- #1 Outer Helix Idle
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ThaCouncilStudios
Windows
A 2D space-fishing idle RPG. Cast gravity lines into nebula-soaked planets, reel in bioluminescent leviathans, and run an automated drone fleet that earns credits while you sleep.
Why similar: Idler 41.4%, Crafting 23.2%, Management 7.1%, Casual 5.9%, Exploration 4.9%
- #2 Coconut CEO Idle
96% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: grantlerr
Windows
Build a coconut empire in this short incremental game! Gather coconuts, hire workers, and buy upgrades to transform your coconut startup into a coconut empire!
Why similar: Idler 55%, Management 23.6%, Casual 11.1%, Simulation 10.3%
- #3 Craft Drill
96% matchPositive79% of 29 reviews2026
Dev: Alex HK
Windows
Craft Drill - this mining simulator puts you in control of powerful drilling equipment, letting you explore mysterious mines and uncover hidden treasures.
Why similar: Idler 47.1%, Crafting 25.5%, Simulation 24.6%, Indie 1.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #4 Macchinato
95% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: chainfault
Windows · Mac · Linux
A relaxing idle clicker about building a coffee empire. Harvest beans, roast them, and serve caffeinated drinks for profit. Automate each stage, work around your bottleneck, and franchise into a global brand. Designed to run alongside your day, and progress keeps brewing while you're away.
Why similar: Idler 45.5%, Simulation 12.4%, Resource Management 10.9%, Casual 9.4%, Management 9.3%
- #5 Upgrade! Inc.
94% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: rexty
Windows · Linux
Upgrade! Inc. is a satisfying text-based idle game about unlock and upgrade a series of production lines, hire employeesa nd researching for powerful bonuses. Simple, cozy, addictive, and endlessly engaging. Start your empire today!
Why similar: Idler 39.3%, Crafting 17.7%, Simulation 13.9%, Resource Management 9.5%, Management 9.3%
- #6 Timeline Keepers
94% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Two Pixels
Windows
Manage heroes across the timeline while you do other things in this idle game that sits at the corner of the screen.
Why similar: Idler 57.4%, Management 18.7%, Casual 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Indie 1.6%
- #7 Synapse Idle
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PAVDUPPub: DEVDUP
Windows · Mac
Grow a 3D neural network from a single neuron. Workers haul energy along radiant paths, buildings amplify every passing signal, and a 100-node skill tree reshapes how your synapse evolves. A calm, incremental idle game about watching complexity bloom — tinted in whatever colors you choose.
Why similar: Idler 61%, Relaxing 14.4%, Casual 13%, Simulation 8.4%, Indie 1.7%
- #8 Craft & Conquer
93% matchMixed65% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: LuckyGp
Windows
Craft & Conquer is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird art, a bunch of upgrades and many hours of content.
Why similar: Idler 43.3%, Crafting 23.5%, Casual 12%, Simulation 11.7%, Relaxing 7.5%
- #9 Resources Assemble!
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lasarevs
Windows · Linux
Build, automate, and expand your factory. Mine resources, craft components, and evolve your systems toward full autonomy and interplanetary production
Why similar: Idler 36.7%, Crafting 19.2%, Management 14.1%, Simulation 11.3%, Relaxing 9.2%
- #10 The Essence of Thievery
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wearable Snake Studios
Windows
The Essence of Thievery is an incremental game with a focus on exploration, discovery, and travel. Command your thief underlings to discover, steal, and wield the power of Essences to push back the Silent Fog and save the world.
Why similar: Idler 56.1%, Simulation 14.3%, Exploration 14.2%, Casual 6.1%, Resource Management 5.3%
- #11 Molo's Revenge
91% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: MelonStudios
Windows · Mac
Molo's Revenge is the incremental journey of a mole dragon to avenge his village by doing the thing he does best: Digging.
Why similar: Idler 58.2%, Simulation 20.1%, Casual 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, Indie 1.6%
- #12 ShapeBlast
89% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: ShapeBlast
Windows
A calm, relaxing, and short idle game. Smash geometric enemies on the battlefield, collect resources, and unlock over 100 in-game talents.
Why similar: Idler 50.7%, Casual 17.2%, Exploration 13.9%, Relaxing 10%, Atmospheric 4.5%
- #13 ISLET GARDEN
89% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Ketopon Lab
Windows
「ISLET GARDEN」 is an idle game you can enjoy on your desktop. Plant vegetation on your island, and its residents will automatically gather resources for you. Use the resources you collect to upgrade and gradually adorn your island!
Why similar: Idler 58.5%, Simulation 20.2%, Casual 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #14 Cube Game Server Boss
88% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: froggyrs
Windows
Feel the thrill of running you own cube game server! Experience the journey of building your server from the ground up by upgrading gamemodes, hiring staff, and more!
Why similar: Idler 49.9%, Management 21.6%, Simulation 17.2%, Resource Management 9%, Indie 1.4%
- #15 Radio Buddy
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Konsole Game Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Radio Buddy is a relaxing 2D pixel‑art idle simulation. Tune in, unwind, and enjoy a cozy, family‑friendly retro vibe at your own pace.
Why similar: Idler 46.3%, Simulation 22.1%, Casual 14.2%, Relaxing 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
- #16 Clickstead
85% matchNo user reviews86% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Zettik
Windows
A short incremental game about harvesting trees using elements like Fire and Lightning to your advantage. Build your skill tree and rise from Seed to legend.
Why similar: Idler 51.7%, Management 13.8%, Casual 11.3%, Resource Management 9.8%, Relaxing 8.1%
- #17 Mining
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 339 reviews2025
Dev: MaiBaHe
Windows
Mining is a click game where you can click on the mining pile! In Banana, you can click on the heap to mine ore! Occasionally, you may drop a mineral. Come and play with us!
Why similar: Idler 57.4%, Crafting 17.8%, Relaxing 11.9%, Casual 10.6%, Indie 1.4%
- #18 Beyond the Belt
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Jape
Windows
Collect and spend gems in this sci-fi/space themed incremental/idle game. Recruit and upgrade harvester ships and abilities to gather them faster and faster.
Why similar: Idler 47.7%, Management 19.5%, Simulation 13.6%, Casual 8.9%, Resource Management 4.6%
- #19 Idle Skilling
87% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,399 reviews2022
Dev: Lavaflame2
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 95.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 40.4%, Crafting 14%, Simulation 10.7%, Management 9.6%, Resource Management 8.7%
- #20 Corner Streamer
83% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Sword Slash Studio
Windows
Corner Streamer is a chill idle game where your avatar streams from the corner, earning views, donations, and sponsors. Customize your look, upgrade your setup, and climb to the top of the streaming world.
Why similar: Idler 49.4%, Management 21.6%, Casual 7.8%, Relaxing 7.5%, Simulation 6.7%
- #21 Planet Escape Idle
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SenseiBeaconMedia
Windows
An idle factory-builder where you mine, smelt, manufacture, and research your way up a deep production chain while defending your base from a growing threat, then choose between two permanent endings to escape or end it all.
Why similar: Idler 37.5%, Crafting 18.9%, Management 13.9%, Survival 11.8%, Simulation 9.2%
- #22 Clickbait Tycoon
81% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: FrostyVoid Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a clickbait media empire in pixel-art 1980s New York. Publish outrageous stories, hire outrage algorithms, battle editors-turned-monsters raise Pocket Pals, and sell out - again and again - until you own the news. And the weather.
Why similar: Idler 51.8%, Simulation 17.8%, Management 13.9%, Casual 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 4%
- #23 Lotto.exe
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: ChimpWithAComputer
Windows
"99% of gamblers quit right before they hit it big. This game is for the other 1%." The ultimate test of human stubbornness. Lotto.exe isn't a "game" in the traditional sense. It is a simulation of a lottery draw designed to determine exactly how much your time is worth to you.
Why similar: Idler 53%, Simulation 26.5%, Casual 17.1%, Indie 1.9%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #24 Gridbound
79% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: SkidaddleDev
Windows · Mac
Gridbound is a grid-based puzzle and resource strategy game about placing items, optimizing magical essence, and uncovering clever synergies across different levels, each with their unique challenges.
Why similar: Idler 42.4%, Crafting 19%, Casual 13.4%, Management 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #25 The RailIdle
84% matchMixed59% of 22 reviews2023
Dev: Henapokoya
Windows
Run the rails at the base, collect materials, and use them to head out on your adventure. The rails run automatically, so you can leave them alone! The further you advance, the more side content you unlock!
Why similar: Idler 52.3%, Management 22.6%, Simulation 17%, Resource Management 7.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #26 Galaxy Cadet
78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Morrowglass Games
Windows
Sci-fi action incremental where you land on dangerous planets, hunt alien creatures, mine rare ores, and extract what you can before supplies run out. Sell your haul, upgrade your gear, and come back stronger in a constant loop of risk, profit, and growth.
Why similar: Idler 35.8%, Management 22.4%, Casual 12%, Resource Management 11.4%, Relaxing 8.2%
- #27 Dwarves Mining Idle
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Litty GamesPub: Litty Publishing
Windows
Starting with a lonely Dwarf, endlessly mine to gather materials and use them to progress farther. Have more Dwarves join in, craft resources, face enemies and more! The mines of the idle Dwarves await you!
Why similar: Idler 39.3%, Crafting 19.5%, Simulation 11.9%, Management 11.7%, Casual 9.4%
- #28 Minevester: Carry and Build
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Arkamia
Windows · Mac · Linux
A small, satisfying mining-arcade game about flow. You're a rover switched on in a world that ended without you: catch the ore stream, feed the crusher, upgrade, and dig toward what happened. Dig deep enough, and you'll find what the old world left behind.
Why similar: Idler 40.9%, Simulation 19.8%, Crafting 13.3%, Casual 12.6%, Relaxing 4.6%
- #29 Gizmo
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lincos Games
Windows
In Gizmo, you’ll use different tools and components to build contraptions that solve specific problems presented in each level. Maybe it’s a conveyor belt here or a burner – but every solution is up to you! No strict paths, just you, your imagination, and some tools.
Why similar: Idler 46.6%, Simulation 24.5%, Crafting 18.1%, Relaxing 8.5%, Indie 1.5%
- #30 呱唧大陆(IdleLands)
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Charon
Windows
Looks like work. Plays like an idle game. Build a company or equip a scavenging squad in two idle worlds with office-style web interfaces. Manage staff, orders and cash flow, or prepare for loot runs and extraction. One account for Steam and web. Internet required.
Why similar: Idler 47.5%, Management 19.8%, Resource Management 11.3%, Crafting 11.1%, Casual 5.6%
- #31 maboroshi caravan
79% matchVery Positive93% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: Dear Done Dead
Windows
maboroshi caravan is a simulation game about a journey through the desert. Many are represented by small, abstract pixel arts. Set out on a journey through a vast desert with diverse expressions with companions. The game is played with mouse and keyboard.
Why similar: Idler 37.3%, Simulation 12.2%, Relaxing 9.2%, Management 8%, Resource Management 7.3%
- #32 POWERCELL
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Julian Dietz
Windows
Relax and sit back as you create mesmerizing particle reactions and become a source of infinite power.
Why similar: Idler 41.5%, Simulation 21.6%, Management 13.9%, Casual 13.9%, Resource Management 6.9%
- #33 Idle PC
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Agile Void
Windows
Collect materials, craft, fight, and upgrade! Alongside, you unlock new applications and upgrade your gear to become even stronger. Your Idle PC collects resources even when you are not there!
Why similar: Idler 47.1%, Crafting 19.7%, Casual 10.5%, Relaxing 7.3%, Resource Management 6.7%
- #34 Long Watch
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: William Wilson
Windows
A short incremental game about an old relay station waking up from deep hibernation. Collect signals, decode the messages they carry, and grow your station into a network across nearby sectors.
Why similar: Idler 42.5%, Management 18.4%, Simulation 15.5%, Resource Management 10.8%, Casual 4.7%
- #35 The Eternal Mines
74% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: FlowerValleyDev
Windows
Upgrade your minions as you journey deeper into the mines. Explore different areas. Witness tens of miners at once.
Why similar: Idler 45.8%, Simulation 21.9%, Management 14.9%, Casual 9.9%, Resource Management 6.8%
- #36 Timber & Fortune
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Timber and Fortune Pub: Timber and Fortune
Windows
Build a woodworking business from a humble camp. Gather timber, craft furniture, fulfill timed contracts, research new techniques, expand your workshop, trade goods, and protect your reputation as you grow from beginner to master carpenter.
Why similar: Idler 42.2%, Crafting 23.9%, Management 12.2%, Resource Management 9.6%, Exploration 6.4%
- #37 Sea of Electronica
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 27 reviews2026
Dev: Playbooster
Windows
A relaxing simulation game about drifting endlessly across a digital ocean.
Why similar: Idler 33.4%, Simulation 19.7%, Crafting 16.3%, Exploration 11%, Relaxing 6.5%
- #38 LaVonne's Lemons Idle
72% matchMixed64% of 36 reviews2026
Dev: LaVonne
Windows
Grow an ultimate empire in LaVonne's Lemons Idle! Click your way from a single citrus to deep cosmic automation. Unearth ancient Artifacts, build out the Endless Research Lab, "feed" (click) your screen pet monkey, and prestige into the stars in this deeply strategic resource management clicker!
Why similar: Idler 50.5%, Management 18.9%, Simulation 14.4%, Casual 9.5%, Resource Management 4.7%
- #39 Idle Income
73% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Trinket Games
Windows
400+ upgrades, prestige system, passive mining, unlockable currencies, perks, auto buyers, difficulty tiers and many more features - it's IDLE INCOME!
Why similar: Idler 34.7%, Survival 15.6%, Management 15.4%, Simulation 10.6%, Crafting 9.2%
- #40 Mr.Mine
77% matchVery Positive92% of 18,682 reviews2020
Dev: Playsaurus
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 99.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Explore the depths of the earth and uncover hidden treasures in this addictive idle mining game. Unlock the power of your drill with hundreds of upgrades, discover mysterious relics, and unearth priceless gems. Can you master the mines and reveal their deepest secrets? Dive in and dig deep!
Why similar: Idler 40.9%, Crafting 16.6%, Simulation 10.1%, Management 8.7%, Resource Management 6.5%
- #41 PC Building Empire
72% matchVery Positive85% of 193 reviews2025
Dev: Moose Games
Windows
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 39.8%, Crafting 21.9%, Management 15.5%, Casual 6.3%, Relaxing 5.6%
- #42 Void Core
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Badgertainment
Windows
A short incremental game where you control a black hole. Devour matter, unlock upgrades, and combine talents to grow stronger. Automate your gains and push toward the ultimate Collapse.
Why similar: Idler 41.9%, Management 16.3%, Crafting 16.1%, Simulation 9.2%, Relaxing 5.6%
- #43 King of Stocks
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: MaruMaru
Windows
Welcome to King of Stocks! This is an engaging simulated stock trading game that allows you to experience the excitement and challenges of stock market investment. You can utilize your intelligence and insight to succeed in the market.
Why similar: Idler 47.9%, Simulation 17.9%, Management 13.7%, Casual 9.9%, Resource Management 9.9%
- #44 My Tiny Grocery Store - Desktop Idle Supermarket Game
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: Musa GUNGOR
Windows
My Tiny Grocery Store is an idle shopping simulator located in the bottom right corner of your screen that allows you to manage your store while also completing other tasks! Design your store, arrange your shelves, and enjoy earning money.
Why similar: Idler 44.4%, Simulation 14.9%, Management 13.4%, Relaxing 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #45 Dead In Bermuda
80% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,012 reviews2015
Dev: Ishtar Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
DEAD IN BERMUDA is a survival management game with RPG and adventure elements. Lead a team of 8 survivors from a plane crash. Assign them to tasks, gain experience, develop your survival skills, research and craft new items, explore the island and solve its mysteries.
Why similar: Survival 41.2%, Simulation 16.1%, Crafting 14.7%, Management 14.5%, Resource Management 4.1%
- #46 Form
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ruldae
Windows
Feed, observe, and raise FORM, a mysterious digital entity living on the RÆLOS desktop. In this atmospheric idle simulation, time passes even while you are away. Explore files, complete quests, play minigames, and decipher the traces left by every cycle.
Why similar: Idler 43.1%, Simulation 19%, Management 15.1%, Exploration 8.6%, Relaxing 7.3%
- #47 Idle: Shuguang's Alchemy Store
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 曙炚炼金工坊
Windows
Welcome to Idle Shuguang's Alchemy Store! This is a lighthearted and relaxing idle management game. You can leave it running in the corner of your screen to keep you company during work and study, allowing you to enjoy the peaceful pleasure of running a shop amid your busy life.
Why similar: Idler 66.9%, Casual 14.3%, Simulation 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Singleplayer 2%
- #48 开家小店
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The wind blows again
Windows
You take over a new store, and as a new owner, you're going to make it your own, how are you going to run it, whether it's to make your store lively, or to make it a gathering place for specific enthusiasts, or to sell your favorite items. The decision is yours.
Why similar: Idler 61.3%, Simulation 19.9%, Casual 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%, Singleplayer 1%
- #49 Check in
73% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Rescras
Windows
"Check in" is a pure collection-based game where there are no complex operations; completing all challenges simply requires checking in on different dates.
Why similar: Idler 59%, Casual 18.8%, Relaxing 14.7%, Indie 5.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #50 AetherRift
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Slade
Windows · Mac · Linux
Place magical constructs around a swirling cosmic rift, chain together exotic energies, and collapse reality to grow stronger in this deep incremental game.
Why similar: Idler 41.7%, Crafting 20.6%, Management 15.1%, Simulation 9.2%, Relaxing 5.7%
- #51 Scratchers
69% matchMixed58% of 590 reviews2025
Dev: muffler
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Scratchers is an incremental game where you scratch cards to earn cash, unlock upgrades, and hire little scratchers to do the scratching for you. Discover rare cards, and optimize your earnings as you climb to scratcher supremacy!
Why similar: Idler 37.9%, Management 18.6%, Simulation 14.8%, Casual 10.6%, Relaxing 7.6%
- #52 Smol Toad
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Nicolas FroisPub: Distant Point
Windows
A tiny toad with a big personality lives on your desktop while you work or play. Interact with him, take care of his happiness, avoid overwhelming him, and collect points to unlock hats and unique styles for your little amphibian companion.
Why similar: Idler 48%, Casual 17.1%, Relaxing 15.9%, Simulation 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #53 Desk Dino
69% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: SimpleDev
Windows
Some naughty pixel dinos run around on your computer desktop, being some good accompany while you're working, studying or relaxing. Feed them or play with them, it's on your mark. Don't worry, they won't bite. Enjoy your dino.
Why similar: Idler 66.1%, Casual 13.2%, Simulation 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Indie 1.7%
- #54 RABAUKEN - Spirit Resort
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 1000 Orks
Windows
Build a spirit resort. Research. Expand. Idle. Crowd-control spirits. Repeat. An automation game designed to be played on the side.
Why similar: Idler 40.8%, Management 17.2%, Crafting 14.6%, Simulation 13.5%, Resource Management 7%
- #55 Code Blue Idle
66% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Sulcus Games
Windows
A medical idle game with real hospital depth. Treat patients, hire staff, and unlock departments from the ED to the ICU — then watch your hospital run itself while you sleep.
Why similar: Idler 44.3%, Management 20.1%, Simulation 10.5%, Resource Management 10.4%, Relaxing 5.9%
- #56 Marble Idle Collectionist
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mupet
Windows
A relaxing incremental game focused on sensorial joy of marbles, soothing sound design, and visually calming simulation. Upgrade systems, earn more marbles, and enjoy collecting all kinds of shiny trinkets.
Why similar: Idler 45.3%, Simulation 14.1%, Casual 13%, Management 11.9%, Relaxing 5.9%
- #57 Kinguin: Become a Streaming Legend
67% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Clutch Games
Windows
Kinguin is a relaxing idle simulator about a penguin streamer. Leave the game in the corner of your screen while you work, upgrade your setup to turn views into valuable followers and subs, and climb the Global Rank. Dominate the algorithm and become the internet's greatest polar legend!
Why similar: Idler 48.7%, Management 20.2%, Simulation 11.4%, Relaxing 7.5%, Casual 7%
- #58 Scrap Protocol
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NimbleGames
Windows
Play as S.C.R.A.P., an autonomous recycling robot, deployed to clean abandoned planets in this short incremental game. Destroy debris, collect scraps and convert it into usable resources. Optimize your systems through short, repeatable deployments.
Why similar: Idler 37%, Management 22.2%, Resource Management 11.5%, Casual 11%, Simulation 8.9%
- #59 Grey Zone Company Simulator
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: drowsycatstudio
Windows
Run a recovery company on the edge of an exclusion zone. Build crews of up to three, choose contracts, gear, and risk strategies, then watch your operators search, fight, and extract automatically. Sell recovered goods, treat and train your crew, upgrade facilities, and plan the next job.
Why similar: Idler 51%, Simulation 17.5%, Management 16.8%, Resource Management 12.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%