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Games like Chonkers

Chonkers leans idle. These games share the most with it, and each one says why.

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  1. Joyquarium cover art

    Joyquarium

    Also animals, collection, cozy · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    Raise fry until they are big enough to sell, keep adults in the tank for steady income, and open packs to unlock 144 species. An auto mode lets the tank run on its own.

    97% steam
    70% idle
  2. Time Is Honey cover art

    Time Is Honey

    Also animals, collection, cozy · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    Open packs of bees, care for them in real time, and sell their honey. Over 150 bee types to collect, plus hives and accessories to customize.

    91% steam
    70% idle
  3. MyVoiceZoo cover art

    MyVoiceZoo

    Also animals, cozy, collection · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    Record your own voice as animal calls, and each cry in your zoo earns income to adopt more animals, with little need for active play.

    92% steam
    75% idle
  4. Ropuka's Idle Island cover art

    Ropuka's Idle Island

    Also cozy, animals, collection

    A frog mows grass in a small window on your desktop; spend the clippings on better tools and island decorations.

    97% steam
    90% idle
  5. Birdwatching Notebook cover art

    Birdwatching Notebook

    Also animals, collection, cozy

    A small postcard scene on your desktop draws in dozens of bird species as you decorate the spot, unlock new habitats and photograph visitors.

    97% steam
    90% idle
  6. Screen Cat cover art

    Screen Cat

    Also animals, cozy, collection

    A cat roams your desktop while you work; feed it, play with it, and wait for it to bring back collectibles from outside the screen.

    90% steam
    90% idle
  7. Little Aviary cover art

    Little Aviary

    Also animals, collection, cozy

    Hatch and breed birds in an aviary at the bottom of your screen, sell them for profit, and watch them perch on your other windows.

    86% steam
    90% idle
  8. Capoo Pals cover art

    Capoo Pals

    Also collection, cozy, animals

    A desktop pet where Capoo and bugcats wander your screen, react to your mouse and can be collected in picture books.

    83% steam
    90% idle
  9. Garden Galaxy cover art

    Garden Galaxy

    Also cozy, collection · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    Spend coins on random item drops and arrange them into your own garden, filling themed sets as visitors bring money in the background.

    98% steam
    70% idle
  10. Bugtopia cover art

    Bugtopia

    Also animals, collection, cozy

    Raise and breed over 300 real-world insect species in terrariums you landscape yourself, with breeding boxes that can produce rare new bugs.

    92% steam
  11. Croakoloco cover art

    Croakoloco

    Also animals, collection, cozy

    Collect and breed frogs that hop around eating flies for coins, or take control of one to hunt golden flies yourself.

    93% steam
  12. Bunny Park cover art

    Bunny Park

    Also animals, cozy, collection

    Build and decorate a nature park, feed and pet sleepy bunnies, and raise its rating to attract every bunny for your collection.

    89% steam
  13. Chillquarium cover art

    Chillquarium

    Also collection, cozy · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    Buy fish, raise them in real time, and sell them or keep them for ticket income while chasing 156 species and rare color variants.

    93% steam
    70% idle
  14. Fantasy Aquarium cover art

    Fantasy Aquarium

    Also animals, collection, cozy

    Breed fish across themed tanks and choose between keeping them for steady gold or trading them in, with ambient music for working.

    85% steam
  15. Rock Simulator 2 cover art

    Rock Simulator 2

    Also cozy, collection · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    Be a rock and watch the world change around you, unlocking over 100 rocks at a deliberately slow pace, alone or with friends.

    93% steam
    70% idle
  16. Bao Bao's™ Cozy Laundromat cover art

    Bao Bao's™ Cozy Laundromat

    Also cozy, animals · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    Help a panda turn 500 coins into a busy laundromat by buying washers, decorating and hiring panda helpers, set to lo-fi music while it runs in the background.

    88% steam
    70% idle
  17. The Adventure of NAYU cover art

    The Adventure of NAYU

    Also cozy, animals · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    Click to help a fox and her party fight through a gentle, short story, spending star shards on training and costumes, with an endless mode afterward.

    95% steam
    has ending
    75% idle
  18. Capybara cover art

    CapybaraDormant

    Also animals, collection, cozy

    Tap to grow a family of capybaras, upgrade their habitats and unlock new environments with changing weather.

    65% steam
  19. Raccoon Valley Tycoon cover art

    Raccoon Valley Tycoon

    Also cozy, animals · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    Dig up resources, vacuum up the loot and rebuild an abandoned raccoon village, hats and all.

    100% steam
    2–5h ending
    65% idle
  20. Slow & Steady cover art

    Slow & Steady

    Also animals, collection, cozy

    Train a tortoise, win races and unlock 31 animal racers, from a snail to a cheetah, based on real animal speeds. Coins keep coming in while you're away, and an Arcade tab adds mini-games. Free on iPhone, with no ads and optional purchases.

  21. Cast n Chill cover art

    Cast n Chill

    Also cozy, collection

    A relaxed pixel fishing game with a dog companion where you sell catches for better gear across 16 spots, and can switch to a passive mode that fishes for you.

    95% steam
    50% idle
  22. Mushroom Nook cover art

    Mushroom NookDormant

    Also cozy, collection

    Mushrooms sprout on your desktop to collect, water and grow through several phases. Decorate a little garden that sits beside your work.

    98% steam
    90% idle
  23. Plantera 2: Golden Acorn cover art

    Plantera 2: Golden Acorn

    Also cozy, animals

    Grow a garden around a magic oak with round helpers who harvest for you, even while the game is closed, and reach for golden acorns.

    95% steam
    50% idle
  24. Viridi cover art

    Viridi

    Also cozy, collection

    Care for a small pot of succulents that grow in real time. Water them, name them, and keep the window open beside your work.

    92% steam
    90% idle