
An incremental desktop defense game that lives on the corner of your screen. Waves get harder, upgrades get stronger, progress never stops. Build your base, unlock permanent bonuses and grow your army while you work or relax.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Idler, Casual, Incremental, Singleplayer.

An incremental desktop defense game that lives on the corner of your screen. Waves get harder, upgrades get stronger, progress never stops. Build your base, unlock permanent bonuses and grow your army while you work or relax.
An idle auto-battler that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 44.1% ★, Auto Battler 14.2%, Tower Defense 13.9%, Idler 11.1%, Incremental 10.4%
A lightweight gladiator auto-battler designed to be played or watched on a second monitor.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 46.5% ★, Auto Battler 15.6%, Idler 13.9%, Incremental 11.7%, PvE 4.3%
Relicguard is a desktop toy idler clicker that you can leave running without it taking up the whole screen. Gain resources over time and spend them to upgrade your army. Once powerful enough, fight for powerful relics to augment your army. Build. Fight. Repeat.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 57.4% ★, Idler 17.1%, Incremental 15.4%, Minimalist 3.6%, Relaxing 2.8%
A tiny dark fantasy auto-looter that lives on your desktop
Why similar: Desktop Companion 54.7% ★, Idler 11.2%, Auto Battler 9.6%, Isometric 7.4%, Incremental 6.3%
A corner screen incremental brick-breaker where bouncing cores destroy endless swarms. Let it run in the corner of your screen while you work or jump into fullscreen and take control yourself. Unlock new Cores, expand your skill tree, survive endless waves.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 41.8% ★, Auto Battler 14.8%, Tower Defense 13%, Idler 10.6%, Incremental 10.2%
Always open at the bottom of your screen, this idle game lets you advance through stages full of monsters. Master different jobs and become the strongest.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 55% ★, Idler 16.3%, Incremental 13.1%, Auto Battler 8.5%, Resource Management 3.7%
Harvest coins with robotic arms, unlock islands and conquer realms. An incremental idle desktop widget game that runs while you work or game.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 58.5% ★, Incremental 14%, Idler 13.1%, Isometric 4.5%, Relaxing 2.7%
Optimize, automate, and scale your defense to survive increasingly challenging waves in this addictive incremental tower defense.
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.1%, Military 17.6%, War 12%, Incremental 11.8%, Idler 10.5%
A cozy idle bookstore you grow from a tiny shop into a thriving business — solo or with friends. Co-work together, write books as a group, and sell each other’s books for profit.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 64.9% ★, Idler 15.9%, Isometric 11.7%, Relaxing 5.4%, Casual 2.1%
Loop Tower tells the story of adventurers climbing an endless tower. Place it on a corner of your desktop and help them continue their ascent. Experience a fresh blend of desktop idle gameplay + roguelike + RPG right now!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 54% ★, Auto Battler 16.1%, Incremental 14.6%, Idler 12.6%, Casual 1.7%
An idle pixel-art space game. Your ship travels toward the center of the galaxy on its own asteroids get in the way. Break them, upgrade your ship, unlock new ones. Reach the center, and the next universe begins harder than the last.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 68.1% ★, Idler 14.9%, Incremental 13.2%, Casual 3.1%, Indie 0.7%
The first Incremental RPG you can play at any scale. Dig toward the center of the world. Sell the items you find, earn money, or upgrade your character. Fight underground monsters and mine more valuable ores.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 54.2% ★, Incremental 15.8%, Idler 15%, Relaxing 4.6%, Resource Management 3.3%
An idle detective game that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 56.1% ★, Auto Battler 14.6%, Idler 13.7%, Incremental 12.9%, Casual 1.7%
A stress-relief ball that lives on your desktop. Bounce it, throw it around, let it keep you company while you work. Bored in a video call? Need a distraction from writer's block? Not anymore! Unlock and play with a variety of different balls in single- and multiplayer.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 66.7% ★, Idler 15.4%, Incremental 11.5%, Relaxing 3.6%, Casual 2.3%
A chill clicker-idle stars hunting and constellations creation game that sits in the corner of your screen. Feel free to daydream while you are working or doing something else.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 51.7% ★, Idler 15.7%, Incremental 13.8%, Resource Management 8.3%, Casual 3.8%
An oddly satisfying idle game that runs on your desktop. Let your slippers handle the bugs while you handle your work.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 55% ★, Idler 13.5%, Incremental 10.6%, Resource Management 6.5%, Relaxing 4.9%
A tiny monster-taming auto-battler that lives in the corner of your screen. Catch Minimon, build your squad, and let them grind loot while you work, browse, or play other games.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 42.8% ★, Auto Battler 15.7%, Idler 11.7%, Incremental 11.7%, PvE 6%
A short relaxing incremental game disguised as a tower defense, but enemies can’t reach your walls. Thanks to lava.
Why similar: Tower Defense 19.6%, Incremental 18.8%, Idler 17.4%, Auto Battler 15.6%, Resource Management 10%
A magical library you can place on your desktop. Help the black cat study ancient tomes and learn spells in this cozy idle game.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 55.6% ★, Incremental 13.5%, Idler 13.3%, Resource Management 6.6%, Relaxing 4.8%
An idle desktop pet game where pixel RPG heroes patrol the bottom of your screen, collect loot, and level up while you work.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 60.8% ★, Idler 17.2%, Incremental 11.5%, Relaxing 4.5%, Casual 2.7%
Professor Simulator: Desktop Lab is a semi-idle research game, not a traditional management sim. Keep it in a small window while you work, study, write papers, or take a break. Recruit students, run a pixel lab, publish papers, earn Impact Factor, and watch them work, slack off, and break down.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 66% ★, Idler 21.4%, Relaxing 5.6%, Casual 3.6%, Management 3.4%
Desktop Legends is an idle desktop action game featuring fantasy character progression, incremental resource management, and visual customization. Help your hero take their legendary stand against the forces of darkness right on your desktop!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 52.3% ★, Idler 13.1%, Auto Battler 10%, Incremental 7.8%, Resource Management 6.8%
A cozy idle shop-sim that can sit in the corner of your screen while you work or play. Stock products, upgrade your tools, and expand your business comfortably from your desktop!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 48.5% ★, Idler 15.1%, Incremental 13.4%, Resource Management 7.3%, Management 3.9%
Cell Defense is an incremental tower defense set inside the body. One antibody holds the center as endless waves of viruses and bacteria close in. Survive, earn, and spend it on weapons, build-defining cards, and upgrades that keep paying out while you idle.
Why similar: Tower Defense 27.5%, Incremental 17.8%, Idler 17.3%, Auto Battler 11.6%, Resource Management 9.9%
A Helldivers-inspired desktop overlay RPG where your actions shape the universe. Gear up in your bunker and join the galactic struggle from the corner of your screen. Impact the global economy, faction wars, and story. Adapt to World Events in a living, community-driven world.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 69.7% ★, Idler 15.7%, Resource Management 9.4%, Casual 3.5%, Indie 1.8%
ShredDead is a quirky relaxing incremental zombie-shredding game focused on progression with no lose conditions. Defeat endless waves, collect loot, grow your skill tree and evolve the zombies.
Why similar: Auto Battler 22.8%, Incremental 18.3%, Idler 15.6%, Tower Defense 12.2%, Isometric 8.1%
A pixel idle tower defense where your kingdom fights on its own. Workers gather, your army auto-battles endless waves, spells self-cast — you aim the bow, chain combos and choose what to upgrade. Bosses, titans, prestige, 100+ achievements. The night is endless. The bow is yours.
Why similar: Tower Defense 21.8%, Auto Battler 18.3%, Idler 16.6%, Incremental 14.2%, Resource Management 10.3%
An idle auto-battler that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 25.6% ★, Auto Battler 22.6%, Idler 18.5%, Incremental 16.8%, PvE 8.6%
Loop Tower tells the story of adventurers climbing an endless tower. Place it on a corner of your desktop and help them continue their ascent. Experience a fresh blend of desktop idle gameplay + roguelike + RPG right now!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 52.4% ★, Auto Battler 17.5%, Incremental 14.2%, Idler 13.5%, Casual 1.7%
An incremental war game where technology and magic clash. Gather resources, unlock units and upgrades, and grow from small battles to massive wars.
Why similar: Auto Battler 20%, Incremental 17.1%, Idler 15.6%, Tower Defense 15.1%, Military 13.1%
Desktop Gugu is a cozy taskbar companion. Freely place crystals, sacred trees, or nuclear reactors to assign pets to different production jobs. Pet, feed, and fuse them to unlock 12+ quirky companions. Fully supports transparent mouse-passthrough to keep your work uninterrupted.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 62.8% ★, Idler 14.9%, Incremental 12.8%, Relaxing 3.6%, Resource Management 3%
Turn your desktop into an audio-reactive neon club. Desktop Rave: Idle Audio Club is an idle management game that lives on your desktop. Use your music to power the party, grow your crowd, and keep the club alive.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 52.5% ★, Idler 13%, Incremental 11.9%, Resource Management 6.6%, Isometric 6.5%
Follow GRATS on its journey even while you work or play on your computer. Every click. Every key press. Every action you take fuels GRATS’ power.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 55.9% ★, Auto Battler 14.2%, Incremental 11.8%, Idler 10.9%, Relaxing 3.5%
Welcome to the world of monsters — an idle collection game where you can recruit every boss, flexibly switch formations, and discover new solutions on every map.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 51% ★, Auto Battler 16.2%, Idler 14.9%, Resource Management 7%, Relaxing 4.8%
The football management game that plays itself. It runs at the bottom of your screen while you live your life. Enjoy real team progression, make a few smart choices, and let the rest unfold without demanding your attention.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 66.3% ★, Idler 16%, Management 5.8%, Strategy 3.9%, Relaxing 2.5%
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 52.7% ★, Auto Battler 16.2%, Idler 13.1%, Incremental 12.5%, Strategy 3.2%
Idle Protocol is a minimalist sci-fi tower defense and incremental game. Manage a central CPU core, equip exactly 2 Nodes, and defend against geometric anomalies. Perform a System Reboot to earn Cycles and unlock permanent modules in the BIOS!
Why similar: Auto Battler 23.8%, Tower Defense 22.2%, Incremental 21%, Idler 18.7%, Strategy 6.6%
An idle survivor-like that sits in the corner of your screen.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 51.5% ★, Auto Battler 17%, Idler 14.2%, Incremental 12.5%, Strategy 3.1%
Grow your own vegetables in your tiny desk pot in this idle game. Leave your tiny pot in a corner of your desktop and vegetables will grow little by little. Upgrade, customize and change your pot. You’ll discover new soils, types of vegetables, stickers and much more!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 60.3% ★, Incremental 14.5%, Idler 13.6%, Relaxing 4.2%, Resource Management 4%
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 62.2% ★, Idler 18.9%, Incremental 12.6%, Casual 2.6%, Action 2.3%
Welcome to the world of monsters! Tap the screen, fight alongside your monsters, and conquer levels—easy to start, thrilling to master. Get stronger even while lying down!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 50.1% ★, Auto Battler 16.7%, Idler 14.2%, Resource Management 7.8%, Relaxing 4.8%
A desktop pet who listens to music with you and plays the drums along to the beat. Most of the time, he quietly keeps you company. But when the music starts, the stage is his.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 72.9% ★, Idler 22.4%, Casual 3.7%, Indie 1%
Akari is your cute desktop companion. She studies, sings, texts her friends, and tries her best… all to become someone you can be proud of. Unlock new dates as she puts her heart into everything — just to make your time together even more special.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 60% ★, Idler 15.1%, Incremental 12.1%, Relaxing 5.3%, Management 4.4%
A relaxing city builder on the bottom of your screen. Place homes, create services, maximize your population happiness. Grow your city at your own pace.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 67.5% ★, Idler 16.6%, Resource Management 7.8%, Relaxing 4.9%, Casual 2.3%
This is a focus-support game built around instant feedback, inspired by the developer’s daily experience as an ADHDer. Randomly dropped puzzle pieces accompany every focus session; whenever a puzzle is completed, the image quietly comes to life and becomes a postcard...
Why similar: Desktop Companion 70% ★, Incremental 14.5%, Idler 6.5%, Relaxing 4.8%, Casual 2.9%
A chill idle game that sits in your screen while you do other tasks. Watch your cock train and grow, decorate his island, and buy him some stylish hats. Is your cock the biggest among your friends? Now it can be!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 58.2% ★, Idler 14.1%, Incremental 10.6%, Resource Management 6.2%, Relaxing 4.8%
Your little companion is an ambitious writer with very little discipline. Type, and they'll write too. Every keystroke moves their work forward. In this idle productivity game, help your work companion become a renowned author while you get things done.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 58.1% ★, Idler 17.5%, Incremental 14.2%, Casual 3.4%, Resource Management 3.3%
Maidy is your cute little interactive companion that runs around your desktop.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 95.9% ★, Casual 4.1%
Chill Fishing is the ultimate laid-back desktop fishing experience!
Why similar: Desktop Companion 78% ★, Idler 17.4%, Casual 3.4%, Indie 1.2%
A small idle RPG that sits at the bottom of the screen while you do other things.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 54.4% ★, Incremental 13.4%, Idler 13.1%, Resource Management 4.8%, Relaxing 4.6%
Forge Maiden turns your focus sessions into weapon forging. Use the Pomodoro Technique, appraise random traits, fulfill customer orders, and help a contracted blacksmith maiden earn 10,000 gold to regain her freedom.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 64.3% ★, Idler 15.6%, Incremental 7.5%, Resource Management 5%, Casual 3.3%
Choose your very own muscle-bound man to stay with you during your work, your gaming, and your...special time. Even he uses the computer with one hand sometimes. Tie him up. Tickle him. Get him all hot and bothered and ready for more.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 63.5% ★, Incremental 13.8%, Idler 13.2%, Management 4.6%, Relaxing 2.2%
Endless cubes. Seven colors, seven currencies. Click to crush or build auto-turrets. Upgrades, prestige system, perks, and boss waves. Neon minimalism. Endless progression.
Why similar: Tower Defense 20.6%, Idler 17.8%, Auto Battler 17.7%, Incremental 16.5%, Resource Management 9.3%
A desktop idler management simulator, where you are the CEO of a software company. Buy computers, place furniture, hire employees, buy upgrades, fire prompt engineers and much more. Or just focus on something else while your company revenue grows.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 86.4% ★, Idler 8.7%, Management 4.9%
An idle auto-battler that fights epic battles in the corner of your screen while you conquer your day. Complete missions, build your hero squad, unlock new weapons, skills and upgrades. Assemble your own pirate crew and set sail among the stars!
Why similar: Auto Battler 24%, Tower Defense 23.4%, Idler 19%, Incremental 17.8%, PvE 6.2%
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 65.5% ★, Idler 18.7%, Incremental 8.7%, Relaxing 3.6%, Casual 2.2%
A relaxing cozy idle game that lives on the bottom of your screen. Watch Monty mine and find treasures. Upgrade his skills and minerals, and decorate his world while you work and relax.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 57.1% ★, Idler 14.7%, Resource Management 7%, Incremental 5.7%, Relaxing 5.2%
Endless idle tower defense game full of deep strategy and combat mechanics. Unlock and upgrade dozens of epic fantasy heroes to defeat an infinite swarm of enemy monsters. Strategize hero positions, synergies, and skills for an effective defense, then sit back and let the auto-battler do its thing!
Why similar: Tower Defense 23.2%, Auto Battler 21.7%, Idler 16.7%, Incremental 14.9%, Resource Management 8.7%
Run a cozy capsule shop at the bottom of your screen. Attract cute animal customers, collect charming capsule toys, and build a relaxing, ambient world in this idle sim bringing you small moments of joy while you work. Make your desktop a place you’d rather be.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 52.6% ★, Idler 15.6%, Incremental 14.5%, Management 5.5%, Relaxing 4.6%
Work, browse, or play other games while hatching eggs in the background! Collect 300+ pets, unlock powerful upgrades, and build your battle team. Or Sell/Buy from the Steam Community Market.
Why similar: Desktop Companion 55.6% ★, Idler 15.7%, Incremental 13.3%, Auto Battler 10.5%, Strategy 2%