Games like A Thousand Cloys
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All Hail the Orb and Idle Colony play most like A Thousand Cloys. Of the 16 closest games below, most share its incremental, idler and automation.
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Widget Inc.
Oct 31, 2024 · Leaping Turtle
Both: Incremental · Automation · Resource Management
Top-down 2D post-apocalyptic incremental automation simulation, pixel graphics. Automating production, researching technology and building a factory.
IncrementalAutomationResource ManagementBase BuildingCasualSimulationTime ManagementIdlerPixel GraphicsProcedural Generation👍 764Moose Miners
May 10, 2024 · Lingon Studios
Both: Incremental · Idler · Resource Management
Top-down 2D incremental mining simulation, colorful 2D sprites. Mining gems, upgrading infrastructure and managing economy.
IncrementalSimulationStrategyIdlerManagementMiningResource ManagementEconomyBuildingAutomation👍 521Deep Space Idle: Frontier Era
Sep 30 · 音速工业
Both: Idler · Incremental · Resource Management
2D sci-fi idle management space sim. Resource management, space exploration and industrial production.
Space SimSimulationStrategyIdlerIncrementalResource ManagementAutomationExplorationBase BuildingPoint & ClickShelldiver
Nov 16, 2025 · Gagonfe
Both: Incremental · Resource Management · Idler
Side-view 2D incremental resource management simulation, colorful and cute. Fishing jellyfish, upgrading equipment and exploring biomes.
IncrementalCasualResource ManagementManagementArcadeIdlerRelaxingSimulation2DColorful👍 17,002Nightwater
Sep 18 · Studio Ashty
Both: Automation · Resource Management · Incremental
Third-person 3D fantasy automation resource management simulation, stylized hand-drawn. Gathering resources, automating production and playing minigames.
Open WorldAutomationResource ManagementIncrementalIdlerCraftingSandboxRelaxingSimulationStrategy👍 124Outpath
Oct 16, 2023 · David Moralejo Sánchez
Both: Automation · Resource Management · Incremental
First-person 3D automation base building sandbox, stylized low poly. Gathering resources, crafting and building, automation.
AutomationBase BuildingCraftingSandboxResource ManagementIncrementalExplorationSimulationOpen WorldRelaxing👍 2,906Void Core
5 days ago · Badgertainment
Both: Idler · Incremental · Automation
Top-down 2D sci-fi incremental space simulation, minimalist space particles. Consuming matter, upgrading abilities and automating resource collection.
IdlerIncrementalSpaceCasualManagementSimulationAutomationCraftingSpace Sim2DIncremental Factory
Jan 29, 2024 · Significant Steak
Both: Automation · Idler · Resource Management
Top-down 2D modern-day automation idler simulation, minimalist 2D graphics. Building factories, managing resources and optimizing production chains.
Early AccessAutomationIdlerResource ManagementSimulationCraftingStrategy2DSandboxRelaxing👍 237
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Share some of the same DNA, but further from the original.
Factorio
Aug 14, 2020 · Wube Software LTD.
Both: Automation · Resource Management
Top-down 2D sci-fi automation management simulator, detailed pixel art. Building factories, automating production and defending against enemies.
AutomationBase BuildingResource ManagementSandboxCraftingStrategyMultiplayerSurvivalManagementOpen World👍 195,916