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Games like Crystal Ascend

by Zodiac GameLab

Nodebuster and Digseum play most like Crystal Ascend. Of the 17 closest games below, most share its incremental and idler.

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Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.

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Nodebuster
Aug 13, 2024 · Goblobin
Both: Incremental · Idler · Management
2D incremental idler strategy, abstract minimalist pixel art. Harvesting nodes, buying upgrades and exploring skill trees.
IncrementalCasualStrategyIdlerSimulationArcadeManagement2DExperimentalRelaxing👍 13,862
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Digseum
Dec 9, 2024 · Rat Monthly
Both: Incremental · Idler · Management
Top-down 2D incremental management simulation, colorful pixel graphics. Digging up relics, managing resources and building a museum.
IncrementalCasualIdlerManagementSimulationRelaxingMinimalistPixel GraphicsMiningColorful👍 8,042
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Incrempire
Jul 21 · FMGames, Regnum Noctis
Both: Incremental · Relaxing · Bullet Heaven
Top-down 2D fantasy incremental survival roguelite, colorful cartoon 2D. Defending kingdom, slaying enemies with cursor and upgrading skill tree.
IncrementalRelaxingBullet HeavenIdlerSurvivalRogueliteTower DefenseAuto BattlerStrategyCasual👍 170
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Loot Loop
Apr 13 · BitBrew
Both: Incremental · Idler · Management
Side-view 2D fantasy incremental dungeon crawler, pixel art, colorful. Gathering loot, expanding skill tree and dungeon crawling.
IncrementalCasualSimulationIdlerManagementRelaxingAuto BattlerStrategyMinimalist2D👍 1,787
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(the) Gnorp Apologue
Dec 14, 2023 · Myco
Both: Incremental · Idler · Economy
2D fantasy incremental strategy idler, pixel graphics. Acquire and upgrade gnorps, build structures, accumulate shards.
IncrementalIdlerStrategyBuildingEconomyManagementRogueliteCuteMining2D👍 9,618
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Nullvein: Incremental Mining Evolution
Aug 18 · Rolt Games
Both: Incremental · Idler · Relaxing
Top-down 2D incremental mining idler, minimalist neon pixel art. Mining ore blocks, upgrading skill trees and crafting pickaxes.
IncrementalIdlerMiningCasualRelaxingResource ManagementEconomyCraftingSandboxSingleplayer
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Shelldiver
Nov 16, 2025 · Gagonfe
Both: Incremental · Resource Management · Management
Side-view 2D incremental resource management simulation, colorful and cute. Fishing jellyfish, upgrading equipment and exploring biomes.
IncrementalCasualResource ManagementManagementArcadeIdlerRelaxingSimulation2DColorful👍 17,002
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Scritchy Scratchy
Mar 18 · Lunch Money Games
Both: Incremental · Idler · Resource Management
Top-down 2D incremental gambling roguelite, pixel art. Scratching tickets, upgrading luck and prestigging.
IncrementalGamblingIdlerResource ManagementArcadeRogueliteSimulationRelaxingManagementEconomy👍 15,375
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Lyca
Apr 7, 2025 · Syphono4
Both: Incremental · Idler · Relaxing
Top-down 2D fantasy incremental, pixel art. Resource gathering, exploring upgrade tree and restoring wasteland.
IncrementalCasualIdlerRelaxingSimulationManagementRetroStrategyColorfulResource Management👍 1,298
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A Game About Feeding A Black Hole
Dec 15, 2025 · Aarimous, Thornity
Both: Incremental · Relaxing · Idler
Top-down 2D sci-fi incremental idler, minimalist and colorful. Feeding a black hole, destroying asteroids and destroying planets.
IncrementalCasualRelaxingStrategyIndieIdler2DSimulationSingleplayerColorful👍 3,485
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Fracture Field
Apr 20 · Type Ten
Both: Incremental · Idler · Resource Management
Top-down 2D idle incremental mining game, pixel graphics. Mining, managing drones and upgrading.
IncrementalIdlerMiningAutomationResource ManagementCasualRelaxingBuildingSingleplayerManagement👍 1,231
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Void Core
6 days ago · Badgertainment
Both: Idler · Incremental · Management
Top-down 2D sci-fi incremental space simulation, minimalist space particles. Consuming matter, upgrading abilities and automating resource collection.
IdlerIncrementalSpaceCasualManagementSimulationAutomationCraftingSpace Sim2D
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Kiwi Clicker - Juiced Up
Jul 29, 2022 · Dimitri Kipper
Both: Incremental · Idler · Management
2D fantasy incremental clicker, cartoonish and colorful. Making kiwis, delivering kiwis and upgrading stations.
IncrementalCasualIndieIdlerCollectathonManagementEconomyStrategyBuildingFunny👍 1,653
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Garbage Growth
Jun 23 · apepatrickdev
Both: Idler · Incremental · Economy
Top-down 2D modern-day incremental idler simulation, pixel art. Picking up trash, managing pollution and upgrading skills.
IdlerIncrementalAutomationCasual2DSimulationEconomyRelaxingManagementNature👍 356
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Fortune Mill
Jun 2 · Lavaflame2
Both: Incremental · Idler · Economy
Side-view 2D incremental idler, pixel graphics. Playing mini-games, buying upgrades and automating rooms.
IncrementalIdlerAutomationPixel GraphicsEconomySimulationResource ManagementCasualGamblingLoot👍 3,757
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Sludgineers
Aug 25 · Snickerdoodle Games, Funk Games
Both: Incremental · Relaxing · Resource Management
Top-down 2D modern-day incremental simulation, pixel art. Cleaning pollution, mining and refining.
CozyIncrementalCleaningRelaxingMiningResource ManagementManagementEconomyNatureCasual👍 1,847
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Imberite Idle
Sep 22 · Chnappi
Both: Idler · Incremental · Resource Management
Top-down 3D steampunk idle incremental. Placing structures on a grid, collecting resources and opening chests.
CasualIdlerIncrementalSimulationStrategyArcadeResource ManagementColorfulSingleplayerRelaxing
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Also worth a look

Share some of the same DNA, but further from the original.

Cookie Clicker
Sep 1, 2021 · Orteil, DashNet
Both: Incremental · Idler · Management
2D incremental idler, pixel graphics. Collect cookies, buy upgrades and achievements.
IncrementalIdlerHorrorCasualIndiePixel GraphicsManagementEconomyCollectathonFunny👍 88,140
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