Games like The Magician's Research
by Mad Labyrinth Studios LLC
The MAGICIAN'S RESEARCH is an RPG style IDLE - INCREMENTAL - MANAGEMENT Game! The Experiments of the Mage's Guild have broken out and you are tasked with tracking down, researching, and disposing of them before they can disturb the nearby towns or multiply!
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$5.99Magic Research 2
May 21 · Maticolotto
Both: Auto Battler · Idler · Management
Welcome to Magic Research 2, an incremental RPG from the creator of Magic Research. Learn countless spells, face powerful foes, and command a team of Wizards who can cast spells for you as you journey to find or create the Philosopher's Stone.
Auto BattlerIdlerText-BasedAutomationRPGMagicFantasyManagementIncrementalCrafting👍 610
$3.99My life as an archeologist
Jan 10 · Delirium Tremens Games
Both: Hack and Slash · Incremental · Collectathon
Click your way through 100 levels of archeological treasure hunting, loot and improve your equipment, uncover build-defining artefacts on every boss, choose between three different classes and find the one that best fits your playstyle! Research monsters cards and improve every run!
Hack and SlashIncrementalCollectathonRoguelitePvEArcadeRoguelikeCharacter CustomizationFemale Protagonist2D👍 322
-25%$5.99Bones and Coins
Sep 7 · Troyd Games
Both: Incremental · Auto Battler · Dungeon Crawler
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
$4.99Samawa Idle
Nov 13 · Samharia Studios
Both: Incremental · Idler · Roguelite
Unleash the power of specialized towers to annihilate hordes of monsters in this idle game with roguelike elements. Collect gold, level up your towers, face powerful bosses, and refine your strategy with an evolving skill tree.
IncrementalIdlerRogueliteAuto BattlerTower DefenseRPGRoguelikeCharacter Customization2DTop-Down👍 600
$19.99Moonlighter
May 29 · Digital Sun
Both: Hack and Slash · Roguelite · Dungeon Crawler
Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.
Hack and SlashPixel GraphicsRogueliteDungeon CrawlerRoguelikeAction RoguelikeManagementRPGAction RPGAdventure👍 17,297
$3.99Alchemist's Garden
Apr 21 · Lumis Entertainment
Both: Incremental · Idler · Collectathon
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
$4.99Journey to Incrementalia
Oct 23 · Adam Travers
Both: Incremental · Auto Battler · Idler
Journey to Incrementalia is an active incremental auto-battler about a necromancer on a short quest. Cast diabolical spells, summon an army and open the gates of hell on your quest to break down 99 walls and reach the lost city of Incrementalia.
IncrementalAuto BattlerStrategyIdlerRPGDark FantasyRetro2DHack and SlashLinear👍 895
$3.99Treasure Chest Clicker
Jul 17 · Simon Eftestol
Both: Incremental · Idler · Collectathon
Click your way to a fortune in Treasure Chest Clicker! Discover gold, level up and find all the rare treasures hidden inside the chests!
IncrementalIdlerCasualCollectathon2DPuzzlePhysicsColorfulPoint & ClickCartoon👍 410
FreeIdle Research
Jul 31 · Considera Games LLC
Both: Idler · Incremental · Management
Idle Research is an addictive, resource management, incremental game with both idle and active playstyles. Research and craft colorful Flasks and Tubes to earn as much Energy as possible! Big numbers guaranteed.
IdlerIncrementalFree to PlaySimulationStrategyAdventureResource ManagementAutomationEarly AccessManagement
$4.99Magic Research
Mar 22 · Maticolotto
Both: Auto Battler · Idler
Magic Research is a text-based incremental game about Magic. You are the headmaster of a newly-created institution of Magic. Will you be able to lead your school to win the prestigious Tournament of Magic?
Auto BattlerMagicIdlerFantasyText-BasedAutomationCombatResource ManagementRPGAdventure👍 410
-75%$0.74Tap Heroes
Jun 5 · VaragtP
Both: Incremental · Idler · Auto Battler
Welcome to the first puppet show RPG! Participate in battling a ton of foes, buy new upgrades, cast magic and recruit new Heroes. Or just sit back and enjoy the show as your Heroes fight on their own while you watch or do other things.
IncrementalTactical RPGIdlerAuto BattlerAutomationPlatformerPoint & ClickRoguelikeStrategyRPG👍 402
$9.99Dragon Cliff
May 11 · Meta Interaction
Both: Idler · Incremental · Management
Dragon Cliff is a Semi-Idle RPG game with deep and complex itemization/skill systems to support endless character builds. Players are to collect adventurers, kill monsters, advance talent trees, enchant/reforge equipment, discover scrolls and finally assemble the most powerful adventure team!
RPGStrategyIdlerLootIncrementalPixel GraphicsCasualAdventureManagementIndie👍 7,680
-40%$5.39Desktop Raid
Mar 8 · Lee_Studio
Both: Idler · Incremental
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
-20%$4.79xiuzhen idle
Feb 4 · 游戏养家工作室
Both: Idler · Incremental
This is a xiuzhen simulation placement game! From the refining of qi, building the foundation to the ascension of the celestial realm, crossed into the divine realm. (The game has been updated with the english mod, but you will need to select the "english" beta in the properties option to update it)
IdlerIndieWord GameCasualRPGEarly AccessSimulationIncrementalStrategyTime Management👍 2,314
$3.99最后的仙门 The last Practice Sect
May 9 · 栖鸾工作室
Both: Idler · Incremental · Auto Battler
The last Practice Sectis is a ink style tower defense game. The game combines Chinese mythological novels to experience that under the invasion of the devil, only the last immortal sect left. You recruit all kinds of human to resist the devil and maintain the last immortal sect of the human race.
IdlerIncrementalCasualTower DefenseShooterStrategy RPGAuto BattlerTop-Down ShooterBullet HellCreature Collector👍 504
$14.99Cauldron
May 21 · SleepyDad Games
Both: Incremental · Auto Battler · Idler
Cauldron is an upgrade-heavy, minigame-centric, turn-based RPG. Play minigames to strengthen your party, then win battles to uncover more map, more heroes, more minigames, more everything! If your favorite plant is an upgrade tree, then this game is for you!
IncrementalMinigamesCasualTurn-Based StrategyAdventurePixel GraphicsAuto Battler2DFantasyIdler👍 1,684
FreeIdleOn - The Incremental MMO
Nov 6 · Lavaflame2
Both: Idler · Incremental · Management
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
FreeIdle Wizard
Jan 24 · TwoWizards
Both: Idler · Incremental · Management
RPG/Idle hybrid about becoming the most powerful wizard there is. Pick a class, get a pet, configure and improve your character in a myriad ways!
IdlerIncrementalResource ManagementFree to PlayMagicIndieDark FantasyCasualMouse OnlyManagement
$4.99Hero Tale
Mar 28 · Weird Johnny Studio
Both: Dungeon Crawler · Auto Battler · Idler
A relaxing auto-battler running in the background. Watch your combat experience grow and occasionally develop the massive skill tree and upgrade your equipment to explore secrets of the island.
Dungeon CrawlerAuto BattlerRPGLootCasualCozyIdlerIndie2DCartoony👍 421
FreeYour Chronicle
Apr 4 · Samurai Games
Both: Idler · Incremental · Auto Battler
"Let's begin your own story." This is a text-based idle RPG game. There are already more than 3,000 unique story actions and it's still growing.
RPGIdlerText-BasedIncrementalFree to PlayAuto BattlerAdventureSingleplayerFantasyCollectathon
FreePickCrafter
Dec 14 · Fiveamp
Both: Idler · Incremental · Collectathon
Conquer PickCrafter, the hit indie idle game! Break blocks, forge equipment, and collect powerful Pickaxes. Prestige to legendary tiers with the new Ascension Skill Tree. Discover biomes and battle epic bosses. Make meaningful choices and invent complex builds in this addictive endless adventure!
MiningIdlerIncrementalFree to PlayCollectathonResource Management2DPixel GraphicsCraftingFantasy
FreeWizard And Minion Idle
Feb 7 · Oni Gaming
Both: Incremental · Idler
Train your stats, cast spells, feed your minion, defeat monsters and bosses, raise demons, craft gems, go fishing and so much more in Wizard and Minion Idle--WAMI. This free to play, solo developed, Idle/active hybrid game has flexible pacing for long-time play-ability.
Free to PlayIncrementalIdlerRPGStrategyCasualIndieSingleplayer2DPixel Graphics
FreeGrim Clicker
Jan 30 · EvilCharm Games
Both: Incremental · Idler
Grim Clicker is an IDLE/RPG clicker where you will find your own strategy to explore the lost worlds. Inspired by games such as Diablo, Grim Dawn, Dark Souls, etc., the game features a complex character development, many unique items, active and passive playstyle.
IncrementalIdlerFree to PlayRPG2DSingleplayerIndieSide ScrollerInventory ManagementCasual
$2.99AUTO_BATTLER_RPG
Oct 22 · DIG Games
Both: Auto Battler · Incremental · Dungeon Crawler
This is a game about automatical upgrades and unlocking of resources The game plays by itself while all you do is upgrade your hero... and attempt to move even further in the dungeon and by doing that growing in strength.
CasualRPGPoint & ClickAuto BattlerIncrementalDungeon CrawlerIdlerText-BasedColorfulPixel Graphics
$4.99Click Mage
Jan 6 · Tiny Crow Games
Both: Incremental
Click Mage is a unique 2D resource gatherer and building game. Mine and process resources, upgrade your clicking power and construct buildings on an idyllic island with beautiful pixel art graphics.
SimulationIncrementalResource ManagementCasualRelaxingPixel GraphicsMiningCraftingFantasyNature👍 2,531
$14.99Ziggurat
Oct 23 · Milkstone Studios
Both: Roguelite · Dungeon Crawler
Dungeon-Crawling First Person Shooting at its finest! Fast-paced combat! Dozens of perks, spells and enemies! Level ups! Random Dungeons! Traps! Badass bosses! Carrots!
RogueliteActionShooterFPSAction RoguelikeFirst-PersonProcedural GenerationMagicRoguelikeDungeon Crawler👍 2,835
-80%$2.59Swag and Sorcery
May 9 · Lazy Bear Games, Uroboros Games
Both: Management · Incremental
Grind for resources, manage your own fantasy village, create and equip your heroes and send them to collect swag in Swag and Sorcery - a new streamlined RPG from the creators of Punch Club and Graveyard Keeper.
Pixel GraphicsRPGManagementSingleplayerIncrementalIndieAdventure2DCraftingComedy👍 2,318
$5.99Legendary Creatures 2
Oct 17 · HideChara
Both: Auto Battler · Dungeon Crawler
Sequel to the acclaimed Legendary Creatures, created by HideChara, and a fun treat combining both roguelike and auto-battler gameplay. Recruit and evolve a large array of troops, creatures, and an arsenal of weapons, to defeat the demon lord spreading corruption across the land.
ExplorationAuto Battler4XDungeon CrawlerStrategy RPGRoguelikeStrategyTurn-Based StrategyProcedural GenerationReplay Value👍 885
$12.99XiuzhenWorld2
Sep 27 · Noforgetit
Both: Idler · Collectathon
《XiuzhenWorld2》is a 3D world where your goal is to level up from a mere mortal into an immortal at the end. Its a semi-idle game with fun immortal cultivation mechanics such as - leveling up to become stronger. - capturing monsters as pets to fight for you. - AFK(Away From Keybourd).
RPGIdlerLootAutomation3D PlatformerOpen WorldCreature CollectorMythologyMagicCollectathon👍 134
FreeSoda Dungeon 2
Jul 9 · AN Productions, Poxpower
Both: Idler · Dungeon Crawler · Incremental
Everyone’s favorite laid-back dungeon crawler returns in Soda Dungeon 2. Featuring a new adventure, a whole town to upgrade, crafting, new classes, alternate dimensions, and more! It’s everything you loved about the original plus all the stuff you’ve been asking for.
Free to PlayRPGIdlerDungeon CrawlerPixel GraphicsCasualIndie2DTurn-BasedIncremental
$11.99Multiverse Loot Hunter
Aug 15 · 游戏养家工作室
Both: Idler
This is a brush treasure adventure game across the heavens. The protagonist awakens his powers and freely passes through different planes such as Xiuxian, history, Wuxia, magic, and future. Collect equipment, spirits, characters and cheats distributed across all planes through battle.
Creature CollectorRPGLootIdlerTime TravelTurn-Based CombatStrategyAdventureHuntingCasual👍 2,586
$24.99Dungeon Drafters
Apr 27 · Manalith Studios
Both: Dungeon Crawler · Roguelite
Dungeon Drafters is a mystery dungeon adventure set in a world where magic is cards, and cards are magic. Explore ancient ruins, loot rare cards and employ clever combos to defeat your foes and build the legendary spell deck that could save the world.
Tactical RPGMystery DungeonDungeon CrawlerRogueliteCard GameJRPGFemale ProtagonistStrategyRPGTurn-Based Combat👍 563
-70%$4.79Wizard of Legend
May 15 · Contingent99
Both: Dungeon Crawler · Roguelite
Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!
Action RoguelikePixel GraphicsRoguelikeDungeon CrawlerLocal Co-OpMagicActionMultiplayerRogueliteAdventure👍 17,324


