Games like Crusaders of the Lost Idols
Crusaders of the Lost Idols leans idle. These games share the most with it, and each one says why.

挂机神话
Also humor, collection · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
A meme-heavy Chinese cultivation idler about farming procedurally generated gear and characters through an endless tower. Chinese-language store text.
90% steam70% idle
Idle Exorcism Hero
Also collection, formation · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
Five heroes and five skill-assigned pets fight automatic turn-based battles in speed order, chasing gear with random special effects and set bonuses.
73% steam70% idle
Office Space: Idle Profits
Also humor, collection, seasonal
Siphon pennies out of Initech with the cast of the film, collecting characters, clicking off stress and joining timed events.
57% steam
无限投影
Also collection, formation · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
Recruit 60+ characters from novel and anime worlds, arrange them into teams and send them into idle battles across many parallel worlds.
59% steam70% idle
Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms
Also formation, collection · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
Dungeons & Dragons formation-building idler. Heavy on events and collection.
77% steam60% idle
Fantasy Idle Dungeon
Also collection, formation · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
Hatch, fuse and evolve creatures called Jenin, arrange them in formations and gear them with enchanted equipment while they push the dungeon even when you are away.
69% steam75% idle
Bounty Bash: Idle Pirate RPGUpdated
Also collection, formation · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
Summon a pirate crew that auto-battles at sea around the clock, growing stronger while you are away.
75% idle
Twilight Chronicle: Idle RPGUpdated
Also collection, formation · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
Gather a hero team against Cthulhu-style cults in a dark fantasy story, with offline idling steadily adding power.
75% idle
Silly Linguine Cat Simulator Deluxe Online
Also collection, humor
Pet a noodle-shaped cat to reach goals that pay out random crates, chasing over 350 skins and a spot on the petting leaderboard.
98% steam
Cheeky Chooks
Also collection, humor
Hatch and keep unique chickens happy for better eggs, and grow a shed into a sprawling ranch through missions and upgrades.
94% steam
My Name is Mayo 2
Also humor, collection
Tap a mayonnaise jar to unlock silly stories, random facts, minigames and a set of collectible 1950s-style cards. A comedic clicker sequel.
96% steam25% idle
Farmer Against Potatoes Idle
Also humor · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
A farmer at war with sentient potatoes, and approximately forty interlocking upgrade screens.
95% steam70% idle
Garden Galaxy
Also 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% steam70% idle
I Can't Believe It's Not Gambling
Also humor, collection
A satire that strips a game down to opening loot boxes, handing out duplicates, hats and more boxes while nagging about your incomplete collection.
91% steam
挂机手游模拟器
Also humor, formation
A parody of pay-to-win idle mobile games, with free VIP codes, hero summons, formations, world bosses and big drops, minus the real spending.
91% steam
Chillquarium
Also collection · 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% steam70% idle
Scream Collector
Also seasonal, humor
Grow a Halloween haunted house one room at a time, clicking for screams and unlocking secret minigames as it expands.
88% steam
Rock Simulator 2
Also 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% steam70% idle
NGU Idle
Also humor · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
Joke-dense RPG idler with dozens of interlocking systems. Beating a boss is the easy part; allocating energy is the game.
96% steam65% idle
Joyquarium
Also collection · 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% steam70% idle
Angel Legion
Also collection · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
A 3D hero-collection RPG where resources build up automatically. Recruit and dress a roster of angels across three warring space factions.
85% steam70% idle
Tiny Aquarium: Social Fishkeeping
Also collection · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
Raise and breed fish in a small tank that can sit on your desktop, keep growing while you are offline, and be shared with friends for visits and trades.
97% steam75% idle
Time Is Honey
Also collection · 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% steam70% idle
拖拖拉拉小菲镇
Also humor · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)
Drag and fling crowds of chibi VTuber fan characters into jobs to gather resources, research and upgrade a growing town, with ragdoll physics.
97% steam75% idle