Games Like TBH: Task Bar Hero

Just leave it running. The rest takes care of itself. In a small corner of your desktop, a 3D character fights and loots all on its own. Snag good gear and trade it on the Steam Community Market. It's idle, yet you can't stop watching. Addictive looting at its finest.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 36% ★, Trading 25%, Idler 17.4%, Action RPG 5.8%, Hack and Slash 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is the closest fit for its taskbar-friendly idle RPG loop of collecting heroes, improving equipment, and steadily pushing through battles.

A desktop idle RPG where your party of five heroes fights, loots, and grows in a small window while you work.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 32.3% ★, Trading 22.3%, Idler 17.3%, Auto Battler 7.3%, Hack and Slash 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It similarly keeps a customizable RPG party progressing automatically while emphasizing equipment upgrades, trading, and low-attention play.

Assemble your adventure squad on the desktop! Classic RPG meets idle play—no grind, no stress, just nonstop progress. Your heroes fight, level up, and loot while you work or study. Explore rich classes, powerful skills, and thrilling gear drops. RPG excitement, anytime, anywhere!

Why similar: Desktop Companion 43.6% ★, Idler 24.7%, Auto Battler 6.5%, Loot 6.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A desktop-companion idle RPG centered on recruiting creatures, automated fights, and incremental character growth.

A challenging dark fantasy idle RPG that lives in the corner of your screen. Fight and loot while you work, refine your build, trigger item synergies, and grow stronger. An autobattler with asynchronous PvP, for glory and loot!

Why similar: Desktop Companion 31.9% ★, Trading 20.8%, Idler 16.7%, Auto Battler 7.5%, Action RPG 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its desktop idle battles, dark-fantasy loot collection, and auto-battler-style progression closely match the seed game's hands-off RPG appeal.

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 45.1% ★, Idler 24.5%, Action RPG 9.9%, Hack and Slash 8%, RPG 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: It combines a desktop idle format with hack-and-slash-inspired RPG advancement, making it a strong alternative for passive combat and loot chasing.

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 51.5% ★, Idler 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, RPG 6%, Fantasy 3%

Why You'll Like It: Its cute pixel heroes, idle systems, and desktop-companion presentation retain much of TBH's cheerful miniature-RPG feel.

An idle RPG that lives in your taskbar. While you work, your monsters auto-battle and bring back eggs and loot. Collect 156+ species, evolve and awaken them, forge one-of-a-kind serial-stamped weapons, and shape every weekly update from the in-game suggestion box. Free to play.

Why similar: Idler 46%, Auto Battler 19.7%, RPG 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Casual 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Taskbar-based monster collecting, automated combat, and roguelite progression give it a very similar workday-friendly RPG rhythm.

Meet Little Friends on the PC with Crusaders Quest : Mini (CQ:Mini)! You can work and study During the game, Crusader Quest's warriors fought hard and saved the Hasla continent You're leaving. You can collect the original warriors and costumes just for this game, too. Let go of your boredom

Why similar: Desktop Companion 43.6% ★, Idler 20.7%, Trading 17.8%, Auto Battler 8.7%, RPG 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: This compact desktop idle RPG focuses on casual incremental growth and bite-sized hero progression.

Your taskbar is now a battlefield. Task Bar of Ragnalis is an idle auto-battler RPG that lives on your desktop. Your heroes fight, loot, and grow stronger while you work, browse, or watch. Collect gear, stack duplicates to rank them up, build your dream party!

Why similar: Action RPG 28.2%, RPG 25.9%, Hack and Slash 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Auto Battler 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the taskbar setting and delivers a lightweight fantasy action-RPG experience built for short sessions.

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

Why similar: Desktop Companion 51.6% ★, Idler 24.6%, Auto Battler 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%, Incremental 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: While more defense-oriented, it offers the same persistent desktop-companion format and satisfying automated upgrade loop.

The world is under attack, and every tap fights back. Each keystroke unleashes your cute cat hero, smashing enemies and showering you with loot. Dive into a never-ending desktop expedition with friends or solo. Tap. Tap. Loot.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 69.7% ★, RPG 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Loot 5.3%, Incremental 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: This taskbar RPG makes loot accumulation and incremental upgrades its core, with a similarly unobtrusive format for background play.

Discover a new style of RPG management gameplay. Experience the fun of an idle RPG that blends an innovative four-view battle system with a deep hero-growth mechanic.

Why similar: Idler 44.4%, Auto Battler 15.7%, Hack and Slash 14.7%, Action RPG 11.8%, RPG 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its hands-off RPG management, gear-driven progression, and hack-and-slash flavor make it a strong match beyond the desktop format.

Idle Knight turns your clicks, keystrokes, and controller inputs into XP while it runs in the background. Use your PC, grow your knight, build your character, collect skins, open hourly chests, clear dungeons, and climb the ranks.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 51.5% ★, Idler 24.2%, Loot 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%, RPG 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A cute desktop idle game with free-to-play progression that suits players who enjoy checking in on a growing taskbar hero.

Recruit, manage, and send your hireling crew to conquer demons and gather treasure—all from the corner of your screen. "Loot of Baal" is an idle desktop game where adventure runs alongside your daily tasks. Can your heroes save the world from chaos?

Why similar: Idler 46.3%, Loot 13.2%, RPG 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Party-Based RPG 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This fantasy idle RPG revolves around assembling a party, pursuing loot, and tuning strategy around continuous progression.

Your heroes never stop fighting. Build an unstoppable team in a fantasy idle RPG with AFK progression and offline rewards. Collect heroes and powerful gear, master formations, defeat epic bosses, and return to bigger rewards and endless incremental growth.

Why similar: Idler 37.9%, Auto Battler 16.8%, Action RPG 15.4%, RPG 7.7%, PvE 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeper hero-collection idle RPG loop with automated battles, upgrades, and long-term party optimization.

A mixture of incremental/idle and roleplaying game set in fantasy world filled with monsters and things to explore, where battling is constant, almost everything can be upgraded, and with wide array of various prestige mechanics to always keep things interesting and moving forward!

Why similar: Idler 44.6%, Auto Battler 20.4%, Hack and Slash 17.1%, RPG 9.7%, Fantasy 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its combination of automated combat, RPG builds, and a large web of incremental systems is ideal for players who enjoy optimizing passive progress.

Dragon Cliff is a Semi-Idle RPG game with deep and complex itemization/skill systems to support endless character builds. Players are to collect adventurers, kill monsters, advance talent trees, enchant/reforge equipment, discover scrolls and finally assemble the most powerful adventure team!

Why similar: Idler 42.9%, RPG 15.9%, Loot 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Auto Battler 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: This party-based idle RPG puts more emphasis on gear, recruiting, and strategic squad setup while preserving the satisfying loot treadmill.

Milky Way Idle: A multiplayer idle RPG where automation replaces grinding. Level up skills, gather resources, craft powerful items, and battle monsters—all while AFK. Trade in the marketplace, join a guild, team up for party combat, and socialize in chat as you progress effortlessly.

Why similar: Trading 47.6%, Idler 35.8%, PvE 5.2%, Incremental 4.1%, Fantasy 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its trading, crafting, skill leveling, and low-maintenance incremental systems suit players who enjoy progression ticking along in the background.

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 67%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Incremental 7.2%, Casual 4.2%, RPG 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: This pixel-art incremental game mixes active platforming with idle advancement, upgrades, and persistent resource growth.

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 77.2%, RPG 12.1%, Fantasy 3.6%, Casual 3.1%, Indie 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: It replaces action combat with an exceptionally deep idle RPG skill, equipment, and progression system that rewards long-term planning.

Build and command your own party of Dwarves in a chaotic mix of Auto Battler, Strategy, and RPG. Prepare formations, assign equipment, and decide the fate of up to 10 Beardlings, as you lead the raid party through reckless runs filled with Glory, Death, and Loot!

Why similar: Auto Battler 52.4%, Loot 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, RPG 10.6%, Party-Based RPG 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on assembling a fantasy squad that fights automatically, then refining their loot and builds between expeditions.

Everyone’s favorite laid-back dungeon crawler returns in Soda Dungeon 2. Featuring a new adventure, a whole town to upgrade, crafting, new classes, alternate dimensions, and more! It’s everything you loved about the original plus all the stuff you’ve been asking for.

Why similar: Idler 54.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, RPG 12.5%, Incremental 4.7%, Fantasy 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Pixel-art dungeon runs, class combinations, automated combat, and endless equipment progression make this an excellent idle-RPG alternative.

Welcome to the first puppet show RPG! Participate in battling a ton of foes, buy new upgrades, cast magic and recruit new Heroes. Or just sit back and enjoy the show as your Heroes fight on their own while you watch or do other things.

Why similar: Idler 42.5%, Auto Battler 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Loot 8.5%, RPG 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a straightforward auto-battling hero RPG loop with tactical upgrades and continuous incremental advancement.

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 63.7% ★, Idler 30.5%, Incremental 3.1%, Casual 2%, Indie 0.7%

Why You'll Like It: Though cozier and less combat-focused, its unobtrusive desktop-idle design is ideal if the always-present companion aspect is your favorite part of TBH.

Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms is a Dungeons & Dragons strategy management game uniting Champions from throughout the D&D multiverse into a grand adventure.

Why similar: Idler 67%, Fantasy 7.8%, Loot 7.7%, Incremental 7.1%, RPG 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its formation-building, hero collecting, and offline-friendly incremental combat provide a much larger-scale version of the same passive RPG satisfaction.

Fight hordes of enemies led by The Slormancer, an evil warlock from the past, in an absurd yet epic Action RPG! Experience fast-paced gameplay, loads of shiny loot, tons of collectibles, countless hours of content, and carefully crafted pixel art.

Why similar: Action RPG 24.6%, Hack and Slash 23.1%, Loot 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, RPG 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This pixel-art action RPG provides the class variety, randomized loot, and build experimentation of TBH in a more active hack-and-slash format.

NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

Why similar: Idler 76.8%, Incremental 9.7%, RPG 6.3%, Indie 4.1%, Casual 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its dense mix of idle combat, equipment upgrades, absurd numbers, and build optimization is a great choice for players wanting far more systems to master.

The incremental idle MMO where your heroes keep fighting while you're gone! Spend their loot on upgrades, unlock classes from Elemental-Wizard to Cannon-Pirate, and level 20 unique skills like Farming, Sailing, and Construction!

Why similar: Idler 61.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, RPG 8.3%, Incremental 5.9%, PvE 5%

Hero Siege is a fast paced Pixel Art ARPG featuring an expansive roster of unique classes, deep build experimentation, and a player driven economy.

Why similar: Action RPG 29.1%, Hack and Slash 24.8%, Pixel Graphics 19.8%, RPG 13.6%, Loot 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: This pixel hack-and-slash RPG retains the constant monster killing, class progression, and loot chasing while offering more direct action.

Raise, Collect, Trade! Discover rare fish, grow your collection, and build a living aquarium right on your desktop.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 40.3% ★, Trading 30.2%, Idler 25.5%, Pixel Graphics 3.7%, Singleplayer 0.3%

Use the magical device known as the Chronicon to travel into the souls and memories of fallen heroes to re-live their grand tales! Epic adventures full of loot and monsters await!

Why similar: Action RPG 23.4%, Hack and Slash 19.6%, Loot 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, RPG 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its enormous selection of loot modifiers, skill builds, and fast pixel-art dungeon combat makes it a strong hands-on alternative for gear-focused players.

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 45.3% ★, Idler 27.4%, Action RPG 10.3%, Loot 6.5%, RPG 3%

Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

Why similar: Desktop Companion 66.2% ★, Idler 26.8%, Incremental 2.9%, Casual 1.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Desktop Heroes is a unique idle RPG designed to be your faithful companion while you work. Set just above your taskbar, this game runs in the background, letting you build a team of courageous heroes, battle monstrous foes, and collect loot; all without disrupting your productivity.

Why similar: Idler 43.3%, Hack and Slash 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Loot 11.5%, RPG 9%

Banana is a clicker Game, in which you click a Banana! In Banana you click the Banana to gain even more Bananas! Every 3 hours, you get dropped a banana. Each banana is also made by the community in discord. Come hang out with us and let's grow into something awesome !

Why similar: Idler 58%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Incremental 10.6%, Fantasy 6.4%, Casual 4.1%

Grand Chase is a free side-scrolling online action RPG with anime inspired graphics. Enjoy exciting adventures in dungeons and PvP with unique characters.

Why similar: Action RPG 38.6%, Hack and Slash 27.9%, PvE 18%, Casual 5%, Fantasy 4.5%

Online Idle RPG with an open world without the grind of classic MMORPGs. Collect rare loot, develop your character, master professions, craft powerful gear, and defeat challenging bosses as you progress endlessly.

Why similar: Idler 59.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, RPG 10.6%, PvE 7.2%, Casual 2.9%

Defeat enemies, earn gold, upgrade your village, become a Ninja Master!

Why similar: Idler 43.2%, Auto Battler 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, RPG 8%, PvE 7.5%

Ani Idle is an Idle-like RPG in which you will have to fight a variety of enemies. Kill them, collect their loot, take a rest, do some quests and craft your gear to become more and more powerful.

Why similar: Idler 54.6%, RPG 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Action RPG 9.4%, Casual 4.2%

MIR4 is a free-to-play open world K-fantasy MMORPG that can be cross-played on both PC and mobile devices. MIR4 is full of action and features numerous large scale clan PVP battles. Join now and become a legend.

Why similar: Trading 57.1%, Action RPG 18.2%, RPG 10.2%, PvE 9.6%, Fantasy 4.9%

A desktop companion that grows with you while you work! Complete real-life work sessions to send your hero traveling, collect loot, explore dungeons, and carry accumulated progress into the next timeline.

Why similar: Desktop Companion 52.9% ★, Idler 22%, Auto Battler 9%, Loot 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%

Recruit different cats, level them up, and gather treasure all from the corner of your screen. Idle Cats Dungeon is an incremental desktop game where adventure runs alongside your daily tasks. Can you slay more enemies than other players?

Why similar: Idler 54.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Auto Battler 8.4%, Loot 8.3%, Incremental 7.3%

A visual Idle RPG where you hunt creatures for rare loot, enchant your equipment, and build your hero. Master 11 skills, trade with merchants, and progress even offline. No Microtransactions, No P2W, just pure idle fun.

Why similar: Trading 34.7%, Idler 27.7%, Auto Battler 11.2%, Loot 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 7%

Heartwood Online is a cross-platform free-to-play MMO. Explore a vast world filled with adventure where you choose your own path. Immerse yourself in crafting, trade, PvP & PvE battles, guilds, politics, and a thriving player economy.

Why similar: Trading 39.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Action RPG 14.1%, Hack and Slash 10.4%, RPG 10.3%

Cats — and that says it all. Interactive cat clicker. Click on cats for new cats. That's all, really.

Why similar: Incremental 46%, Casual 15%, Singleplayer 10.8%, Anime 9.8%, Indie 9.3%

Aniimo is a free-to-play, next-gen creature-catching open-world RPG. Explore the vast continent of Idyll, Twine with unique Aniimo, unlock new abilities. Travel to a sky-floating metropolis, meet other Pathfinders, and battle in exciting competitions. Choose your Aniimo and begin your epic journey!

Why similar: RPG 38%, PvE 28.2%, Fantasy 16.4%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Singleplayer 6.3%

Incremental, Idle, RPG, Japanese Anime Game! Incremental Epic Hero is a free-to-play idle game with Japanese cute anime!

Why similar: Idler 55%, Auto Battler 24.4%, RPG 11.3%, Incremental 6.6%, Anime 2%

Idle Dice roll automatically for you, unleashing skills and farming rare loot in the corner of your desktop, with tons of content and loot types.

Why similar: Idler 42.8%, Loot 14.2%, RPG 13.3%, Auto Battler 12.1%, Hack and Slash 7.5%

Collect and craft thousands of pieces of loot to increase your power. Build your team by capturing monsters and bosses to fight at your side in old school, turn-based combat. Prove you’re the mightiest hero in the land by competing in the PvP arena, Raids, and weekly events for awesome prizes!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 42.1%, RPG 27.9%, Idler 16.6%, Loot 8.7%, Multiplayer 2.9%

Ultimate Auto-RPG is an idle game, meaning that it mostly plays on its own. Your hero will automatically defeat enemies and level up on your screen while you do other things. Allowing you to work on other tasks while gaining experience and loot!

Why similar: Idler 52.3%, Auto Battler 13.6%, RPG 12.5%, Loot 7.7%, PvE 6.2%

A cozy online incremental idle game you can play with your friends at the bottom of your screen. Customise, play mini games, earn & spend!

Why similar: Desktop Companion 63.9% ★, Idler 28.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%, Casual 1.5%, Anime 0.6%

Idle Iktah is a game about leveling up in the Pacific Northwest. It features local plants and animals, 18 skills, 5+ minigames, items affected by the phase of the moon, and even a real-time Oregon coast tide tracker. If you like idle RPGs, give this one a shot!

Why similar: Idler 57.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, RPG 12.3%, Incremental 6.6%, Casual 3.6%

is an open-world anime RPG set in the universe of [The Seven Deadly Sins]. Step into the role of Prince Tristan of Liones and explore an open-world Britannia, as you embark on a journey to restore order to a world thrown into chaos by the collision of time and space.

Why similar: Action RPG 28.1%, Hack and Slash 24.4%, RPG 17.6%, PvE 12.6%, Fantasy 5.7%

No-brainer Heroes is a pixel style semi-idle RPG game. As a lord, you need to run your town, recruit your heroes, defeat level monsters, solve random events, collect powerful treasures, and finally defeat evil dragons.

Why similar: Idler 54.6%, RPG 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Casual 5.7%, Indie 4.3%

A Lovecraftian idle RPG with auto-battles, loot farming, chests, team strategy, town building, gear crafting, Runewords, stages, towers, realms, and seasons. Serve the Old Gods, build your town, corrupt the chosen, and fight for their awakening!

Why similar: Idler 38.3%, Auto Battler 14.5%, Hack and Slash 11.5%, Loot 10.7%, RPG 9.2%

Build a unique team, where each character has a random weapon, race and class. Strong combinations of heroes, enhanced by the ballad creation system and jelly dwarfs, will capture your adventure in history!

Why similar: Idler 42.6%, Auto Battler 20%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Party-Based RPG 8.6%, RPG 8.3%

Auto Battler, Incremental, Idle Game

Why similar: Idler 55.9%, Auto Battler 24.2%, PvE 10.9%, Fantasy 4.2%, Casual 2.5%

In Fantasy Idle Dungeon, hatch and capture rare Jenin, awaken their legendary skills and talents, and experience the joy of leveling up, evolving, and fusing them. Freely customize your gear, assemble an unbeatable adventure team, and claim glorious victories with effortless idle gameplay!

Why similar: Idler 60.5%, Loot 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Auto Battler 8.3%, Casual 3.9%

Tower Walker is a fresh new type of addictive semi-idle auto-grinder rich with features, inspired by classic MMORPGS and RTS games with indirect control over your hero. The mysterious tower awaits!

Why similar: Idler 48.1%, Auto Battler 21.6%, RPG 9.1%, PvE 8.6%, Loot 6.7%

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: Idler 40.7%, Auto Battler 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Loot 8.4%, RPG 7.7%