Games like TaskPals
by Ascalon Games
TaskPals is a simple companion app that brings life to your taskbar with cute and tiny pals.
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-40%$2.99Mini Cozy Room: Lo-Fi
Mar 30 · Tesseract Studio, Nugem Studio
Both: Idler · Pixel Graphics · Utilities
Create Your Own Cozy Workspace! Mini Cozy Room : Lo-Fi is a productivity game blending relaxing Lo-Fi music with room decoration. Cute avatars, pets, desktop memos, to-do lists, and a Pomodoro timer help boost your focus. Feeling lonely? Work together with friends in multiplayer mode.
CozyIdlerMusicPixel GraphicsCharacter CustomizationUtilitiesRelaxingIndieCasualDesktop Companion👍 3,468
$3.99Ropuka's Idle Island
Jan 29 · Moczan and Little Chmura, Begoña Pereda
Both: Idler · Utilities
A cozy idle game that sits anywhere on your desktop. Watch the frog cut grass, upgrade his tools, and decorate the island while you work or relax.
Desktop CompanionIdlerRelaxingCozyCasualUtilitiesBuildingIncrementalNatureFarming Sim👍 4,052
$4.99Chill Pulse
May 2 · Catos Game
Both: Utilities · Idler · Pixel Graphics
Chill Pulse combines productivity tools with serene environments. Use a Pomodoro timer and to-do lists to boost focus, while ambient sounds in settings from cyberpunk cities to ancient landscapes enhance relaxation.
CasualUtilitiesIdlerSimulationPixel GraphicsPoint & ClickEducationDating SimCuteLife Sim👍 4,621
$1.99Ai Vpet
Aug 1 · uemesh
Both: Utilities · Software
The new generation of table pets in the AI era provides users with a comprehensive AI customized platform for creating table pets, including image, voice, character design, and even interactive methods, through AI technologies such as deep learning and language processing.
SimulationCasualUtilitiesArtificial IntelligenceAnimeSoftwareCharacter CustomizationLife SimJob SimulatorImmersive Sim👍 411
-15%$11.89TaskPaw
8 days ago · Singular Sunshine Studios
Both: Idler
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
-32%$4.07Tiny Pasture
Feb 17 · CaveLiquid
Both: Idler · Pixel Graphics
Meet your new little desk buddies! They’ll snooze, scratch, and scamper around while you work or study (don’t worry, they’ve been trained not to invade your workspace). If you’re good at animal management, they will occupy the bottom of your screen with different kinds and colors!
IdlerCuteFarming SimIncrementalPixel GraphicsCasualCreature CollectorManagementRelaxingDesktop Companion👍 7,060
$5.99Maltese's Fluffy Onsen
May 13 · Sinkhole Studio, Moonlab Studio
Both: Pixel Graphics · Idler
Run a bathhouse visited by animals! Maltese's Fluffy Onsen is a relaxing simulation game that you can enjoy while doing other tasks, as it sits at the bottom of your screen. Place baths with different temperatures and rest areas to help a variety of animal friends unwind.
Desktop CompanionPixel GraphicsSimulationAutomationCuteCasualIdler2DIndieLife Sim👍 2,728
$2.99Cornerpond
Apr 21 · foolsroom
Both: Idler · Pixel Graphics
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
$5.99Lakeside Bar
Jul 30 · BITCOVER
Both: Idler · Pixel Graphics
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
-50%$3.99Fischer's Fishing Journey
Aug 7 · Cutefish
Both: Idler · Utilities
Put Fischer on your desktop as your ultimate study and work buddy. He'll fish quietly in the corner, taking care of it all—you just drop in occasionally to collect your rewards, unlock new fish, upgrade your rod, while enjoying that calming, healing atmosphere.
IdlerCatsCreature CollectorCasualFishingUtilitiesCuteRelaxing2DIndie👍 1,568
-10%$3.59Little Ghosties
Sep 7 · Acrylic Pixel Games
Both: Idler · Utilities
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
-30%$6.99Nomad Idle
Apr 4 · The Fox Knocks
Both: Idler
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
$4.99PegIdle
Jun 19 · EagleEye Games
Both: Idler
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
$24.99Little Kitty, Big City
May 9 · Double Dagger Studio
Both: Family Friendly
You're a curious little kitty with a big personality, on an adventure to find your way back home. Explore the city, make new friends with stray animals, wear delightful hats, and leave more than a little chaos in your wake. After all, isn't that what cats do best?
CatsCuteExplorationWholesomeCozyFamily FriendlySandboxFunnySimulationIndie👍 10,427
-20%$3.99Vibe Lab: Idle Dev Sim
3 days ago · Green Growth Digital
Both: Idler · Pixel Graphics
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
-40%$5.39Desktop Raid
Mar 8 · Lee_Studio
Both: Idler · 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
$11.99gogh: Focus with Your Avatar
Apr 30 · ambr
Both: Utilities
A cozy multiplayer co-working sandbox with character customization, room building, and productivity tools. Focus, study, work, and relax together with friends and players around the world.
Character CustomizationCuteSandboxUtilitiesMultiplayerRelaxingCozy3DAnimeTime Management👍 4,817
New$5.00Idle Block Breaker
Yesterday · Posh Panda
Both: Idler · Pixel Graphics
Sit back and enjoy this Idle Block Breaking game where you can take control and break blocks yourself or turn it to idle mode and watch the game play itself!
CasualIdler2DColorfulPixel Graphics1980sRelaxingAtmosphericIndieSingleplayer
$4.99Samawa Idle
Nov 13 · Samharia Studios
Both: 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
New$2.99Mellow Flavor Alley
Yesterday · Pallang Studio
Both: Idler · Pixel Graphics
A tiny food alley that sits quietly at the bottom of your screen. Customers wander in, take a seat, eat, pay up, and head back out. Get the ingredients in place and the alley runs itself — while you work, while you watch something.
CasualSimulationIdler2DCutePixel GraphicsSingleplayerCookingDesktop CompanionCozy
$2.99AUTO_BATTLER_RPG
Oct 22 · DIG Games
Both: Idler · Pixel Graphics
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
$5.99Idle Colony
Dec 16 · Faith G.
Both: 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
-50%$3.99Unbox the Room
Oct 17 · Weird Penguin Games
Both: Pixel Graphics · Family Friendly
Unbox the Room is a relaxing simulator where you play as an interior designer helping clients move into their new homes. Unbox and arrange their belongings to create a cozy space, placing everything just right — from the smallest cup to the largest sofa.
RelaxingDecoratingOrganizingCozyCuteCasualIsometricPixel GraphicsFamily FriendlySimulation👍 243
FreeIdleOn - The Incremental MMO
Nov 6 · Lavaflame2
Both: Idler · 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
$24.99DELTARUNE
Jun 4 · tobyfox
Both: Pixel Graphics
Dive into the parallel story to UNDERTALE! Fight or spare your way through action-packed battles as you explore a mysterious world alongside an endearing cast of new and familiar characters. Chapters 1-5 are available now, with more planned as free updates!
Story RichGreat SoundtrackPixel GraphicsFunnyRPGSingleplayerBullet HellEmotional2DComedy👍 125,156
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-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
$4.99Nubby's Number Factory
Mar 7 · MogDogBlog Productions
A plinko-style roguelike where you work at a number factory. Launch your spherical friend, Nubby, down a pegboard to make bigger and bigger numbers! But beware, if you fail to meet your number quota, the sun will explode.
RoguelikeStrategySurrealArcadeSingleplayerPsychological HorrorStylizedDeckbuildingIndie2D👍 18,152
$4.99The Greenening
May 7 · Erkberg Games
Both: 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
$19.99Until Then
Jun 25 · Polychroma Games
Both: Pixel Graphics
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Visual NovelEmotionalPixel GraphicsStory RichInteractive FictionPsychological2DRomanceMysteryAdventure👍 15,742






