- #1 Kawaii Evolution Clicker: Desktop Edition
97% 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 55.3% ★, Idler 20.6%, Incremental 15.1%, Casual 3.4%, Relaxing 2.6%
- #2 Center Of The Galaxy: Desktop Idle
96% 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 57.6% ★, Idler 20.2%, Incremental 15.6%, Casual 3.1%, 2D 2%
- #3 Literally Just A Rock
96% 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 67.4% ★, Idler 26.3%, Casual 3%, Indie 2.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #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 51.6% ★, Idler 23.9%, Incremental 18.1%, Minimalist 3.8%, Casual 2.2%
- #5 CompaDesk
94% 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 67.1% ★, Idler 20.5%, Relaxing 5.2%, Casual 4.7%, 2D 1.7%
- #6 Deskrawl: Idle ARPG
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: First Day Games
Windows
Grind mobs, farm loot and capture enemies to serve you. Deskrawl is an epic idle ARPG that plays at the bottom of your desktop. Farm legendary items and build overpowered heroes while you work or chill.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 48.2% ★, Idler 24.1%, Incremental 13.8%, Medieval 6.1%, Fantasy 3.1%
- #7 Idlewood Outpost
93% 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.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 50.6% ★, Idler 23%, Incremental 13.4%, Relaxing 3.4%, Fantasy 3%
- #8 The Background Warrior
92% 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 51% ★, Idler 24.2%, Incremental 17%, Casual 3%, Fantasy 1.7%
- #9 Stress Buddy
91% 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 57.8% ★, Idler 21.5%, Incremental 14%, Relaxing 2.8%, Casual 2.4%
- #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 55.8% ★, Idler 21.2%, Incremental 17%, Casual 2.5%, Relaxing 2.3%
- #11 Desktop Tower Survivor
90% 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 50.6% ★, Incremental 20.8%, Idler 20.3%, Casual 3.6%, Relaxing 1.7%
- #12 Goblin Attack
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: BODOSPub: Stay2Busy
Windows
Shoot goblins, grow your army, and maintain your speed with every tap. Play in full screen or let the game run silently at the bottom of the screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 40.3% ★, Idler 21.6%, Incremental 18%, Medieval 7.2%, Fantasy 3.2%
- #13 Progress98
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team Waku Waku
Windows
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!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 53.4% ★, Idler 19.2%, Incremental 17.5%, Minimalist 4.8%, Casual 2.2%
- #14 MINECORE
88% 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.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 48.7% ★, Idler 21.6%, Incremental 19.9%, Relaxing 3.7%, Casual 2.5%
- #15 FLINTWILDE
87% 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 62.9% ★, Idler 24.7%, Minimalist 9.7%, Casual 2.4%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #16 Professor Simulator: Desktop Lab
86% 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 57.9% ★, Idler 30.2%, Relaxing 4.5%, Casual 3.7%, 2D 3.2%
- #17 Coin Harvest
86% 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 56.1% ★, Idler 20.1%, Incremental 18.8%, Casual 2.5%, Relaxing 2.3%
- #18 Boil Cabbage Make Soup
85% 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 48.5% ★, Idler 19.2%, Incremental 13%, Medieval 8.2%, Relaxing 3.7%
- #19 Beat Pet
84% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Pepper Universe
Windows
A desktop pet who listens to music with you and plays the drums along to the beat. Most of the time, he quietly keeps you company. But when the music starts, the stage is his.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 61.2% ★, Idler 30.2%, Casual 3.7%, 2D 2.9%, Indie 1.5%
- #20 Desktop Forge
84% 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 60.6% ★, Idler 23.9%, Incremental 12.3%, Relaxing 1.2%, 2D 1%
- #21 Idle Times
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Outside In Print
Windows
Idle Times is a thoughtful desktop companion where Bob files a growing shelf of original illustrated cartoons. Keep him company in Full, Mini, or Pet Desk mode, with new free editions added every week.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 65.5% ★, Idler 22.4%, Relaxing 4.4%, Casual 4.1%, 2D 1.7%
- #22 Goats and Shrubs: Desktop Topiary
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Luka Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build and personalise your own tiny topiary in this relaxing desktop idle game. Rely on your trusty goat companions to keep the shrubs under control, then use the leaves they collect to buy new goodies.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 54.8% ★, Idler 21.5%, Incremental 15.1%, Relaxing 4%, Casual 2.2%
- #23 Incremental Infinity
81% 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.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 38.5% ★, Idler 24.6%, Incremental 19.8%, Minimalist 5.4%, Relaxing 4.4%
- #24 Little Writer Desktop Companion
82% 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 48.9% ★, Idler 23.7%, Incremental 16.8%, Minimalist 4.5%, Casual 3.4%
- #25 Book of Fei
81% matchVery Positive94% of 364 reviews2026
Dev: TAO Studio
Windows · Mac
Lead adorable warriors to form an adventure team to work and adventure on the computer desktop. Defeat the warriors to save the world. Rich nurturing and collection elements, idle and slack off to earn money and fight monsters!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 54.3% ★, Idler 24.9%, Incremental 10.1%, Relaxing 2.7%, Casual 2.1%
- #26 Desktop Gugu: Cozy Idle Pet
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chukai Games
Windows
Desktop Gugu is a cozy taskbar companion. Freely place crystals, sacred trees, or nuclear reactors to assign pets to different production jobs. Pet, feed, and fuse them to unlock 12+ quirky companions. Fully supports transparent mouse-passthrough to keep your work uninterrupted.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 55.4% ★, Idler 21.1%, Incremental 15.8%, Relaxing 2.9%, Casual 2.4%
- #27 Daily Botanica
79% 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.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 54.5% ★, Idler 20.8%, Incremental 15.7%, Relaxing 4.1%, Casual 2.8%
- #28 Chill Fishing
78% matchPositive92% of 39 reviews2026
Dev: R.H. Industries
Windows
Chill Fishing is the ultimate laid-back desktop fishing experience!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 67.1% ★, Idler 24.1%, Casual 3.5%, 2D 2.7%, Indie 1.8%
- #29 Infi-Knight
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VozmogPub: Signal Filter
Windows · Linux
A dark fantasy desktop-companion incremental that idles while you work, play, or browse. Play as a Knight cursed with immortality locked in endless battle against the undead. Grow stronger with every death, uncover the curses' secrets and the Knight's dark past, then break the cycle of undeath.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 51.9% ★, Incremental 15.7%, Idler 15.7%, Medieval 9.3%, Fantasy 2.7%
- #30 Spacenap
79% 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 49.2% ★, Idler 23.6%, Incremental 18.1%, Casual 4.2%, Relaxing 2.6%
- #31 Desktop Slippers
77% 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.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 52.1% ★, Idler 20.6%, Incremental 14.1%, Minimalist 5%, Relaxing 4.2%
- #32 Delvegg
75% 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 54.3% ★, Idler 21.8%, Incremental 14.3%, Relaxing 3.2%, Casual 2.4%
- #33 HoloCozy
77% 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 56.8% ★, Idler 20.8%, Incremental 13.1%, Relaxing 3.7%, Casual 3.5%
- #34 Desktop Claw Master
76% 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 55.7% ★, Idler 22.2%, Incremental 13.6%, Casual 2.8%, Relaxing 2%
- #35 Corner Dungeon
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kygua Tech
Windows
Lightweight desktop idle battler. The ultimate workday distraction.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 55.2% ★, Idler 21%, Incremental 15.7%, Casual 2.9%, Relaxing 2.3%
- #36 Desktop Defender
75% matchVery Positive92% of 1,793 reviews2025
Dev: Conradical GamesPub: Poysky Productions
Windows
Median: 25.6 hrsMean: 53.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
An idle auto-battler that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 54% ★, Idler 21.7%, Incremental 17.8%, Casual 2.4%, 2D 1.6%
- #37 How to Grow Your Sausage
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Little Horror Studios
Windows
Every [key]stroke makes your sausage bigger. Let it sit in the corner of your screen and watch it grow while you use your PC. Feed it different meats, upgrade your butcher, and see the magic happen. Have you ever dreamed of growing your sausage? Now it’s finally possible!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 45.9% ★, Idler 21.9%, Incremental 20.2%, Relaxing 3.4%, Casual 3.3%
- #38 Forge Maiden
73% matchNo user reviews100% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: PcZ Games
Windows
Forge Maiden turns your focus sessions into weapon forging. Use the Pomodoro Technique, appraise random traits, fulfill customer orders, and help a contracted blacksmith maiden earn 10,000 gold to regain her freedom.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 56.7% ★, Idler 22.1%, Incremental 9.3%, Medieval 6.4%, Casual 3.4%
- #39 Desktop Akari ~my cute companion~
74% 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 53.4% ★, Idler 21.6%, Incremental 15.1%, Relaxing 4.2%, Casual 2.8%
- #40 Paper Tower: Idle Overlay
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: InkolorGames
Windows
A desktop companion idle auto-battler in isometric 3D that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things. Collect your loot, upgrade your tower and defeat endless waves of enemies.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 55.3% ★, Idler 21.2%, Incremental 17.1%, Casual 3%, Indie 1.8%
- #41 Tiny Desk Pot
73% 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 54.2% ★, Idler 19.7%, Incremental 18.3%, Relaxing 3.4%, Casual 2.7%
- #42 Side Shop Simulator
72% 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 46.1% ★, Idler 23%, Incremental 17.9%, Minimalist 3.6%, Casual 3.2%
- #43 Card Corner
71% 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.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 59.5% ★, Idler 24.1%, Incremental 8.2%, Relaxing 3.5%, Casual 3.1%
- #44 Pixel Tease
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ms. Raw VelvetPub: Edge City Games
Windows
Choose your very own gorgeous gal to stay with you during your work, your gaming, and your...special time. She's even more excited to join you! Tie her up. Tickle her. Get her all hot and bothered and ready for more.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 49.2% ★, Idler 24.7%, Incremental 18.8%, Casual 2.2%, Relaxing 2%
- #45 Desktop Detective
68% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2026
Dev: Conradical GamesPub: Playsaurus
Windows · Mac
An idle detective game that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 56% ★, Idler 22.3%, Incremental 17.9%, Casual 2%, Indie 1.5%
- #46 Time Collage: Focus Puzzle
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 止焉工作室 / ZhiYanStudio
Windows · Mac
This is a focus-support game built around instant feedback, inspired by the developer’s daily experience as an ADHD er. Randomly dropped puzzle pieces accompany every focus session; whenever a puzzle is completed, the image quietly comes to life and becomes a postcard...
Why similar: Desktop Companion 62.9% ★, Incremental 18.3%, Idler 9.4%, Relaxing 3.9%, Casual 3.1%
- #47 Scrapborne
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: BODOSPub: Rock Paper Publisher
Windows
A Helldivers-inspired desktop overlay RPG where your actions shape the universe. Gear up in your bunker and join the galactic struggle from the corner of your screen. Impact the global economy, faction wars, and story. Adapt to World Events in a living, community-driven world.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 66.3% ★, Idler 23.9%, Casual 3.9%, Indie 3.1%, 2D 2.4%
- #48 Second Monitor Gladiators
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tramvay Games
Windows
A lightweight gladiator auto-battler designed to be played or watched on a second monitor.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 52.6% ★, Idler 25.2%, Incremental 18.5%, Casual 3.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #49 Desktop Taxi
69% 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 63.4% ★, Idler 24.1%, Relaxing 4.3%, Casual 3%, Incremental 2.6%
- #50 Idle Bookstore
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: purpledoor sPub: Purpledoor Studios
Windows
Turn your daily typing into books. Every keystroke and click helps your desktop companion write books while you work or study. Publish their books, earn money, and grow your bookstore.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 66.1% ★, Idler 26%, Relaxing 5%, Casual 2.5%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #51 My Taskbar Farm
72% 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 49.8% ★, Idler 20.6%, Incremental 19.5%, Relaxing 3.6%, 2D 2.2%
- #52 Hard Drive Himbo
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ms. Angel FoodPub: Ms. Angel Food Games
Windows
Choose your very own muscle-bound man to stay with you during your work, your gaming, and your...special time. Even he uses the computer with one hand sometimes. Tie him up. Tickle him. Get him all hot and bothered and ready for more.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 57.5% ★, Idler 18.8%, Incremental 17.6%, Casual 2%, Relaxing 1.8%
- #53 Lazy Kickers
67% matchVery Positive91% of 90 reviews2026
Dev: Sos Sosowski
Windows
Lazy Kickers is an incremental soccer manager! Manage your team, grow balls from plants and shoot goals for coins! Start small and climb the leaderboards, unlocking new upgrades! Score millions and plunge the playing field into total chaos.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 48.3% ★, Idler 21.5%, Incremental 20%, Relaxing 3.6%, Casual 3.3%
- #54 Desktop Gankai
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pulsaris Games
Windows
Slack off right on your desktop with your ultimate otter buds! Combing the beach for 200+ unique oddities, play the market like a pro, and rip open ticket packs to explore everything from the deep blue sea to the starry cosmos. Come leave your footprints with the otters!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 59.4% ★, Idler 22.5%, Incremental 12.2%, Casual 2.7%, Relaxing 2.2%
- #55 Ratalorica
67% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: CCS
Windows
Follow GRATS on its journey even while you work or play on your computer. Every click. Every key press. Every action you take fuels GRATS’ power.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 52.5% ★, Idler 16.4%, Incremental 15.6%, Text-Based 5.5%, Relaxing 3%
- #56 Hamster Time
68% 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 61.9% ★, Idler 16%, Incremental 14.5%, Casual 3.2%, Relaxing 2.8%
- #57 Black Cat Book Club
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Idea Garden Games
Windows
A magical library you can place on your desktop. Help the black cat study ancient tomes and learn spells in this cozy idle game.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 56.2% ★, Idler 21.2%, Incremental 15.2%, Relaxing 4.4%, Casual 2.2%
- #58 Sia Desktop Pet
66% 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% ★, Idler 25.6%, Casual 4.4%, Indie 1.3%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #59 Forge Flow
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BayBoostGames
Windows
Forge weapons through a fast-paced clicker loop and build momentum as you upgrade your speed and progression.
Why similar: Idler 32.4%, Incremental 30.1%, Minimalist 11.8%, Medieval 9.7%, Casual 7.6%