Games like Swarm Idle
by Omicra Lyrae
Idle Colony and (the) Gnorp Apologue play most like Swarm Idle. Of the 16 closest games below, most share its idler and incremental; 8 came out in the last year and 16 are free or under $10. The best known is Cookie Clicker, with 88,140 Steam reviews.
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Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.
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👍 553Nomad Idle
Apr 4, 2025 · The Fox Knocks
Both: Idler · Incremental · Roguelite
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👍 858Cookie Clicker
Sep 1, 2021 · Orteil, DashNet
Both: Incremental · Idler · Management
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
IncrementalIdlerHorrorCasualIndiePixel GraphicsManagementEconomyCollectathonFunny👍 88,140Samawa Idle
Nov 13, 2023 · Samharia Studios
Both: Incremental · Idler · Roguelite
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👍 603Scritchy Scratchy
Mar 18 · Lunch Money Games
Both: Incremental · Idler · Roguelite
Scritchy Scratchy is a super-satisfying scratch card incremental game. Buy stacks of scratch-offs, unlock auto-scratching, and chase massive jackpots. Will you play it safe or go all-in?
IncrementalGamblingIdlerResource ManagementArcadeRogueliteSimulationRelaxingManagementEconomy👍 15,375Maktala: Slime Lootfest
Nov 21, 2025 · Samharia Studios
Both: Incremental · Idler · Roguelite
An incremental game where you kill hordes of slimes and use their loot to become stronger and farm them. Collect powerful loot, master skills, and uncover tons of content.
IncrementalLootIdlerRPGActionRogueliteStrategyAuto BattlerCasualBeat 'em up👍 1,350Keep It Farming
13 days ago · MapxStudios
Both: Incremental · Idler · Roguelite
A cozy pixel-art incremental farming game with a prestige loop: grow from a single coin, sell your franchise and start again with your Legacy upgrades. With Twitch mode, your chat shows up inside the game as your farmhands and customers.
StrategyIncrementalIdlerRogueliteFarmingAgricultureAutomationEconomyManagementCozyFortune Mill
Jun 2 · Lavaflame2
Both: Incremental · Idler · Automation
An incremental game where you must make $1,000,000 to escape! Throw darts, drop pachinko balls, play scratch-off tickets, unlock automation, and discover powerful synergies as each new game affects all the others!
IncrementalIdlerAutomationPixel GraphicsEconomySimulationResource ManagementCasualGamblingLoot👍 3,757Fracture Field
Apr 20 · Type Ten
Both: Incremental · Idler · Automation
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👍 1,231Horizon Idle
Sep 21 · haides
Both: Auto Battler · Incremental · Idler
A space-themed idle RPG of skilling and crafting. Mine, refine, research, and automate your way from a lone ship to an industrial empire. Level skills to 100, engineer your fleet for auto-battler combat, and Warp to prestige. No energy gates, just numbers that climb forever.
RPGSimulationAuto BattlerIncrementalIdler2DMinimalistSci-fiEconomyMiningCoreBreaker: Desktop Swarm
Jul 15 · Furistic
Both: Auto Battler · Idler · Incremental
A corner screen incremental brick-breaker where bouncing cores destroy endless swarms. Let it run in the corner of your screen while you work or jump into fullscreen and take control yourself. Unlock new Cores, expand your skill tree, survive endless waves.
Desktop CompanionAuto BattlerIdlerIncrementalCasualStrategyRoguelikeBullet HeavenTower DefenseRogueliteMagic Research 2
May 21, 2024 · Maticolotto
Both: Auto Battler · Idler · Automation
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👍 610Ascend Idle: Chronicles
Sep 18 · GODev Games
Both: Auto Battler · Idler · Incremental
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
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Shelldiver
Nov 16, 2025 · Gagonfe
Both: Incremental · Management · Idler
Take a deep breath and dive right into this cozy incremental game about a senior turtle trying to start a business selling jellyfish. Upgrade your equipment, explore biomes, and help your turtly village!
IncrementalCasualResource ManagementManagementArcadeIdlerRelaxingSimulation2DColorful👍 17,002Melvor Idle
Nov 18, 2021 · Games by Malcs
Both: Idler · Automation
Inspired by RuneScape, Melvor Idle takes the core of what makes an adventure game so addictive and strips it down to its purest form! This is a feature-rich, idle/incremental game combining a distinctly familiar feel with a fresh gameplay experience. Maxing 20+ skills has never been more zen.
IdlerRPGCasualIndieSingleplayerAdventure2DMiningAutomationCrafting👍 14,662