Games Like Rusty's Retirement

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: Idler 25.5%, Economy 20.9%, Nature 17.9%, Relaxing 8.9%, Resource Management 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the relaxing, idle-simulation nature of the seed game, focusing on the peaceful growth of a virtual aquarium.

Relaxing game where you can build your farm on your desktop. Your farm will be your interactive live wallpaper. Perfect to play in the background doing other things.

Why similar: Farming Sim 60.8%, Simulation 14.6%, Cute 10.1%, Casual 7.6%, Resource Management 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is the closest experience to the seed game, offering a relaxing farming simulation designed to sit on your desktop while you work.

The round blue Mellows return to tend to the Garden once more. Grow plants, bushes, trees, animals, water features and the great magical oak tree that has been rumored to have placed its seed there. Tend to the oak tree and grow it to the sky to harvest its Golden Acorns.

Why similar: Farming 20.1% ★, Desktop Companion 17.4% ★, Farming Sim 12.7%, Automation 11.6%, Idler 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title features similar 2D farming and automation mechanics where creatures help you manage your garden while you watch.

Spirit City: Lofi Sessions is a gamified focus tool, set to a soothing lofi soundtrack. Discover and collect Spirits, customize your cozy virtual space, and facilitate your real-life tasks with a collection of handy features designed to improve concentration and ease stress.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 52.4% ★, Idler 18.4%, Life Sim 12.5%, Relaxing 8.3%, Cute 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: While more focused on productivity, it serves as a perfect desktop companion that creates a relaxing atmosphere while you focus on other tasks.

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

Why similar: Idler 25.4%, Economy 16.6%, Building 13.8%, Management 12.3%, Resource Management 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers deep automation and idle strategy mechanics that provide a satisfying sense of progression without requiring constant active input.

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 28.4% ★, Farming Sim 16.4%, Idler 12.8%, Nature 8.1%, Management 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cute, pixel-art farming simulator that leans heavily into the idle and incremental mechanics found in the seed game.

Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

Why similar: Life Sim 28.1%, Idler 25.8%, Relaxing 20.6%, Cute 12.1%, Simulation 7%

Why You'll Like It: This is a quintessential desktop-companion tool that provides a cozy, relaxing environment to help you stay focused on your work.

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 34.9%, Base Building 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Resource Management 13%, Building 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the addictive loop of gathering, crafting, and automating production that makes the seed game so engaging.

Inspired by RuneScape, Melvor Idle takes the core of what makes an adventure game so addictive and strips it down to its purest form! This is a feature-rich, idle/incremental game combining a distinctly familiar feel with a fresh gameplay experience. Maxing 20+ skills has never been more zen.

Why similar: Idler 58.7%, Automation 31.4%, Casual 5.1%, 2D 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, complex idle experience that allows for long-term progression, perfect for players who enjoy managing systems in the background.

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 38.1%, Farming Sim 29.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Relaxing 11.1%, Casual 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the automation and idle-progression aspects, allowing you to scale up your operations significantly over time.

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

Why similar: Farming Sim 18.5%, Automation 16%, Base Building 11.5%, Idler 11.1%, Resource Management 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines base-building and automation with a satisfying clicker-style progression loop.

A relaxing life-sim that lives on the bottom of your screen while you do other things.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 32.5% ★, Farming Sim 15.3%, Idler 11.7%, Life Sim 8.4%, Building 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A desktop-companion simulation that allows you to manage a small life-sim environment alongside your other work.

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 33.4% ★, Farming Sim 13.4%, Idler 11.9%, Nature 7.7%, Building 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This title fits the desktop-companion niche perfectly, offering a cozy and casual idle experience.

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 21.9%, Idler 16%, Economy 13.8%, Management 9.3%, Building 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the strategy and automation of managing a small population, mirroring the management aspects of the seed game.

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 34.5% ★, Idler 12.4%, Automation 9.3%, Nature 7.7%, Management 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A desktop-companion fishing game that provides a relaxing, passive experience similar to the seed game's aesthetic.

Discover, collect and organise to create your own unique garden in this relaxing idle / creative sandbox!

Why similar: Idler 32%, Nature 22.4%, Building 18.7%, Relaxing 12.5%, Cute 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, idle-adjacent game where you collect and arrange items to build a unique garden space at your own pace.

A cozy idle farming game, watch tiny guys do tasks around the terrace, expand, progress, and decorate your Tiny Terrace.

Why similar: Farming Sim 18.9%, Farming 17.6% ★, Idler 14.4%, Economy 7.5%, Nature 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing farming-sim that uses 2D pixel art and idle mechanics to create a low-pressure environment.

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 30.6% ★, Idler 14.3%, Nature 9.7%, Management 8.1%, Resource Management 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the relaxing, pixel-art fishing loop that complements the idle farming style of the seed game.

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 19.6%, Automation 17.7%, Idler 16.2%, Economy 9.1%, Building 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game highlights the automation and farming-sim aspects of the seed game with a charming robot theme.

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 31.6% ★, Farming Sim 13.3%, Automation 12%, Idler 9.7%, Management 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a casual, idle-focused farming experience with automation elements that keep the village running while you are away.

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 25.2%, Life Sim 20%, Building 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Relaxing 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: While more active, it offers a deeply relaxing life-sim experience that captures the cozy, low-stress vibe of the seed game.

Cast n Chill is a relaxing fishing game where you explore serene lakes, rivers, and oceans. Catch rare fish, upgrade your gear and reel in legendary catches - all with your loyal companion by your side.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 36.4% ★, Idler 16%, Nature 9.9%, Resource Management 8.6%, Relaxing 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the relaxing, creature-collecting, and fishing aspects of the idle genre.

An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

Why similar: Idler 31.2%, Economy 15.6%, Management 12.5%, Resource Management 10%, Building 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive idle game that provides endless automation and incremental upgrades for those who enjoy watching numbers grow.

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

Why similar: Automation 34.1%, Base Building 17.8%, Resource Management 14.8%, Building 10.5%, Management 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is an excellent choice if you enjoy the automation and logistical planning aspects of the seed game.

Cozy idle cafe management that keeps you company while you work. Grow fresh ingredients, cook, and serve delicious food to adorable animal customers. Build your dream cafe that sits at the bottom of your screen.

Why similar: Automation 16%, Farming Sim 16%, Idler 14.1%, Economy 11.5%, Building 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A management-focused idle game that allows you to build and run a shop with minimal active input.

A relaxing and humorous idle god simulator that stays at the bottom of your screen or on a second monitor while you do other things. With physics-based dragging interactions, it feels just like playing with desk toys.

Why similar: Idler 24%, Automation 11.9%, Life Sim 11.5%, Relaxing 9.9%, Building 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A god-game with idle elements that allows you to watch a town grow and prosper at its own pace.

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 42.2%, Idler 34.4%, Cute 7.8%, Simulation 5.9%, 2D 5%

Why You'll Like It: A desktop-companion game that focuses on the simple, satisfying act of growing a garden on your screen.

Welcome, eager young investor, to AdVenture Capitalist! Arguably the world's greatest Capitalism simulator!

Why similar: Automation 22.9%, Idler 18%, Economy 15.6%, Life Sim 12.8%, Management 12%

Why You'll Like It: A classic idle game that focuses on the core loop of automation and scaling production to maximize efficiency.

"Under the Blue Horizon" is an idle simulation game. Play while performing other tasks on your computer! Place your own aquarium anywhere on your screen, coexisting with your work, games, and more!

Why similar: Idler 27.9%, Farming Sim 18.6%, Base Building 11.7%, Building 11.2%, Relaxing 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, pixel-art simulation that provides a relaxing backdrop for your daily computer use.

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 18.4%, Idler 12.7%, Desktop Companion 12.5% ★, Automation 9.8%, Economy 7.1%

Run a bathhouse visited by animals! Maltese's Fluffy Onsen is a relaxing simulation game that you can enjoy while doing other tasks, as it sits at the bottom of your screen. Place baths with different temperatures and rest areas to help a variety of animal friends unwind.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 37.9% ★, Automation 16.2%, Idler 11.1%, Life Sim 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 5%

A cozy management sim where the jazz is smooth, the cocktails are cooler than the evening breeze, and the lake reflects your perfect escape.

Why similar: Idler 12.7%, Farming Sim 11.5%, Nature 8.5%, Building 8.4%, Resource Management 7.9%

Welcome to Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi! This is a relaxing and enjoyable idle fishing game that can sit at the bottom or any corner of your screen, allowing you to enjoy a leisurely sea fishing time in your busy life.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 50.4% ★, Idler 18.3%, Management 8.7%, Relaxing 6.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%

Start from nothing and grow into a legendary Slayer. Explore countless dimensions, collect souls, unlock powerful upgrades, craft powerful gear, defeat epic bosses, and enjoy a deep idle RPG with active and offline progression.

Why similar: Idler 62.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Casual 8.6%, 2D 6.6%, Strategy 5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced idle game that provides constant progression and satisfying automation mechanics.

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 34% ★, Farming Sim 12%, Idler 11.6%, Automation 7.9%, Building 6.5%

A creature collection game that sits at the bottom of your screen & fits easily into your routine. Whether you're working, studying, or relaxing, Whimside is always ready to offer you a cozy escape. Capture rare creatures, create new species & decorate your whimsical space!

Why similar: Farming Sim 22.6%, Automation 20.1%, Desktop Companion 11.7% ★, Management 9.1%, Nature 8.8%

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 22.7% ★, Farming Sim 19%, Automation 16.6%, Resource Management 8%, Idler 6.7%

A happy aquarium that lives at the bottom of your screen! Tiny Aquarium is a social idle simulator that keeps growing, even when offline. Hatch, sell fish, decorate, go fishin’, and visit your friends’ aquariums with bite-sized daily sessions.

Why similar: Farming Sim 21.8%, Idler 19.7%, Economy 15.8%, Nature 13.2%, Management 12.3%

Idler game inside an antique dream globe, build the small home and help the mini dream world grow

Why similar: Farming Sim 32.6%, Idler 24.9%, Resource Management 10.7%, Relaxing 7.9%, Cute 6.3%

Welcome to Typing Farmer! This desktop idle healing game will make a corner of your screen a cozy farm. Your daily actions—typing and clicking—automatically foster crop growth, attract cute animals play with you. Let the healing charm of adorable creatures infuse your intense workdays~

Why similar: Farming Sim 34.1%, Idler 22.7%, Nature 13.3%, Relaxing 7.9%, Simulation 7.7%

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 38.2% ★, Idler 14.6%, Farming Sim 12.4%, Resource Management 9.3%, Nature 8.1%

Put Fischer on your desktop as your ultimate study and work buddy. He'll fish quietly in the corner, taking care of it all—you just drop in occasionally to collect your rewards, unlock new fish, upgrade your rod, while enjoying that calming, healing atmosphere.

Why similar: Idler 54.8%, Relaxing 17.5%, Cute 13.7%, 2D 7.2%, Casual 6.8%

Collect over 100 stylish little pets on your desktop! They can freely move along the bottom of your screen, or live in the little houses you've carefully decorated for them. Hmm... or perhaps send them on adventures to earn treats?

Why similar: Idler 34%, Relaxing 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Cute 10.9%, Building 9.1%

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: Idler 13.5%, Building 12.7%, Resource Management 11.5%, Nature 11.3%, Farming Sim 11%

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!

Why similar: Desktop Companion 35% ★, Idler 13.6%, Automation 12%, Economy 7%, Building 6.5%

A desktop idle RPG that lives on the side of your screen. Gather cute pixel heroes, rebuild a tiny town, and watch it grow while you work. Welcome to 《Crusader Quest: Hero Town》!

Why similar: Desktop Companion 37.8% ★, Automation 15.1%, Idler 13.4%, Building 8.7%, Resource Management 8%

This is an idle-style casual game that appears at the bottom of your screen. In the game, you’ll hire adorable animals to work at the company you’ve founded. You be the boss and make sure they don’t slack off. The earnings can be used to renovate or expand your cozy office.

Why similar: Farming Sim 24.1%, Automation 20.5%, Idler 18%, Life Sim 10.9%, Building 7.5%

Build your dream cat cafe in this tiny cozy management sim that lives at the bottom of your screen! Unlock exciting new recipes, decorate your space with our wide variety of goodies, and watch cute cat helpers take care of the cafe while you're doing other things.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 32% ★, Automation 14.1%, Idler 9.8%, Nature 7.5%, Management 7.2%

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%, Automation 15.5%, Economy 11.4%, Nature 9.5%, Relaxing 9%

Revolution Idle is a free idle incremental game with offline progress, prestige layers, and endless automation. Start simple, reach infinity and go further.

Why similar: Automation 27.6%, Idler 23.3%, Management 13.9%, Resource Management 12.6%, Relaxing 8.7%

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: Farming Sim 22.8%, Automation 18.6%, Idler 14.4%, Nature 13.2%, Resource Management 7.4%

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 25.2%, Idler 17.5%, Farming 10.1% ★, Management 8.1%, Nature 8%

Turn your desktop into your very own birdwatching spot, and await the arrival of new avian friends! Enjoy a cozy idle game — place a tiny postcard on the corner of your screen, keeping you company with pleasant scenes and visiting birds. Oh, and don't forget your camera!

Why similar: Desktop Companion 39.6% ★, Idler 15.3%, Nature 11.4%, Building 10%, Relaxing 5.6%

Casual farming simulator with unique, flexible gameplay. Autoclicker is built-in and free. Gather resources, upgrade critters and buildings, sell your farm when you want a bigger one and never stop expanding.

Why similar: Farming Sim 26.3%, Idler 22.1%, Automation 13.3%, Resource Management 10.4%, Building 8.4%

An idle auto-battler that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 64% ★, Idler 22.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%, Casual 2.8%, 2D 2.6%

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: Idler 23.4%, Resource Management 16.4%, Management 16.1%, Relaxing 9.7%, Economy 7.4%

Digseum is a short incremental journey about digging up ancient relics and building the greatest museum ever!

Why similar: Idler 22.3%, Management 14%, Economy 13%, Resource Management 10.4%, Relaxing 8.9%

Tiny Harvest is a relaxing desktop game that runs while you work, study, or browse the internet. Grow space plants, upgrade your crops, ship, home, and tools, and enjoy a cozy, minimalist experience designed to keep you company throughout your day.

Why similar: Idler 24%, Automation 21.1%, Farming Sim 19.2%, Economy 10.7%, Resource Management 8.8%

A tile-based farming game where success means maximizing yields to survive the rent, expanding your farm through random tile choices.

Why similar: Farming 41.9% ★, Farming Sim 19.2%, Management 11.4%, Building 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%

Reap the joys of country life and cultivate your farm and fame!

Why similar: Farming Sim 30.2%, Life Sim 13.7%, Building 8.2%, Simulation 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%