Games like Rusty's Retirement
by Mister Morris Games
A relaxing idle-farming simulator that sits at the bottom of your screen while you do other things.
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-15%$5.94Moon Garden
10 days ago · Kairos Games LLC
Both: Idler · Building · Management
A cozy incremental game about growing your way home. Strategically plant flowers, optimize machinery, and grow your tree tall enough to escape!
IdlerStrategyIncrementalResource ManagementBuildingManagementRelaxingCuteAtmosphericCasual
FreeDaily Botanica
Sep 2 · Cyvana
Both: Desktop Companion · Idler · Relaxing
Daily Botanica is a relaxing desktop idler about raising mysterious plants. Pet and water each seedling, discover what makes it flourish, and arrange a living collection around your screen - even while you work, study, or step away.
Desktop CompanionCasualIdlerSimulationRelaxingIncrementalCollectathonNatureLife SimFree to Play
-35%$20.79The Crust
11 days ago · VEOM Studio
Both: Automation · Building · Management
Build and automate a lunar colony that Earth depends on. Mine regolith, run conveyor-and-drone factories above and below the surface, manage colonists, trade with rival Earth factions — and play a story campaign with multiple endings.
Base BuildingSpaceAutomationColony SimResource ManagementSandboxStrategyCity BuilderBuildingManagement👍 3,556
-10%$3.59Little Ghosties
Sep 7 · Acrylic Pixel Games
Both: Desktop Companion · Idler · Relaxing
Little Ghosties is a cozy 2D idle desktop companion game where adorable ghosts live inside a terrarium on your desktop. Hatch, raise, and collect unique ghosts as they grow from eggs into fully grown adult ghosts.
Early AccessDesktop CompanionIdlerRelaxingCozyCasualUtilitiesIncrementalNatureCollectathon
-15%$6.79Between Adventures IDLE
13 days ago · Loop Forge
Both: Idler
A visual Idle RPG where you hunt creatures for rare loot, enchant your equipment, and build your hero. Master 11 skills, trade with merchants, and progress even offline. No Microtransactions, No P2W, just pure idle fun.
Early AccessStrategyIdlerRPGLootInventory ManagementStrategy RPGMedievalMagicFantasy👍 331
$12.99Island Market Simulator
Sep 3 · Zentium Studio
Both: Management · Building
Team up with your friends and build a thriving trade empire in this CO-OP strategy and economy simulation set on a lively island. Begin with a small market, share tasks, manage production chains, raise livestock, and dominate the economy together through changing seasons and dynamic festivals!
SimulationOnline Co-OpManagementCasualMultiplayerLife SimStrategyEconomyBuildingSingleplayer👍 171
-10%$13.49Nightwater
3 days ago · Studio Ashty
Both: Automation · Idler · Relaxing
Forage, craft and automate to grow your factory, unlock new technologies and expand your island to discover new biomes. Progress through the ages from sticks and stones to the Bronze Age, the Industrial Era and into the future to uncover the secret of the Lighthouse and escape this reality.
Open WorldAutomationResource ManagementIncrementalIdlerCraftingSandboxRelaxingSimulationStrategy
-30%$8.39Creator Chronicles
7 days ago · Origin Studio
Both: Management · Building
A game within a game. In this entirely new kind of simulation RPG, become a guild master, develop your town, recruit guild members, and conquer dungeons. Every decision you make becomes your own chronicle.
City BuilderManagementCRPGPixel GraphicsTop-DownMultiple EndingsBuildingEconomyCraftingRPG👍 501
-30%$10.49Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft
7 days ago · Luden.io
Both: Automation
Program a crew of tiny robots to turn a frozen planet into a living world. Connect visual code blocks, automate crafting, and build a workforce that fuels itself. Keep the heat flowing, refine your machines, and watch your ideas come to life.
EducationProgrammingAutomationSandboxPuzzleCraftingRobotsBase BuildingStrategy2D👍 643
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-30%$6.99Havelyn
3 days ago · All Loose®
Both: Farming Sim
A peaceful open world of forests, rivers and wide meadows. Set out alone or with up to 4 friends to find the place you’ll call home. Build a quiet life or grow your settlement into a thriving new civilization. The choice is yours.
AdventureSimulationFarming SimSandboxColony SimExplorationImmersive Sim3DFirst-PersonColorful
-20%$3.19Fantasy Bird Woods
8 days ago · SouthBoat Games
Both: Idler · Farming Sim · Relaxing
Fantasy Bird Woods is a desktop idle game. Observe and guide mystical birds on the right side of your screen. They evolve alongside your work or study without window-switching. Enjoy light interaction and a sense of companionship during breaks with these evolving digital pets.
IncrementalIdlerCreature CollectorTabletopFarming Sim2DCuteRelaxingWholesomeComic Book
$4.99Frog It Up
4 days ago · Starfall Games
Both: Idler · Management
Frog It Up is an incremental clicker game where you lure frogs to a pond and help them build their own cozy little city. As the pond grows, you’ll decide which upgrades to unlock, shaping how the city expands over time and steering progress in the direction you prefer.
IncrementalIdlerCasualCuteColorfulCartoonyScore AttackEconomyManagementStrategy
-10%$4.49Gridmax
3 days ago · Dream Gears
Both: Management · Building · Automation
Gridmax is a tile-based survival and base-building game set in a strange alien world. Gather, craft, build, and explore at your own pace as you grow your team, establish homes across the grid, advance your technology, and search for a way home.
Base BuildingSurvivalManagementColony SimBuildingCraftingSandboxAutomationSimulation2D
$3.99Cells
Sep 6 · Mousetrick Studio
Both: Relaxing
CELLS is a calm sci-fi trading game about goods, routes and decisions. Explore new worlds, build trade chains, mine resources and uncover the story of a broken network between the worlds.
CasualRelaxingMinimalistProcedural GenerationLogicAtmosphericPhysicsLinearTutorial2D
-20%$6.39Ascend Idle: Chronicles
3 days ago · GODev Games
Both: Idler
Ascend from mortal origins to cosmic mastery in Ascend Idle: Chronicles, an immersive idle RPG. Optimize automated resource generation, unlock powerful upgrades, and master deep strategic progression through a seamless, mouse-only interface designed for pure, relaxed enjoyment.
CasualRPGAuto BattlerIdlerIncremental2DCozyEconomyFantasySci-fi
-15%$11.89TaskPaw
8 days ago · Singular Sunshine Studios
Both: Idler · Relaxing · Desktop Companion
Let a cute little cat keep you company while you work. Watch them walk or run across your desktop, dress them up, and enjoy different places from day to night.
CasualIdler3DCuteRelaxingDesktop CompanionWalking SimulatorSide ScrollerTypingCats
-20%$3.99Vibe Lab: Idle Dev Sim
3 days ago · Green Growth Digital
Both: Idler
A cozy idle game about vibe-coding with AI. Hire a crew of agents, climb a five-branch upgrade tree, and dress the whole lab from 80 cosmetics across five tiers. Progress lands in minutes, not days — no subscriptions, no daily check-in. Numbers go up, vibes stay immaculate.
IdlerCasualSimulationResource ManagementPixel GraphicsRetroRobotsSingleplayerArcade2D
-15%$16.99TCG Card Shop Simulator
7 days ago · OPNeon Games
Both: Management
Open your own local game store. Stock shelves with the latest booster packs, or crack them and collect the cards for yourself. Set your own prices, hire staff, host events, and expand your card shop.
SimulationManagementEconomySingleplayerCollectathonTrading Card GameCapitalismCard GameShop KeeperTrading👍 47,485