Numbers that keep growing even while you are away: games for in between where you click, optimise and find yourself further ahead every time you check back.
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A satirical idle clicker where you grow a lemonade stand into a business empire, hire managers to automate everything, and rack up absurd fortunes even while offline. Angel Investors and resets keep the numbers climbing ever higher.
2014PC, PlayStation, Steam Deck playablefree87 % positive
Very positive, 60,542 reviews on Steam
Economy and management
Lots of grind
Strong character progression
A satirical idle clicker where you grow a lemonade stand into a business empire, hire managers to automate everything, and rack up absurd fortunes even while offline. Angel Investors and resets keep the numbers climbing ever higher.
The classic idle game where you click a giant cookie and spend the proceeds on ever more absurd bakeries, portals and upgrades. There is no true ending, just ballooning numbers and quirky humor.
2013PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable4.99 €96 % positive
Overwhelmingly positive, 89,089 reviews on Steam
Lots of grind
Cosy, great for unwinding
Lots of humour
The classic idle game where you click a giant cookie and spend the proceeds on ever more absurd bakeries, portals and upgrades. There is no true ending, just ballooning numbers and quirky humor.
Forager is a relaxed 2D gathering and crafting game where you grow a tiny island into a sprawling realm piece by piece. Constant unlocks of skills, lands, puzzles and dungeons make the harvest-and-expand loop wonderfully addictive.
2019PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified19.99 €89 % positive
Very positive, 35,626 reviews on Steam
Pixel art
Cosy, great for unwinding
Lots to discover
Forager is a relaxed 2D gathering and crafting game where you grow a tiny island into a sprawling realm piece by piece. Constant unlocks of skills, lands, puzzles and dungeons make the harvest-and-expand loop wonderfully addictive.
2014PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verifiedfree89 % positive
An idle clicker where you click monsters, earn gold and hire ever more heroes to reach absurdly huge damage numbers. The appeal lies in the endless number growth and optimizing your upgrades.
2014PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verifiedfree89 % positive
Very positive, 62,213 reviews on Steam
Strong character progression
Lots of grind
Fantasy setting
An idle clicker where you click monsters, earn gold and hire ever more heroes to reach absurdly huge damage numbers. The appeal lies in the endless number growth and optimizing your upgrades.
A laid-back idle zoo builder where you record your own voice through a microphone and turn it into animal calls. The result is a quirky, one-of-a-kind zoo shaped entirely by your voice.
2025PC2.99 €91 % positive
Very positive, 3,474 reviews on Steam
Cosy, great for unwinding
Lots of humour
A laid-back idle zoo builder where you record your own voice through a microphone and turn it into animal calls. The result is a quirky, one-of-a-kind zoo shaped entirely by your voice.
2025PC, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified14.79 €94 % positive
A relaxing fishing game blending idle and active play: you visit calm lakes, rivers and seas, catch rare fish and upgrade your gear, with a loyal companion along for the ride.
2025PC, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified14.79 €94 % positive
Very positive, 8,671 reviews on Steam
Cosy, great for unwinding
A relaxing fishing game blending idle and active play: you visit calm lakes, rivers and seas, catch rare fish and upgrade your gear, with a loyal companion along for the ride.
2020PC, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified14.99 €92 % positive
You play a small shade servant who must wait 400 real-time days for his king to awaken. You can spend the time exploring a vast cave, reading, crafting or simply doing nothing, making it an unusual, meditative experiment about patience and solitude.
2020PC, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified14.99 €92 % positive
Very positive, 7,022 reviews on Steam
Lots to discover
Fantasy setting
Distinctive, stylised art style
You play a small shade servant who must wait 400 real-time days for his king to awaken. You can spend the time exploring a vast cave, reading, crafting or simply doing nothing, making it an unusual, meditative experiment about patience and solitude.
A deep idle game where you grow a fantasy realm through clicking and automation. Factions, alliances and endless prestige cycles make for intricate optimization.
2017PC, Steam Deck verifiedfree86 % positive
Very positive, 7,466 reviews on Steam
Fantasy setting
Economy and management
Strong character progression
A deep idle game where you grow a fantasy realm through clicking and automation. Factions, alliances and endless prestige cycles make for intricate optimization.
A colorful gacha hero-collecting RPG where you assemble a squad that fights in automated battles while you explore a storybook-like 3D world. The appeal lies in squad composition and constant incremental progression.
A colorful gacha hero-collecting RPG where you assemble a squad that fights in automated battles while you explore a storybook-like 3D world. The appeal lies in squad composition and constant incremental progression.
A relaxing escape-style puzzle game where you search hand-crafted 3D dioramas for objects and hidden clues. The puzzle-filled journey about chaos and order feels surreal and mysterious.
2021PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable14.99 €91 % positive
Very positive, 1,610 reviews on Steam
Puzzles and brain teasers
Cosy, great for unwinding
Distinctive, stylised art style
A relaxing escape-style puzzle game where you search hand-crafted 3D dioramas for objects and hidden clues. The puzzle-filled journey about chaos and order feels surreal and mysterious.
A humorous idle game where you blast away leaves with ever more absurd leaf blowers, unlock upgrades and watch numbers climb. A relaxed incremental experience with plenty of achievements and unlocks.
2020PC, Steam Deck playablefree94 % positive
Very positive, 26,545 reviews on Steam
Cosy, great for unwinding
Lots of grind
Strong character progression
A humorous idle game where you blast away leaves with ever more absurd leaf blowers, unlock upgrades and watch numbers climb. A relaxed incremental experience with plenty of achievements and unlocks.
2026PC, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified−35 %5.99 € 3.89 € 5 days left93 % positive
A laid-back incremental game about scratch cards: buy tickets, unlock auto scratchers, and decide whether to gamble everything on a big jackpot or play it safe.
2026PC, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified−35 %5.99 € 3.89 € 5 days left93 % positive
Very positive, 17,332 reviews on Steam
Cosy, great for unwinding
A laid-back incremental game about scratch cards: buy tickets, unlock auto scratchers, and decide whether to gamble everything on a big jackpot or play it safe.
A satirical idle clicker where you grow a small potato farm into a communist industrial empire. Production keeps running while you are away, and the fun comes from upgrading, automating and the tongue-in-cheek propaganda humor.
A satirical idle clicker where you grow a small potato farm into a communist industrial empire. Production keeps running while you are away, and the fun comes from upgrading, automating and the tongue-in-cheek propaganda humor.
An idle MMORPG where your characters keep leveling even while you're away. You combine classes, optimize skills like fishing, mining and cooking, and chase endless layers of progression.
An idle MMORPG where your characters keep leveling even while you're away. You combine classes, optimize skills like fishing, mining and cooking, and chase endless layers of progression.
A funny idle-clicker where you build technology from a lonely satellite using clicks and potatoes, uncovering an absurd, witty sci-fi story along the way.
2016PC, Steam Deck playable2.99 €91 % positive
Very positive, 3,332 reviews on Steam
Sci-fi setting
Pixel art
Lots of humour
A funny idle-clicker where you build technology from a lonely satellite using clicks and potatoes, uncovering an absurd, witty sci-fi story along the way.
A cozy point-and-click MMORPG from RuneScape creator Andrew Gower, centered on mastering many professions, leveling skills, and exploring a humorous fantasy world.
A cozy point-and-click MMORPG from RuneScape creator Andrew Gower, centered on mastering many professions, leveling skills, and exploring a humorous fantasy world.
Gamblers Table is an idle automation game where you toss coins for money. Better coins, upgrades and little helpers gradually take over the flipping while you discover quirky synergies between them.
Gamblers Table is an idle automation game where you toss coins for money. Better coins, upgrades and little helpers gradually take over the flipping while you discover quirky synergies between them.
A short incremental game where you turn a commoner into the greatest archer through stat boosts, upgrades and magic-infused arrows. Quests earn extra clout to keep the progression loop going.
A short incremental game where you turn a commoner into the greatest archer through stat boosts, upgrades and magic-infused arrows. Quests earn extra clout to keep the progression loop going.
A quirky idle-incremental game where you guide little gnorps to carve up a mountain and amass absurd wealth. Offbeat humor, colorful visuals and steady upgrades make for a relaxed yet oddly hypnotic experience.
2023PC, Steam Deck playable5.69 €94 % positive
Very positive, 9,682 reviews on Steam
Distinctive, stylised art style
Economy and management
Lots of humour
A quirky idle-incremental game where you guide little gnorps to carve up a mountain and amass absurd wealth. Offbeat humor, colorful visuals and steady upgrades make for a relaxed yet oddly hypnotic experience.
A RuneScape-inspired idle game where you level over 20 skills that train automatically while you optimize resources and plan progression. It is relaxed, surprisingly deep, and easy to fit around a busy day.
2021PC, Steam Deck playable9.75 €89 % positive
Very positive, 14,778 reviews on Steam
Pixel art
Strong character progression
Fantasy setting
A RuneScape-inspired idle game where you level over 20 skills that train automatically while you optimize resources and plan progression. It is relaxed, surprisingly deep, and easy to fit around a busy day.
An idle runner where you dash and jump through levels, collecting coins and slaying monsters to buy gear and upgrades. A relaxed progression loop with plenty of achievements and unlockable areas.
2020PC, Steam Deck verifiedfree84 % positive
Very positive, 11,048 reviews on Steam
Pixel art
Strong character progression
An idle runner where you dash and jump through levels, collecting coins and slaying monsters to buy gear and upgrades. A relaxed progression loop with plenty of achievements and unlockable areas.
Small heroes run and fight along your taskbar while you go about your work, and you earn chests from their journeys to unlock gear that makes them stronger.
Small heroes run and fight along your taskbar while you go about your work, and you earn chests from their journeys to unlock gear that makes them stronger.
Bubble People is a light point-and-click game where you click through scenes with the mouse for playful, low-pressure fun. Little is known about it beyond its metadata, so this rating stays conservative.
2021PCfree92 % positive
Very positive, 6,086 reviews on Steam
Bubble People is a light point-and-click game where you click through scenes with the mouse for playful, low-pressure fun. Little is known about it beyond its metadata, so this rating stays conservative.
A relaxed idle farming game that sits in a slim strip at the bottom of your screen while you do other things. Your farm keeps growing with no stress or time pressure.
A relaxed idle farming game that sits in a slim strip at the bottom of your screen while you do other things. Your farm keeps growing with no stress or time pressure.
You chase the rarest silly linguine cats in this absurd clicker game, where gambling takes the place of traditional progression. Humor carries the experience, and you rarely feel any pressure.
You chase the rarest silly linguine cats in this absurd clicker game, where gambling takes the place of traditional progression. Humor carries the experience, and you rarely feel any pressure.
You guide a guy caught in an embarrassing situation at the worst possible moment and try to slip out of it unnoticed. The game leans on offbeat comedy and the universal feeling that everyone has been there.
2016PC84 % positive
Very positive, 2,663 reviews on Steam
Lots of humour
Sneaking and hiding
You guide a guy caught in an embarrassing situation at the worst possible moment and try to slip out of it unnoticed. The game leans on offbeat comedy and the universal feeling that everyone has been there.
A humorous idle game where you juggle a huge web of interlocking upgrade systems and watch numbers climb ever higher. Its depth comes from optimizing many layered progression mechanics.
A humorous idle game where you juggle a huge web of interlocking upgrade systems and watch numbers climb ever higher. Its depth comes from optimizing many layered progression mechanics.
A humorous fantasy shop-sim RPG where you gather goods, serve customers and grow your business, while a story with meaningful choices satirizes capitalism.
A humorous fantasy shop-sim RPG where you gather goods, serve customers and grow your business, while a story with meaningful choices satirizes capitalism.
You assemble a party and send it through dungeons that play out largely on their own, while you upgrade a town and craft gear. It is relaxed, funny, and rewards you with a steady stream of small improvements.
2020PC, Steam Deck playablefree94 % positive
Very positive, 5,701 reviews on Steam
Pixel art
Fantasy setting
A party of several characters
You assemble a party and send it through dungeons that play out largely on their own, while you upgrade a town and craft gear. It is relaxed, funny, and rewards you with a steady stream of small improvements.
100 Hidden Cats is a calm hidden object adventure set in a hand-drawn city, where you search black and white cartoon scenes for cats hiding in plain sight. It asks for no hurry and offers a gentle, low-stress search that suits a relaxed evening.
2021PC, Steam Deck playable0.99 €94 % positive
Very positive, 2,165 reviews on Steam
Cosy, great for unwinding
100 Hidden Cats is a calm hidden object adventure set in a hand-drawn city, where you search black and white cartoon scenes for cats hiding in plain sight. It asks for no hurry and offers a gentle, low-stress search that suits a relaxed evening.
This small indie joke game puts you through the endless wait of loading screens with a wink. Its appeal is the humor in turning a problem every player knows from games and installers into the whole experience.
2015PC87 % positive
Very positive, 8,613 reviews on Steam
This small indie joke game puts you through the endless wait of loading screens with a wink. Its appeal is the humor in turning a problem every player knows from games and installers into the whole experience.
A minimalist idle game where you multiply accumulators and push through repeated revolutions toward ever-larger numbers. The appeal lies in optimizing and chasing infinity.
2024PC, Steam Deck playablefree86 % positive
Very positive, 12,864 reviews on Steam
Strong character progression
Cosy, great for unwinding
A minimalist idle game where you multiply accumulators and push through repeated revolutions toward ever-larger numbers. The appeal lies in optimizing and chasing infinity.
You play a megalomaniac AI managing a colony of enslaved humans, balancing hunger, exhaustion and power while resolving random events. Its dark humor and pop culture jokes are the main draw.
2018PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable6.59 €79 % positive
Mostly positive, 1,041 reviews on Steam
Lots of humour
Sci-fi setting
Distinctive, stylised art style
You play a megalomaniac AI managing a colony of enslaved humans, balancing hunger, exhaustion and power while resolving random events. Its dark humor and pop culture jokes are the main draw.
Chill Corner is a quiet idle game that invites you to unwind with gentle music and a laid-back pace. You barely have to do anything, and that is exactly its appeal.
2021PCfree90 % positive
Very positive, 9,672 reviews on Steam
Cosy, great for unwinding
Chill Corner is a quiet idle game that invites you to unwind with gentle music and a laid-back pace. You barely have to do anything, and that is exactly its appeal.
An idle-style automation game where you wire nodes into ever larger networks to download, process and upload files. The appeal lies in optimizing your setup and unlocking new systems.
2025PC, Steam Deck playablefree91 % positive
Very positive, 8,986 reviews on Steam
Strong character progression
An idle-style automation game where you wire nodes into ever larger networks to download, process and upload files. The appeal lies in optimizing your setup and unlocking new systems.
A cozy virtual cottage with lo-fi music that serves as a calm, distraction-free space to help you start tasks you have been putting off. It is more a relaxation and productivity companion than a traditional game.
A cozy virtual cottage with lo-fi music that serves as a calm, distraction-free space to help you start tasks you have been putting off. It is more a relaxation and productivity companion than a traditional game.
A short, experimental incremental game where you bust nodes and gradually tear reality apart. A low-pressure way to enjoy steady progression in a quick sitting.
A short, experimental incremental game where you bust nodes and gradually tear reality apart. A low-pressure way to enjoy steady progression in a quick sitting.
Firestone is a free-to-play fantasy idle RPG where you build a formation of up to five heroes and upgrade their gear. Battles run largely automatically, and offline rewards keep your progress moving between sessions.
Firestone is a free-to-play fantasy idle RPG where you build a formation of up to five heroes and upgrade their gear. Battles run largely automatically, and offline rewards keep your progress moving between sessions.
A laid-back idle game where you buy fish, raise them in real time and sell them for profit. You decorate your aquarium and collect rare exotic fish and ultra-rare color variants.
2023PC, Steam Deck playable5.89 €91 % positive
Very positive, 7,914 reviews on Steam
Cosy, great for unwinding
A laid-back idle game where you buy fish, raise them in real time and sell them for profit. You decorate your aquarium and collect rare exotic fish and ultra-rare color variants.
You clean up pollution, gather resources and build your own refinery while cruising calmly through the countryside. The fun comes from incremental growth, equipment upgrades and new areas that open up step by step.
2026PC, Steam Deck playable6.99 €87 % positive
Very positive, 2,128 reviews on Steam
Pixel art
Strong character progression
Distinctive, stylised art style
You clean up pollution, gather resources and build your own refinery while cruising calmly through the countryside. The fun comes from incremental growth, equipment upgrades and new areas that open up step by step.
You click on cats and each click brings more cats into the collection. It is a minimalist clicker built on pure cat-themed simplicity and a dose of humor.
2024PC, Steam Deck verifiedfree80 % positive
Very positive, 5,306 reviews on Steam
Cosy, great for unwinding
You click on cats and each click brings more cats into the collection. It is a minimalist clicker built on pure cat-themed simplicity and a dose of humor.
You click your way through an absurd little tale as a farting, burping creature, collecting achievements while feeding Fatty until he bursts. Its charm lies in its deliberately silly presentation and dry humor.
You click your way through an absurd little tale as a farting, burping creature, collecting achievements while feeding Fatty until he bursts. Its charm lies in its deliberately silly presentation and dry humor.
2021PC, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified5.52 €98 % positive
You run a small izakaya in Gensokyo, cooking and serving dishes to quirky guests while trying to claw your way out of heavy debt. Its charm lies in the humorous Touhou tone and the mix of cooking, menu planning and managing customers in a familiar fantasy world.
2021PC, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified5.52 €98 % positive
Overwhelmingly positive, 29,897 reviews on Steam
Pixel art
Fantasy setting
Lots of humour
You run a small izakaya in Gensokyo, cooking and serving dishes to quirky guests while trying to claw your way out of heavy debt. Its charm lies in the humorous Touhou tone and the mix of cooking, menu planning and managing customers in a familiar fantasy world.
2022PC, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable9.99 €94 % positive
A classic point-and-click adventure styled like a Saturday morning cartoon: across five episodes you solve inventory puzzles in over 100 space-themed scenes. Light, humorous and family-friendly.
2022PC, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable9.99 €94 % positive
Very positive, 95 reviews on Steam
Puzzles and brain teasers
Sci-fi setting
Lots of humour
A classic point-and-click adventure styled like a Saturday morning cartoon: across five episodes you solve inventory puzzles in over 100 space-themed scenes. Light, humorous and family-friendly.
An idle incremental game where boss fights keep running automatically, even while you're away. You collect loot, tune combos and rebuild a wasteland into a kingdom.
An idle incremental game where boss fights keep running automatically, even while you're away. You collect loot, tune combos and rebuild a wasteland into a kingdom.
A short, minimalistic incremental game that mixes tower defense with a big skill tree. You hold your base against waves of enemies and grow stronger every run through meta-upgrades.
2025PC, Steam Deck playable5.99 €86 % positive
Very positive, 1,888 reviews on Steam
Strong character progression
Runs that play out differently every time
A short, minimalistic incremental game that mixes tower defense with a big skill tree. You hold your base against waves of enemies and grow stronger every run through meta-upgrades.
A dystopian management clicker set in 1999 where you build a biometric data processing empire. You classify dubious data, expand your mining infrastructure and grow an AI surveillance operation while a dark story unfolds.
2025PC, Steam Deck playable7.79 €89 % positive
Very positive, 1,576 reviews on Steam
Dark, serious atmosphere
Economy and management
A dystopian management clicker set in 1999 where you build a biometric data processing empire. You classify dubious data, expand your mining infrastructure and grow an AI surveillance operation while a dark story unfolds.
You send a crew of gold-hungry dwarves to devour ever-bigger mountains, upgrading them along the way. A whimsical, laid-back incremental game focused on steady progress and upgrades.
2026PC, Steam Deck playable9.99 €80 % positive
Very positive, 1,235 reviews on Steam
Strong character progression
Fantasy setting
Cosy, great for unwinding
You send a crew of gold-hungry dwarves to devour ever-bigger mountains, upgrading them along the way. A whimsical, laid-back incremental game focused on steady progress and upgrades.
Chill Pulse is less a traditional game and more a calming companion: a Pomodoro timer and to-do lists help you stay focused while serene scenes, from cyberpunk cities to ancient landscapes, surround you with ambient sound.
Chill Pulse is less a traditional game and more a calming companion: a Pomodoro timer and to-do lists help you stay focused while serene scenes, from cyberpunk cities to ancient landscapes, surround you with ambient sound.
Idle and clicker games work because progress never really stops. You set something in motion, leave, and come back to bigger numbers and new upgrades to buy. The appeal is a low-pressure loop: no reflexes needed, short check-ins, and the small satisfaction of finding a better way to spend your points. Most games here carry the Relaxing tag, so they suit background play while you do something else.
Start by deciding how much thinking you want. Cookie Clicker is a cozy, colorful classic with strategy in its upgrades, and AdVenture Capitalist keeps things simple with a comedic business theme. Clicker Heroes and Realm Grinder add a fantasy setting and more strategic layers, so they suit players who like planning around resets and build choices. Realm Grinder is PC only, while the other three also appear on consoles.
If you want something less number-driven, look at the edges of the genre. Forager mixes cozy resource gathering with exploration and pixel art, so you play actively instead of waiting. The Longing is tagged atmospheric and hand-drawn, and it leans on exploration and puzzles rather than clicking. Cast n Chill is a recent colorful, cozy idle pick on PC and Nintendo Switch. Check the platforms listed for each game before you commit.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best idle game for beginners?
Cookie Clicker and AdVenture Capitalist are good starting points. Both are colorful, comedic and tagged Relaxing, and both are available on PC and PlayStation.
Which idle and clicker games are available on Nintendo Switch?
From this list, Cookie Clicker, Clicker Heroes, Forager and My Name is Mayo are listed for Nintendo Switch. Cast n Chill, The Longing and Doors: Paradox are also listed there.
Are there idle games with more to do than clicking?
Yes. Forager adds exploration and resource gathering, while Realm Grinder and Clicker Heroes bring fantasy settings and strategy. AFK Journey is a party-based pick with exploration and strategy.
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