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Upgrade your Castle and Unlock new tiers of Skills and Weapons to Defend vs Monsters and Bosses across VARIOUS ZONES! Find Rare ITEMS dropped from monsters and bosses and upgrade them to their full potential! Defeat RAID Mega-Bosses to find LEGENDARY items!
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$6.99Incrempire
Jul 21 · FMGames, Regnum Noctis
Both: Incremental · Idler · Tower Defense
Defend. Upgrade. Dominate. A relaxing incremental base-defense game, packed with powerful skills and a deep skill tree.
IncrementalRelaxingIdlerBullet HeavenSurvivalRogueliteTower DefenseAuto BattlerStrategyCasual👍 168
-15%$8.49Crown Siege
3 days ago · JOrbits Games
Both: Incremental · Tower Defense · Idler
A short incremental siege game centered around growing and strengthening an army to defend your kingdom. Seize the crown from an endless wave of enemies for your best chance at survival!
IncrementalAuto BattlerTower DefenseCasualIdlerActionHack and SlashMedievalSimulationStrategy
$6.99Whack-A-Monster
Jul 28 · Brainfog Games
Both: Incremental · Idler · Pixel Graphics
Whack-A-Monster. An incremental game about Whacking, Smashing, Splashing & BONKING monsters. Upgrade through the skill tree and unlock new weapons to vanquish all evil from this world.
RPGIncrementalRogueliteIdlerSimulationMemesArcadeTop-Down2DPixel Graphics👍 124
-40%$5.39Desktop Raid
Mar 8 · Lee_Studio
Both: Idler · Incremental · Pixel Graphics
Assemble your adventure squad on the desktop! Classic RPG meets idle play—no grind, no stress, just nonstop progress. Your heroes fight, level up, and loot while you work or study. Explore rich classes, powerful skills, and thrilling gear drops. RPG excitement, anytime, anywhere!
IdlerRPGIncrementalDesktop CompanionCreature CollectorLootCasualPixel GraphicsAdventureExploration👍 679
$3.99CoreBreaker: Desktop Swarm
Jul 15 · Furistic
Both: Idler · Incremental · Tower Defense
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.
Desktop CompanionAuto BattlerIdlerIncrementalCasualStrategyRoguelikeBullet HeavenTower DefenseRoguelite
FreeThe Perfect Tower II
Nov 30 · Fire Sword Studios
Both: Tower Defense · Idler · Incremental
The Perfect Tower II is a mix between an incremental and a tower defense game. Build a town, manage resources and explore a variety of mini-games and tons of upgrades. Fully automate your game and watch numbers going up!
Tower DefenseIdlerStrategyAutomationResource ManagementActionMinigamesVoxelBase BuildingIncremental
-25%$5.99Bones and Coins
Sep 7 · Troyd Games
Both: Incremental · Idler
An incremental auto battler dungeon crawler where you build a synergized hero party to slay enemies and loot items. Unlock weapons with unique attack styles. Gear up your hero team and explore new dungeon rooms filled with enemies and legendary drops.
IncrementalAuto BattlerDungeon CrawlerParty-Based RPGLootIdlerStrategyRPGDeckbuildingStrategy RPG👍 668
$6.99荒域奇谭
Apr 29 · 清友工作室
Both: Idler · Incremental
Legends of Wastelands is an idle RPG where you shape your hero’s growth. Choose among six classes, master 100+ skills, and combine talents and gems for unique synergies. Idle for rewards or dive into boss fights and shifting wastelands, with pets and gear adding endless build variety.
IdlerIncrementalLootAutomationCombatStrategy RPGStrategyPoint & ClickRogueliteHand-drawn👍 320
FreeIdleOn - The Incremental MMO
Nov 6 · Lavaflame2
Both: Idler · Incremental · Pixel Graphics
The incremental idle MMO where your heroes keep fighting while you're gone! Spend their loot on upgrades, unlock classes from Elemental-Wizard to Cannon-Pirate, and level 20 unique skills like Farming, Sailing, and Construction!
IdlerFree to PlayIncrementalMMORPGMultiplayerPixel GraphicsRPGManagementCraftingResource Management
$3.99Last Hope: Zombie Autobattler
Jul 27 · Hands-Off Games
Both: Tower Defense · Idler
Build your towers and let them do the killing! Connect 12 unique towers through the Reactor to discover 144 devastating synergies. Kill endless zombie hordes, mutate them for bigger rewards, and push your build to the limit in a chaotic bullet hell.
Tower DefenseIdlerZombiesBullet HeavenRogueliteRoguelikeResource ManagementSurvivalPost-apocalypticStrategy
$4.99The Greenening
May 7 · Erkberg Games
Both: Incremental · Idler
A short and wholesome incremental journey about exploring and reawakening a forgotten world. Wash away the ashes to discover the secrets hidden beneath, upgrade your versatile watering abilities, and grow your own cozy space garden.
IncrementalCasualIdlerExplorationNatureRelaxingCleaningCuteCozyWholesome👍 484
-15%$5.94Moon Garden
10 days ago · Kairos Games LLC
Both: Idler · Incremental
A cozy incremental game about growing your way home. Strategically plant flowers, optimize machinery, and grow your tree tall enough to escape!
IdlerStrategyIncrementalResource ManagementBuildingManagementRelaxingCuteAtmosphericCasual
$3.99Alchemist's Garden
Apr 21 · Lumis Entertainment
Both: Incremental · Idler
Alchemist's Garden is a cozy and relaxing incremental crafting game. Forage to uncover hidden ingredients across mystical lands. Experiment with them at your crucible to discover potions and items, stock your shop's shelves, and watch your potion shop grow!
IncrementalIdlerCollectathonShop KeeperBuildingCapitalismCraftingEconomyManagementPoint & Click👍 182
$4.99Operation: Outbreak Idle
Sep 4 · DeadLogics
Both: Tower Defense · Incremental
Command automated military defenses, upgrade your fortress, and survive massive zombie waves in this action-packed idle defense game. Build powerful defenses, unlock upgrades, and hold the line against endless undead hordes.
Tower DefenseZombiesStrategySingleplayerCasualSurvivalShoot 'Em UpIncrementalShooter3D
$4.99Background Hero
4 days ago · steev
Both: Idler · Incremental
Every hero starts somewhere, usually with a dull axe, an even duller pickaxe. Background Hero puts you in charge of building one from scratch, one skill at a time. Idle progression, tiered upgrades, task lists, resources, dungeon rewards -- perfect for the completionist chasing the elusive 100%
RPGIdlerCasualIncremental2DText-BasedAdventureCozyMinimalistEconomy
FreeZone Sweeper
Aug 26 · Missroot
Both: Idler · Incremental
Zone Sweeper is a fast RPG of short runs, hand-picked stats, and levels that explode in a single fight. Sweep a risk-colored zone grid, auto-battle with crits and combos, gear up across 11 slots, and research in the Lab between runs.
IdlerIncrementalRoguelitePvEAction RPGCharacter CustomizationRPGStrategy2DTop-Down
-40%$4.19Fracture Field
Apr 20 · Type Ten
Both: Incremental · Idler
Fracture Field is an idle/incremental quarry mining game. Shatter rocks with timed swings then invest your earnings into upgrades. Build a fleet of drones to automate your empire, bomb tough layers, and unlock powerful prestige upgrades on your journey to master the quarry.
IncrementalIdlerMiningAutomationResource ManagementCasualRelaxingBuildingSingleplayerManagement👍 1,199
$5.99Cultivation Road
Aug 19 · Fengling Studio
Both: Tower Defense · Incremental · Idler
"Cultivation Tower" 2.0 "Cultivation Road", 2D side-scrolling idle cultivation game. Lead the protagonist and 12 fellow cultivators on an automatic journey along the immortal path, battling and collecting treasures, managing your sect, constantly reaching new heights in twenty different scenes.
CasualStrategyRPGTower DefenseAuto Battler2D PlatformerIncrementalIdler2DAnime
$1.00Dealer's Dice
Sep 7 · OFFMOON Inc.
Both: Tower Defense · Incremental
Trapped in the twisted game room of a mysterious entity, Dealer's Dice is a high-stakes roguelike dice-defense game. Collect powerful dice, manage your betting table, and gamble against relentless waves of invaders. Push your luck, test your greed, and survive.
Tower DefenseIncrementalCasualDiceRoguelikeRogueliteStrategyChoices MatterIndieArcade
-20%$6.39Ascend Idle: Chronicles
3 days ago · GODev Games
Both: Idler · Incremental
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%$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
-34%$2.96ScreenSaver Idle
Aug 1 · mana
Both: Idler · Incremental · Pixel Graphics
A screensaver-inspired idle incremental game. Unlock skills, explode your income, and feel the thrill of the perfect corner hit.
IdlerIncrementalStrategy2DRelaxingCasualPixel GraphicsAutomationResource ManagementSingleplayer
-15%$4.24Demonic Defense
4 days ago · xHo
Both: Tower Defense
Guard your campfire through the night and feed your rivals' rifts with monsters. A multiplayer tower-defense survival hybrid where deck building, base building, and dueling economies decide who survives and who freezes.
Early AccessCard BattlerTower DefenseReal Time TacticsAction RoguelikeTrading Card GamePvEPvPStrategyTutorial
-25%$11.24There Is mORE
4 days ago · ByteBeyond
Both: Tower Defense
Mine by day, defend by night. Master 25+ spells, sell rare ores for gear upgrades, and grow stronger each run in this procedurally generated roguelite tower defense. Enjoy full controller and Steam Deck support.
RogueliteTower DefenseAction RoguelikeMiningSurvivalProcedural GenerationExplorationMagicBase Building2D
$14.99Territory: Farming and Warfare
Feb 4 · Wit Studio
Both: Pixel Graphics
From a small village of a dozen people to a small kingdom of thousands of people. Arrange for residents to work, gathering, fishing and hunting, farming and mining, processing and manufacturing. Trade, accumulate supplies, increase your strength, and fight evil forces and monsters.
SingleplayerSimulationBase BuildingCity BuilderStrategySandboxAutomationPixel GraphicsResource ManagementBuilding👍 738
$4.99Frog It Up
4 days ago · Starfall Games
Both: Incremental · Idler
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
$9.99Runeomicon
5 days ago · TLR Games
Both: Tower Defense · Pixel Graphics
Perform a dark ritual with your own hands under relentless pressure. Draw runes in real time, defend the ritual from enemies trying to stop it, and upgrade your skills to unleash devastating magic. Summon ancient eldritch gods in this dark fantasy game driven by skill, strategy and constant tension.
Tower DefenseResource ManagementReal Time TacticsStrategyPixel GraphicsSide Scroller2DActionDifficultDark Fantasy
$11.99Orb of Creation
Jun 23 · MarpleGames
Both: Incremental
Orb of Creation is a non-idle incremental-puzzle game in which you recreate the world with nothing but magic and ingenuity. Conjure resources, buy upgrades, and become an all-powerful wizard!
IncrementalMagicCasualStrategyResource ManagementPuzzleIndieMinimalistSingleplayerCrafting👍 2,170
FreeFortress Fury
Jan 21 · Kervado
Both: Tower Defense
Fortress Fury is a survivor multiplayer tower defense roguelite. Endless hordes of enemies want to crush your tower! Buy weapons and upgrades to craft an array of overpowering builds. Will you be able to survive all waves and be the last tower?
StrategyActionTower DefenseBullet HellRoguelite2DTop-DownCuteColorfulMagic
$4.99Kingdom Contracts Tower Defense Incremental
Aug 14 · Day 1 to 100
Both: Tower Defense
You are the Kingdom’s Commander. Choose new contracts strategically. Use towers but save your gold. Use 12 powerful God/saint spells. Finish Contracts quickly. Stack gold and reputation rapidly. Choose and upgrade 36 perks blessed by 12 Gods/saints. Become the Legend of the Kingdoms.
Tower DefenseMinimalistStrategyRogueliteRelaxingSingleplayerAtmosphericCasualIndie3D
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$6.99Claws of Power
Aug 21 · 蒜苗
Both: Tower Defense
Claws of Power is a cute, real-time card battle game. With a variety of unique and adorable cat cards, each one could be your key to victory. Strategize by building different decks and using items to overcome challenges and claim the throne as the ultimate cat leader.
Tower DefenseCard BattlerHand-drawnCatsReal Time TacticsCuteCasualCard Game2DRelaxing👍 170
-20%$3.19Fantasy Bird Woods
8 days ago · SouthBoat Games
Both: Incremental · Idler
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
$2.50OmniSeed
Jul 13 · Velest
Both: Tower Defense · Pixel Graphics
Play as a kind-hearted god in a tiny world. Grow thriving forests, inspire mortals to stand strong, and unleash nature's fury to shield them from evil. One small miracle at a time.
RogueliteTower DefenseGod GameDeckbuildingCard BattlerTacticalPixel Graphics2DTop-DownSingleplayer
$10.99Sineus Arena Survivors
Jun 22 · Sineus Games
Both: Tower Defense
Fight hordes and defend your Stronghold in a bullet heaven survivor-like with co-op and tower defense. Gain power-ups every level, collect random artifacts from chests and grow stronger to survive, defeat the boss and claim a top spot on the Sineus Arena leaderboards!
Bullet HeavenAction RoguelikeRoguelikeOnline Co-OpCo-opBullet HellLootTower DefenseScore AttackIndie👍 1,163
$17.99Sephiria
Jul 31 · TEAM HORAY
Both: Pixel Graphics
Save Bunnyville from a doomed fate: a top-down action/RPG roguelite from the makers of Dungreed. Explore the depths of the tower, collect and upgrade artifacts, and defeat hordes of demons to keep your village safe.
Action RoguelikeRogueliteRoguelikeCo-opPixel GraphicsInventory ManagementActionRPGCombatCute👍 11,674
-10%$13.49Nightwater
3 days ago · Studio Ashty
Both: Incremental · Idler
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
$2.99Neophyte
May 15 · Regal Pigeon
Both: Pixel Graphics
A mini topdown action roguelike with chaotic spell-slinging hack-n-slash combat. Collect spells, choose perks and discover powerful synergies to become an unstoppable monster-slaying wizard.
Action RoguelikeActionArcadeRogueliteMagicRoguelikeSingleplayer2DIndiePixel Graphics👍 660
-43%$11.39Survival Machine
Jun 12 · Grape Pickers
Both: Tower Defense
Build your base on a moving Machine, travel through biomes with different resources, and prepare for the night when a zombie threat is much higher than during the day. Would you go solo or explore this new world with your best friends?
StrategyTower DefenseBase BuildingOnline Co-OpZombiesResource ManagementCraftingCombatExplorationThird Person👍 692
$17.99Lost Castle 2
Jun 10 · Hunter Studio
"Lost Castle 2" is a 2D Beat'em up Rogue-Lite game. Explore abundant treasures and items to enhance yourself, master various weapons to showcase your skills, and challenge powerful monsters to demonstrate your strength. A new adventure is calling for treasure hunters!
MultiplayerLocal Co-OpOnline Co-OpRoguelikeBeat 'em upRogueliteAction-AdventureAction RoguelikeRPGFunny👍 10,858
-50%$4.99Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors
12 days ago · Soulpotion
Both: Pixel Graphics
Embark on an epic saga in Asgard's Fall, a norse Survivors-like Roguelite. Fight your way through hordes of creatures and let the gods feel your relentless wrath. How will your saga unfold?
Action RoguelikeBullet HellRogueliteCasualPixel GraphicsIndie2DRoguelikeHack and SlashStrategy👍 1,305
$17.99Microcivilization
Jan 22 · Ondrej Homola
Both: Incremental
Incremental clicker strategy, where you expand, construct, research, fight, collect heroes and make choices between good and evil. Ascend through difficulty tiers by playing through challenge campaign going back and forth through history. Mammoths included.
IncrementalBase BuildingResource Management4XHistoricalStrategyAutomationInventory ManagementCity BuilderGod Game👍 1,437
$1.99Critter Chaos TD
Oct 31 · Chaos Creations
Both: Tower Defense
Critter Chaos TD is a fast, frantic and chaotic Tower Defence game in which you must rid the world of the evil Critters. Build stations and guns to fortify your defences and prevent the various types of Critters from reaching your base.
StrategyAction RTSWargameTower DefenseRTSEarly AccessCasualActionIndieBase Building
-30%$8.39Creator Chronicles
7 days ago · Origin Studio
Both: Pixel Graphics
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
$14.99Yet Another Zombie Survivors
Aug 20 · Awesome Games Studio
The Horde is coming, but you're ready to fight it! Assemble your squad, choose their upgrades, and build powerful synergies against thousands of undead. Survive. Then evolve. Then break every limit in this deceptively simple but addictive bullet heaven game.
Bullet HeavenAction RoguelikeZombiesTop-Down ShooterRogueliteIndieArcadeSingleplayerAction RPGRoguelike👍 14,162
$12.99The Spell Brigade
Apr 29 · Bolt Blaster Games
Survivors-like with ONLINE CO-OP for 1-4 players. Team up with your wizard friends to slay hordes of dark creatures. Complete team-based objectives, unlock new upgrades and create overpowered spell synergies. Friend nor foe is safe in this friendly fire bullet hell!
Bullet HeavenOnline Co-OpRogueliteBullet HellCo-opAction RoguelikeRoguelikeMagicMultiplayerAction👍 14,750
-20%$7.99The Farmer Was Replaced
Oct 10 · Timon Herzog
Both: Idler
Program and optimize a drone to automate a farm and watch it do the work for you. Collect resources to unlock better technology and become the most efficient farmer in the world. Improve your problem solving and coding skills.
ProgrammingAutomationEducationIdlerLogicPuzzleText-BasedFarming SimMinimalistResource Management👍 9,155
$19.99The Front
Oct 30 · Samar Studio
Both: Tower Defense
The Front is a survival open-world crafting sandbox game. You are a resistance fighter sent back in time to stop the rise of a tyrannical empire. Collect resources, craft tech, build shelters, and fight monsters to accomplish your mission.
Open World Survival CraftMultiplayerSurvivalCraftingBase BuildingBuildingOpen WorldTower DefenseSandboxShooter👍 9,553
$5.99Geometry Arena 2
Jan 16 · 011 Games
Geometry Arena 2 distills RPG depth and Roguelite elements into a unique loop of [ Meta-Progression + Endless Challenges ]. Mix and match Weapons, Bodies, Modules, and Pets to craft your game-breaking builds! Minimalist lines, vibrant colors!
Bullet HeavenArena ShooterHack and SlashTop-Down ShooterBullet HellRoguelitePvEShooterArcadeRoguelike👍 381
-20%$15.99Rubinite
Jul 22 · Cup Dog Games, GameWorks Ventures
Both: Pixel Graphics
Rubinite is an extremely challenging boss rush action game. in a dark fairy tale world, use Ruby's crimson eyes to expose the weak points of the Bloodstained monsters, then strike and shatter them. Carve a road home through the ruined Scarlet Kingdom and face the Witch who took it all.
DifficultPixel GraphicsBoss RushSouls-likeFemale ProtagonistIndie2DAction RPGTop-DownAction👍 3,626
-15%$1.69Card Shelter Defence
4 days ago · NeographGamer
Both: Tower Defense
Recruit cards, assign them to shelters, and stop incoming waves in a strategic tower defense game. Combine three cards to strengthen your forces, manage limited resources, and adapt to each scenario.
StrategyTower Defense2DSingleplayerCard BattlerFamily FriendlyResource ManagementIndie



