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A cozy idle island sim for your desktop, in a slim window above the taskbar. Islanders of every trade farm, chop wood, fish, mine, and cook. Craft and place buildings, upgrade tools, and make the island the last livable place at sea. Light the lighthouse and set sail to see what the mist hides. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Idyll Isle.

An idle shop sim that lives in your taskbar. Run a tiny medieval store, hire workers to automate chores, plan their shifts and tasks, haggle with customers that show up based on the shop's ambience, craft & upgrade items, and recruit those same customers as adventurers to bring back resources - all while you do other things. Run your ShopOrganize shelves, haggle, and hire assistants. Assign t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mini Shopkeeper.

Lowtown is a tiny pixel-art village that lives right above your Windows taskbar. It is a fully autonomous desktop companion: you don't build anything and you don't give orders. The villagers live their own lives — just glance down now and then to see what they are up to. A village that lives on its ownVillagers chop wood, fish, farm, bake bread, forge tools and put up new houses. The village co… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lowtown.

Guide Paris through 10,000 years of history in a cosy city builder where your people build their own homes. Lay roads, provide services, shape society, and watch a tiny prehistoric settlement grow into a bustling modern metropolis. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pixel Metropolis.

A blacksmith shop sim where every sale changes a life. Forge magic swords as an undying elf, read each customer's ambition and ethics, and choose who gets the blade, then watch it make them a hero or a tyrant. When they die, the sword returns to your anvil to be reforged into the next. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eternal Swordsmith.

BLACKSMITH SIMULATORIn Cozy Forge, blacksmithing is neither a tiring ordeal nor overly simplistic it's just right. Melt your raw materials, pour them into molds, hammer them on the anvil, and polish them if needed. But don’t worry you don’t have to be a master smith to enjoy it. You'll discover the art of blacksmithing naturally, without being overwhelmed. Cozy Forge combines a Cozy atmosphere wit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cozy Forge: Blacksmith Simulator.

You run the MMO. They play it. Most games put you inside the MMORPG. This one puts you in the chair behind it. You are the studio, the live team, and the world designer all at once: you build the zones, stock the dungeons, author the loot, set the prices, and open the systems. Then you step back and watch thousands of fully autonomous adventurers move into your world, form parties, grind levels, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MMOS: MMO Simulator.

What is RuneClick?RuneClick is an RPG that lives on your desktop and levels up while you use your computer. A pixel art adventurer sits on top of your taskbar and reacts to your real keyboard, mouse and controller. Type an email, he chops a tree. Click through a spreadsheet, he mines ore. Walk away and he waits for you. No autoplay, no offline gains. Every level is earned, one keystroke at a time.… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RuneClick.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

85% User Score Based on 155 reviews

Tiny Biomes is a relaxing idle game where animals peacefully produce resources and you gather wood in a calm harvesting zone. Build small biomes, earn gold, and enjoy steady progression without pressure, timers, or stress. Play at your own pace and unwind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Biomes: Cozy Idle.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability

92% User Score Based on 73 reviews

"Loafing Town" is a desktop idle game designed for PC—your ultimate workday distraction! Step into the role of a god-like overseer and build a thriving hero village. Starting with just a lone hero and a simple thatched hut, you'll gradually attract more heroes and transform your humble village into a bustling town.The gameplay is simple yet engaging: summon monsters to train heroes, earn… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loafing Town.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

90% User Score Based on 94 reviews

As a dream world guardian, help to build the tiny home inside your globe. No deep strategy or buildings—just a cute little world you can check in on every now and then. Game Features: Full Idler They live independently within the Dream Globe Strategic Assistance Help buy upgrades to boost efficiency Treasure Trove Discover 100+ gemstones, crops & foods Various Dream Region Wit… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Dream Globe.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

91% User Score Based on 43 reviews

A relaxing real-time idle village-building simulator nestled in the corner of your screen! Build, Craft, and Trade to guide your village from humble beginnings to a thriving trading hub, it's time to write your own Village Tale! Build and Expand Your Village:Construct buildings and decorations, unlock new industries, and grow your population into a thriving, happy community. Trade an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Village Tale.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

81% User Score Based on 150 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 7 reviews

Reforge a blacksmith's village on an isle of the land's finest artisans! Step into the boots of an expert smith for a crafty adventure filled with mystery and charm. Explore the land of Ellian, and prove that a hammer, anvil, and your wits can overcome any challenge. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to While the Iron’s Hot.

Welcome to Blightshire! Gather resources, craft items, and automate your workshop with machines and robots. Explore the town, meet its quirky inhabitants, and discover what else Somnia Automata has in store for you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Somnia Automata.

An old-school RPG where you run the whole guild solo or with friends. Gather, craft, farm, fight, loot and explore with a growing crew. Switch heroes while the others keep working, turn shared supplies into better gear, and prepare your adventurers to face a deadly fire-breathing dragon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guild Master.

START WITH A PICKAXE. END WITH AN INDUSTRIAL EMPIRE.IncreMiner is an incremental dwarf colony simulator about scale. Create your first miners, watch them carve into a vast procedural underground, and invest everything they recover into an upgrade tree that keeps changing what your colony can do. Your dwarves act on their own. They prospect for valuable ore, cut tunnels, haul full packs home, figh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to INCREMINER.

VEINFORGE is an incremental management game built around mining, smithing, and automation. Enter timed mining expeditions, move your mining area across ore deposits, and recruit assistants to keep gathering materials. Back at the workshop, choose a recipe, add every required material to the furnace, then smelt, hammer, and quench the workpiece before placing the finished equipment on a stand for … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VEINFORGE.

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.

Necromancer’s Domain is a dark fantasy dungeon management game where you play as a necromancer. Slay intruders, harvest their corpses, and raise an ever-growing undead army. Design a labyrinth that descends five underground floors, then defend it with smart room layouts, traps, and minions. Turn Corpses into PowerDefeated intruders become corpse resources. Use them to create undead like zombies a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Necromancer’s Domain.

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.

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.

Welcome to Lo-Fi Laundromat, a cozy idle management game where every spin cycle brings your little business closer to success. Wash clothes, craft custom detergents, repair well-loved garments, and create the most inviting laundromat in town. Meet charming customers, befriend adorable helper creatures, and gradually transform a humble laundry shop into a thriving community favorite. Whether you'… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lo-Fi Laundromat.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

87% User Score Based on 38 reviews

Gather herbs and brew powerful potions as you travel a magical world and forge a party of intriguing companions to defeat the demon lord in this cozy fantasy adventure game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Party Needs An Alchemist.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

88% User Score Based on 194 reviews

Read before buyingIs Craftlings for you?Craftlings is a handcrafted puzzle-strategy builder about tiny workers, visible logistics, and clever settlement planning. You do not control the Craftlings directly. Instead, you shape the world around them: build paths, ladders, lifts, production buildings, and routes so your little workers can gather, carry, build, and complete each objective. Every res… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Craftlings.

30%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

50% User Score Based on 10 reviews

WISHLIST NOW!!! About the GameManage Your Feline ForgeOpen your very own forge in a bustling corner of the Meow Capital. Here, you'll need to roll up your sleeves—and wave your paws—to personally hammer cold metal into top-tier weapons, sturdy armor, and impenetrable shields. Polish them until they sparkle before displaying them on your shelves. The survival (and the wallets) of local adventur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MeowCraft.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

69% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Join The Community About the GameWhimsy Bake＆Craft is a laid-back idle simulation game. In your workshop, combine mysterious aquatic ingredients and enchanted crops to craft hundreds of delicious dishes. Whether it’s farming, fishing, or baking—no complex controls are needed. Just assign the right tools, ingredients, and staff, then let time do the rest. Watch as your automated production line… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whimsy Bake＆Craft.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

97% User Score Based on 7,402 reviews

A relaxing idle-farming simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen while you do other things. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rusty's Retirement.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

94% User Score Based on 9,808 reviews

Critic Score 9%Based on 2 reviews

The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Littlewood.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

87% User Score Based on 1,361 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

Become the captain of a flying ship! Sell items, gather resources and build your own trade company in the clouds! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Merchant of the Skies.

At the mouth of the Infinite Corridor stands a small alchemy shop. Adventurers stop by for potions, and the shopkeeper always greets them with a smile. What they don't know is that some of the monsters deep in the corridor were raised in her cellar.Run the workshopPlace machines and put wind-up robots to work turning ingredients into potions, incense and catalysts. Send each robot to the workshop,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alchemist: Infinite Corridor.

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.

Your cursor is their godCursor Cult is a desktop companion. A tiny pixel-art island docks along the edge of your screen, and two tribes live on it, one at each end. They worship the Sky Hand: your mouse cursor. Every 20 seconds their priests read the trail your cursor left behind as an omen, and steer the tribe by it. You never have to play it. Just use your computer, and your everyday mouse habi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cursor Cult.

Oreflow is a calm single-player automation game about bringing an abandoned mine back to life. Swing a pickaxe, mine your first ore by hand, and grow a handful of cramped chambers into a humming, flowing production line, while a quiet mystery from your own past waits at the bottom of the shaft. Mine and buildStart with nothing but a pickaxe and a headlamp. Break copper out of the rock, haul it to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oreflow.

A cozy idle railway game that lives along the edge of your desktop while you work. Buy engines and wagons, deliver cargo, fill contracts and blow the whistle for coins as five districts grow along one long line: vans stop at shop doors, windows light up at dusk and boats drift down the river. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sidetrack — Tiny Trains for Your Desktop.

Sometimes, you just need to slow down. For Sidney and her cat, Captain Sally, that meant leaving the busy city life behind and returning to a place Sidney had never forgotten, a tiny harbor by the sea where she spent her childhood summers.  One little dock. A single fishing boat. It wasn't much. But it was theirs. Build your harbor by the seaStart small and watch your little fishing village com… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Harbor.

Deep under the mountain there is a seam that never runs dry, a crew of dwarves who will mine it while you sleep, and a door covered in runes that nobody has opened. Click. Build. Descend. And be ready when the mountain's wrath wakes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Undervein.

Early Access and What's Next For now, you can grow a civilization on its homeworld and guide the gradual automation of its people's work. Based on your feedback, we're prioritizing a smoother early game, clearer skill-unlock guidance, better responses from ORACLE, and improved translations. For the full release, we plan to expand the story to new civilizations through planetary expeditions and ter… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ORACLE: Humanity, Automated.

Grow, craft, and explore in Iris's cozy idle RPG adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iris's Idle Log.

Nestled at your screen’s edge, a tranquil idle world unfurls as you go about your day. Plant gorgeous trees, look after adorable animals, and mingle with merry goblins - your forest keeps blooming in the background. Get in the grove with Twiggle’s Grove! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Twiggle's Grove.

Farm the horde. Build a party that breaks through.Enemies swarm in and your party fights automatically while gear and materials accumulate. Build a five-member team around tanks, damage dealers, healers and control. Short on sustain? Change your healer. Stuck on a boss? Rethink your skills and equipment. Farm where your party can win reliably, finish a new build, then return to the enemy that stop… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cultivation Legend.

The king is dead, long live the CEO!Welcome to Yensburg, an ancient fortress-city that was once the crown jewel of a thriving kingdom. However, the city now finds itself in great peril: Besieged on all sides by powerful enemies, and threatening to tear itself apart in political turmoil. And then, in the middle of it all, the beloved but aging king Alistair was found dead from a suspected heart att… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom Inc..

Relax and collect over 500 unique dinosaurs in this cozy idle game. Watch hatchlings grow into towering giants in real-time, customize prehistoric habitats across 9 themed packs, and discover rare species from tiny raptors to mighty sauropods. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dinosaurium.

Rule the server economy without the MMO grind. Welcome to your personal goblin-mode fantasy. Auction House is a single-player incremental economy simulator where the only thing that matters is making your gold counter go up. Start as a lowly gatherer clicking copper nodes, and scale up into a ruthless tycoon controlling a massive, interwoven empire of crafters and gatherers. Start Small, Aut… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Auction House.

️ Echoes of the AnvilEchoes of the Anvil is an indie simulation and management game focused on the life of Orren, a blacksmith exiled for refusing to forge a weapon capable of controlling the will of men. Far from his homeland and the Empire that fuels a hundred-year war, Orren arrives at a small town scarred by conflict. There, he must start over: build his home, establish his workshop, and deci… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes of the Anvil.

A cozy 2D city-building game where you gather resources, upgrade buildings, and grow a small pixel town brought to life with cars, dynamic weather and beautiful sunsets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Macropolis.

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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.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

85% User Score Based on 13 reviews

In Trading Towns, your goal is to find ways to make your town wealthy and prosperous. Collect resources, sell or refine them to make more profit, hire adventurers and let them fight monsters or search for treasures, build many different buildings, use artefacts and simple find the best way to make money. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trading Towns.

46%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

46% User Score Based on 102 reviews

An idle RPG where your bomber squadron gathers resources for you. Destroy rocks, hunt for rare items, forge and upgrade your equipment, master a vast skill tree, and trade items with other players on the Steam Market. Free to play. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bomb Farm.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, story

100% User Score Based on 37 reviews

Peck peck peck! Keep pecking through endless dirt and uncover new underground biomes. Each area brings new materials, weird customers, and strange surprises. Excuse Me, One Gear Please! From brave adventurers to clueless peasants, they all descend into your underground smithy. One wants heavy armor, another insists on something enchanted and oddly specific. You can’t exactly say no, so you’d bette… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Peckers.