Games like Background Hero
by steev
Every hero starts somewhere, usually with a dull axe, an even duller pickaxe. Background Hero puts you in charge of building one from scratch, one skill at a time. Idle progression, tiered upgrades, task lists, resources, dungeon rewards -- perfect for the completionist chasing the elusive 100%
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-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
-20%$6.39Ascend Idle: Chronicles
3 days ago · GODev Games
Both: Idler · Incremental · Cozy
Ascend from mortal origins to cosmic mastery in Ascend Idle: Chronicles, an immersive idle RPG. Optimize automated resource generation, unlock powerful upgrades, and master deep strategic progression through a seamless, mouse-only interface designed for pure, relaxed enjoyment.
CasualRPGAuto BattlerIdlerIncremental2DCozyEconomyFantasySci-fi
$4.99Factory Town Idle
Jan 8 · Erik Asmussen
Both: Idler · Incremental · Minimalist
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
$4.99Hero Tale
Mar 28 · Weird Johnny Studio
Both: Cozy · Idler
A relaxing auto-battler running in the background. Watch your combat experience grow and occasionally develop the massive skill tree and upgrade your equipment to explore secrets of the island.
Dungeon CrawlerAuto BattlerRPGLootCasualCozyIdlerIndie2DCartoony👍 421
$6.99荒域奇谭
Apr 29 · 清友工作室
Both: Idler · Incremental
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
$4.99Samawa 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
$5.99Magic Research 2
May 21 · Maticolotto
Both: Idler · Text-Based · Incremental
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
-25%$5.99Bones and Coins
Sep 7 · Troyd Games
Both: Incremental · Idler
An incremental auto battler dungeon crawler where you build a synergized hero party to slay enemies and loot items. Unlock weapons with unique attack styles. Gear up your hero team and explore new dungeon rooms filled with enemies and legendary drops.
IncrementalAuto BattlerDungeon CrawlerParty-Based RPGLootIdlerStrategyRPGDeckbuildingStrategy RPG👍 668
-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
$5.99Idle Colony
Dec 16 · Faith G.
Both: Incremental · Idler · Economy
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
$3.99Alchemist's Garden
Apr 21 · Lumis Entertainment
Both: Incremental · Idler · Economy
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
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
FreeIdleOn - The Incremental MMO
Nov 6 · Lavaflame2
Both: Idler · Incremental
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
-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
-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
$4.99The Greenening
May 7 · Erkberg Games
Both: Incremental · Idler · Cozy
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
$8.99Loot of Baal
Jun 16 · Gleamer Studio
Both: Idler
Recruit, manage, and send your hireling crew to conquer demons and gather treasure—all from the corner of your screen. "Loot of Baal" is an idle desktop game where adventure runs alongside your daily tasks. Can your heroes save the world from chaos?
IdlerRPGLootStrategyParty-Based RPGFantasyMedievalSingleplayerInventory Management2D👍 1,372
FreeFirestone – Idle Clicker Online RPG
Apr 1 · Holyday Studios
Both: Incremental · Idler
Your heroes never stop fighting. Build an unstoppable team in a fantasy idle RPG with AFK progression and offline rewards. Collect heroes and powerful gear, master formations, defeat epic bosses, and return to bigger rewards and endless incremental growth.
IncrementalIdlerAuto BattlerPvEStrategy RPGAction RPGMMORPGRPGStrategy2D
$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
-20%$7.99The Farmer Was Replaced
Oct 10 · Timon Herzog
Both: Idler · Text-Based · Minimalist
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
-40%$4.19Fracture Field
Apr 20 · Type Ten
Both: Incremental · Idler
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
$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
$2.99AUTO_BATTLER_RPG
Oct 22 · DIG Games
Both: Incremental · Idler · Text-Based
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
$9.99Coin Push RPG
May 22 · RAmen
Both: Idler
Coin Push RPG is a unique blend of Semi-Idle RPG and coin-pusher gameplay! Recruit legendary heroes, equip them with powerful gear, upgrade your town, construct buildings, and unlock stunning backgrounds as you expand your influence. Build a diverse and unstoppable team with your own unique style .
IdlerRPGExplorationWarAtmosphericStrategyLootIndieCasualArcade👍 584
$12.99XiuzhenWorld2
Sep 27 · Noforgetit
Both: Idler
《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
$7.99FACEMINER
Feb 27 · Wristwork
Both: Incremental · Idler
Build a biometric data harvesting empire from scratch in FACEMINER, the hardcore thriller clicker set in 1999. Classify data, upgrade mining infrastructure, and scale up your A.I. surveillance empire to obscene ends in this creepy narrative-driven incremental management sim with a dystopian twist.
Incremental1990'sSimulationRetroDystopian IdlerPoint & ClickAtmosphericPixel GraphicsStory Rich👍 1,516
$11.99Multiverse Loot Hunter
Aug 15 · 游戏养家工作室
Both: Idler
This is a brush treasure adventure game across the heavens. The protagonist awakens his powers and freely passes through different planes such as Xiuxian, history, Wuxia, magic, and future. Collect equipment, spirits, characters and cheats distributed across all planes through battle.
Creature CollectorRPGLootIdlerTime TravelTurn-Based CombatStrategyAdventureHuntingCasual👍 2,586
FreeIdle Cave Miner
Dec 7 · Cold Hours
Both: Idler · Incremental
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
$14.99Cauldron
May 21 · SleepyDad Games
Both: Incremental · Idler
Cauldron is an upgrade-heavy, minigame-centric, turn-based RPG. Play minigames to strengthen your party, then win battles to uncover more map, more heroes, more minigames, more everything! If your favorite plant is an upgrade tree, then this game is for you!
IncrementalMinigamesCasualTurn-Based StrategyAdventurePixel GraphicsAuto Battler2DFantasyIdler👍 1,684
$9.99Fell & Sell
Aug 26 · Art Games Studio S.A.
Both: Economy
Slay. Loot. Sell. Survive! Dive into a first-person blend of hack'n'slash roguelike and shop management. Plunder deadly dungeons for loot, escape with your life, craft, and stock your shelves. Then risk it all once more for profit!
SimulationShop KeeperManagementEconomyFantasySingleplayerRPGDungeon CrawlerAction RoguelikeAction RPG👍 1,453
$5.99无休仙途
Mar 25 · GOCORE
Both: Idler
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




