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A calm little aquarium that lives on your desktop Reefling is a see-through fish tank that sits in the corner of your screen while you work or play. The fish swim around, the water glows, and your desktop shows right through the glass. Clicks pass straight through the tank too, so it stays out of your way.Feed your fish and grow your collection Click anywhere in the tank to drop food, and your fis… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reefling: A Cozy Desktop Aquarium.

Nanoquarium is a real aquarium that lives on your desktop. Pop the tank out and the fish drift across your screen, swimming over your open windows while your clicks pass straight through to your work, or keep it tucked in a cosy corner, always on top. All the fun of a fish tank, none of the water changes. Built by someone who bred tropical fish for years, so every fish looks, behaves and breeds l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nanoquarium.

A Soul Monsters Side Story — The Priestess TalesLong before travellers came to the Water Realm, its Priestess was a young mermaid of the Nere who could only sing. This is how Ariel became the Queen of the Sea.No harpoon. No net. Only a song.Ariel carries no weapon. In the sea there is only one thing to do: go closer. Sing, feed, stroke, play, spar, or simply wait. Which of the six works depends on… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SoulMonsters Ariel, Queen of the Sea.

A tiny wizard lives at the edge of your screen and rebuilds his tower while you work. The star over the tower fell one night, and Pell's master went north to keep it warm. Pell stayed behind in the ruined tower with a book of spells. He mends the tower floor by floor so the star can go back up. You choose what he casts, and he gets on with it while you get on with your day. Buy it once. No ads, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Windowsill Wizard.

A cozy nonogram adventure beneath a living dungeon. You are a naturalist of the Grotto Guild, roped down into the green dark beneath the city to do one thing: see what lives there, and record it. Every chamber holds a single specimen — a glowing flower, a blind cave fish, a frost-grown fern, a sleeping drowned king — and the only way to record it is to solve the picture-logic puzzle hidden in its… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Grotto Index.

Build a base on the ocean floor and keep it running while you're away. Trade on a live order book, sail voyages on a map, and dive through ten depths and three layers of prestige. A layered idle-incremental with 50 achievements, full offline progress, illustrated in pixel-art. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Long Dives.

Echo in the Lightless Deep is a deep-sea survivor roguelite. Symbionts fight for you; you steer, dodge and build. The brighter your core, the farther you see and strike, and the more the deep sends at you. Five giants guard the way down. At the bottom, choose: return to the light, or stay dark. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echo in the Lightless Deep.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

96% User Score Based on 4,832 reviews

Cast n Chill is a cozy idle (and active) 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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cast n Chill.

Dive Log is an idle treasure-hunting game driven by a pomodoro timer: every stretch of focus becomes a deep-sea voyage. Collect treasures, upgrade your submarine and hunt the relic hidden in each sea. Play your own music and ambience, and design the sea's treasures to share with other captains. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dive Log: A Focus Voyage.

Grow the tree you live on.Evergrowing is a cozy incremental game where you play as a squirrel raising a tree from a sapling into a towering home. Climb along its branches to water the leaves and chase off birds. You can watch the trunk thicken as it grows, with new branches reaching higher above the ground. Spend your acorns on better equipment and find ways to get more growth from each leaf. Gems… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evergrowing.

A resident idle game where a yokai parade ambles along the bottom of your screen. Fill your codex while you work; the koban they gather unlock rarer, stranger spirits... maybe. Now and then, a festival lights up the night market. Care to let a habit-forming yokai world walk across your PC? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yokai Parade.

FISH.OS. THE OPERATING SYSTEM FOR PEOPLE WHO FISH. FISH.OS is an idle fishing game built inside a fake operating system from 1997. You fish, sell the catch, upgrade the gear, buy boats that work while you're gone, and reset the whole thing for a multiplier when the numbers stop meaning anything. It also comes with a card game, a paint program, and a music player, because that's what shipped on d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FISH OS.

A desk pet with a fishing rod.Cozy Coast runs quietly in a small window in the corner of your screen, idling while you work, study, or browse. Drop in whenever you like to cast a line, sort your catch, and watch your little stretch of coast come to life. Fish at your own pace Cast by hand, or buy a rod and let it fish for you. Offline progress: the coast keeps fishing while you are away… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cozy Coast.

Fish Don't Return is a programming game set in the Mariana Trench. You buy a fish with coins and give it a program made of blocks. Then you drop it into the sea, and from there on it is on its own. It follows its program down the trench after coins and treasure chests, and it keeps going until something stops it. A fish can be programmed to come back up, but most of them never do. Whatever your f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fish Don't Return.

A meadow in the corner of your screen Buzzed is not a game you switch to. It is a small transparent window that sits on your desktop — no border, no sky, always on top, docked to whichever corner you like — with a few painted hives, some grass, and bees going about their work in front of whatever you are actually doing. Look over when you feel like it. Harvest a full hive, plant something, chec… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Buzzed: An Idle Beekeeping Game.

Welcome to Lepidarium — your personal butterfly and moth sanctuary built from sun-dappled leaves, blooming flowers, and quiet glass walls. Discover, care for, and raise hundreds of unique winged species across beautifully crafted greenhouses. With a single click, your butterflies leave the greenhouse and flutter freely across your real desktop — gentle, transparent companions drifting over yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lepidarium.

A terrarium that lives on your desktopMonstarium sits along the bottom of your screen, on top of your other windows, and stays out of the way. Clicks go straight through to whatever is behind it. Only the monsters themselves catch your mouse.They don't stay putMonsters wander off the strip and climb on top of your open windows. Move a window and they tumble back down.Hatch, merge, evolveBuy an egg… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monstarium.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

97% User Score Based on 2,649 reviews

Tiny Aquarium is a real-time idle game, meaning the fish keep growing while you’re away – even when you’re offline! Be sure to check in regularly and see how your fishy friends are doing. Begin a relaxing journey toward building your dream aquarium. Hatch new fish, customize your aquarium, and interact with your friends. Create the aquarium of your dreams, and place it on your desktop as a compani… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Aquarium: Social Fishkeeping.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

71% User Score Based on 73 reviews

✨An aquarium right on your screen✨ Fish live on your desktop! Your desktop turns into a cozy aquarium where fish swim over your games, your work, or whatever you’re doing, bringing a gentle and playful vibe to your day. Designed for idle play, Desktop Fishes lets you enjoy a relaxing aquarium experience at your own pace. Your fishes will thrive even when you're busy doing other things ✨✨Fe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desktop Fishes.

Welcome to Reptilarium — your personal reptile sanctuary built from humid leaves, sun-warmed stones, and quiet glass walls. Discover, care for, and grow hundreds of unique reptile species across beautifully crafted terrariums. Bring Your Reptiles to Your Desktop With a single click, your reptiles leave the terrarium and roam freely across your real desktop — calm, transparent companions wander… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reptilarium.

You are a little rain cloud. Wherever you rain, a dead world comes back to life. Drift over grey, silent islands and hold to rain. Grass rises in waves, flowers open and trees grow wherever your water falls. When your cloud runs low, drift past the edge of the island to drink the mist and fill up again. Wake the water Wake the spring on the hill and the river starts to run. The lake fills… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nedi Cloud Simulator.

Are YOU chronically GLUED to your screen? Your birds know exactly which app is in front, and they know exactly how long you've been playing games instead of doing homework! They will roast you, with sarcasm and (sometimes cringe) humor. DESKTOP PECKS is a cute unhinged idle bird game that lives on your screen! You can put the big floating island on your 2nd monitor, or you can shrink the big is… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desktop Pecks.

Toby the rabbit hops across your desktop, digging up carrots on top of your open windows. A cozy idle miner who keeps you company while you work — upgrade, collect, and dress him up at your own gentle pace. No combat, no pressure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Toby's Carrot Patch.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, monetization

80% User Score Based on 111 reviews

A charming little shopkeeper accompanies you at all times. Raise fish in your carefully designed aquariums. Once they mature, choose to keep them close for steady gold income or exchange them for instant rewards.Discover multiple themed aquariums filled with hundreds of hidden fish species and decors waiting to be uncovered. Enjoy a collection of over 10 sets of soft music accompanied by amb… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fantasy Aquarium.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story

91% User Score Based on 80 reviews

This is a relaxing atmospheric game where you simply watch a robot catch creatures. Place it at the edge of your screen like a vertical desktop accessory and observe the ecosystem. It’s neither an idle game with mountains of stats nor an exciting fishing game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fishing The Abyss.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

94% User Score Based on 7,075 reviews

Chillquarium is a relaxing idle game. Buy fish and raise them in real time, then sell them to turn a profit! Customize your aquarium and fill your collection with rare exotic fish, and unlock ultra-rare color variants! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chillquarium.

Sidetrack is a tiny railway town that lives in a strip along the bottom (or the top) of your desktop, above the taskbar and under your other windows. Get on with your day: the trains keep running, the cargo keeps paying, and whenever you look down there is a small town going about its business. Nothing can go wrong, there is no timer, and the line keeps earning while you are away. Run the railway… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sidetrack — Tiny Trains for Your Desktop.

The deep is full of treasure. It is also trying to kill you. Deepclaim is a game about greed and one honest number: the air in your tanks. You drop your mining submarine through the seabed, drill up ore and lost cargo, and haul it back to the rig at the surface to sell. Every second underwater your air is running out — and the rig at the top is the only place it refills. So every dive is the same … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deepclaim.

Your desktop is the gardenTopsoil is a cozy desktop companion gardening game that turns the top edge of every window on your desktop into a living garden. Plant, tend and harvest while you work. Your browser becomes a tomato bed. Your code editor grows peas. Chat can look after the pumpkins for a while.  Topsoil doesn't open a window. It grows on the ones you already have. Move a window and its g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Topsoil.

Your desktop just got a little wetter. Pocket Pond is a cozy idle fishing companion that lives right on your desktop. A pixel-art angler drifts in his boat along the bottom of your screen - casting, waiting, and reeling in fish entirely on his own - through a transparent, borderless window that floats over everything else. No tab to keep open, no clicking to do. Just glance over now and then to se… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pocket Pond.

Drag your bobber and reel in a whole screen of fish! Upgrade your rod, grow a huge skill tree, and fish your way from a quiet pond through the Arctic, the deep sea and the Dragon Palace all the way to outer space. A cozy fishing incremental with 278 fish species and your own aquarium. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reel to the Stars.

33%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

55% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Discover and collect a massive variety of frogs, toads, and salamanders. Every amphibian is assigned one of seven rarity levels: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary, Mythic, and Ancient. Complete your journal with vibrant, hand-drawn designs. With a single click, your frogs leave the terrarium and hop freely across your real desktop — cheerful, transparent companions hopping over your windo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amphibarium.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

94% User Score Based on 633 reviews

Tiny Terraces is an idle-farming game, where you can watch tiny guys do different tasks around the terrace as you work on things outside the game. Grow Crops: Plant crops and watch as the tiny guys manage the garden plots by watering, weeding, and harvesting. Craft Tiny Guys: Use certain crops and tiny guy parts to craft more tiny guys to help manage the terrace. Decorate: Use money produc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Terraces.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

98% User Score Based on 193 reviews

Idle Waters is a relaxing idle fishing game that waits for you while you do other things. You can focus on other tasks while playing because it will stay at the bottom of your screen. You may zoom in or out, change the layout, resize the game view, move it around your screen, or hide it completely. Unlike other games, the fish waits for you! When you are ready, click on the game to catch the fish.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Idle Waters.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

86% User Score Based on 266 reviews

After the moon vanished, the fantasy game world of Settlemoon lays abandoned in darkness. Re-light the skies, provide rest and resources for travelling adventurers, and piece together what happened to the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Settlemoon.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

93% User Score Based on 17,870 reviews

Abzu is an exploration game where you are a lone diver in a lush ocean world. The diver descends deeper and deeper into the depths, where she will encounter majestic creatures, discover ancient secrets, and search for her true purpose. Abzu roughly translates to "The Ocean of Wisdom" from ancient Sumerian. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ABZÛ.

IIdle Alien Fishing is an idle fishing game that runs along the edge of your desktop, automatically catching fish and keeping your restaurant and aquarium going while you focus on other things. Do your thingWork, study, or scroll through videos while the game quietly runs beside you. Drag it wherever you like, or hide the sky and scenery layers entirely. Pack away the whole sea and leave just a l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gillaxy.

A fisherman lives on your computer's taskbar. He fishes on his own while you work, from the Araguaia to the sea off Noronha. You glance over now and then, click when one bites, and buy a bigger boat. It also runs as a wallpaper. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to À Deriva.

Deep Drift: Signal Below is a 2D pixel action-adventure game centered around deep-sea exploration, resource management, and risk-based decision-making.Begin your journey from the safety of shallow waters and descend through coral reefs, kelp zones, current-filled caves, and abyssal depths covered in dark mist. As you dive deeper, water pressure rises, oxygen steadily drains, and the creatures lurk… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep Drift Signal Below.

The old miners never came back up. They left their lanterns burning, their machines still warm, and a seam of ore that hums back when you strike it. Somewhere far below, past the last of the gold, an ancient door is waiting. Pick up the pickaxe where they dropped it. Dig. ONE MORE SWINGIt starts with a single pickaxe and a sound you will learn to love: that small, bright clink when the vein give… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Undervein.

A virtual pet that lives on your desktop, not in a window. Pet him, feed him and throw the ball while you work. Clean up his messes for coins, then spend them on toys, outfits and furniture. He grows in real time, ages forever and never dies. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pawper: Desktop Pet.

Idle Rat: Island DiggerDig. Discover. Relax. Always on top. Idle Rat: Island Digger is a cozy idle digging game about small progress, quiet satisfaction, and watching a tiny worker do its thing while you focus on whatever else you’re doing. A clever little rat has arrived on a peaceful tropical island, and beneath the sand lies a whole world waiting to be uncovered. Dig through layers of sand an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Idle Rat: Island Digger.

A small critter lives on your taskbar, plays an idle game while you work, and writes you a report card every time you come back. Nib stands in the corner of your screen with the Pocket, a handheld that plays a digging game called Down Below. You set Nib's Plan, tap to dig when you feel like it, and get on with your day. When you step away, Nib keeps playing. When you come back, it holds up a repo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to While You Were Away.

Reincarnated As An Adorable Walking Rock In A Peaceful Gardening Sim GameChoose to be Pebble-chan, Rock-kun, or Stone-sensei. Walk around growing plants and enjoying nature sounds. A cozy top-down 2D pixel art gardening sim sandbox with satisfying sounds. Free to play online (no ads or microtransactions) on desktop web browser$1 download for Mac/WindowsThe free online version has all the same feat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reincarnated As An Adorable Walking Rock In A Peaceful Gardening Sim Game.

A WHOLE UNIVERSE, IN THE CORNER OF YOUR SCREENSunkeeper is a cosmic idle game built to keep you company. It opens in darkness on one faint, flickering star. Tap it, and it bursts into your sun. From there, light gathers, rings of stars fill the sky, and worlds form in orbit: worlds with names, seasons and people who look up at the light you made. Leave it running beside your work, in a small wind… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunkeeper.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

92% User Score Based on 289 reviews

Another sun-filled day begins in this cozy pixel-art adventure. Gather, craft, upgrade, and help the villagers revive the land. Can you rebuild the grand Sunspire and bring the village back to its golden days? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Suncraft.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

95% User Score Based on 209 reviews

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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fischer's Fishing Journey.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

94% User Score Based on 1,287 reviews

UPDATES & ANNOUNCEMENTSWanna know about our development progress or future updates? Join our community and chat with us! Got issues like black screens, crashes, display problems, or save errors? Check the discussions for solutions. Thanks for all your support! About the GameTiny Pasture is your charming little farm simulator that cozies up at the bottom of your screen, keeping you compa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Pasture.

Shimmer is a 3D open world cozy game set in a coral reef that's seen better days. You play as a dolphin navigating a world that's a little messy, filled with characters who are a little worn down, and doing your small part to make things a bit better.  Your magic bubble can break apart ocean trash, dissolving the worst of it safely inside. Whatever it can't hold floats gently up to the surface,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shimmer.

Grow crystals instead of crops. Crack geodes with the most satisfying tap in cozy games, fill a museum with one-of-a-kind gems, befriend a mountain village (and one very determined rival), and bring a sleeping valley back to life, season by season. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gemheart Valley.