Challenging Games small strategy sims

If you like short idle games, cozy decorating, and quick tactical fights, these 12 titles from Challenging Games give you plenty to try.

This page collects all 12 games from Challenging Games, and you can see a focus on compact systems that are simple to learn and fun to adjust. Trashy Cashy turns scrap trading into a growing operation with a strange backstory, while Moving Through Life lets you set up rooms that reflect different moments in a character's life. For a different pace, Need More Troops asks you to build formations and react to larger waves. Across the set you get calm decorating, steady incremental growth, and turn-based tactics.

Developed by Challenging Games

Trashy Cashy

Trashy Cashy

A short, 3-6-hour incremental game about building a business by selling trash. Become a partner in the mysterious "Trashy Cashy" franchise.

67% of 131 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Moving Through Life

Moving Through Life

Moving Through Life is a relaxing 3D game about arranging furniture and items in different stages of life.

61% of 72 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Growmancer

Growmancer

A small incremental game about greening the land. Play as the Growmancer, a wizard traveling worlds with his canine companion to transform…

81% of 36 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Predictors

Predictors

Go solo or invite up to three friends to play this turn-based roguelike, where all characters move simultaneously.

81% of 31 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Fairytale Furnishing

Fairytale Furnishing

Enjoy decorating fairytale homes in this small, cozy game, suitable for those who love interior design and a fairy-tale atmosphere.

84% of 25 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Need More Troops

Need More Troops

Inspired by traditional turn-based fantasy strategies and modern auto battlers, we created the fast-paced rogue-lite game about growing a massive…

83% of 24 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
AutoHeroes

AutoHeroes

A Roguelike Autobattler, where you focus on the development and priority setting for a single hero.

45% of 20 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
The Great Couturier

The Great Couturier

Design clothes down to the finest details, pair them with accessories, and create your own looks.

60% of 20 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Holy Nope!

Holy Nope!

A small incremental game about defending Heaven from hordes of sinners who think they deserve a spot in Paradise.

69% of 16 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Demon with a Pickaxe

Demon with a Pickaxe

A small game about a demon shattering his way out of an icy prison.

83% of 12 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Doomstacker

Doomstacker

An autobattler where you forge powerful combinations of fantasy armies and artifacts, sending them into epic PvE or PvP battles (the choice is yours).

83% of 6 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Inn Trouble

Inn Trouble

A small game focused on furniture placement, optimization, and upgrades within a magic inn.

83% of 6 Steam reviews are positive$4.99

Published by Challenging Games

Trashy Cashy

Trashy Cashy

A short, 3-6-hour incremental game about building a business by selling trash. Become a partner in the mysterious "Trashy Cashy" franchise.

67% of 131 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Moving Through Life

Moving Through Life

Moving Through Life is a relaxing 3D game about arranging furniture and items in different stages of life.

61% of 72 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Growmancer

Growmancer

A small incremental game about greening the land. Play as the Growmancer, a wizard traveling worlds with his canine companion to transform…

81% of 36 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Predictors

Predictors

Go solo or invite up to three friends to play this turn-based roguelike, where all characters move simultaneously.

81% of 31 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Fairytale Furnishing

Fairytale Furnishing

Enjoy decorating fairytale homes in this small, cozy game, suitable for those who love interior design and a fairy-tale atmosphere.

84% of 25 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Need More Troops

Need More Troops

Inspired by traditional turn-based fantasy strategies and modern auto battlers, we created the fast-paced rogue-lite game about growing a massive…

83% of 24 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
AutoHeroes

AutoHeroes

A Roguelike Autobattler, where you focus on the development and priority setting for a single hero.

45% of 20 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
The Great Couturier

The Great Couturier

Design clothes down to the finest details, pair them with accessories, and create your own looks.

60% of 20 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Holy Nope!

Holy Nope!

A small incremental game about defending Heaven from hordes of sinners who think they deserve a spot in Paradise.

69% of 16 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
Demon with a Pickaxe

Demon with a Pickaxe

A small game about a demon shattering his way out of an icy prison.

83% of 12 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Doomstacker

Doomstacker

An autobattler where you forge powerful combinations of fantasy armies and artifacts, sending them into epic PvE or PvP battles (the choice is yours).

83% of 6 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Inn Trouble

Inn Trouble

A small game focused on furniture placement, optimization, and upgrades within a magic inn.

83% of 6 Steam reviews are positive$4.99