- #1 My Legend of Immortal Cultivation
97% matchMixed59% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: 倔强牛牛
Windows
Immortal cultivation hanging game, with a rich system, experience the world of immortal cultivation
Why similar: Idler 44.2%, Text-Based 28.5%, Automation 15.9%, Casual 8.2%, Indie 2.1%
- #2 MechaJourney
96% matchMixed67% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: 缓慢的蜗牛
Windows
This is a placement game. Due to the invasion of EB and D&D, humans learn and research new technologies, which enable them to manufacture and transform mechas; It can also cultivate pilots and develop cities. Finally eliminate all invading enemies
Why similar: Idler 46.7%, Text-Based 26.1%, Automation 17.1%, Indie 6.1%, Casual 3.2%
- #3 剑武玄幻之旅
96% matchMixed61% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: JQ Games
Windows
一款玄幻类的文字挂机冒险游戏,可放置可探索剧情,即刻进入一个系统丰富且娱乐快捷的挂机世界吧!
Why similar: Idler 50.3%, Strategy 21.6%, Automation 15.2%, Casual 11.9%, Singleplayer 1%
- #4 Quantum Break
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: morbo
Windows
A casual, incremental game about quantum physics. Break stuff, collect resources and deposit them for more than 300 upgrades! Build a quantum computer, achieve quantum tunneling and potentially save the cats in a box, just don't look inside of it!
Why similar: Idler 63.1%, Strategy 24.9%, Casual 10.5%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #5 Idle Game Simulator
94% matchVery Positive91% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: Dogloaf
Windows
Have you ever wanted an idle game without all the pesky obstructions like gameplay and graphics? Introducing Idle Game Simulator! Is it a game? No, it is a very serious and deep simulator. This is idle in its purest form, watch number go up without having to do anything at all!
Why similar: Idler 54.6%, Text-Based 37.4%, Casual 6.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #6 Universe Exploration
93% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: EricPub: HappyDrifter Works
Windows · Mac
A text-based space idle strategy game where you build machines, expand your territory, and command interstellar fleets on a journey from the Solar System to the far stars
Why similar: Idler 52.4%, Text-Based 34.9%, Casual 9.5%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #7 Desktop Pinforge
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ravenholm InteractivePub: Stay2Busy
Windows
A cyberpunk idle pinball game that lives on your desktop. Smash blocks, automate your build, upgrade your Reactor and Launcher, and let your neon machine print profit while you work or play.
Why similar: Idler 46.6%, Strategy 22.5%, Automation 15.8%, Casual 11.7%, Indie 2.5%
- #8 英雄远征
92% matchMixed50% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: 新吴梦游游戏工作室
Windows
This simple idle game will take you into a magical world, making you a hero. With the freedom to mix and match skills, choose talents, interesting companions, territory construction, and a variety of challenges and life skills, your gaming experience will be even more perfect.
Why similar: Idler 47.2%, Text-Based 31.4%, Strategy 11.2%, Casual 7.3%, Indie 2%
- #9 Reincarnation : Hero of the Gun
91% matchMixed68% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: 六轮鸭SixLonDuck
Windows
Text Idle Game
Why similar: Idler 44.6%, Text-Based 31.9%, Automation 16.9%, Casual 4.1%, Indie 1.9%
- #10 Desktop Pomeranian Fantasy
89% matchPositive87% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: PastelFox
Windows
Desktop Pomeranian Fantasy is an idle RPG that runs on your desktop. Your character automatically explores dungeons, battles monsters, and collects equipment while you work or play other games. Check in during breaks to find level-ups and legendary loot. No control needed.
Why similar: Idler 54.6%, Text-Based 33.9%, Casual 8.4%, Indie 2.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #11 Trimps
90% matchVery Positive91% of 1,450 reviews2022
Dev: Greensatellite
Windows
Median: 15.2 hrsMean: 389.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A text-based incremental idle game with a ridiculous amount of unique content. Automate old stuff as you unlock new stuff to keep things interesting for hours and hours, no spam clicking necessary! Trimps is everything you love about your favorite games, distilled to their purest form.
Why similar: Idler 38.4%, Text-Based 29.1%, Automation 16.2%, Strategy 11%, Casual 4.3%
- #12 Erzperium
89% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: PhandoGames
Windows
Inspired by many automation and idle games, I wanted to create something centered around ores. With modern desktop games being so easy to run in the background, this is the perfect game to have running while working or gaming on the side.
Why similar: Idler 48.1%, Automation 24.5%, Strategy 14.1%, Indie 13.3%
- #13 Feed The Flame
87% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Retnuh
Windows
Feed The Flame is a simple incremental game where you grow a flame to burn down the world. Buy better resources, unlock upgrades and employ thousands of workers to mine, chop and hunt down fuel for the flame. Easy. Satisfying. Highly addictive.
Why similar: Idler 50.8%, Automation 17.8%, Strategy 15.9%, Casual 14.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #14 第一次挂机
86% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: 游道参玄
Windows
Defeat monsters in dungeons for XP and materials. Level up to craft better gear and enchantments using skill points and materials. Challenge bosses for rare gem drops. Socket gems into equipment to boost power.
Why similar: Idler 52.4%, Text-Based 29.5%, Automation 10.2%, Casual 7.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #15 Energy Collector
88% matchMostly Positive74% of 31 reviews2023
Dev: Jens Roderus
Windows
An idler about collecting energy. Automate the collection process, manage your resources by transferring them between fields and buy awesome upgrades. For what? To get more energy!
Why similar: Idler 59.6%, Automation 27.8%, Casual 7.2%, Indie 4.5%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #16 Upgrade! Inc.
86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: rexty
Windows · Linux
Upgrade! Inc. is a satisfying text-based idle game about unlock and upgrade a series of production lines, hire employeesa nd researching for powerful bonuses. Simple, cozy, addictive, and endlessly engaging. Start your empire today!
Why similar: Idler 48.7%, Text-Based 23.7%, Automation 12.6%, Casual 6.4%, Strategy 6.2%
- #17 Idle Awakening: Mages Path
85% matchMostly Positive80% of 168 reviews2025
Dev: Strange Matter Gaming
Windows
Embark on a journey of a fledgling mage. Start with nothing. Improve yourself, develop your skills through a vast tree, unlock upgrades, learn spells, gather resources, and craft unique items. Your progress never stops – it continues even while you're offline.
Why similar: Idler 49%, Text-Based 14.7%, Strategy 11.4%, Automation 10.6%, Casual 10.5%
- #18 Kill the Lich Idle
84% matchMixed65% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: Stop Sign Gaming
Windows
Kill the Lich is a minimalist incremental game about time compression and resource flow. Route your primary resource—Momentum—downstream to unlock over 300 actions. Design granular automation, visualize exposed formulas, and trigger deep prestige layers to ultimately defeat the Lich!
Why similar: Idler 43.3%, Text-Based 28.2%, Automation 21.1%, Casual 5.5%, Indie 1.3%
- #19 UNDERDEEP
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: UNDERDEEPPub: Hakony
Windows
UNDERDEEP is an idle RPG that lets you dive deep into dungeon exploration and mapping, set in a gritty, immersive fantasy world. Blending the charm of classic RPGs with modern idle mechanics, it offers a rich and thoughtful gameplay experience.
Why similar: Idler 41.9%, Text-Based 25.9%, Automation 19.2%, Strategy 11.7%, Indie 1.4%
- #20 Auto Dungeon:Idle Adventure
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Player
Windows
In AutoDungeon, craft your Build, defeat bosses, collect legendary gear, and experience deep interactions between skills, equipment, and talents. Explore 60+ dungeons, challenge legendary bosses. 400+ legendary items, 170+ skills, and gear crafting to build a dungeon-destroying hero.
Why similar: Idler 84.3%, Strategy 11%, Indie 3.3%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #21 Rule1A Incremental: Idle Forum
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Zachary ChampeauPub: Considera Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
An idle game about growing a forum while desperately trying to keep it under control.
Why similar: Idler 44%, Text-Based 19.6%, Automation 17.4%, Strategy 12.2%, Casual 4.9%
- #22 ScreenSaver Idle
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: mana
Windows
That bouncing screensaver you've been staring at? It's a game now. Watch EVE ricochet across the screen, hit that corner, and unleash a flood of resources — then build your idle empire one bounce at a time.
Why similar: Idler 59.9%, Strategy 16.2%, Automation 13.5%, Casual 7.1%, Indie 2.3%
- #23 Kittens Game
80% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: Nuclear Unicorn
Windows · Linux
Kittens Game is game where you manage a village of kittens as they acquire resources and unlock new technologies. Build the ultimate civilization and bring them to the space!
Why similar: Idler 37.7%, Text-Based 34.6%, Strategy 20.7%, Casual 6.2%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #24 Fractal Forge: Sierpinski's Sanctuary
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fractal Forge Gaming
Windows
An incremental idler about recursively creating several famous fractals, managing your workers, and balancing multiple production lines to prevail against the exponential growth inherent in the mathematics of fractals.
Why similar: Idler 50.9%, Automation 21.4%, Strategy 16.4%, Casual 9%, Indie 1.9%
- #25 方案之困
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 听金宗骨工作室
Windows
This is an RPG idle fighting game that does not bloat numbers. In the early stage, you only need to use the highest-level characters and equipment without thinking. But in the later stage, you will encounter some setbacks. At this time, you need to study those low-level characters and equipment.
Why similar: Idler 53.3%, Text-Based 30.4%, Casual 7%, Strategy 6.5%, Indie 2.2%
- #26 Idle: Shuguang's Alchemy Store
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 曙炚工作室
Windows
Welcome to Idle Shuguang's Alchemy Store! This is a lighthearted and relaxing idle management game. You can leave it running in the corner of your screen to keep you company during work and study, allowing you to enjoy the peaceful pleasure of running a shop amid your busy life.
Why similar: Idler 74.2%, Casual 13%, Strategy 10.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #27 Coconut CEO Idle
78% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: grantlerr
Windows
Build a coconut empire in this short incremental game! Gather coconuts, hire workers, and buy upgrades to transform your coconut startup into a coconut empire!
Why similar: Idler 71.6%, Strategy 16.5%, Casual 11.9%
- #28 Scratch Inc.
76% matchVery Positive91% of 1,726 reviews2025
Dev: Makopaz
Windows · Mac
Build an Empire, From Scratch, in this Scratch Card Idle/Incremental game.
Why similar: Idler 47.5%, Automation 19.9%, Text-Based 15.5%, Strategy 11.2%, Casual 4.6%
- #29 Factoridling
77% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Pixedler
Windows · Linux
Factoridling is an idle game about buying and upgrading Factories.
Why similar: Idler 59.3%, Automation 25.2%, Casual 14.2%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #30 Cookie Monster Clicker
78% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Comar Studios
Windows
Bake cookies endlessly and feed the monsters! Grow cookie monsters with powerful jaws by making strategic upgrades and hiring workers. Use the prestige system to speed up progress, unlock all upgrades, and enjoy the stunning visual feast!
Why similar: Idler 45.1%, Strategy 22.7%, Automation 14.4%, Casual 12%, Indie 4.8%
- #31 Goblin VS Princess
75% matchVery Positive90% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: 橡树工作室
Windows
The goblin is determined to challenge the princesses! Reborn and reincarnated in an endless labyrinth, all to redeem his past shame. So, what kind of adventure awaits the goblin? Will it be absurdly comical or fraught with hardships? The answers await your discovery!
Why similar: Idler 69.3%, Automation 18%, Casual 11.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #32 Your Chronicle
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,606 reviews2021
Dev: Samurai Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 300.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
"Let's begin your own story." This is a text-based idle RPG game. There are already more than 3,000 unique story actions and it's still growing.
Why similar: Idler 55.7%, Text-Based 43.5%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #33 Huebound
73% match4 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Dan Hicks
Windows
Mix light. Discover color. Idle forever. Place geometric nodes, connect them, and watch colored orbs flow through your factory. Combine primaries to create 256 named colors — each one waiting to be discovered.
Why similar: Idler 53.1%, Strategy 20.1%, Casual 10%, Automation 9.9%, Indie 5.9%
- #34 Idle Dragon Realm
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: tianqianwuya
Windows
This is an adventure AFK game based on text and images, where you can recruit heroes and collect equipment to defeat the demon king. Cultivate unique custom heroes in the game, create exclusive equipment as the main gameplay, easily place to complete the main storyline, and there is also an endless.
Why similar: Idler 76%, Casual 8.7%, Strategy 6.9%, Indie 5.8%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #35 Polyglot Language Learning Quiz
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Wholetone Games
Windows
Learn French, German, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese & Korean like a polyglot!
Why similar: Idler 58.1%, Text-Based 38%, Indie 2.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #36 Pumpkin Clicker
74% matchMixed43% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: BuckyGames
Windows
A idle-clicker game, Pumpkin Clicker is about making as many pumpkins as you can, and then some more!
Why similar: Idler 48.7%, Text-Based 38%, Casual 8.1%, Indie 3.7%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #37 Egg of Skill Tree
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YANASE GAMES
Windows
"Egg of Skill Tree" is a game inspired by "The Egg" and "Path of Exile." Strengthen yourself through the skill tree and break the egg.
Why similar: Idler 56.9%, Text-Based 28%, Casual 10.3%, Indie 3%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #38 梅计划MeiErWo Plan
72% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: 多003
Windows
This is a highly freeform idle game centered around placement mechanics—no need to wait through long periods during gameplay. Each game node unlocks new content, and you can choose one of six gameplay systems to start with, all sharing a single save file Early access version does not support English
Why similar: Idler 50.9%, Automation 21.8%, Text-Based 18.5%, Casual 5.7%, Indie 2%
- #39 Supply Chain Idle
77% matchMostly Positive80% of 381 reviews2018
Dev: Upturn Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build, link and upgrade factories to produce and sell products.
Why similar: Idler 86.3%, Casual 13.7%
- #40 Check in
74% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Rescras
Windows
"Check in" is a pure collection-based game where there are no complex operations; completing all challenges simply requires checking in on different dates.
Why similar: Idler 68.5%, Casual 17.9%, Indie 11.4%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #41 The Plus-One Kingdom
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YDIVA Limited
Windows
In The Plus One Kingdom, you are the ruler of a fragile, crumbling domain. Time is relentless—1 real-world second equals 1 in-game day. Seasons change every 90 seconds. Winter is approaching, and if you’re unprepared, everyone will perish.
Why similar: Idler 67.1%, Strategy 23.4%, Indie 7.4%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #42 ZENith Break
73% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Akimochi Games
Windows
You can strive for peak efficiency by upgrading strategically, or simply enjoy the soothing sights and sounds. Find your own way to have fun.
Why similar: Idler 53.9%, Automation 22.1%, Casual 13.8%, Indie 8.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #43 Semantigon
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Four Wren Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build production chains from words, optimize sprawling hex-grid systems, and harness the endless combinatorial depth of language.
Why similar: Idler 41.3%, Text-Based 22.8%, Automation 18.1%, Strategy 14%, Casual 3.8%
- #44 The Infinite Library
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Endpaper
Windows
Build the realm's greatest library one word at a time. Choose genres, discover rare Words, craft Phrases, and fill shelves until reality buckles under the weight of knowledge. Each prestige resets the world, but the Library remembers. A narrative incremental game where the UI tells the story.
Why similar: Idler 71.6%, Strategy 26.5%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #45 Idle Heros
71% matchVery Positive82% of 571 reviews2024
Dev: EGAME
Windows
《IDLE HEROS》 is a special placement game, invite your friends to form a fixed team, come to participate in the battle, placement can easily obtain a variety of resources
Why similar: Idler 47.7%, Text-Based 23.4%, Automation 20.8%, Casual 6.1%, Indie 2%
- #46 Chronominion Idler
69% matchPositive83% of 23 reviews2026
Dev: Indie Addict Game Studio
Windows
Manage your party, develop skills, and shape the fate of a living world in this strategy-driven RPG.
Why similar: Idler 55.1%, Automation 24.9%, Strategy 14.8%, Indie 4.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #47 无尽的冒险
69% matchVery Positive93% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: 水月suigetsu
Windows
Endless Adventure is an idle looting RPG. Freely assign stats, craft gear with materials, defeat mighty monsters for resources, grow stronger, and save the world.
Why similar: Idler 61.1%, Text-Based 24.7%, Casual 10.6%, Indie 2.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #48 Synapse Idle
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PAVDUPPub: DEVDUP
Windows · Mac
Grow a 3D neural network from a single neuron. Workers haul energy along radiant paths, buildings amplify every passing signal, and a 100-node skill tree reshapes how your synapse evolves. A calm, incremental idle game about watching complexity bloom — tinted in whatever colors you choose.
Why similar: Idler 80.1%, Casual 14.1%, Indie 3.7%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #49 Number Factory
68% matchMixed45% of 47 reviews2025
Dev: Alerot
Windows
Build the ultimate number production empire! Automate generators, unlock powerful upgrades, and prestige for permanent bonuses. Compete on global leaderboards and watch your numbers grow to infinity in this addictive idle incremental game.
Why similar: Idler 53.8%, Text-Based 27.2%, Strategy 8.6%, Casual 7.4%, Indie 1.9%
- #50 Arcath Tales
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: R2 Games
Windows
A fantasy roguelike RPG with gacha heroes, strategic team building, and endless replayable runs. Explore a world tree, fight monsters, and shape your own build.
Why similar: Idler 64.8%, Strategy 25.1%, Casual 10%
- #51 Spingenuity
66% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Tidestep Games
Windows
A relaxing incremental game about spinning a wheel. Use your mouse movement to build momentum and set the wheel in motion. Spend your earnings on upgrades to improve the wheel, spin faster, and earn more money. When progress slows, purchase permanent upgrades through the prestige system.
Why similar: Idler 62.9%, Automation 21.6%, Casual 11.4%, Indie 2.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #52 Yummy Yummy Honey
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gaming Is Dead Studio
Windows · Linux
Harvest flowers, grow your honeycomb! Relaxing yet exciting: a cozy rush of bloom and buzz.
Why similar: Idler 52.3%, Strategy 28.3%, Casual 14.8%, Indie 3.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #53 Squirrel Idle Tycoon
67% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Drunk Yeti
Windows
Squirrel Idle Tycoon is a cozy, addictive idle game where you grow a squirrel-powered ice and water business into a thriving empire. Gather resources, hire hardworking squirrels, unlock powerful upgrades, and earn passive income even while you’re offline.
Why similar: Idler 50.9%, Text-Based 22.9%, Strategy 16.6%, Casual 6.6%, Indie 2.3%
- #54 CTRL+ESC
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: milkygroup
Windows
CTRL+ESC is a hacker-themed idle clicker where you exploit systems, crack encryptions, and build an unstoppable network of automated exploits. Click to hack, solve captchas and minigames to boost production, and unlock powerful upgrades as you progress through increasingly complex systems.
Why similar: Idler 44.4%, Text-Based 29.7%, Automation 11.5%, Casual 6.6%, Strategy 5.6%
- #55 Soul Proprietor
65% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Mystical Menagerie Media
Windows
Incremental idle game that you purchase and sell properties to gain higher growth in income.
Why similar: Idler 46.4%, Strategy 23.2%, Automation 16%, Casual 11.5%, Indie 2.5%
- #56 New Year's Eve Miracle
70% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Poesha Games
Windows · Mac
This is a short cute visual novel about New Year's magic, friendship and miracles.
Why similar: Idler 52.2%, Text-Based 30.7%, Casual 13.2%, Indie 3%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #57 Assembly Line 2 Mobile Version
68% matchPositive84% of 31 reviews2023
Dev: Olympus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build and optimize your assembly line to make the most money possible!
Why similar: Idler 48.1%, Strategy 24.5%, Automation 23.9%, Indie 2.5%, Singleplayer 1%
- #58 OPEC IDLE
71% matchMixed58% of 26 reviews2020
Dev: grin robot
Windows
Become an oil magnate in a few days! Without investing real money, you'll get real pleasure from the profits! From pipette of oil to sales of trains to the Kingdom of Esvatini!
Why similar: Idler 51.8%, Strategy 18.3%, Automation 15.6%, Indie 7.5%, Casual 5.1%
- #59 Red Tape Rampage
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Blunder Studios
Windows
You're the boss of bureaucracy. Exploit interns, automate the red tape and climb the corporate ladder in this satirical idle empire builder.
Why similar: Idler 60.8%, Strategy 19.3%, Automation 14%, Indie 5%, Singleplayer 0.9%