Games like Idle Research
by Considera Games LLC
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.
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$4.99Factory Town Idle
Jan 8 · Erik Asmussen
Both: Idler · Incremental · Resource Management
An entire town builder experience packed into a living spreadsheet. Build housing, assign workers, then craft and sell a huge variety of items to level up your town and expand your civilization across the world!
CasualIdlerIncrementalMinimalist2DResource ManagementFantasyCity BuilderAutomationColony Sim👍 1,232
$5.99Idle Colony
Dec 16 · Faith G.
Both: Incremental · Automation · Idler
A condensed incremental experience, where you build a colony to collect and merge bigger and bigger fruits. Combine game-changing technologies and special upgrades to find the best synergies and take your cash flow to another dimension.
IncrementalCasualAutomationStrategyIdlerEconomyManagementColony SimRogueliteBuilding👍 553
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
$5.99Magic Research 2
May 21 · Maticolotto
Both: Idler · Automation · 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
-40%$4.19Fracture Field
Apr 20 · Type Ten
Both: Incremental · Idler · Automation
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
FreeIdle Cave Miner
Dec 7 · Cold Hours
Both: Idler · Incremental · Management
Idle Cave Miner is an idle game about crafting items, mining gems, and building your team of miners. Prestige, craft, and travel to other mines to increase your strength to dig deeper, and find what lurks below.
IdlerIncrementalMiningManagementCraftingPixel Graphics2DResource ManagementSimulationCute
FreeIdle Wizard
Jan 24 · TwoWizards
Both: Idler · Incremental · Resource 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
FreeNGU INDUSTRIES
Apr 5 · 4G
Both: Idler · Incremental · Resource Management
NGU INDUSTRIES (sequel to NGU IDLE) is a Free To Play Idle game and Factory Manager! It's packed with weird humor, tons of upgrades, and many hours of content! If you want that sweet, sweet dopamine release that comes with making Numbers Go Up, NGU INDUSTRIES is your game!
IdlerFree to PlayIncrementalComedyResource ManagementAdventureBuildingParody CartoonyCollectathon
$5.99Lakeside Bar
Jul 30 · BITCOVER
Both: Idler · Incremental · Resource Management
A cozy management sim where the jazz is smooth, the cocktails are cooler than the evening breeze, and the lake reflects your perfect escape.
IdlerIncrementalPixel GraphicsSimulationCuteResource ManagementBuildingFishingManagementCapitalism👍 822
-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
FreePickCrafter
Dec 14 · Fiveamp
Both: Idler · Incremental · Resource Management
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
FreeClicker Heroes
May 13 · Playsaurus
Both: Incremental · Idler · Management
Click your way through hordes of monsters, earn gold, and recruit quirky heroes with powerful skills. Progress even while you're idle, and watch the numbers climb into the absurd. It’s a never-ending journey of clicks, crits, and colossal damage.
IncrementalIdlerCasual2DFree to PlayManagementIndieFunnyMultiplayerStrategy👍 749
$6.99荒域奇谭
Apr 29 · 清友工作室
Both: Idler · Incremental · Automation
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
$4.99Plantera 2: Golden Acorn
Apr 12 · VaragtP
Both: Incremental · Idler · Resource Management
The round blue Mellows return to tend to the Garden once more. Grow plants, bushes, trees, animals, water features and the great magical oak tree that has been rumored to have placed its seed there. Tend to the oak tree and grow it to the sky to harvest its Golden Acorns.
IncrementalIdlerResource ManagementFarming SimAutomationCollectathonFarmingAnimalsRelaxingWholesome👍 1,191
FreeCryptoClickers: Crypto Idle Game
Jun 19 · Considera Games LLC
Both: Idler · Incremental
CryptoClickers is a complex Incremental Game revolved around Cryptocurrencies that's full of unique game modes, upgrades, challenges, events, and a double layer prestige system!
Free to PlayIndieIdlerIncrementalStrategySimulationCapitalismMinimalistExperimentalEarly Access
$2.99Plantera
Jan 28 · VaragtP
Both: Incremental · Idler · Automation
In Plantera you build your own garden and watch it grow with new plants, bushes, trees and animals. As you play and expand your garden you will attract Helpers, round blue creatures that will help you with your harvesting tasks.
IncrementalIdlerCollectathonSandboxAgricultureAutomationBuildingFarming SimPoint & ClickRPG👍 4,522
-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
$4.99Cookie Clicker
Sep 1 · Orteil, DashNet
Both: Incremental · Idler · Management
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
IncrementalIdlerHorrorCasualIndiePixel GraphicsManagementEconomyCollectathonFunny👍 87,967
$3.99Alchemist's Garden
Apr 21 · Lumis Entertainment
Both: Incremental · Idler · Management
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
-30%$6.99Nomad Idle
Apr 4 · The Fox Knocks
Both: Idler · Incremental
Face waves of enemies automatically and create builds by distributing stat points, leveling up equipment, choosing passive skills, summons and more. An idle game about killing hordes of enemies, becoming stronger, and exploring an unfolding storyline. A spin-off of Nomad Survival.
IdlerIncrementalClass-BasedRogueliteCraftingRoguelikeAuto BattlerCasualCharacter Customization2D👍 852
FreeDrugs and Crime Idle
Dec 10 · Konstantin "Kash" Spasoff
Both: Idler · Management · Incremental
Behind every great fortune, lies a great crime! Sell drugs, attack with your gang, gamble your CrimeCoins away and hope, that you get that rare item, finally. Free-to-play. Offline Progression. No Microtransactions except 2 optional DLCs.
IdlerFree to PlayGamblingCrimeManagementIncrementalOld SchoolAutomationUndergroundRelaxing
FreeIdle Slayer
Dec 21 · Pablo Leban
Both: Idler · Incremental
Start from nothing and grow into a legendary Slayer. Explore countless dimensions, collect souls, unlock powerful upgrades, craft powerful gear, defeat epic bosses, and enjoy a deep idle RPG with active and offline progression.
IdlerCasualIncrementalFree to PlayPixel Graphics2D Platformer2DSingleplayerExperimentalIndie👍 502
$9.99Melvor Idle
Nov 18 · Games by Malcs
Both: Idler · Automation
Inspired by RuneScape, Melvor Idle takes the core of what makes an adventure game so addictive and strips it down to its purest form! This is a feature-rich, idle/incremental game combining a distinctly familiar feel with a fresh gameplay experience. Maxing 20+ skills has never been more zen.
IdlerRPGCasualIndieSingleplayerAdventure2DMiningAutomationCrafting👍 14,637
FreeThe Magician's Research
Nov 20 · Mad Labyrinth Studios LLC
Both: Incremental · Idler · Management
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!
Hack and SlashIncrementalIdlerCollectathonDungeon CrawlerRogueliteAuto BattlerManagementRPGStrategy
$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
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
-15%$5.94Moon Garden
10 days ago · Kairos Games LLC
Both: Idler · Incremental · Resource 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
$4.99Samawa Idle
Nov 13 · Samharia Studios
Both: Incremental · Idler
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
FreeOraxum Trials
Aug 9 · Prajna Concepts
Both: Resource Management · Incremental · Idler
Oraxum Trials is an incremental game where you conduct experiments with the Oraxum, a hexagonal board with magical properties. Harvest souls and use mystical crystals to create wild concoctions. Take on the mantle of soul alchemist and forge your fate, choosing between light and dark forces.
CasualResource ManagementIncrementalIdlerManagementPoint & ClickBuilding2DTop-DownPuzzle
$2.99Cornerpond
Apr 21 · foolsroom
Both: Idler · Incremental
A chill idle-fishing desktop toy in the corner of your screen. Buy upgrades, catch rare fish, and customize your avatar at your own pace!
Desktop CompanionIdlerIncrementalSimulationFishingCreature CollectorPixel GraphicsRelaxingCasualCute👍 2,567
$14.99Outpath
Oct 16 · David Moralejo Sánchez
Both: Automation · Resource Management · Incremental
An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!
AutomationBase BuildingCraftingSandboxResource ManagementIncrementalExplorationSimulationOpen WorldRelaxing👍 2,899
$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
-75%$0.74Tap Heroes
Jun 5 · VaragtP
Both: Incremental · Idler · Automation
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
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
-10%$13.49Nightwater
3 days ago · Studio Ashty
Both: Automation · Resource Management · Incremental
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
FreeThe Perfect Tower II
Nov 30 · Fire Sword Studios
Both: Idler · Automation · Resource Management
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
$7.99Stuck In Time
Dec 9 · Housemade Inc.
Both: Idler
A unique mix of adventure and idle game. Plan and optimise your loops carefully and let the grind happen automatically. Explore this unique world, meet strange characters and escape the loop. A high-quality idle game that elevate the mechanics through an old school pixel-art adventure.
IdlerAdventureExplorationPixel GraphicsRPGIndieRetroSingleplayerDark FantasyTime Management👍 1,019
$2.99Miners, Moos & Miracles
Aug 11 · mendlogames
Both: Idler · Incremental · Automation
Miners, Moos & Miracles is built from the ground up as an incremental idle game, wrapped in a nostalgic retro-styled shell. Manage a small homestead (gold, barley, milk, eggs, and more), then hop between a handful of themed mini-games tied together by the same world.
CasualIdlerIncrementalFarming SimAgricultureAnimalsEconomySimulationAutomationManagement
$4.99Magic Research
Mar 22 · Maticolotto
Both: Idler · Automation · Resource Management
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
$5.99无休仙途
Mar 25 · GOCORE
Both: Idler · Resource Management · Management
This is a casual strategic placement game. In the aerial world set in ancient China, players will play the role of a descendant of the Immortal Cultivation Sect. Travel through the barren continent, obtain various resources, build your sect, and ultimately ascend to the immortal realm.
IdlerRPGTurn-Based StrategyFemale ProtagonistCasualResource ManagementTurn-Based CombatStrategySimulationManagement👍 966
$17.99Microcivilization
Jan 22 · Ondrej Homola
Both: Incremental · Resource Management · Automation
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
$4.99Journey to Incrementalia
Oct 23 · Adam Travers
Both: Incremental · 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
FreeMr.Mine
Sep 30 · Playsaurus
Both: Idler · Incremental
Explore the depths of the earth and uncover hidden treasures in this addictive idle mining game. Unlock the power of your drill with hundreds of upgrades, discover mysterious relics, and unearth priceless gems. Can you master the mines and reveal their deepest secrets? Dive in and dig deep!
IdlerIncrementalFree to PlaySimulationMiningStrategyCasualIndieCrafting2D
FreeMidas Gold Plus - Idle Clicker
Feb 1 · Holyday Studios
Both: Incremental · Idler
Discover Midas Gold Plus, an engaging idle clicker set in a mythical world! Harness King Midas' golden touch, build a legendary city, and unlock powerful champions. Master unique gameplay styles, explore pet battles, and conquer rival cities. Delve into this ancient tycoon adventure today!
Free to PlayIncrementalIndieCasualSingleplayerRPGIdlerCapitalismEconomyPoint & Click👍 292
$3.99Increlution
Oct 13 · Gniller
Both: Incremental · Idler
Survive the ever increasing pressure of time for as long as you can! A minimalistic incremental game about time management that takes inspiration from roguelite games, with a focus on meta-progression. Every generation has a better chance at survival, because previous lives influence its instincts
IncrementalIdlerTime ManagementRogueliteMinimalistText-BasedPoint & ClickEarly AccessIndieStrategy RPG👍 1,237
FreeIdle Champions of the Forgotten Realms
Mar 25 · Codename Entertainment Inc.
Both: Idler · Incremental · Management
Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms is a Dungeons & Dragons strategy management game uniting Champions from throughout the D&D multiverse into a grand adventure.
IdlerFree to PlayStrategyFantasyIncrementalAdventureSingleplayerManagementIndieRPG
FreeVacuum Warrior - Idle Game
Jun 29 · Benjamin Staugaard
Both: Idler · Incremental · Automation
Vacuum Warrior is a Free to Play incremental idle game. Listen to the crisp crackle of dust and debris entering your vacuum as you vacuum ridiculous amounts of dust. Upgrade your vacuums, idle gains, and robot vacuums, earn achievements, and explore numerous locations in the Vacuum Warrior universe!
CasualIdlerIncrementalRelaxingSimulationAutomationTop-DownSingleplayerFree to Play2D
FreeIncremental Adventures
Aug 11 · Gniller
Both: Idler · Automation
Lead your heroes in their neverending adventures! A minimalistic Idle game where combat is fully automated. It's up to you to make the most of that automation to reach extremely high numbers!
IdlerAutomationText-BasedAuto BattlerMinimalistTurn-Based CombatSingleplayerFree to PlayTime ManagementRPG
$12.99XiuzhenWorld2
Sep 27 · Noforgetit
Both: Idler · Automation
《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
-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
FreeZero IDLE
Oct 20 · ZeroWorldwide
Both: Incremental · Idler
Zero IDLE is an incremental (IDLE) game in which you can decide whether to make all of your way to the biggest number EVER by clicking, or by increasing your incremental production...or you can make the game to click for you...
Free to PlayIncrementalCasualIdlerSingleplayer2DIndie
$0.99Loot Box Quest
Dec 13 · Going Loud Studios
Both: Incremental · Idler
The spiritual successor to DLC Quest! Earn that sense of pride and accomplishment in the way that only repetitive clicking can deliver. It's a clicker game, so chill out, have a few chuckles, and watch numbers get bigger while the industry burns around us all.
CasualIncrementalSatireFunnyIndieDark ComedyMemesSingleplayerIdlerLoot👍 470
$4.99PegIdle
Jun 19 · EagleEye Games
Both: Idler · Incremental
PegIdle is a Pachinko idle game! Aim and shoot your balls to clear all the pegs on the board. Recieve gold by hitting the golden pegs or by landing balls into the moving bucket. Purchasing auto ball drop will automaticly drop balls onto the board. Spend your gold on new balls and ball upgrades!
IdlerIncrementalCasualCozyRelaxingSingleplayerCartoony2DScore AttackPoint & Click👍 439


















