- #1 Chillquarium
97% matchVery Positive92% of 8,350 reviews2023
Dev: Ben Reber
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.7 hrsMean: 52.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Fishing 19.6% ★, Creature Collector 16.5%, Collectathon 14.3%, Idler 12.3%, Economy 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It is the closest experience to the seed game, focusing on the core loop of buying, raising, and selling fish in a relaxing idle environment.
- #2 Desktop Fishes
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 157 reviews2025
Dev: Daniel Santalla
Windows
A cozy idle aquarium overlay that brings your desktop to life with pixel-art fish. You can hatch, breed, and collect fishes in thousands of genetic combinations. Dress them up with accessories, watch them grow from eggs to adults, and unlock playful upgrades through a skill tree.
Why similar: Fishing 17.1% ★, Creature Collector 14%, Underwater 12.6% ★, Collectathon 12%, Farming Sim 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the desktop-companion aspect of the seed game, allowing you to keep a virtual aquarium running directly on your screen.
- #3 Joyquarium
96% matchVery Positive91% of 588 reviews2025
Dev: Easyfun StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 40.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Fishing 18.4% ★, Creature Collector 15.1%, Underwater 12.6% ★, Idler 11%, Collectathon 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A direct genre match that emphasizes the relaxing, bite-sized nature of managing a digital fish collection.
- #4 Idlequarium
95% matchMostly Positive71% of 255 reviews2025
Dev: NutsXPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Idlequarium is a casual simulation game where you raise adorable little fish to earn coins, purchase decorations, and build a fully customized aquarium.The game sits anywhere on your desktop, letting you interact with your live aquarium during work or study breaks.
Why similar: Underwater 17.1% ★, Fishing 17% ★, Creature Collector 17%, Idler 13.6%, Economy 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses heavily on the management and economy aspects of fishkeeping, providing a satisfying progression loop.
- #5 WEBFISHING
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 70,366 reviews2024
Dev: lamedeveloper
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Why similar: Fishing 43.3% ★, Creature Collector 21.8%, Collectathon 12.7%, Multiplayer 8.3%, Cute 6%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the social and fishing-focused elements of the seed game while adding a layer of multiplayer interaction and character customization.
- #6 Insaniquarium Deluxe
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,815 reviews2006
Dev: PopCap Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Why similar: Underwater 56.6% ★, Casual 9.5%, Management 8.9%, Cute 8.3%, Colorful 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This classic title is the spiritual ancestor to modern aquarium idlers, featuring fast-paced fish management and creature collection.
- #7 Cornerpond
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,725 reviews2025
Dev: foolsroom
Windows
Median: 83.5 hrsMean: 132.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Fishing 24.7% ★, Creature Collector 18.2%, Idler 15.2%, Nature 9.1%, Management 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A desktop-companion game that provides a relaxing, incremental fishing experience perfect for passive play.
- #8 Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,652 reviews2025
Dev: Kygua TechPub: IndieArk
Windows
Median: 126.9 hrsMean: 186.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Fishing 25.8% ★, Creature Collector 18.9%, Idler 15.9%, Collectathon 12.8%, Inventory Management 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It combines the desktop-companion format with the fishing and creature-collection mechanics found in the seed game.
- #9 Megaquarium
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,770 reviews2018
Dev: Twice Circled
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The public aquarium simulator. Design your displays, look after your fish, manage your staff and keep your guests happy! It's all in a day's work as the curator of your very own Megaquarium.
Why similar: Underwater 24.1% ★, Creature Collector 22.8%, Fishing 15.5% ★, Management 12.1%, Economy 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: While more complex, it offers the ultimate management experience for those who want to build and maintain a larger, more detailed aquarium.
- #10 Idle Waters
91% matchVery Positive95% of 391 reviews2025
Dev: Ignita Games
Windows
Median: 42.3 hrsMean: 68.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Fishing 26.1% ★, Idler 16.2%, Creature Collector 13.5%, Nature 10.5%, Collectathon 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward idle fishing game that captures the relaxing, pixel-art aesthetic of the seed game.
- #11 Cozy Island Idle
90% matchMixed69% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Overaction Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cozy Island Idle is a chill fishing idle game where you catch all sort of fantasy fishes to showcase them in an Aquarium to sell them to turn a profit and customize your aquarium and island.
Why similar: Fishing 20% ★, Underwater 15.8% ★, Creature Collector 14.8%, Farming Sim 12.3%, Idler 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: It blends fishing and creature collection with a cozy, island-themed management style.
- #12 Grove Fisher
89% matchMostly Positive70% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: EVIL CORP GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Fishing 22.3% ★, Idler 13.5%, Creature Collector 12.5%, Collectathon 12.4%, Economy 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the relaxing, loot-driven nature of fishing within a cute, idle-friendly environment.
- #13 Bugtopia
88% matchVery Positive93% of 991 reviews2025
Dev: Nocturnal GamesPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 40.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
300+ lifelike bugs to collect and grow—breed them to unlock rare species! Customize your terrarium with 300+ landscaping items and 70+ backgrounds. A tiny, soothing nature escape on your screen!🦋🐌🦗🐝🐞🐛🦐
Why similar: Creature Collector 20.1%, Collectathon 17.9%, Idler 16.5%, Economy 11.9%, Nature 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: While the theme is insects, the core collectathon and idle management mechanics are nearly identical to the seed game.
- #14 Zen Aquarium
87% matchVery Positive95% of 305 reviews2025
Dev: Astro Cat
Windows · Mac
Immerse yourself in the ultimate relaxing aquarium experience. Watch fish glide gracefully through a serene, ever-changing tank—no setup, no stress, just pure tranquility. Enjoy soothing visuals and ambient ASMR sounds as your aquarium comes to life effortlessly. Your peaceful escape awaits!
Why similar: Underwater 24% ★, Fishing 17.8% ★, Creature Collector 15.8%, Idler 14.9%, Nature 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title prioritizes the relaxing, meditative aspects of maintaining an underwater ecosystem.
- #15 Tiny Pasture
86% matchVery Positive92% of 8,575 reviews2025
Dev: CaveLiquidPub: Gamersky Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 26.2 hrsMean: 61.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Creature Collector 21.7%, Farming Sim 20.6%, Idler 19%, Nature 11.5%, Management 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: This idle farming sim captures the same cute, pixel-art aesthetic and bite-sized management loop.
- #16 Lofi aquarium
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 147 reviews2025
Dev: LitheGame
Windows
"Lofi Aquarium" is a gamified focus tool designed to enhance concentration and relieve stress. As you work, a group of adorable baby fish will keep you company, all set to soothing lofi music. Over time, the fish grow and can be sold for profit.
Why similar: Creature Collector 21.8%, Collectathon 17.7%, Underwater 17.1% ★, Idler 15.9%, Economy 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: It leans into the relaxing, atmospheric side of fishkeeping with a focus on music and automation.
- #17 Fishing Inc
84% matchVery Positive92% of 1,789 reviews2026
Dev: BigBonk Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Fishing 27.6% ★, Idler 15%, Economy 12.5%, Minimalist 8.9%, Management 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: An incremental fishing game that focuses on scaling your operations and managing your economy.
- #18 My Little Life
85% matchVery Positive89% of 1,152 reviews2025
Dev: 9FingerGames
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A relaxing life-sim that lives on the bottom of your screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Fishing 19.7% ★, Creature Collector 16.4%, Farming Sim 14.9%, Collectathon 13.6%, Idler 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: A desktop-companion life simulator that emphasizes the same passive, daily engagement as the seed game.
- #19 Fish Tycoon 2: Virtual Aquarium
89% matchMixed56% of 293 reviews2018
Dev: Last Day Of Work
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Greetings Tycoons! Your favorite mobile game is now available on Windows & Mac! Are you as excited as we are? Happy Fishing!
Why similar: Simulation 100%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the breeding and collection aspects of fishkeeping, providing a deep management experience for aquarium enthusiasts.
- #20 Mango's Fisharium
83% matchVery Positive82% of 305 reviews2025
Dev: Evrac Studio
Windows · Mac
Mango’s Fisharium is a short incremental game about catching unique fishes and displaying them in the Fish Aquarium. Designed to be completed in around 4 hours.
Why similar: Fishing 23% ★, Idler 16.4%, Creature Collector 15.4%, Collectathon 12.3%, Economy 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A short, focused idle experience that centers entirely on the management of a small aquarium.
- #21 Fantasy Aquarium
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 977 reviews2024
Dev: MOON SCAPEPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 46.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Fantasy Aquarium offers an effortless way to enhance your gaming experience. You can nurture a diverse range of small fish with unique characteristics and construct a vibrant fantasy world from scratch, transforming mundane fish-keeping into an engaging pursuit.
Why similar: Creature Collector 30.1%, Idler 26.6%, Underwater 18.2% ★, Relaxing 9.3%, Cute 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a casual, cute approach to aquarium management with a focus on incremental growth.
- #22 Cat Goes Fishing
84% matchVery Positive94% of 16,473 reviews2015
Dev: Cat5Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Start out on an island with a basic rod. Progress into a radar-wielding master fisher-cat scouring the sea for the biggest and baddest fish. Each fish has unique behaviors that you will learn to exploit as you tailor your arsenal of fishing rods to suit your style of play. Mrrrow!
Why similar: Fishing 45% ★, Underwater 22.9% ★, Nature 11.9%, Cute 5.9%, Relaxing 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a more active, physics-based fishing experience that still centers on the joy of collecting rare species.
- #23 Desk Paws
81% matchVery Positive89% of 577 reviews2025
Dev: GinkgoGamesPub: Captcha Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.8 hrsMean: 79.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Creature Collector 28.4%, Idler 21.9%, Collectathon 21.1%, Retro 7.6%, Cute 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A desktop-companion game that focuses on collecting cute creatures, mirroring the collection aspect of the seed game.
- #24 Cast n Chill
79% matchVery Positive95% of 8,579 reviews2025
Dev: Wombat Brawler
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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: Fishing 24.7% ★, Creature Collector 17.8%, Idler 14.1%, Underwater 12.8% ★, Nature 8.3%
- #25 Scale the Depths
79% matchVery Positive88% of 1,927 reviews2026
Dev: Glass Gecko GamesPub: Pretty Soon
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Fishing 32.8% ★, Underwater 23.9% ★, Economy 15.2%, Management 9.9%, Relaxing 5.8%
- #26 Fishing Paradiso
82% matchVery Positive91% of 331 reviews2022
Dev: Odencat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on a relaxing tropical adventure in this cozy fishing RPG! Explore wondrous locations and befriend a charming cast of characters on your quest to become a master angler and discover the true meaning of paradise!
Why similar: Fishing 53.8% ★, Farming Sim 25.9%, Relaxing 9.8%, Cute 8.1%, Casual 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: A story-driven fishing game that captures the cute, relaxing vibe and collection-based progression of the seed game.
- #27 Slime Rancher
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 156,628 reviews2017
Dev: Monomi Park
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.
Why similar: Cute 36.9%, Management 28.8%, Colorful 18.7%, Simulation 9.7%, Casual 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a more expansive creature-collection and management experience while maintaining a bright, cozy atmosphere.
- #28 Viridi
81% matchVery Positive92% of 9,646 reviews2015
Dev: Zoe VartanianPub: Ice Water Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 98.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Nurture a small pot of succulents that grow in real time. Viridi is a safe haven, a place you can return to for a moment of peace and quiet whenever you need it.
Why similar: Relaxing 37.6%, Nature 19%, Simulation 15%, Cute 10.6%, Idler 9%
Why You'll Like It: A desktop-companion game that focuses on the slow, meditative growth of a virtual garden, similar to the pacing of an aquarium.
- #29 Your Big, Cute Monster Farm
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,116 reviews2025
Dev: KaiPlay StudioPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 28.2 hrsMean: 94.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 22.6%, Creature Collector 21.8%, Idler 18.7%, Economy 10.8%, Management 8.2%
- #30 Aquarist
78% matchVery Positive83% of 1,148 reviews2024
Dev: FreeMind S.A.Pub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Build beautiful aquariums, care for exotic marine life, complete creative customer jobs, and grow your own aquarium business into a world-class oceanarium in this relaxing sandbox simulation.
Why similar: Fishing 24.2% ★, Creature Collector 16.5%, Underwater 16.5% ★, Farming Sim 12.6%, Idler 11.3%
- #31 Tiny Terraces
77% matchVery Positive93% of 929 reviews2025
Dev: VuVuu
Windows
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 33.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A cozy idle farming game, watch tiny guys do tasks around the terrace, expand, progress, and decorate your Tiny Terrace.
Why similar: Farming Sim 23.1%, Idler 21.1%, Economy 11.5%, Management 8.9%, Nature 8.8%
- #32 Idle Fishing
78% matchVery Positive83% of 1,945 reviews2024
Dev: AO Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 190.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Relax and catch fish in beautiful environments while your crew works for you, even offline. Hire crewmates, collect pets, sail ever-bigger boats, and uncover layer after layer of progression. Simple to start, surprisingly deep.
Why similar: Fishing 26.4% ★, Idler 16.7%, Creature Collector 13.5%, Collectathon 12.8%, Management 9.6%
- #33 Whimside
76% matchVery Positive92% of 440 reviews2025
Dev: ToadzillartPub: Future Friends Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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: Creature Collector 28%, Farming Sim 21.2%, Management 10.1%, Nature 9.3%, Retro 7%
- #34 PC FISH: Taskbar Aquarium
76% matchVery Positive85% of 136 reviews2026
Dev: NANOO
Windows · Mac
Raise, Collect, Trade! Discover rare fish, grow your collection, and build a living aquarium right on your desktop.
Why similar: Creature Collector 24.7%, Trading 24.1%, Idler 21.2%, Collectathon 13.9%, Simulation 4.7%
- #35 The Dream Globe
75% matchVery Positive95% of 396 reviews2025
Dev: Roaming of Little Hammer
Windows
Median: 37.9 hrsMean: 73.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Idler game inside an antique dream globe, build the small home and help the mini dream world grow
Why similar: Fishing 27.4% ★, Collectathon 21.6%, Farming Sim 20%, Idler 18.1%, Relaxing 4.7%
- #36 Black Hole Fishing
75% matchVery Positive89% of 560 reviews2026
Dev: SDG GamesPub: Playsaurus
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Black Hole Fishing is an absurd incremental game about catching, breeding, and perfecting SO MANY fish. Catch a fish, optimize its traits, then stock your pond with it as you pour fish and science into an endless singularity!
Why similar: Fishing 22.4% ★, Creature Collector 17.2%, Idler 13.3%, Farming Sim 12.8%, Economy 11.2%
- #37 Fischer's Fishing Journey
74% matchVery Positive91% of 1,766 reviews2025
Dev: CutefishPub: Gamersky Games
Windows
Median: 93.3 hrsMean: 166.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Fishing 32.6% ★, Creature Collector 27.7%, Idler 23.1%, Relaxing 6%, Cute 5.1%
- #38 Lakeside Bar
74% matchVery Positive87% of 908 reviews2025
Dev: BITCOVER
Windows · Mac
Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Fishing 25.5% ★, Idler 16.7%, Farming Sim 12.9%, Economy 10.8%, Nature 10.8%
- #39 Lured In
72% matchVery Positive86% of 148 reviews2026
Dev: Big Boy GamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows · Linux
Run your own cozy aquarium! Travel far and wide to catch exotic fish. Put them on display for idle profits, or sell them for instant cash. Unlock research for new upgrades, and ascend for powerful bonuses. Customize your shop, character, and tanks to make your aquarium your own!
Why similar: Fishing 30.4% ★, Idler 16.5%, Economy 12%, Creature Collector 11.8%, Management 10.3%
- #40 Time Is Honey
73% matchVery Positive88% of 280 reviews2024
Dev: CakeDev
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Time Is Honey is a relaxing idle game where you manage bee hives. Collect unique bees by opening bee packs, take care of them in real-time and then turn it all into profit. Unlock, upgrade and customize your hives, and enjoy completing your collection of bees.
Why similar: Creature Collector 20%, Collectathon 15.9%, Farming Sim 14.7%, Idler 14.5%, Economy 11.3%
- #41 Machorium -Muscle Aquarium Simulator-
73% matchVery Positive91% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: NEOLAVIPub: indiegamesjapan
Windows
Machorium - Muscle Aquarium Simulator - is a relaxing idle and sandbox game where you can unwind and have fun. Use points generated by cute little decorative muscle men to unlock various items and create your ideal muscle aquarium, Machorium.
Why similar: Underwater 20.2% ★, Idler 18.5%, Collectathon 17.9%, Creature Collector 16.1%, Nature 6.2%
- #42 Captain Whiskers: Incremental Seas
71% matchVery Positive86% of 948 reviews2026
Dev: Happy Universe Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Fishing 28.1% ★, Underwater 16.5% ★, Collectathon 15.1%, Management 11%, Relaxing 9.1%
- #43 Luna's Fishing Garden
73% matchVery Positive94% of 2,231 reviews2021
Dev: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Luna's Fishing Garden is a short, cozy fishing and building game. Catch fish, trade it in and create the garden of your dreams by planting new trees, placing water objects and bringing animals to the archipelago.
Why similar: Fishing 27.6% ★, Collectathon 18.9%, Farming Sim 16.7%, Idler 15.5%, Nature 8.2%
- #44 Rusty's Retirement
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,799 reviews2024
Dev: Mister Morris Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 21.9 hrsMean: 54.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A relaxing idle-farming simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Farming Sim 23%, Idler 20.2%, Economy 14.2%, Nature 13%, Management 12.9%
- #45 Little Aviary
70% matchVery Positive87% of 244 reviews2025
Dev: atomco
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Little Aviary is a relaxing idle bird collector that sits at the bottom of your screen! Hatch unique birds, sell them, decorate, then watch them fly around your screen and perch on top of your other windows!
Why similar: Creature Collector 26.7%, Idler 21.1%, Collectathon 19.2%, Economy 12.3%, Management 7.9%
- #46 Under the blue horizon
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 185 reviews2024
Dev: PavdupPub: DEVDUP
Windows · Mac
"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 34.6%, Underwater 22.9% ★, Farming Sim 19.5%, Relaxing 9.7%, Simulation 5.8%
- #47 Far Fishing
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,138 reviews2025
Dev: LostVolBytes
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Fishing 46% ★, Economy 10.5%, Minimalist 10.1%, Relaxing 8.2%, Idler 8.1%
- #48 Croakoloco
71% matchVery Positive91% of 523 reviews2024
Dev: Ryan Forrester
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 33.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Croakoloco is a relaxing frog collecting idle game. Watch them jump, croak, and eat delicious flies. Grow frogs, feed frogs, or take control of one in “Froggy Mode” for a more active play style!
Why similar: Creature Collector 32.2%, Idler 21.9%, Collectathon 18.8%, Nature 9.5%, Cute 4.7%
- #49 Desktop Fishing
70% matchVery Positive91% of 359 reviews2025
Dev: Ostend Games
Windows
Desktop Fishing is a cozy idle game that sits in the corner of your screen. Go about your usual desk work (or don't) while your frog buddy catches fish, discovers new outfits, and unlocks fishing spots.
Why similar: Fishing 36.1% ★, Creature Collector 27.4%, Idler 20.1%, Relaxing 4.9%, Cute 4.5%
- #50 Ropuka's Idle Island
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,254 reviews2025
Dev: Moczan
Windows
Median: 33.5 hrsMean: 123.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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: Idler 24.1%, Farming Sim 23%, Nature 15%, Management 12.5%, Relaxing 8.4%
- #51 Bit-Cremental: Fishistry
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Inner Realm Studios
Windows
Grow fish with a gachapon twist in this bite-sized idler! Feed, nurture, and watch as fisher people reel in mature catches, earning money to upgrade things like feeding, growth, and fishing speeds for even faster profits.
Why similar: Fishing 29.1% ★, Idler 17.6%, Inventory Management 15.5%, Minimalist 9.8%, Cute 7.3%
- #52 Tiny Bookshop
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,674 reviews2025
Dev: neoludic gamesPub: Skystone Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Leave everything behind and open a tiny bookshop by the sea in this cozy narrative management game. Stock your tiny bookshop with different books and items, set up shop in scenic locations, and run your cozy second-hand bookshop while getting to know the locals.
Why similar: Trading 22.8%, Collectathon 21%, Inventory Management 13.9%, Management 12.8%, Nature 12%
- #53 My Little Spider
68% matchVery Positive94% of 424 reviews2025
Dev: 9FingerGames
Windows
Median: 21.5 hrsMean: 44.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Adopt a cute pet spider that lives anywhere on your desktop! Team up to discover unique bugs, decorate their web, and unlock adorable spider hats as you work or relax.
Why similar: Creature Collector 27.4%, Collectathon 23.9%, Idler 17.1%, Nature 14.4%, Cute 4.9%
- #54 Budgie's Bug Shop
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 975 reviews2026
Dev: Moon Lagoon
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Idler 22.6%, Economy 17.2%, Management 14.3%, Collectathon 11.2%, Nature 10%
- #55 LurkBait Twitch Fishing
69% matchVery Positive88% of 612 reviews2024
Dev: BLAMCAM Interactive
Windows
Median: 82.9 hrsMean: 313.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A Twitch powered interactive cozy fishing idle game. Add as an overlay for your stream and let your viewers fish with commands, points, bits or subs. Reel in the lurkers and boost viewer engagement passively with a fun interactive game that runs itself while you focus on your content.
Why similar: Fishing 28.8% ★, Creature Collector 25.1%, Idler 15.1%, Farming Sim 10.1%, Nature 7.3%
- #56 Fish Game
68% matchVery Positive93% of 639 reviews2023
Dev: A Shell in the Pit Games
Windows
Fish Game is a detailed and highly “sofishticated” freshwater aquarium simulator, lovingly crafted *by* enthusiasts *for* enthusiasts! Featuring fish with personalities and dynamic relationships, water quality modeling, and so much more! Made with support from our friends at Smarter Every Day!
Why similar: Fishing 23.1% ★, Creature Collector 20.8%, Underwater 18.2% ★, Idler 13.7%, Nature 9.3%
- #57 Pocket Idler: Fishing Pond
68% matchVery Positive81% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: Inner Realm Studios
Windows
Craft your dream fishing experience in this engaging tycoon idler. Stock your pond with rare fish, build and upgrade your shop, attract eager customers, and manage your business to become a legendary fishing haven.
Why similar: Idler 29.4%, Fishing 29.2% ★, Inventory Management 9.8%, Management 9.6%, Casual 6%
- #58 On-Together: Virtual Co-Working
64% matchVery Positive94% of 1,452 reviews2026
Dev: GigaPuffPub: Future Friends Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 54.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Virtual co-working with friends or strangers all over the world! Digital pals hang out at the bottom of the screen while you work, study, and get stuff done. Includes productivity tools, hangout spots, breaktime games, and more!
Why similar: Fishing 35.2% ★, Creature Collector 28.4%, Relaxing 7.6%, Multiplayer 6.8%, Cute 6.4%
- #59 DAVE THE DIVER
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 161,000 reviews2023
Dev: MINTROCKET
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Fishing 31.6% ★, Underwater 24.1% ★, Farming Sim 16.5%, Management 14.7%, Relaxing 7%