Games like Lost Vessel

Looking for that same competitive and relaxing spark as Lost Vessel? These games make natural next picks for you.

1. Idle Space Raider

   

   An idler about a station guard patrolling space: shoot enemies and asteroids, mine ore, research tech, then spend the spoils on your ship and station. Automation slowly takes over the busywork, so the game mostly runs in the background while you drop in, tweak a build and watch the numbers climb.

   Relaxing

   73%73% of 250 Steam reviews are positive15Players online now: 15Free

2. Land Drifters

   

   An idle RPG about drifting between islands, leveling skills and crafting better gear. Play it actively or let it run while you are away, then come back to progress waiting for you. Hand-drawn pixel art, a world map to uncover, and plenty of numbers going up.

   Relaxing

   94%94% of 35 Steam reviews are positive10Players online now: 10$5.99

3. Vanguard Galaxy

   

   A laid-back space sim set in the Canis Major dwarf galaxy, where you mine asteroids, salvage wrecks, trade and fight your way across a procedurally generated galaxy. Play hands-on, or let the ECHO autopilot run missions while you work. Buy bigger ships, craft gear, hire crew and watch your fortune grow.

   Relaxing

   90%90% of 616 Steam reviews are positive205Players online now: 205$8.99

4. Vespera

   

   Vespera is a dark-fantasy idle RPG where you pick a class, set up auto-combat and crafting, then check back to find loot waiting. Fight through dungeons, the Tower and the endless Spire, chop, mine, fish and craft, and team up in factions for world bosses. It keeps ticking offline for up to 24 hours.

   59%59% of 331 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5$1.99

5. Idle Stellar

   

   Embark on an epic adventure through the cosmos in Idle Stellar. Gather, craft and upgrade your spaceship to destroy your enemies. Play actively or relax into idle progression as you experience the feature-rich journey ahead!

   Relaxing

   60%60% of 45 Steam reviews are positive$4.99

6. 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

7. Scapewatch: Idle MMO

   

   Scapewatch is an idle MMO about the long grind: train 30 skills across combat, gathering, processing and more, queue up tasks, then log off while your character keeps gathering, fighting and banking loot. Easy to check in on, deep to optimize, with clans, raids, pets and capes to chase.

   Also in Co-op · Competitive, Relaxing

   87%87% of 597 Steam reviews are positive1.4KPlayers online now: 1,438$14.99

8. Stellar Odyssey

   

   An idle space MMORPG where progress runs while you are away, but the galaxy is built together. Chart a procedural universe of nearly 50 million star systems, craft gear, and join a Squadron to raise stations and claim territory. Play at your own pace; the frontier keeps growing either way.

   Also in Co-op · Competitive, Relaxing

   62%62% of 145 Steam reviews are positive78Players online now: 78Free

9. Unnamed Space Idle

   

   Unnamed Space Idle is a long sci-fi idle game about holding back alien waves after humanity is nearly wiped out. You fit your ship with weapons and defenses for specific enemies, then stack up 10+ growing systems that feed your power. Its strength is steady, thoughtful tinkering with real choices. Good for patient optimizers.

   Relaxing

   92%92% of 4,598 Steam reviews are positive4.5KPlayers online now: 4,479Free

10. Between Adventures IDLE

    

    A visual idle RPG with hand-drawn pixel battles: watch your hero slash, shoot and cast instead of reading logs. Train 11 skills, forge and enchant gear, trade with merchants, and keep progressing offline. No microtransactions, no pay-to-win, just numbers going up in a cheerful little world.

    Relaxing

    70%70% of 425 Steam reviews are positive70Players online now: 70$7.99

11. 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.

    Relaxing

    84%84% of 11,066 Steam reviews are positive850Players online now: 850Free

12. Idle Skilling

    

    An idle RPG with 21 skills to level, from mining and fishing to pet breeding and potion-making. You start with three, unlock the rest as you fight through zones, and everything keeps growing while you are away. Five minutes a day is enough; the numbers do the rest.

    Relaxing

    70%70% of 2,409 Steam reviews are positive192Players online now: 192Free

Hidden gems like Lost Vessel

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

Scapewatch: Idle MMO

Train thirty skills, queue your tasks, and let your character keep working while you are away.

87%87% of 597 Steam reviews are positive1.4KPlayers online now: 1,438$14.99

IDLE_DIRECTIVE

A post-apocalyptic idle game about Tetris-ing equipment into a tiny grid until your little machine gathers, builds, and repairs on its own.

86%86% of 544 Steam reviews are positive47Players online now: 47$4.99

Vanguard Galaxy

Mine, trade and fight across a procedurally generated dwarf galaxy, at your own pace or with the ECHO autopilot at the helm.

90%90% of 616 Steam reviews are positive205Players online now: 205$8.99

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

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 positive201Players online now: 201$9.99

Evitania Online - Idle RPG

An online idle RPG where your heroes keep fighting, mining and looting while you are away, so progress never stops.

78%78% of 1,120 Steam reviews are positive1.5KPlayers online now: 1,491Free

Idle Hacking: An Inaction RPG

Set up your hacker, let the idle grind run itself, and shape a character through stats, loot and a shared economy.

79%79% of 263 Steam reviews are positive98Players online now: 98Free

Idle Iktah

Fish, craft and grow your way through a gentle pixel island life, with progress that carries on while you rest.

78%78% of 273 Steam reviews are positive614Players online now: 614Free

Sit-Back Attack

Conquer your free time with this Strategic Idle-RPG that grinds for you! Gathering unique loot, upgrading materials, and XP.

78%78% of 112 Steam reviews are positive4Players online now: 4$8.99

Idle Fishing

Cast a line, upgrade your boat and collect cute pets in a colorful, low-pressure idle game that keeps fishing while you rest.

82%82% of 1,999 Steam reviews are positive179Players online now: 179Free

UNHUMAN

UNHUMAN is a 2D idle extraction shooter set in a cyberpunk dystopia.

73%73% of 195 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5$3.99

Newest games like Lost Vessel

Scapewatch: Idle MMO

Train thirty skills, queue your tasks, and let your character keep working while you are away.

87%87% of 597 Steam reviews are positive1.4KPlayers online now: 1,438$14.99

Horizon Idle

A space-themed idle RPG of skilling and crafting. Mine, refine, research, and automate your way from a lone ship to an industrial empire.

83%83% of 6 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$4.50

Partyforge Idle

Build a three-hero team from fifteen, let status effects stack into heavy hits, and test your setups against other commanders in daily Arena and…

74%74% of 46 Steam reviews are positive36Players online now: 36$5.59

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 425 Steam reviews are positive70Players online now: 70$7.99

UNHUMAN

UNHUMAN is a 2D idle extraction shooter set in a cyberpunk dystopia.

73%73% of 195 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5$3.99

Journeybound Idle

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

84%84% of 49 Steam reviews are positive30Players online now: 30$9.99

IDLE_DIRECTIVE

A post-apocalyptic idle game about Tetris-ing equipment into a tiny grid until your little machine gathers, builds, and repairs on its own.

86%86% of 544 Steam reviews are positive47Players online now: 47$4.99

Archmage Idle

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

68%68% of 171 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

Visseron Idle

Train skills, fight through dungeon waves and raise an estate on a wild frontier, all while your hero keeps working in the background.

80%80% of 45 Steam reviews are positive9Players online now: 9$2.99

Idle Iktah

Fish, craft and grow your way through a gentle pixel island life, with progress that carries on while you rest.

78%78% of 273 Steam reviews are positive614Players online now: 614Free

Evitania Online - Idle RPG

An online idle RPG where your heroes keep fighting, mining and looting while you are away, so progress never stops.

78%78% of 1,120 Steam reviews are positive1.5KPlayers online now: 1,491Free