- #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 43.5%, Text-Based 29.1%, Automation 15.7%, Casual 8.5%, Indie 2.2%
- #2 Idle Abyss Miner
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yamate
Windows
A relaxing idle incremental game featuring automated mining, miner synergy builds, and abyss exploration. Recruit unique miners, unlock special bonuses, build your automated mining line, and defeat abyssal guardians for rare ores!
Why similar: Idler 39.2%, Text-Based 23%, Automation 17.7%, Strategy 11%, Casual 6.9%
- #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 49.6%, Strategy 22%, Automation 15%, Casual 12.3%, Singleplayer 1%
- #4 Quantum Break
94% 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 62.2%, Strategy 25.4%, Casual 10.8%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #5 MechaJourney
95% 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 46.1%, Text-Based 26.6%, Automation 16.9%, Indie 6.3%, Casual 3.3%
- #6 Idle Game Simulator
93% matchVery Positive89% of 98 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 53.7%, Text-Based 38%, Casual 6.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #7 Universe Exploration
92% matchPositive96% of 28 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 51.5%, Text-Based 35.5%, Casual 9.8%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #8 CharaDiary
90% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: 黑黑
Windows
CharaDiary is a customizable idle character-raising game where players can shape characters, stories, and visual styles. Players can load official or player-made content packs, turning clicks, keystrokes, and everyday computer use into character growth.
Why similar: Idler 52.2%, Text-Based 33.5%, Casual 13.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #9 英雄远征
91% 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 46.3%, Text-Based 31.9%, Strategy 11.3%, Casual 7.5%, Indie 2.1%
- #10 Reincarnation : Hero of the Gun
91% matchMixed68% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: 六轮鸭SixLonDuck
Windows
Text Idle Game
Why similar: Idler 44%, Text-Based 32.5%, Automation 16.7%, Casual 4.3%, Indie 1.9%
- #11 Flowers to the Moon
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flowers to the Moon
Windows
A contemplative idle game set in a soft sci-fi world. Gather flowers around an abandoned spaceport reclaimed by nature, build small insect-inspired drones, and send your harvests to the Moon to watch it slowly bloom.
Why similar: Idler 73.7%, Casual 14.9%, Indie 9.2%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #12 Trimps
89% matchVery Positive90% of 1,490 reviews2022
Dev: Greensatellite
Windows
Median: 15.2 hrsMean: 385.0 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 37.8%, Text-Based 29.6%, Automation 15.9%, Strategy 11.2%, Casual 4.4%
- #13 Desktop Pomeranian Fantasy
87% matchPositive87% of 30 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 53.7%, Text-Based 34.5%, Casual 8.6%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #14 Erzperium
88% 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 47.6%, Automation 24.2%, Strategy 14.5%, Indie 13.7%
- #15 Cultivation Idle
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: 老鱼工作室
Windows
A casual cultivation-themed incremental idle RPG. Start as a Qi Refining cultivator, auto-train, idle, break through realms, explore maps and dungeons, defeat monsters, collect gear, skills, materials, pills, spirit stones and pets, farm, fish, chop wood, mine, cook, forge, and plan long-term growth
Why similar: Idler 43.2%, Text-Based 26.3%, Automation 16.9%, Casual 5.7%, Strategy 5.3%
- #16 Feed The Flame
85% 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 50.2%, Automation 17.6%, Strategy 16.2%, Casual 14.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #17 Idle Awakening: Mages Path
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 181 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 47.9%, Text-Based 15.7%, Strategy 11.5%, Casual 10.7%, Automation 10.4%
- #18 Energy Collector
86% 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 59.3%, Automation 27.7%, Casual 7.5%, Indie 4.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #19 Upgrade! Inc.
84% 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%, Text-Based 24.2%, Automation 12.5%, Casual 6.6%, Strategy 6.3%
- #20 第一次挂机
83% match7 user reviews29% of 7 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 51.7%, Text-Based 30.1%, Automation 10.1%, Casual 7.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #21 Kill the Lich Idle
82% matchMixed68% of 80 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 42.7%, Text-Based 28.8%, Automation 20.8%, Casual 5.7%, Indie 1.3%
- #22 Stick Legion
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vanishline Games
Windows
Your income isn't a spreadsheet - it's a battle line. Muster warbands, carve across eight realms, then dock the war in a screen corner and fight on while you work - Order the Last Charge, strengthen your Elders, run it back. Pay once. No ads.
Why similar: Idler 53.7%, Automation 20.4%, Strategy 15.3%, Casual 6.3%, Indie 3.5%
- #23 UNDERDEEP
81% 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 41.3%, Text-Based 26.4%, Automation 18.9%, Strategy 11.9%, Indie 1.4%
- #24 Rule1A Incremental: Idle Forum
81% 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 43.4%, Text-Based 19.9%, Automation 17.2%, Strategy 12.5%, Casual 5%
- #25 Auto Dungeon:Idle Adventure
79% matchMostly Negative38% of 51 reviews2026
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 83.8%, Strategy 11.3%, Indie 3.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #26 Cratebreaker: Wasteland Workshop
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VitalGrid Games
Windows
Cratebreaker: Wasteland Workshop is a post-apocalyptic idle clicker and strategy game about smashing crates, salvaging relics, building vehicles, running factories, scanning radio signals, and raiding bandit bases to rebuild your place in the wasteland.
Why similar: Idler 40.4%, Text-Based 24.3%, Strategy 18.3%, Casual 9.5%, Automation 7.4%
- #27 Fractal Forge: Sierpinski's Sanctuary
78% 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 50.3%, Automation 21.2%, Strategy 16.8%, Casual 9.3%, Indie 2%
- #28 方案之困
78% 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 52.4%, Text-Based 30.9%, Casual 7.2%, Strategy 6.6%, Indie 2.2%
- #29 Coconut CEO Idle
77% matchPositive100% of 11 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 70.8%, Strategy 16.9%, Casual 12.3%
- #30 Scratch Inc.
75% matchVery Positive91% of 2,102 reviews2025
Dev: Makopaz
Windows · Mac
Build an Empire, From Scratch, in this Scratch Card Idle/Incremental game.
Why similar: Idler 47%, Automation 19.6%, Text-Based 15.8%, Strategy 11.5%, Casual 4.8%
- #31 Idle: Shuguang's Alchemy Store
76% 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 73.4%, Casual 13.5%, Strategy 10.6%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #32 Factoridling
75% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Pixedler
Windows · Linux
Factoridling is an idle game about buying and upgrading Factories.
Why similar: Idler 58.9%, Automation 25%, Casual 14.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #33 Your Chronicle
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,710 reviews2021
Dev: Samurai Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 307.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
"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 54.6%, Text-Based 44.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #34 Cookie Monster Clicker
77% 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 44.4%, Strategy 23.1%, Automation 14.2%, Casual 12.4%, Indie 4.9%
- #35 10k Generators: The Ultimate Idle Game
74% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: PiratePablo
Windows
10k generators, 20+ currencies. Master 5 prestige trees. Convert currencies, earn interest, unlock perks, stack bonuses, research, climb tiers, evolve, and level globally. Auto-buy included. Deep. Strategic. Endless.
Why similar: Idler 42.1%, Text-Based 30.7%, Automation 16.2%, Strategy 6.7%, Indie 4.2%
- #36 Goblin VS Princess
72% matchVery Positive89% of 91 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 68.9%, Automation 17.9%, Casual 11.8%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #37 Huebound
72% 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 52.4%, Strategy 20.5%, Casual 10.3%, Automation 9.8%, Indie 6%
- #38 Cook & Click
71% matchMixed55% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Rcaza
Windows
A culinary management clicker game where you chop ingredients, unlock new categories, and open new locations. Automate your production, purchase upgrades to boost profits, unlock special abilities, and compete for challenging achievements. An addictive, endless progression experience.
Why similar: Idler 45%, Strategy 24.5%, Automation 13.9%, Casual 12.9%, Indie 2.8%
- #39 Idle Dragon Realm
73% 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 75.2%, Casual 9%, Strategy 7.1%, Indie 6%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #40 Pumpkin Clicker
73% matchMixed42% of 24 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 47.8%, Text-Based 38.6%, Casual 8.3%, Indie 3.8%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #41 Egg of Skill Tree
71% 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%, Text-Based 28.5%, Casual 10.6%, Indie 3.1%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #42 Polyglot Language Learning Quiz
74% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Wholetone Games
Windows
Learn French, German, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese & Korean like a polyglot!
Why similar: Idler 57.2%, Text-Based 38.8%, Indie 2.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #43 ScreenSaver Idle
69% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: mana
Windows · Mac
A screensaver-inspired idle incremental game. Unlock skills, explode your income, and feel the thrill of the perfect corner hit.
Why similar: Idler 59.7%, Strategy 16.8%, Automation 13.3%, Casual 7%, Indie 2.4%
- #44 OtherWorld: Infinite Loop
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vegecat Games
Windows
Stranded in a strange world. Explore. Survive. Find your way home. Death is inevitable, but every rebirth makes you stronger. In this text-based incremental game, choose your actions, plan your path, and uncover the truth behind the world.
Why similar: Idler 44.2%, Text-Based 23.7%, Automation 20%, Strategy 9.4%, Indie 2.7%
- #45 Check in
73% 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 67.6%, Casual 18.5%, Indie 11.8%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #46 Can you reach 60 seconds
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Mike's Party
Windows
In this game you just have to wait 60 seconds to win, but every second, your chances of getting to the next one reduces. That's it! Can you reach 60 seconds?
Why similar: Text-Based 45.8%, Idler 38.1%, Casual 9.4%, Indie 5.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #47 Supply Chain Idle
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 382 reviews2018
Dev: Upturn Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build, link and upgrade factories to produce and sell products.
Why similar: Idler 85.7%, Casual 14.3%
- #48 Brainrot Clicker
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fr1ev studiosPub: Fr1ev
Windows
Brainrot Clicker is a chaotic idle clicker where every click earns coins, unlocks upgrades, builds factories, and pushes your brainrot empire further. Click, upgrade, automate, get a j*b, reset, and become even stronger.
Why similar: Idler 60%, Automation 26.4%, Casual 9.7%, Indie 2.8%, Singleplayer 1%
- #49 梅计划MeiErWo Plan
69% 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 50.4%, Automation 21.6%, Text-Based 19%, Casual 5.9%, Indie 2.1%
- #50 Synergism
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 266 reviews2026
Dev: PlatonicPub: PLATONIC AND KHAFRA IDLE GAMES OF SYNERGISM AND ULTIMATE PROGRESS BAR LLC
Windows · Mac
Synergism is a free-to-play Idle game about... well, Synergy! Explore that concept through hundreds of upgrades, many reset layers and probably thousands of hours of content that allows both idle and active play.
Why similar: Idler 65.3%, Strategy 22.9%, Casual 8.6%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #51 The Plus-One Kingdom
69% 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 66.3%, Strategy 23.9%, Indie 7.6%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #52 ZENith Break
70% 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 53.4%, Automation 21.9%, Casual 14.3%, Indie 9%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #53 Semantigon
68% 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 40.7%, Text-Based 23.2%, Automation 17.8%, Strategy 14.3%, Casual 4%
- #54 Incredibounce
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cowsbeak
Windows
Bounce your balls, earn profit, buy and upgrade machine to automate ball bouncing in this short incremental game about bouncing balls.
Why similar: Idler 45.5%, Strategy 21.8%, Casual 11.9%, Automation 11.6%, Indie 7.7%
- #55 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 51.4%, Strategy 28.7%, Casual 15.2%, Indie 3.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #56 Gridbound
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SkidaddleDev
Windows · Mac
Gridbound is a grid-based puzzle and resource strategy game about placing items, optimizing magical essence, and uncovering clever synergies across different levels, each with their unique challenges.
Why similar: Idler 50.7%, Strategy 17.9%, Automation 14%, Casual 13.8%, Indie 2.8%
- #57 Chronominion Idler
65% matchPositive83% of 24 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 54.7%, Automation 24.7%, Strategy 15.2%, Indie 4.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #58 Number Factory
66% matchMixed42% of 52 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 52.9%, Text-Based 27.7%, Strategy 8.7%, Casual 7.6%, Indie 1.9%
- #59 Idle Heros
67% matchVery Positive82% of 574 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 47.1%, Text-Based 23.9%, Automation 20.6%, Casual 6.3%, Indie 2.1%