Best Idle

NecroMerger is a 2022 idle merge game by British studio Grumpy Rhino Games, casting the player as a necromancer who feeds creatures to a Devourer.

Anti-Idle is a browser game where players manage a vast empire through persistent resource generation. The game’s complexity stems from integrating numerous independent “mini-game” systems that contribute to overall growth. It's designed for individuals who enjoy strategic incremental gameplay and t...

SPACEPLAN is a browser-based incremental game centered around a compelling narrative. It simulates the slow, methodical process of establishing a space program with an unusual focus on scientific inaccuracies reminiscent of Kerbal Space Program. The game’s notable aspect lies in its interwoven story...

Orb of Creation is a digital game where players cultivate magical power through careful resource accumulation and strategic expansion. The core mechanic involves managing energy to trigger increasingly complex spells, driving exponential growth. It’s designed for individuals who enjoy thoughtful pro...

Unnamed Space Idle is a science fiction incremental game made available on Steam Early Access in 2022. In the game, players manage a spaceship to defend against an ongoing alien threat by continuously upgrading weapons, shields, and logistical systems. Progression is driven by automated mechanics ch...

Released by Divine Games in 2016, Realm Grinder is a fantasy-themed incremental game originally launched for browsers and later ported to Steam. It distinguishes itself within the idle genre through a robust alignment system, requiring players to choose between "Good" and "Evil" factions that dictat...

Incremental Epic Hero is a browser-based incremental role-playing game with an anime-inspired presentation. Players develop heroes through automated combat, equipment, quests, skills, and progression systems that continue to produce resources over time. Its distinguishing feature is the interaction...

Soda Dungeon 2 is an incremental role-playing game developed by AN Productions and published by Armor Games Studios, released in 2020 as a sequel to Soda Dungeon. Players recruit adventurers from a tavern, equip them, and send parties through repeating dungeon encounters, with combat that can be aut...

Legends of IdleOn is a free-to-play incremental role-playing game created by the independent developer known as LavaFlame2 and released on Steam in 2021 after appearing on mobile platforms. Players manage multiple characters within one account, assigning them different combat, gathering, and craftin...

Cookie Clicker is a strategy mobile video game that has captivated players with its simple yet addictive gameplay loop. The game’s notable feature is its exponential cookie growth achieved through automated production and strategic upgrades. It's designed for individuals who enjoy casual incremental...

Sandcastle Builder is a browser-based incremental game directly inspired by "Time," a sprawling webcomic created by Randall Munroe for xkcd. The game distinguishes itself from typical idle games through its deeply complex, nested production chains and mathematical resource management. Players unlock...

Released in 2015, Soda Dungeon is an incremental role-playing game developed by Armor Games Studios. The core mechanic revolves around using in-game currency earned from automated dungeon crawling to recruit and upgrade a rotating party of heroes from a tavern. The game features an auto-battle syste...

Magic Research is a text-based incremental role-playing game where players assume the role of the headmaster of a newly established magic school. The gameplay revolves around casting spells to gather resources, researching new elements, and automating production to expand the school's influence. Pla...

Idle Dice is a browser-based incremental game created by the developer known as Luts. Players roll dice to generate currency, with the core gameplay loop centered on upgrading the dice to increase their multipliers and payout speeds. The game relies heavily on prestige mechanics, where players can r...

Theresmore is an incremental browser game where players manage resources to build and expand a civilization from primitive origins. The game is structured around several interconnected mechanics, including population management, military conquests, and technological research. It features a dark sens...

Idle Breakout is a browser-based incremental game developed by Kodiqi that merges the classic arcade mechanics of Atari's Breakout with idle progression systems. Players purchase and upgrade various types of balls that automatically bounce around the screen to destroy blocks, generating in-game curr...

Released in 2014 by the mobile developer NimbleBit, Disco Zoo is a casual simulation game where players build and manage an animal sanctuary. Players rescue animals for their zoo by engaging in a pattern-matching mini-game reminiscent of tic-tac-toe or minesweeper. Once rescued, the animals generate...

Hades' Star is a persistent multiplayer online space strategy game released in 2017 by the developer Echo Tide. Players are assigned to individual star systems where they establish colonies, extract hydrogen resources, and advance their technological infrastructure. The game features a continuous, s...

Forager is a 2D open-world crafting and resource management game developed by the independent developer HopFrog and released in 2019. The gameplay centers on gathering resources, crafting items, building bases, and solving puzzles, with progression systems that incorporate idle clicker mechanics. It...

Incremental Mass Reloaded is a browser-based incremental game in which the primary resource is mass. Players accumulate it continuously, purchase upgrades, and unlock successive progression systems whose terminology draws on physics, particles, dimensions, and large-scale cosmic structures. It is de...

Progress Knight is a browser-based incremental role-playing game structured around repeated simulated lives in a medieval fantasy setting. The player allocates time to occupations and skills, improving income and attributes before age and mortality end the current life. Later runs benefit from accum...

Tiny Tower is a mobile management simulation developed by NimbleBit and first released in 2011. Players construct an expanding tower floor by floor, assigning its pixel-art residents, called Bitizens, to apartments and businesses while managing stock and earning currency. Its play continues through...

AFK Journey is a free-to-play fantasy role-playing game developed by Lilith Games and published under its Farlight Games label. Set in the same broader universe as AFK Arena, it combines hero collection, squad formation, automated combat, strategic positioning, and exploration across interconnected...

Pocket Planes is a business simulation game developed by NimbleBit and released for iOS devices in 2012. Players manage a growing airline, coordinating flight routes, purchasing aircraft, and transporting passengers and cargo using a pixel-art interface. The game utilizes freemium mechanics, where t...

Cats and Soup is a casual idle game developed by the South Korean studio HIDEA and released in 2021. The game features an expanding forest camp where players assign various cartoon cats to prepare dishes like soup and juice. Players use in-game currency to upgrade cooking stations, purchase new reci...

Space Company is a browser-based incremental game released in 2017 by an independent developer known as Sparticle999. Players manage an expanding space corporation, where they must harvest raw materials, construct technological upgrades, and manage automated production lines. The gameplay focuses on...

Idle Apocalypse is a 2018 incremental mobile game developed by Grumpy Rhino Games for iOS and Android platforms. Players assume the role of a cult leader constructing an ever-growing tower, assigning followers to generate resources and build floors that unlock progressively more powerful monsters. T...

Cell to Singularity is an incremental game developed by Computer Lunch, released in early access in 2018. The game uses clicker mechanics to simulate the scientific evolution of life on Earth, starting from molecular formation and progressing through biological evolution, human civilization, and fut...

Released by Two Way Media in 2018, Idle Wizard is a mobile and browser incremental game focused on building magical classes and casting massive spells.