Games like Garbage Growth
by apepatrickdev
Nodebuster and Rusty's Retirement play most like Garbage Growth. Of the 18 closest games below, most share its idler and incremental; 9 came out in the last year and 16 are free or under $10. The best known is Rusty's Retirement, with 13,911 Steam reviews.
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Closest matches
Idle Colony
Dec 16, 2024 · 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👍 553Plantera
Jan 28, 2016 · 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👍 4,521Cornerpond
Apr 21, 2025 · foolsroom
Both: Idler · Incremental · Relaxing
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👍 2,569Agrivore: Incremental Farming
Apr 27 · verty
Both: Incremental · Idler · Relaxing
🥕🥔🌽👑 Feed the King! Agrivore is an incremental farming idle game where you equip magical farming gear, harvest crops, unlock new equipment, and create hyper combos in your skill tree. Harvest the most crops to feed them to your gluttonous King.
IncrementalIdlerRogueliteStrategyRoguelikeLootArcadeRelaxingMedievalEconomy👍 497The Greenening
May 7 · Erkberg Games
Both: Incremental · Idler · Nature
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👍 486Pibcremental
Sep 14 · Arcane Cabinet
Both: Idler · Incremental · Economy
A cozy, chaotic idle-incremental clicker about growing a civilisation of tiny creatures called Pibbles in a giant tree, set in a post-human world.
SimulationIdlerIncrementalCasual2DColorfulPixel GraphicsStrategyEconomyResource Management👍 326You Know The Drill
Jun 4 · ludokai
Both: Incremental · Idler · Relaxing
You Know The Drill is a relaxing incremental mining game about digging underground to harvest ores. Collect resources and use them to upgrade your drill and go even deeper!
IncrementalMiningCasualRoguelikeIdlerRelaxingRetroSimulationRobotsArcade👍 1,029This Ain’t Even Poker, Ya Joker
Dec 11, 2025 · Mash
Both: Incremental · Idler
A unique incremental idle clicker where you flip cards to earn money, grow your hand, buy new decks, unlock powerful upgrades, discover new cards, and more. Can you defeat the Jester and escape the carnival?
IncrementalIdlerLootDeckbuildingCard GameGamblingPokerCasualComedyPixel Graphics👍 1,783Moon Garden
Sep 11 · Kairos Games LLC
Both: Idler · Incremental · Management
A cozy incremental game about growing your way home. Strategically plant flowers, optimize machinery, and grow your tree tall enough to escape!
IdlerStrategyIncrementalResource ManagementBuildingManagementRelaxingCuteAtmosphericCasualThe Tenants
Oct 20, 2022 · EndGameLoop Games
Both: Management · Economy
Become a landlord and deal with problematic tenants as you build your rental property empire. Decide how to react to annoyed neighbors or police interventions. Will you design your apartment for a group of gamer friends or an aspiring musician looking for a new home?
ManagementDesign & IllustrationLife SimCity BuilderBuildingEconomyGod GameImmersive SimSandboxReplay Value👍 7,072IDLE_DIRECTIVE
Jul 28 · Kevinfu510
Both: Incremental · Idler
Idly gather and manage resources to repair what's left of a decaying world. Scavenge forgotten ruins, meet scattered survivors, and push back against the inevitable collapse. IDLE_DIRECTIVE is a grid-based inventory and resource management idle game.
IncrementalIdlerExplorationTradingCraftingSimulationLootCasualIndie2D👍 509Ratopia
Apr 30, 2025 · Cassel Games
Both: Management
Ratopia is a new game that has combined elements of both strategic survival and city building. With plenty of content available, and more planned, enjoy a vast world to adventure and populate with citizens! Build your own economical system to sustain your ideal city of Ratopia.
BuildingColony SimBase BuildingSurvivalDifficultStrategyCity Builder2DCuteManagement👍 4,649Frog It Up
12 days ago · Starfall Games
Both: Incremental · Idler · Economy
Frog It Up is an incremental clicker game where you lure frogs to a pond and help them build their own cozy little city. As the pond grows, you’ll decide which upgrades to unlock, shaping how the city expands over time and steering progress in the direction you prefer.
IncrementalIdlerCasualCuteColorfulCartoonyScore AttackEconomyManagementStrategy
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