Games like Grindfesta (temporary name)
Grindfesta (temporary name). These games share the most with it, and each one says why.

Journey to Ascension
Also loop, narrative
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
Increlution
Also narrative, loop
Live a life, die, and carry your skills into the next one. Queue-based planning with a proper story and a finish line.
85% steam40–100h ending60% idle
Chrono BotUpdated
Also loop, narrative
A robot trapped in a time loop collects batteries and recovers memories to last longer each cycle and eventually escape.
3.9★ galaxyhas ending
Your Chronicle
Also narrative, loop
Reincarnate across a long fantasy chronicle, each life unlocking the next chapter.
80% steam40–100h ending60% idle
Space Loop Protocol
Also loop, narrative
Trapped in a time loop aboard a research ship, train five stats each cycle before the oxygen runs out, then queue activities.
3.4★ galaxy
4.5★ galaxy
Ink Remnant
Also narrative
A short incremental where a mage starts with nothing in a magical city and researches upward, with new systems revealed as the story unfolds.
4.6★ galaxy
Advent IncrementalComplete
Also narrative
Twenty-four days, twenty-four interlocking mini-incrementals, one workshop to save Christmas. Built on Profectus.
4.6★ galaxy20–40h ending40% idle
Berry Bury Berry
Also narrative
Grow berries in a first-person garden and drop them into a strange hole for cash, upgrading helpers while an unsettling mystery with several endings unfolds.
98% steamhas ending
Ballad of Heroes
Also narrative
A mostly text-based RPG idler set in Greek mythology. Build a party of up to two heroes and four gods and fight to defend Olympus.
4.5★ galaxy
Celestial Incremental
Also narrative
A large Modding Tree game built by a small team, with its own music, lore, and extras like a buy-max toggle that most tree games lack.
4.2★ galaxy
Gravend
Also narrative
A dark fantasy RPG incremental where an amnesiac hero among slimes recovers memories, fights monster hordes, and chooses between a good or darker path.
4.4★ galaxy
A Tale of Poop and Vengeance
Also narrative
A short story-driven clicker: shovel manure, buy upgrades and work your way toward toppling the government.
4.4★ galaxy25% idle
SpaceplanComplete
Also narrative
A stranded ship, a potato, and a soundtrack that makes the finale land. A short, focused story idler.
91% steam1–3h ending30% idle
Luna's Fishing Garden
Also narrative
Catch fish, trade them to a fox spirit, and spend the proceeds turning an archipelago into a garden. A short pixel-art story you can keep playing after.
95% steamhas ending
Unlucky MummyUpdated
Also narrative
Open a cursed sarcophagus where each attempt has a 25% chance to find a relic or lose them all. Spend scarabs to improve the odds and unlock six endings.
84% steamhas ending
Magic Research 2
Also narrative
The sequel adds exploration, a spell-crafting system and a much longer story arc.
93% steam50–120h ending55% idle
THE LONGING
Also narrative
Wait 400 real days in an underground palace for a king to wake. The clock runs while the game is closed, so you can explore or simply leave.
92% steamhas ending70% idle
Stone Story RPG
Also narrative
A hand-animated ASCII RPG that plays itself while you script its behaviour. Gorgeous and strange.
91% steam15–30h ending50% idle
The Last Cat in the Universe
Also narrative
As a space station AI, sweep your cursor over debris to salvage parts and build a warm home for the last cat, in a short story meant for one or two sittings.
94% steamhas ending
My Name is Mayo 2
Also narrative
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
Maktala: Slime LootfestUpdated
Also loop
Slay hordes of slimes for loot, pour it into a big skill tree and unlock new tools like an archer ally and gem mining to farm them faster.
79% steam
Final Profit: A Shop RPGDormant
Also narrative
A story-driven shop RPG where an exiled fae queen builds a business empire, buying buildings for passive income and automating systems over 35+ hours.
95% steamhas ending
Instruction
Also narrative
Meet power quotas at a plant using five generation systems while its sarcastic AI mentor reveals a story. A student project.
94% steam