waves: it shoots on its own, you drive the progression. Collect, climb the difficulty and beat your record. Free.

    Why similar: Desktop Companion 54.1%, Incremental 19.3%, Idler 16.4%, Automation 4.8%, Casual 3.4%

  22. #22 Desktop Taxi
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Vasrak games
    Windows

    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 60.5%, Idler 17.3%, Automation 6.2%, Simulation 5.3%, Relaxing 3.4%

  23. #23 Hamster Time
    81% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Sinkhole Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Hamster Time is a collectible desktop companion game that reacts to your activity. Manage your time with a focus timer, keep track of your to-do list, and make the most of your day alongside your adorable hamsters.

    Why similar: Desktop Companion 59%, Incremental 12%, Idler 11.5%, Time Management 8.5%, Casual 2.7%

  24. #24 Tiny Desk Pot
    80% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Ao Norte
    Windows

    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 53%, Incremental 15.5%, Idler 14.5%, Automation 10%, Relaxing 2.8%

  25. #25 Spacenap
    82% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2025
    Dev: Eleven Dusks Studios
    Windows

    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 49%, Idler 17.6%, Incremental 15.6%, Simulation 5.6%, Casual 3.7%

  26. #26 Stress Buddy
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Jonathan HamelPub: ConJoy.co
    Windows

    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 63.6%, Idler 17.8%, Incremental 13.3%, Relaxing 2.6%, Casual 2.3%

  27. #27 Desktop Claw Master
    79% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: JJelly StudioPub: JJelly Studio
    Windows

    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 55.6%, Idler 16.7%, Incremental 11.8%, Automation 6%, Simulation 5.1%

  28. #28 Astro Mouse
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 西梅树工作室
    Windows

    "Astro Mouse" is a tabletop game rich in casual idle fun. The quirky little mouse, "Coco," can appear at any time to accompany you as you travel through different planets, explore unknown realms, and use a variety of tools to obtain unique items.

    Why similar: Desktop Companion 52.5%, Idler 15.8%, 1990's 9.9%, Incremental 4.9%, Simulation 4.5%

  29. #29 bobanook!
    77% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2026
    Dev: Nightjam GamesPub: Coreloop Garage
    Windows

    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 50%, Idler 15.4%, Automation 14.6%, Simulation 4.7%, Relaxing 3.1%

  30. #30 Idle Dig
    78% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Wizamin
    Windows · Mac

    Idle Dig is an idle mining desktop toy where you collect and sell rare gems, items and relics, buy upgrades, complete quests, and dig deeper into the planet to uncover its secrets.

    Why similar: Desktop Companion 54.9%, Idler 15.8%, 1990's 10.4%, Automation 6%, Retro 4.3%

  31. #31 My Taskbar Farm
    81% matchMostly Positive70% of 27 reviews2025
    Dev: Rising Moon Games
    Windows

    A farm simulator on your taskbar. Bring your taskbar to life by raising adorable farm animals while doing other things.

    Why similar: Desktop Companion 48.2%, Incremental 16.3%, Idler 15%, Automation 10.7%, Relaxing 2.9%

  32. #32 Abracademia
    76% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Seele Games
    Windows · Linux

    Become a wizard, and a thumping good one! Abracademia is a cozy mage idle life-sim that lives on your screen and keeps you company while you work or play. Pick a coven, manage your daily routine, learn spells, make friends, embark on adventures, and pass exams on your way to graduation.

    Why similar: Desktop Companion 50.1%, Idler 13.6%, Automation 10.1%, Incremental 7.8%, Time Management 6.5%

  33. #33 How to Train Your Cock
    76% matchVery Positive95% of 2,063 reviews2025
    Dev: Little Horror Studios
    Windows
    Median: 34.4 hrsMean: 70.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    A chill idle game that sits in your screen while you do other tasks. Watch your cock train and grow, decorate his island, and buy him some stylish hats. Is your cock the biggest among your friends? Now it can be!

    Why similar: Desktop Companion 50.6%, Idler 14.9%, Incremental 11.1%, Automation 7.6%, Simulation 3.4%

  34. #34 Corner Dungeon
    75% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Kygua Tech
    Windows

    Lightweight desktop idle battler. The ultimate workday distraction.

    Why similar: Desktop Companion 55.5%, Idler 15.8%, Incremental 13.7%, Automation 10.5%, Casual 2.6%

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    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 28 Ducks
    Windows

    Turn your desktop into an audio-reactive neon club. Desktop Rave: Idle Audio Club is an idle management game that lives on your desktop. Use your music to power the party, grow your crowd, and keep the club alive.

    Why similar: Desktop Companion 50.1%, Idler 15.2%, Incremental 14%, Automation 8.6%, Simulation 3.3%

  36. #36 Desktop Gugu: Cozy Idle Pet
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Chukai Games
    Windows

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    Why similar: Desktop Companion 57.9%, Idler 16.6%, Incremental 14.3%, Simulation 4.9%, Relaxing 2.5%

  37. #37 Idlewood Outpost
    77% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: Tidepool Games
    Windows · Mac

    An idle desktop pet game where pixel RPG heroes patrol the bottom of your screen, collect loot, and level up while you work.

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  38. #38 Foco! - Focus Desktop Pet
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: FoxelGames
    Windows · Linux

    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 55.8%, Idler 17.1%, Time Management 11.1%, Old School 4.6%, Minimalist 4.3%

  39. #39 Desktop Legends
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Crazy Bear Games
    Windows

    Desktop Legends is an idle desktop action game featuring fantasy character progression, incremental resource management, and visual customization. Help your hero take their legendary stand against the forces of darkness right on your desktop!

    Why similar: Desktop Companion 49.6%, Idler 15%, Automation 11.8%, Incremental 9%, Simulation 3.6%

  40. #40 Glassbound
    73% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Pangorunner Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Tiny creatures grow in glass bottles at the bottom of your screen while you work. Summon and fuse 200+ beings. Befriend a town of animal folk, or snoop on them and steal their secrets. Every choice tilts your compass toward Light or Darkness.

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  41. #41 Desktop Slippers
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Siar Games
    Windows

    An oddly satisfying idle game that runs on your desktop. Let your slippers handle the bugs while you handle your work.

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  42. #42 Incremental Infinity
    71% matchMixed58% of 159 reviews2026
    Dev: Rablo Games
    Windows

    An Idle Incremental game where you explore an infinite, procedurally generated skill tree. Defend yourself against ever-growing waves of numbers. Unlock new abilities, complete quests and expand the skill tree to become infinitely powerful.

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  43. #43 MINECORE
    72% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: PEGAX Studios
    Windows

    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.

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  44. #44 Daily Botanica
    71% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Cyvana
    Windows

    Daily Botanica is a relaxing desktop idler about raising mysterious plants. Pet and water each seedling, discover what makes it flourish, and arrange a living collection around your screen - even while you work, study, or step away.

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  45. #45 Professor Simulator: Desktop Lab
    70% matchVery Positive86% of 154 reviews2026
    Dev: HCL
    Windows · Mac

    Professor Simulator: Desktop Lab is a semi-idle desktop simulation game about academic life. Keep a tiny lab in the corner of your screen while you work, study, or relax. Recruit graduate students, apply for research projects, publish papers, purchase equipment, and build your own research team.

    Why similar: Desktop Companion 63.4%, Idler 24.9%, Relaxing 4.1%, Casual 3.6%, Management 2.1%

  46. #46 Goblin Attack
    69% matchMostly Positive76% of 73 reviews2026
    Dev: BODOSPub: Stay2Busy
    Windows

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    Why similar: Desktop Companion 44.8%, Idler 18.1%, Incremental 17.4%, Old School 7.1%, Retro 4.1%

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    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Smallroom
    Windows · Mac

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    68% matchPositive92% of 39 reviews2026
    Dev: R.H. Industries
    Windows

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

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    73% matchVery Positive84% of 434 reviews2025
    Dev: Destroyer Doggo
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 41.6 hrsMean: 54.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    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!

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  50. #50 Card Corner
    69% matchVery Positive82% of 77 reviews2026
    Dev: Conradical GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows

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

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  51. #51 Boil Cabbage Make Soup
    66% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2026
    Dev: Valorware
    Windows

    A cosy idler starring an Onion who makes soup anywhere on your desktop! Watch him grow and harvest cabbages to make delicious soup for a cast of colourful customers. Decorate your island and customise your Onion with your hard-earned gold to level him up, and build your very own soup making empire!

    Why similar: Desktop Companion 54.2%, Idler 16.1%, Incremental 12.6%, Automation 8.4%, Relaxing 3.5%

  52. #52 Delvegg
    66% matchVery Positive95% of 75 reviews2026
    Dev: Fourfold Compass
    Windows

    《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 57.4%, Idler 17.3%, Incremental 13.1%, Simulation 4.5%, Relaxing 2.8%

  53. #53 Cornerpond
    71% 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 46.3%, Idler 14.1%, Incremental 13.6%, Automation 8%, Simulation 4.5%

  54. #54 Sia Desktop Pet
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: akarolls
    Windows

    A chibi AI VTuber who lives on your desktop, on top of everything you do. Pet her and feed her, and she opens up one thing at a time: monster battles, desktop soccer, a 24-fish dex, tarot readings, 11 outfits and 26 achievements.

    Why similar: Desktop Companion 68.2%, Idler 19.3%, Simulation 8%, Casual 3.9%, Indie 0.5%

  55. #55 Terminal Colony Deep Core
    69% matchMostly Negative29% of 14 reviews2026
    Dev: Martin Edmaier
    Windows · Mac

    Dig deep, manage workers, research tech, and face quantum mysteries in this terminal style incremental mining game.

    Why similar: Desktop Companion 47%, Idler 14.5%, Incremental 14.1%, Automation 8.7%, Minimalist 3.6%

  56. #56 Cosmo Corgis
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Bad Llama Studios
    Windows · Mac

    A tiny 3D planet sits at the edge of your desktop. Your astronaut and their corgi chop, mine, and rebuild a crashed rocket while you work — glance over, spend what they gathered, watch the ship come back together, and launch to the next world.

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    70% matchVery Positive95% of 3,109 reviews2025
    Dev: Sinkhole Studio
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    Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%

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    Why similar: Desktop Companion 56.3%, Automation 15.5%, Idler 13.9%, Simulation 5.5%, Pixel Graphics 2.7%

  58. #58 Pet.Net
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: musrattusPub: 2 Left Thumbs
    Windows

    Hatch and raise your very own PET, evolve them, train their stats, compete in competitions AND MUCH MORE! Designed for either active or passive play, sitting in the corner of your screen while you work on other things.

    Why similar: Desktop Companion 48.8%, Idler 14.8%, 1990's 12%, Old School 6%, Simulation 5.6%

  59. #59 Goats and Shrubs: Desktop Topiary
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Luka Works
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Desktop Companion 60.3%, Idler 17.8%, Incremental 14.4%, Relaxing 3.7%, Casual 2.1%

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