Games Like Shelldiver

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: Incremental 34.1%, Idler 20%, Collectathon 7.4%, Relaxing 7.3%, Resource Management 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same relaxing, creature-focused incremental loop where you grow and manage your own collection of aquatic life.

A relaxing idle-farming simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen while you do other things.

Why similar: Idler 24.7%, Management 17.2%, Resource Management 15%, Relaxing 10.3%, Economy 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This cozy idle game runs in the background while you manage a farm, perfectly matching the relaxing and low-pressure vibe of Shelldiver.

DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, singleplayer adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole.

Why similar: Management 35.8%, Relaxing 20%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Casual 10.4%, Simulation 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the underwater exploration and management theme perfectly, offering a blend of fishing and business simulation.

5 minutes to get started, play anytime! This is a relaxing fishing-themed incremental game. You will join the Cat Captains to explore global fishing grounds, catch fish, and collect resources. Every rewarding voyage will have you shouting, "One more round!"

Why similar: Incremental 38%, Resource Management 14.4%, Management 8.9%, Relaxing 8.7%, Arcade 7%

Why You'll Like It: It features a similar nautical theme combined with incremental mechanics and casual simulation gameplay.

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: Resource Management 44.9%, Pixel Graphics 20.3%, 2D 11.2%, Simulation 7.9%, Casual 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines incremental resource gathering and base building with a colorful, addictive loop that feels like a more active version of Shelldiver.

Fishing Inc is a cozy incremental fishing game! Catch fish, earn cash, and unlock powerful skills. Master new ponds, fill your Fish Log with Legendary catches, and become the ultimate angler!

Why similar: Incremental 33.1%, Idler 16.6%, Management 9.5%, Relaxing 8.2%, Arcade 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the business side of fishing, providing a direct thematic match for the jellyfish-selling mechanics of Shelldiver.

A relaxing idle game about fishing. Discover dozens of fishes and treasures! Spend your resources on growing your operation and unlocking new varieties of underground life! Achieve goals, buy skills, and mutate rare fish to improve your profits!

Why similar: Incremental 32.1%, Idler 21.3%, Management 9.5%, Relaxing 9.3%, Collectathon 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the same relaxing, fishing-based progression loop found in Shelldiver with a focus on cute, low-stress gameplay.

Keep on Mining! is a short incremental mining game. Mine rocks, gather materials, find artifacts, craft pickaxes and spend your materials on permanent upgrades inside the big skill tree!

Why similar: Incremental 44.7%, Idler 17.8%, Resource Management 7.2%, Relaxing 7%, Arcade 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, relaxing incremental game that focuses on resource extraction and steady upgrades.

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

Why similar: Incremental 34.8%, Idler 15.3%, Management 10.4%, Resource Management 9%, Relaxing 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy incremental game that focuses on collecting and displaying items, similar to the progression goals in Shelldiver.

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: Incremental 26.3%, Idler 18.5%, Management 11.4%, Resource Management 10.6%, Relaxing 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, pixel-art idle game that focuses on fishing and water-based resource management.

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: Incremental 41.1%, Idler 23.5%, Collectathon 8.1%, Relaxing 7.7%, Cute 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a colorful, idle-focused gardening system where you manage creatures to help your garden grow and expand.

A short incremental game about catching bugs and running a shop filled with parakeets. Upgrade equipment, purchase game-breaking abilities, and maximize the profits of your Budgie-powered empire!

Why similar: Incremental 29%, Idler 15.3%, Management 10.6%, Resource Management 8.3%, Relaxing 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a charming management loop centered around a small shop, mirroring the cozy business-building aspect of the seed game.

Fish, scale, sell, repeat. Scale the Depths is a casual fishing game built around this simple but satisfying loop. Feed hungry customers, upgrade your gear, and uncover the many secrets hidden beneath the surface.

Why similar: Incremental 22.2%, Resource Management 14.2%, Management 13.1%, Arcade 9.3%, Relaxing 9%

Why You'll Like It: This game features underwater exploration and fishing mechanics that align well with the core gameplay loop of Shelldiver.

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

Why similar: Idler 31.8%, Incremental 28.8%, Relaxing 13%, Cute 7.8%, Collectathon 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, cozy collection game that focuses on the joy of accumulating resources and decorating your space at your own pace.

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: Incremental 31.7%, Idler 18.9%, Resource Management 10.3%, Management 10.1%, Relaxing 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A desktop-friendly idle game that focuses on fishing and simulation, perfect for players who enjoy passive management.

Experience the joy of running your own cozy small business: Create stickers, pack orders and hear your customers’ stories. Time to build the cutest shop on the internet!

Why similar: Relaxing 24.3%, Simulation 13.9%, Cute 12.8%, Casual 12.1%, Colorful 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy management simulation that allows you to build a business at your own speed, matching the entrepreneurial spirit of the seed game.

Cook what you kill in this cozy fantasy incremental game! Dive into dangerous dungeons, harvest fresh monster ingredients, and serve delicious dishes to hungry adventurers. Slay, cook, sell and upgrade your way to a sprawling dungeon-food empire!

Why similar: Incremental 31.8%, Resource Management 14.3%, Idler 14.3%, Management 12.1%, Arcade 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends strategy and management with incremental progression, offering a similar sense of building up a business.

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: Incremental 30.7%, Idler 23.8%, Management 12.3%, Relaxing 8.5%, Collectathon 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It combines fishing and restaurant management, providing a thematic and mechanical overlap with the seed game.

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: Incremental 45%, Idler 25.1%, Relaxing 7.7%, Collectathon 7.2%, Casual 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: While more chaotic, it provides the same satisfying, colorful incremental progression that makes management games so addictive.

Gamblers Table is an incremental game where you toss coins to earn money. Buy bigger and better coins, unlock upgrades and hire little helpers to automate the process and take care of all the busy flipping work for you. Simple. Satisfying. Strangely compelling...

Why similar: Incremental 38.2%, Management 14.3%, Idler 12.8%, Resource Management 9.3%, Economy 6%

Why You'll Like It: A cute, minimalist management game that focuses on automation and incremental growth.

A small, relaxing, incremental game about restoring a barren wasteland into a lush meadow. Help the magical wolf Lyca run through the land, gather resources, and unlock a vast upgrade tree.

Why similar: Incremental 37.6%, Idler 16.2%, Management 9.6%, Resource Management 9.2%, Relaxing 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, idle-focused simulation game that prioritizes a calm atmosphere and steady progression.

A short incremental game about fishing, earning gold, and unlocking powerful upgrades to dominate the waters.

Why similar: Incremental 47.4%, Idler 19.5%, Arcade 7.4%, Management 5.9%, Relaxing 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features a sailing and trading theme that aligns with the maritime business focus of Shelldiver.

Pupple Pop is an incremental game where you pop bubbles to earn money. Buy bigger and better bubbles, unlock upgrades and hire fish helpers to automate the process and take care of all the busy popping work for you. Simple. Satisfying.

Why similar: Incremental 36.9%, Idler 17.8%, Management 11.2%, Resource Management 10.9%, Economy 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, management-focused incremental game that features colorful visuals and a satisfying growth loop.

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: Incremental 36.3%, Idler 22.9%, Relaxing 9.2%, Resource Management 8.1%, Casual 5%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on creating and managing small, relaxing environments, mirroring the cozy village-building aspect of Shelldiver.

A short incremental game about feeding a Black Hole matter by destroying Asteroids, Planets, and Stars.

Why similar: Incremental 49.9%, Idler 12.3%, Relaxing 6.8%, Resource Management 6.5%, Arcade 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, incremental strategy game that focuses on simple, satisfying growth mechanics.

A cozy incremental game where you play as a Kraken wielding abyssal powers to clean the ocean.

Why similar: Incremental 32.9%, Idler 17.4%, Resource Management 8.5%, Management 8.3%, Relaxing 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A cute, 2D incremental game that focuses on cleaning and management tasks in an underwater setting.

Keep on Mining! – Worlds is an incremental mining game where you mine rocks, collect resources, and travel through many unique worlds, finding artifacts, crafting pickaxes, and purchasing many permanent upgrades!

Why similar: Incremental 42.9%, Idler 16.2%, Relaxing 7.4%, Resource Management 6.9%, Casual 5.6%

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: Incremental 45.3%, Idler 18.7%, Management 8.1%, Resource Management 7.5%, Economy 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential incremental game that provides the foundational mechanics for the entire genre.

Help a wizard build and upgrade a wizard tower in this incremental game! Use the tower to study magic, summon spirits, create buildings, and influence the world.

Why similar: Incremental 50%, Idler 15.3%, Resource Management 11.8%, Arcade 3.1%, Strategy 3%

Incredicer is a short, incremental dice game where you roll dice, earn money, upgrade and buy helper hands to automate and increase your income.

Why similar: Incremental 35.9%, Idler 15.6%, Resource Management 11%, Arcade 6.4%, Relaxing 6.3%

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

Why similar: Incremental 48.1%, Idler 16.9%, Management 8.9%, Resource Management 6.1%, Economy 4.6%

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 74%, Casual 9.4%, Colorful 6.1%, 2D 5.6%, Adventure 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, feature-rich incremental game that offers extensive management and progression systems for those who enjoy the genre's complexity.

Click and Conquer is a short, relaxing incremental game. Drop bombs through the fog of war, uncover hidden enemies, collect rewards, and spend currency to boost passive income, increase bombing power, and unlock new maps.

Why similar: Incremental 39.2%, Idler 15.8%, Resource Management 9.2%, Relaxing 6.4%, Arcade 6.1%

A small incremental game about smashing piñatas, collecting toys, and climbing the corporate ladder as you unlock a vast upgrade tree.

Why similar: Incremental 36%, Idler 14%, Management 10.9%, Arcade 7.3%, Relaxing 5.5%

Scritchy Scratchy is a super-satisfying scratch card incremental game. Buy stacks of scratch-offs, unlock auto-scratching, and chase massive jackpots. Will you play it safe or go all-in?

Why similar: Incremental 40.5%, Idler 16.7%, Resource Management 11.3%, Management 8.3%, Arcade 6.2%

A short relaxing incremental game disguised as a tower defense, but enemies can’t reach your walls. Thanks to lava.

Why similar: Incremental 36.8%, Idler 19.2%, Resource Management 11.9%, Relaxing 6.1%, Colorful 4.1%

A short incremental game about feeding Glonk! Make Glonk bigger, get more money, and explore the skill tree to upgrade your abilities, and get more Glonks!

Why similar: Incremental 36%, Idler 18.7%, Arcade 9.3%, Relaxing 5.5%, Management 5.3%

Snake, but with a skill tree

Why similar: Incremental 36.3%, Resource Management 12.7%, Idler 11.7%, Management 9.1%, Arcade 7.7%

Far Fishing is a short and relaxing fishing game. Set off on a journey to the edge of the world, catching a variety of fish and upgrading your boat along the way.

Why similar: Incremental 40.6%, Arcade 10.6%, Relaxing 9.6%, Idler 7.3%, Management 6.9%

Unboxathon is a cute content-packed incremental game about opening mystery boxes. Find rare items, upgrade your skills, and unlock new boxes & features! Collect shiny items, pop bubble wrap, and materialize artifacts out of thin air. Can you find your lost childhood plush?

Why similar: Incremental 42%, Idler 20.1%, Relaxing 9.5%, Simulation 5.7%, Cute 5.5%

Gather food to grow your colony. Evolve and upgrade specialized worker types. Discover and combine interesting synergies. Optimize your production, customize your strategy and feed the Queen ever-increasing amounts of food!

Why similar: Incremental 42.9%, Idler 21.1%, Resource Management 6.9%, Relaxing 5.9%, Strategy 5.7%

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: Idler 32.6%, Resource Management 21.5%, Relaxing 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Simulation 6.5%

Drill into the depths of a meteor crater in this incremental adventure. Mine ores, unlock upgrades and find the cosmic treasure that lies below! Can you uncover what happened to the Moles that came before you?

Why similar: Incremental 35.3%, Idler 18.1%, Management 13.8%, Resource Management 9.6%, Casual 3.7%

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: Incremental 29.1%, Idler 18.8%, Resource Management 10.1%, Relaxing 8.3%, Economy 6.3%

An incremental game where you must make $1,000,000 to escape! Throw darts, drop pachinko balls, play scratch-off tickets, unlock automation, and discover powerful synergies as each new game affects all the others!

Why similar: Incremental 37%, Idler 19.9%, Resource Management 12.9%, Economy 6.3%, Relaxing 5.8%

Hole Is Mine is an incremental adventure about purifying a divine Hole. Dive inside and launch your Mini'Ohs to mine for you. Extract impurities, upgrade your power, and find hidden secrets to grow the Village, customizing your Mini'Ohs with incredible powers. The Hole has spoken!

Why similar: Incremental 33%, Idler 17.5%, Resource Management 9.7%, Management 8.3%, Arcade 7.9%

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: Incremental 37.5%, Idler 15.9%, Management 11.4%, Resource Management 6.6%, Simulation 5.7%

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: Incremental 37.4%, Idler 17.6%, Management 11%, Resource Management 8.1%, Economy 6.3%

Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

Why similar: Incremental 39.8%, Idler 18.9%, Resource Management 13.2%, Economy 5.2%, Management 4.7%

Row Divers is a short, experimental incremental game about diving into dungeons in the form of rows, shooting enemies, collecting resources, and upgrading your bow to conquer the depths!

Why similar: Incremental 40.7%, Resource Management 16.2%, Management 13.1%, Relaxing 9.5%, Arcade 6.4%

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: Incremental 34%, Idler 18.4%, Management 10.5%, Resource Management 10.2%, Relaxing 7.9%

A short incremental fishing game where you catch fish, earn gold, and unlock powerful upgrades to explore the deep sea.

Why similar: Incremental 33.3%, Idler 16.3%, Arcade 9.5%, Casual 6.9%, 2D Platformer 6%

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: Idler 29.3%, Management 19.9%, Collectathon 10.7%, Relaxing 9.9%, Economy 9.7%

Build a party of heroes and send them into dungeons in this short incremental RPG. Fight monsters, collect loot, and unlock upgrades. Fast runs, deep skill tree, zero stress.

Why similar: Incremental 32.5%, Idler 17.5%, Management 12.5%, Relaxing 7.6%, Arcade 4.9%

castle idler is a short, relaxing incremental tower defense game with no waves. upgrade towers, collect coins, and unlock powerful prestige upgrades to defend your castle.

Why similar: Incremental 30.8%, Idler 18.7%, Management 9.7%, Resource Management 8.4%, Arcade 6.4%

Trainatic is an explosive incremental train-building game! Upgrade your cars, gather resources, and unlock powerful synergies to chug further down the track.

Why similar: Incremental 44.3%, Idler 16.7%, Management 11.2%, Arcade 8%, Casual 4.9%

You're broke, smash piggy banks, bills must be paid. A short active incremental game. Get money, upgrade, and get debt free!

Why similar: Incremental 33.5%, Idler 16.9%, Management 10.8%, Resource Management 9.9%, Relaxing 7.7%

Dwarves hunger for gold, and no mountain shall stand in their way! Mine riches, unearth artifacts, and upgrade your dwarves to devour ever-bigger peaks in this whimsical incremental game.

Why similar: Incremental 33.1%, Idler 18.9%, Resource Management 13.3%, Management 8.2%, Economy 5.2%

All Hail The Orb is a short, quirky pixel-art incremental game about powering a mysterious orb, summoning cultists, exploring a dungeon and slowly unlocking automation as devotion builds. The tone is light-hearted and a little silly with no fail states, relaxed pacing, and yes...many, many ducks.

Why similar: Incremental 47.3%, Idler 22.2%, Relaxing 9.2%, Simulation 6.4%, Casual 4.3%

An Incremental game about Slaying a Dragon.

Why similar: Incremental 46.3%, Idler 14.5%, Arcade 6.7%, Strategy 5.9%, 2D 4.4%