Games like Empire of Ants - Idle Game
Empire of Ants - Idle Game. These games share the most with it, and each one says why.

Tiny TerracesUpdated
Also idle, automation
Tiny workers water, weed and harvest a terrace garden on their own while you do other things. Use crops and parts to build more helpers and decorate the plot.
92% steam90% idle
Plantera 2: Golden Acorn
Also automation, 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% steam50% idle
Bugtopia
Also idle, animals
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
Plantera
Also automation, animals
Grow a garden of crops, trees and animals while round helpers harvest for you, and keep earning even with the game shut.
89% steam50% idle
Forest Hustle
Also automation, animals
Dropped in a forest with a 100k debt, chop wood, mine stone, trade and hire dog workers until you pay it off.
90% steamhas ending
Finn Dorset's Institute For Livestock Replication
Also animals, automation
Clone moon sheep on a dwarf planet, automate wool production and fend off hawks in a hand-drawn cartoon incremental meant to run in the background.
83% steam75% idle
Tiny Biomes: Cozy Idle
Also animals, idle
Tiny animals produce resources while you chop wood in a gathering area. Spend gold on a skill tree to boost your small biomes, with no timers or pressure.
84% steam
Bee Factory!Updated
Also animals, idle
Unlock over 100 bees, sell honey and upgrade machines. Tapping speeds up the bees and earnings keep coming while you're offline.
50% idle
Idle Ants - Simulator GameUpdated
Also animals, idle
Command an ant colony that devours everything from bugs to an airplane, then upgrade workers and grow the nest.

EatventureUpdated
Also automation, idle
Progress from a lemonade stand to a drive-thru, hiring cooks and automating each restaurant.

Idle Zoo Tycoon 3DUpdated
Also idle, animals
Build a zoo from one enclosure, bringing in new animals and keeping visitors happy.

Forest IslandUpdated
Also idle, animals
Collect over 100 animals and birds and grow calm natural habitats for them at your own pace.

Idle Factory Tycoon: Business!Updated
Also idle, automation
Build workstations across factories, hire managers to automate sales and prestige factories for more output.
75% idle
Idle Magic AcademyUpdated
Also idle, automation
Build a wizard school, enroll students who learn spells and potions, and earn magic coins while offline.

Tap Tap Fish - AbyssRiumUpdated
Also idle, animals
Fill an aquarium with fish and whales that gradually grow the tank with little effort from you.
75% idle
Idle Golf Tycoon Driver ClashUpdated
Also idle, automation
Run a golf business by unlocking courses and powering up your driver, with tournaments against rivals and income that keeps flowing while you are away.
75% idle
Idle Lumber Chopper Empire IncUpdated
Also idle, automation
Chop trees by hand at first, then hire lumberjacks and add machinery to automate a full timber business from forest to factory.

Deep Town: Mining Idle GamesDormant
Also idle, automation
Mine resources below ground and craft them above into jewelry, chemicals, and plants, linking buildings into production chains run by bots.

Archer Forest : Idle DefenseUpdated
Also idle, animals
Defend a forest with animal archers by merging arrows into stronger ones, clearing stages, and beating bosses for loot.

Tingus Goose: Weird Idle GameDormant
Also idle, animals
Raise surreal goose trees on human hosts by watering, feeding, and upgrading them, based on the art of Master Tingus.

Office Life!: Tycoon GamesUpdated
Also idle, automation
Run an office as CEO, hiring staff, managing departments and morale, and automating workflows, with the business earning while you are offline.
75% idle
Little Ant Colony - Idle GameDormant
Also idle, animals
Grow an ant colony from a single ant by gathering food and adding more ants for more income.

Idle Animals!Dormant
Also idle, animals
Build animals from the first cell outward, generating bones, organs, nerves, muscles, and fur to learn anatomy along the way.

Make More!Updated
Also idle, automation
Run wacky factories, replace workers with robots, collect 220 workers, and restart with better bonuses in a comic work simulator.