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Games like Desktop Defender

Desktop Defender mostly idle. These games share the most with it, and each one says why.

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  1. Mushies! cover art

    Mushies!FeaturedComing soon

    Also prestige

    Click the big mushroom, hire worker shrooms, build houses and dig underground in a cozy pixel-art mushroom village. Over 85 upgrades and a Wisdom prestige loop.

  2. Berserk B.I.T.S cover art

    Berserk B.I.T.S

    Also desktop companion, auto battler · Same active/idle balance (mostly idle)

    A desktop auto-battler where your digital buddy fights viruses, collects battle chips for a deck, and follows an email-driven detective story.

    81% steam
    90% idle
  3. Lootborne cover art

    Lootborne

    Also desktop companion, auto battler · Same active/idle balance (mostly idle)

    A dark fantasy auto-battler that runs in a small desktop window, with a hero fighting and looting on its own. Forge duplicates, stack elemental synergies and battle other builds in async PvP.

    61% steam
    90% idle
  4. Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense RPG cover art

    Idle Hero TD - Tower Defense RPGUpdated

    Also tower defense, auto battler

    An endless tower defense where you recruit and place fantasy heroes against infinite waves, and they keep fighting and collecting rewards while the game is closed.

    82% steam
    75% idle
  5. Tower Ball - Incremental Tower Defense cover art

    Tower Ball - Incremental Tower DefenseDormant

    Also tower defense, prestige

    Place turrets that shoot down falling balls for cash, upgrade seven tower types, and prestige to restart stronger on harder levels.

    61% steam
    75% idle
  6. Ropuka's Idle Island cover art

    Ropuka's Idle Island

    Also desktop companion · Same active/idle balance (mostly idle)

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

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

    Birdwatching Notebook

    Also desktop companion · Same active/idle balance (mostly idle)

    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
  8. Cornerpond cover art

    Cornerpond

    Also desktop companion · Same active/idle balance (mostly idle)

    A fisherman in the corner of your screen catches fish on his own; sell them for rod and bait upgrades and fill a journal of 100+ species.

    97% steam
    90% idle
  9. Mushroom Nook cover art

    Mushroom NookDormant

    Also desktop companion · Same active/idle balance (mostly idle)

    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
  10. Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi cover art

    Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi

    Also desktop companion · Same active/idle balance (mostly idle)

    A fishing boat sits along the edge of your desktop reeling in sea life to serve as sushi, while you upgrade rods and bait and fill an aquarium.

    96% steam
    90% idle
  11. Summoners Greed: AFK TD Tower cover art

    Summoners Greed: AFK TD TowerUpdated

    Also tower defense, auto battler

    Summon heroes, place them on a grid to hold off waves, and collect rewards that build up while the game is closed.

    75% idle
  12. How to Train Your Cock cover art

    How to Train Your Cock

    Also desktop companion · Same active/idle balance (mostly idle)

    A rooster idler that sits on your screen and grows from a chick into a muscled bird while you buy hats, decorate his island and compare size with friends.

    94% steam
    90% idle
  13. Viridi cover art

    Viridi

    Also desktop companion · Same active/idle balance (mostly idle)

    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
  14. Tiny Pasture cover art

    Tiny Pasture

    Also desktop companion · Same active/idle balance (mostly idle)

    A strip of pasture along the bottom of your screen where you raise, breed and sell animals for coins while you work.

    92% steam
    90% idle
  15. NoSlack Pets: Lo-Fi Paws cover art

    NoSlack Pets: Lo-Fi Paws

    Also desktop companion · Same active/idle balance (mostly idle)

    A cat that sits by your screen while you focus, rewarding Pomodoro and idle time with gift boxes of headgear. Decorate its room, fish, and join a shared study room.

    97% steam
    90% idle
  16. Maltese's Fluffy Onsen cover art

    Maltese's Fluffy Onsen

    Also desktop companion · Same active/idle balance (mostly idle)

    Run a bathhouse for animal guests at the bottom of your screen, setting bath temperatures, snacks and staff while you do other things.

    94% steam
    90% idle
  17. Not Monday Cafe cover art

    Not Monday Cafe

    Also desktop companion · Same active/idle balance (mostly idle)

    A cafe docked at the bottom of your screen where staff cook and serve animal customers, with farm-grown ingredients, 300+ recipes and Twitch chat as guests.

    94% steam
    90% idle
  18. Fischer's Fishing Journey cover art

    Fischer's Fishing Journey

    Also desktop companion · Same active/idle balance (mostly idle)

    A cat fishes on its own in a corner of your desktop, and you check in now and then to sell catches, upgrade the rod and fill a fish tank.

    91% steam
    90% idle
  19. Rusty's Retirement cover art

    Rusty's Retirement

    Also desktop companion · Same active/idle balance (mostly idle)

    A tiny robot farm that lives at the edge of your screen while you do other things. Idle in the purest sense.

    97% steam
    15–30h ending
    95% idle
  20. The Dream Globe cover art

    The Dream Globe

    Also desktop companion · Same active/idle balance (mostly idle)

    A tiny world inside a snow globe runs on its own while you check in to buy upgrades. Discover over 100 gems, crops and foods across dream regions.

    94% steam
    90% idle
  21. Fishing The Abyss cover art

    Fishing The Abyss

    Also desktop companion · Same active/idle balance (mostly idle)

    A small robot fishes by itself in a tall window beside your work, leveling up to reach deeper water and stranger catches. Clicking helps but is optional.

    95% steam
    90% idle
  22. Idle Waters cover art

    Idle Waters

    Also desktop companion · Same active/idle balance (mostly idle)

    Fish from a window at the bottom of your screen, manually or with auto-fishing, to fill a collection of 100 species across 12 biomes and stock your aquarium.

    94% steam
    90% idle
  23. Screen Cat cover art

    Screen Cat

    Also desktop companion · Same active/idle balance (mostly idle)

    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
  24. My Little Life cover art

    My Little Life

    Also desktop companion · Same active/idle balance (mostly idle)

    A small person lives out their life in a strip along the bottom of your screen, working, decorating and chasing dreams while you do other things.

    91% steam
    90% idle