Best Idler games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our idler game recommendations are based on a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews. We believe that player feedback is the most reliable indicator of a game's true quality and enjoyment. Our algorithm evaluates user reviews to identify idler games that consistently deliver exceptional experiences. This means you can be confident that our lists feature only the best idler games on Steam, validated by the community itself.

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LIZARDS MUST DIE

The great exploits of the Ancient Rus in the war with the lizards. Immerse yourself in the world of Hyperborea and defeat hordes of Lizards and other unholy who encroached on holy places Ancestors. Choose a blessed hero and go save the world from the green plague.

Price 2.99€
Rating 9.5
Release 27 Sep 2023

Plant Therapy

Get cozy in this plant collecting and decorating game! Build a beautiful indoor garden from the ground up in your New York City apartment.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.9
Release 21 Sep 2023

Chillquarium

Chillquarium is a cozy and relaxing idle game. Buy fish and raise them in real time, then sell them to turn a profit! Customize your aquarium as you progress from a simple starter tank to your dream setup by filling your collection with rare exotic fish and ultra-rare color variants!

Price -40% 3.53€
Rating 9.0
Release 06 Sep 2023

URBO: Dream One

URBO: Dream One is a meditative puzzle game where you build houses around the mysterious Tower. Let your mind wander through visions of an enchanted city on an island in the middle of the crystal clear waters of a vibrant lake.

Price Free to play
Rating 9.1
Release 31 Aug 2023

YUME 3

YUME 3 is a maze break-through game. Players need to use the keyboard to control two characters to reach the designated position, and then they can enter the next level.

Price 4.99€
Rating 7.4
Release 25 Aug 2023

Joy Life

In the game, you need to find two cards with the same picture and successfully eliminate them. If the flopped cards are inconsistent, there will be no change. The way to pass the level is to eliminate all the cards in the picture.

Price 3.99€
Rating 6.6
Release 11 Aug 2023

To The Core

To The Core is an incremental game about extracting and using resources from planets to buy upgrades.

Price 7.79€
Rating 9.0
Release 10 Aug 2023

Unnamed Space Idle

Destroy endless waves of alien ships that have all but wiped out humanity in this long form, unfolding, sci-fi idle game. Customize your ship with different weapons and defenses to defeat specific enemy types and utilize a ton of different systems to increase your overall power.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.9
Release 27 Jul 2023

Stone Story RPG

An auto-RPG with strategic combat, deep crafting and programming elements, animated entirely in ASCII-art. In a realm of perpetual darkness, a single stone could change everything...

Price 29.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 26 Jul 2023

Vacuum Warrior - Idle Game

Vacuum Warrior is a Free to Play incremental idle game. Listen to the crisp crackle of dust and debris entering your vacuum as you vacuum ridiculous amounts of dust. Upgrade your vacuums, idle gains, and robot vacuums, earn achievements, and explore numerous locations in the Vacuum Warrior universe!

Price Free to play
Rating 7.8
Release 29 Jun 2023

miniBONG

"miniBONG" is a lightweight rogue-like game that focuses on dress-up DIY and idle gameplay, while incorporating elements of combat, character development, and strategy.. You can feel the charm of dressing up and fighting at the same time.

Price 9.75€
Rating 7.6
Release 04 Jun 2023

TaskPals

TaskPals is a simple companion app that brings life to your taskbar with cute and tiny pixel pets.

Price 3.99€
Rating 8.7
Release 25 May 2023

Fly Corp

Develop your own transport network in different regions and cities: open new routes, buy and upgrade new planes, and increase airport capacity!

Price -30% 10.49€
Rating 8.2
Release 18 May 2023

Paper Bride 4 Bound Love

"Paper Bride 4 Bound Love" is a Chinese horror puzzle game, the fourth work in the "Paper Bride" series. Welcome everyone to return to the world of Paper Bride. This time, let us uncover the secrets of Yichang Town together.

Price 9.75€
Rating 7.4
Release 27 Apr 2023

Plantera 2: Golden Acorn

The round blue Mellows return to tend to the Garden once more. Grow plants, bushes, trees, animals, water features and the great magical oak tree that has been rumored to have placed its seed there. Tend to the oak tree and grow it to the sky to harvest its Golden Acorns.

Price -50% 2.49€
Rating 9.0
Release 12 Apr 2023

Long Dream

Zhao Sheng, a retired postman, has been suffering from dementia over the past years. He insists that his partner Qi Mei is waiting for him under a peach tree. Zhao Sheng’s family didn't want him to leave with any regrets and decided to go and find that peach tree he had been talking about...

Price 6.89€
Rating 9.2
Release 10 Apr 2023

Idle Clans

Idle Clans is a multiplayer idle game that combines the classic MMORPG experience with simplified gameplay and less time commitment. Features include a player-driven economy, PvE, trading, quests, crafting and opportunities to play, socialize and collaborate with other players.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.0
Release 07 Apr 2023

Capoo Pals

Completely stress-free desktop games, heal your boredom at work and school Let the cute and funny Capoo accompany you every moment of using the computer

Price 9.75€
Rating 7.8
Release 31 Mar 2023

Magic Research

Magic Research is a text-based incremental game about Magic. You are the headmaster of a newly-created institution of Magic. Will you be able to lead your school to win the prestigious Tournament of Magic?

Price 4.99€
Rating 8.4
Release 22 Mar 2023

Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator

Ages of Conflict is a versatile Map Simulation game where you create and observe custom AI nations battle it out across an infinite number of worlds. Command nations to nudge the world events into your liking! Paint imaginative maps and scenarios to host your grand conflicts!

Price 6.89€
Rating 9.2
Release 17 Feb 2023

The Farmer Was Replaced

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.

Price 6.89€
Rating 9.2
Release 10 Feb 2023

Underworld Idle

An idle dungeon management game, where high tier units can create low tier units.

Price Free to play
Rating 6.9
Release 02 Feb 2023

Garden In!

Chill in the peaceful world of Garden In!, a charming sandbox game. Grow unique plants, discover new seeds, and design your dream garden. With its serene atmosphere, you'll find yourself saying 'just one more plant!' Dive in for quick relaxation or lose yourself for hours in the cozy journey.

Price 9.99€
Rating 8.2
Release 26 Jan 2023

Antimatter Dimensions

Earn antimatter through dimensions! Gain Infinite antimatter to collapse the universe!

Price Free to play
Rating 8.9
Release 17 Dec 2022

Outpath: First Journey

Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!

Price Free to play
Rating 9.4
Release 17 Dec 2022

Sakura Hime 3

Arrive at the Cherry Blossom Garden and spend a sweet daily life with beautiful girls. Faced with their continuous barrage of temptations, how many days can you hold out?

Price -30% 2.79€
Rating 8.8
Release 16 Dec 2022

Garden Galaxy

Discover, collect and organise to create your own unique garden in this relaxing idle / creative sandbox!

Price 9.49€
Rating 9.3
Release 14 Dec 2022

Fairy Biography2:Confidante

You need to use the left mouse button to click to control the demon refining pot, so that the refining demon pot can reasonably rebound and successfully repel the enemy, so as to achieve victory

Price -20% 1.91€
Rating 7.3
Release 23 Nov 2022

Idle Monster TD: Evolved

Evolve epic monsters and crush puny humans in this endless idle tower defense game! Unlock, upgrade, and evolve over 150 unique monsters and pets, ranging from cute and colorful flower creatures to epic fire breathing dragons, to assemble the ultimate team against the endless waves of enemies.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.5
Release 16 Nov 2022

Coin Flipper

Heads or tails? Coin Flipper is an idle clicker game that is all about flipping lots of coins. Upgrade your coin flips and get even more coins to flip!

Price 2.99€
Rating 8.2
Release 03 Oct 2022

Bard Idle

Build a unique team, where each character has a random weapon, race and class. Strong combinations of heroes, enhanced by the ballad creation system and jelly dwarfs, will capture your adventure in history!

Price Free to play
Rating 6.9
Release 22 Sep 2022

Idle Skilling

Idle Skilling is the ultimate Idle Game with years of content! Meant to be played for 5-10 minutes a day, you gradually unlock new skills like mining, fishing, pet breeding, crusading, potion-making, lab-research, construction, and more! With new updates coming, you'll never run out of stuff to do!

Price Free to play
Rating 6.9
Release 15 Sep 2022

100 hidden turtles

Hidden object game in the undersea world setting. At first black and white hand-drawn graphics in a cartoon style. Then the game becomes colored. Animated fish and algae.

Price 3.99€
Rating 8.8
Release 03 Sep 2022

Nordicandia

A semi-idle action RPG with a deep and unique crafting system. Collect epic loot, craft and merge items, and level up your character to beat the World Bosses!

Price Free to play
Rating 6.6
Release 02 Sep 2022

MergeCrafter

Welcome to the magical world of Runaria! Explore dungeons, chop trees, mine rocks, and discover hidden treasure! Merge identical items to create valuable resources, Craft new tools and upgrade them with powerful enchantments! Setup passive mining drills and tree farms to rebuild your camp!

Price Free to play
Rating 7.0
Release 23 Aug 2022

World of Talesworth: Idle MMO Simulator

Explore new lands, slay monsters, gather loot and level up in this idle MMO simulation experience. Packed with unique and meaningful upgrades, moments of discovery, and gaming nostalgia, World of Talesworth is an homage to all our favorite RPGs.

Price Free to play
Rating 6.7
Release 18 Aug 2022

Idle Research

Idle Research is an addictive, resource management, incremental game with both idle and active playstyles. Research and craft colorful Flasks and Tubes to earn as much Energy as possible! Big numbers guaranteed.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.2
Release 31 Jul 2022

Book of Yog Idle RPG

The Book of Yog is a 3D idle RPG game presented with a Cel-Shading art style. You can rally heroes, develop the kingdom and explore the secrets of a lost world. Dozens of heroes, hundreds of skills, thousands of loot for you to combine freely. Come to embark on a journey to build the strongest team!

Price Free to play
Rating 6.3
Release 29 Jul 2022

Kiwi Clicker - Juiced Up

Deliver more and more kiwis to satiate the kings' hunger - sacrifice their pulp and transcend beyond your fruital form!

Price -70% 1.49€
Rating 9.0
Release 29 Jul 2022

Rock Life: The Rock Simulator

Built from the ground up, Rock Life is the next generation of immersion and simulations. Live, do, and experience what it is like to truly become one with nature... as a rock!

Price Free to play
Rating 9.1
Release 20 Jul 2022

Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

Price 1.99€
Rating 9.5
Release 06 Jul 2022

PomoFarm

PomoFarm is half focus timer and half idle farming game! As Tomato the Duck, grow your farm as you focus on tasks in the real world!

Price 3.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 05 Jul 2022

Disgaea 6 Complete

Join Zed on his quest to destroy the God of Destruction in the newest installment of the SRPG series, Disgaea! Join the zany cast for one HL of an adventure and use specialized abilities like Super Reincarnation to battle your way to victory! Disgaea 6 Complete includes all previously released DLC!

Price 59.99€
Rating 6.2
Release 28 Jun 2022

Pacifish

Pacifish is an incremental fishing management game with several mechanics to interact with and improve. It can be played both idly, or more actively to progress faster.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.9
Release 07 Jun 2022

Fairy Biography

Recently, a group of spirits have been sealed in the ancient painting volume fled, They go around doing evil, the world is in danger! As guardians of the scroll, re-seal the spirits inside the scroll to keep people safe. No time to explain, Ride your horse and start now!

Price -20% 1.91€
Rating 7.6
Release 26 May 2022

Adorable Witch 3

Adorable Witch 3 is a level puzzle game. Players need to control various mechanics in the level to help the witches and elves of the Magic Academy get flowers to pass the trainee witch test.

Price 2.99€
Rating 8.0
Release 07 May 2022

Trimps

A text-based incremental idle game with a ridiculous amount of unique content. Automate old stuff as you unlock new stuff to keep things interesting for hours and hours, no spam clicking necessary! Trimps is everything you love about your favorite games, distilled to their purest form.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.7
Release 02 May 2022

Idle Spiral

This is a beautiful "Idle", "Incremental" game based on spirals and mathematics. Your goal is to make the spiral grow farther and farther from the origin. The game is very simple, but it is very deep and can be enjoyed for a long time!

Price Free to play
Rating 7.8
Release 30 Apr 2022