Games like Crystal Evolution
Crystal Evolution leans active. These games share the most with it, and each one says why.

SludgineersUpdated
Also active, mining · Same active/idle balance (leans active)
Drive the countryside cleaning and mining pollution, refine it in your own refinery, and upgrade tools to open new areas in a hands-on incremental.
87% steam25% idle
PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator
Also active, mining · Same active/idle balance (leans active)
Drive a mining train by hand between stations, defend against alien insects and reinvest profits into upgrades and delivery drones, satirizing tech startups.
98% steamhas ending25% idle
The Rebirth Tree
Also incremental, active · Same active/idle balance (leans active)
A rebirth-focused tree that takes 5 to 12 hours with almost no waiting.
3.3★ galaxy25% idle
Magic ArcheryUpdated
Also active · Same active/idle balance (leans active)
Train an elf commoner into a master archer by shooting targets, taking quests for gold and buying magic upgrades in a brief, hands-on climb with a set ending.
98% steamhas ending25% idle
Idle DeepcoreUpdated
Also mining, incremental
Mine blocks by hand, smelt ore into ingots, and grow into a network of automated mines running in parallel across claimed zones on a world map.
85% steam
ExecuteDormant
Also active · Same active/idle balance (leans active)
A dark comedy on a retro Windows desktop: capture people and escalate from a guillotine to nukes until the world population hits zero.
91% steamhas ending25% idle
FlippantDormant
Also active · Same active/idle balance (leans active)
An abstract active incremental that starts with a coin flip and grows to include dice, spinning wheels, catching apples and baking pies.
95% steam25% idle
NG Space Company
Also incremental, mining
A space incremental about mining resources, exploring between stars and conquering systems.
4.2★ galaxy
Journey to Ascension
Also active · Same active/idle balance (leans active)
An active looping incremental in the vein of Prismatic Adventure with no idle waits and a complete story, finished in 10 to 25 hours.
4.4★ galaxyhas ending25% idle
Breakfront
Also active · Same active/idle balance (leans active)
Bouncing balls chip away at enemy tiles; spend captured points on a branching tree for more, faster and special balls, then beat the boss.
4.3★ galaxyhas ending25% idle
Untitled Dice Game
Also active · Same active/idle balance (leans active)
Click to roll dice for points, where sixes grant bonus rolls that stack multiplicatively, then spend points on upgrades. Saves are manual.
4.0★ galaxy25% idle
The MachinEGGUpdated
Also active · Same active/idle balance (leans active)
Raise chickens, sell their eggs and automate the farm in a relaxed clicker that takes around 20 to 25 minutes to finish.
4.2★ galaxyhas ending25% idle
What the Buck?!
Also incremental, active
Swipe a card to spill bills onto the table, shred them for upgrades, and prestige for stronger chain reactions. The free browser demo covers the opening upgrades; the full Steam game is coming November 9.

Void Miner – Incremental Asteroids Roguelite
Also mining, active
Pilot a ship and an automated tower through asteroid fields, shooting rocks for resources that feed an upgrade tree between runs.
83% steam
Ensis IDLE
Also active · Same active/idle balance (leans active)
A text-based dark fantasy incremental in early development, meant to be played actively and finished within a few weeks. Community translations included.
3.9★ galaxyhas ending25% idle
Unfair Flips
Also active · Same active/idle balance (leans active)
Flip a rigged coin with a 20% heads chance and upgrade the odds, aiming for ten heads in a row in a bleak far-future setting.
88% steamhas ending25% idle
Journey to Incrementalia
Also active · Same active/idle balance (leans active)
A necromancer summons minions and casts spells to smash through 99 walls, exploring a big resettable skill tree on a short hands-on run.
89% steamhas ending25% idle
PixelgrabDormant
Also incremental, active
Break through layers of blocks to collect pixels while racing against timers.
3.3★ galaxy
Browser Mining
Also incremental, mining
A 3D mining game played in the browser, still largely a work in progress.
3.2★ galaxy
goododdsUpdated
Also incremental, active
Auto-attack enemies for random damage, collect and forge loot mods, and spend charging resources on upgrades.
3.0★ galaxy
Crystal ClickerUpdated
Also active · Same active/idle balance (leans active)
Defend a central crystal from waves of enemies by clicking to repair and attack, buying upgrades between runs.
25% idle
Kin and QuarryUpdated
Also mining, incremental
Dig into the earth with a crew of tiny kin to recover essence for a sacred tree. Hire miners, launch drills and uncover artifacts that recruit more helpers.
76% steam
Bills Must Be PaidUpdated
Also active · Same active/idle balance (leans active)
Smash piggy banks for cash and buy upgrades until your debts are cleared, in a hands-on incremental.
has ending25% idle
Tiny TowersUpdated
Also active · Same active/idle balance (leans active)
Defend a small fortress against waves of tiny monsters in an action-focused incremental.
25% idle