Games like IdleTale

Remember how retro and relaxing IdleTale felt at its best? These games are worth a look next.

1. Hero Tale

   

   A cozy auto-battler that runs in the background while you get on with your day. Come back, spend your levels on a huge skill tree, sort your loot and push a little further across a colorful medieval island. Gentle, low-pressure progress with a funny story and a fairy who does the housekeeping.

   Relaxing

   69%69% of 424 Steam reviews are positive37Players online now: 37$4.99

2. Progress Game

   

   Experience Progress in its purest form as an Idle-Game!

   Relaxing

   92%92% of 341 Steam reviews are positiveFree

3. Gaiadon: Eternal Quest

   

   An incremental RPG where the numbers never stop climbing. Battle through Gaiadon's continents, hoard pets, craft gear and prestige through three layers of ascension, all while the game keeps running when you don't. A laid-back fantasy grind with an absurd amount to unlock.

   Relaxing

   81%81% of 232 Steam reviews are positive39Players online now: 39$4.99

4. Idle Slayer

   

   Start with nothing but a jump and a few coins, then grow into a legendary Slayer. Run, slash and collect souls across strange dimensions, spend them on a huge skill tree, craft gear and fight bosses. It plays like a retro platformer, grows like a deep incremental RPG, and keeps going while you are away.

   Retro, Relaxing

   84%84% of 11,048 Steam reviews are positiveFree

5. Cycle Idle RPG

   

   An RPG that fights for you, even offline. Log off, come back, and your character has been grinding the whole time. Between visits you craft gear, tune your build, tend a garden of helpful plants, fill a Bestiary and play a card minigame. A dozen systems unlock as you go, each one feeding the others. Slow, steady and surprisingly deep.

   Relaxing

   71%71% of 270 Steam reviews are positive59Players online now: 59Free

6. Samawa Idle

   

   A colorful idle game where towers do the fighting while you do the deciding. Pick three towers, roll for upgrades, spend skill points across six paths, and let everything keep farming while you're away. Bosses, prestige layers and random rewards keep each reset different. Best enjoyed in the background, checked in on like a small, profitable farm.

   Relaxing

   65%65% of 605 Steam reviews are positive38Players online now: 38$4.99

7. Idle Dungeons

   

   Crawl your way through multiple layers of dungeons and defeat countless enemies for their blood. Upgrade your sword and use spells to progress faster and defeat the various bosses and obstacles you will encounter.

   Relaxing

   32%32% of 243 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1Free

8. Incremental Adventures

   

   Lead a party of heroes through a dungeon that never ends, while the game fights for you. Combat is fully automated; your job is the clever part: tuning prestige layers, automation and upgrades to make the numbers climb higher than you thought numbers could go. A calm, minimalist idle game that rewards patient thinking over fast clicking.

   Relaxing

   77%77% of 825 Steam reviews are positive42Players online now: 42Free

9. Clicker Heroes

   

   Click monsters into piles of gold, hire heroes like Athena and King Midas to do the clicking for you, and watch the damage numbers climb from silly to absurd. Progress keeps rolling while you sleep, and Ascension turns every reset into a stronger next run.

   Relaxing

   89%89% of 62,213 Steam reviews are positiveFree

10. Remaya Idle

    

    Click to destroy your targets, or stay AFK and let the Archer destroy them for you. Loot potions to increase your damage. Equip rare gear to improve your stats. Farm epic books and use them on your items to modify them. Also, can you reach End Game to invade legendary dungeons?

    Relaxing

    61%61% of 80 Steam reviews are positive$2.99

11. Maktala: Slime Lootfest

    

    An incremental game about sweeping your mouse across fields of slimes until they pop into gold. Every run funds upgrades: a skill tree, loot, gems, an archer who fights beside you. New mechanics keep unlocking as you push through the stages, and the numbers get properly silly by the end. A short, steady grind for people who like watching progress tick upward.

    Relaxing

    78%78% of 1,366 Steam reviews are positive12Players online now: 12$4.99

12. Wizard And Minion Idle

    

    A dark fantasy idle RPG where you train a wizard, raise a minion, and put demons to work. Grind actively or let it tick along for days, craft gems, catch strange fish, send legions to war, then reincarnate and come back stronger. It unfolds at your pace, and there is always one more unlock around the corner.

    Retro, Relaxing

    89%89% of 821 Steam reviews are positive118Players online now: 118Free

Hidden gems like IdleTale

Legends of Dragaea: Idle Dungeons

A first-person idle dungeon crawler with a retro look: assemble teams of heroes, send them into caves, catacombs and labyrinths, and watch the loot…

86%86% of 1,006 Steam reviews are positive60Players online now: 60$9.99

Rocky Idle

Chop, mine, farm and auto-battle your way through a cozy idler that keeps going even when you step away.

83%83% of 325 Steam reviews are positive231Players online now: 231$9.99

Lootun

Send adventurers into dungeons, then spend your time on the loot itself: salvage, upgrade and enchant your way to bigger numbers.

93%93% of 1,050 Steam reviews are positive31Players online now: 31$5.49

Maktala: Slime Lootfest

Sweep your mouse across colorful slime fields until they burst into gold, then spend it on upgrades that make every run a little louder.

78%78% of 1,366 Steam reviews are positive12Players online now: 12$4.99

Idle Pixel Fantasy

Buy peasants, knights and griffins, let them farm gold for you, and climb six colorful layers toward the dragon waiting at the top.

77%77% of 961 Steam reviews are positive15Players online now: 15Free

Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense RPG

Recruit a colorful band of fantasy heroes, set them up to defend on their own, and keep growing their power long after you close the game.

83%83% of 1,449 Steam reviews are positive1.9KPlayers online now: 1,941Free

Farmer Against Potatoes Idle

Fight off endless waves of angry potatoes with upgrades, gear swaps and reincarnations, and let the farm keep earning while you are away.

94%94% of 8,251 Steam reviews are positive1.3KPlayers online now: 1,260Free

Gaiadon: Eternal Quest

A laid-back fantasy idler where you battle continents, collect pets, craft gear and ascend again while it plays on without you.

81%81% of 232 Steam reviews are positive39Players online now: 39$4.99

Revolution Idle

Fill a circle, multiply your points, automate the grind and push toward infinity, one calm reset at a time.

86%86% of 12,830 Steam reviews are positive7.5KPlayers online now: 7,508Free

Cycle Idle RPG

Set up your build and gear, then let your character keep fighting while you are away.

71%71% of 270 Steam reviews are positive59Players online now: 59Free

Incremental Epic Hero 2

A colorful idle RPG where a party of six battles on its own while you shape their builds and run the town behind them.

72%72% of 1,737 Steam reviews are positive974Players online now: 974Free

Grim Clicker

An idle RPG in a grim pixel world: shape your hero's skills and gear, then reset to grow even stronger.

77%77% of 2,902 Steam reviews are positive101Players online now: 101Free

Newest games like IdleTale

Loop Dungeon - Incremental

Send cute pixel heroes into short dungeon runs, then shape their upgrades and prestige resets at your own calm pace.

66%66% of 368 Steam reviews are positive36Players online now: 36$4.99

Between Adventures IDLE

Train skills, forge gear and watch cheerful pixel battles unfold at your own pace, with progress that keeps ticking even when you step away.

70%70% of 423 Steam reviews are positive99Players online now: 99$7.99

Now THAT'S a Big Dragon!

Recruit warriors, wizards, elves, thieves and more, stack upgrades across gold, wood, iron and food, and chip away at one truly enormous dragon…

73%73% of 63 Steam reviews are positive9Players online now: 9$6.99

Journeybound Idle

Chop, mine, cook and fight your way from broke F-Rank rookie up the Adventurer's Guild, at your own pace.

85%85% of 47 Steam reviews are positive30Players online now: 30$9.99

Monotony Idle

Idle RPG for your desktop. Mine, fish, smith, farm, and build a factory. Runs for 24 hours while you’re gone. One purchase, no energy, no ads.

83%83% of 24 Steam reviews are positive$2.99

Archmage Idle

Run a wizard guild from above, chaining research into runes and battles that keep growing without you.

68%68% of 170 Steam reviews are positive500Players online now: 500Free

Bloobs Adventure Idle

Set your Bloob to work on 24 connected skills, craft its gear and let the climb happen in the background.

89%89% of 744 Steam reviews are positive533Players online now: 533$7.99

Rocky Idle

Chop, mine, farm and auto-battle your way through a cozy idler that keeps going even when you step away.

83%83% of 325 Steam reviews are positive231Players online now: 231$9.99

Incremental Dungeon

After 280 years of war with demons, you are the optimistic adventurer heading down to slay the Demon King.

76%76% of 67 Steam reviews are positive7Players online now: 7Free

Cycle Idle RPG

Set up your build and gear, then let your character keep fighting while you are away.

71%71% of 270 Steam reviews are positive59Players online now: 59Free

Maktala: Slime Lootfest

Sweep your mouse across colorful slime fields until they burst into gold, then spend it on upgrades that make every run a little louder.

78%78% of 1,366 Steam reviews are positive12Players online now: 12$4.99

Legends of Dragaea: Idle Dungeons

A first-person idle dungeon crawler with a retro look: assemble teams of heroes, send them into caves, catacombs and labyrinths, and watch the loot…

86%86% of 1,006 Steam reviews are positive60Players online now: 60$9.99