Games like Idle Alchemist
Idle Alchemist. These games share the most with it, and each one says why.

Forage Wizard
Also alchemy, automation
Forage with your cursor, refine items through alchemy and build self-running machines and farms, following a branching skill tree toward a powerful artifact.
87% steam
BitburnerUpdated
Also automation
A cyberpunk incremental where you write real JavaScript to hack servers and automate everything.
95% steam70% idle
Antimatter DimensionsUpdated
Also automation
Buy dimensions that buy dimensions, then break infinity, then break reality. The reference point every numbers-go-up game is measured against, and it has a real ending.
92% steam4.6★ galaxy200–600h ending55% idle
All Hail the Orb
Also automation
Click a mysterious orb for power, recruit cultists to take over the work, and explore a dungeon full of ducks in a short game meant to be finished.
93% steam4.2★ galaxyhas ending
4.5★ galaxy
Scratch Inc.Updated
Also automation
Scratch cards for points, upgrade grids and multipliers, automate the scratching and prestige through several layers across industries.
90% steam
ExecuteUpdated
Also automation
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
Black Hole FishingUpdated
Also automation
Use a black hole to vacuum fish from a pond, then breed, inject traits into and research them while feeding the singularity to grow it.
89% steam
The Alterhistorian's Conquest
Also alchemy
Run machines on a pannable grid, moving resources by hand between slots, to distill concepts and fluid elements into an elixir of immortality.
4.5★ galaxy
(the) Gnorp Apologue
Also automation
Strike a rock for shards and hire a growing crew of gnorps to smash and haul them, stacking synergies until the numbers explode.
96% steam
MR FARMBOYDormant
Also automation
Build a farm with crops and livestock, attract villagers to buy goods, and hire workers to automate production and hauling.
85% steam
The Farmer Was Replaced
Also automation
Write Python-like scripts for a drone that farms for you, then spend the harvest on new tech that opens tougher automation puzzles.
97% steam
Outpath: First Journey
Also automation
A free prologue to a first-person clicker where you gather, craft and automate a base, buying new islands, in either an active or idle style.
96% steam50% idle
ULTRATAPUpdated
Also automation
Fight through stages of monsters and bosses, completing quests and equipping items while hundreds of upgrades automate the grind.
89% steam4.2★ galaxy
Outpath
Also automation
A first-person clicker base builder: gather by hand, then automate production and buy more islands to expand.
94% steam50% idle
Plantera 2: Golden Acorn
Also automation
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
Beltmatic
Also automation
Mine numbers from the map and route them along belts through adders and multipliers to deliver target values to the hub.
95% steam
Military Incremental ComplexDormant
Also automation
Start by making bullets by hand and grow into an arms giant producing tanks and nukes, playing the stock market and lobbying government.
82% steam2.7★ galaxy25% idle
Final Profit: A Shop RPGDormant
Also automation
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
Dark Hunting Ground
Also automation
A minimalist pixel action RPG about loot and builds, where farming shifts from hands-on to automated as you descend into the Void.
95% steam
PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator
Also automation
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
Upload Labs
Also automation
Wire together window-like nodes into data pipelines that download, process and upload files, then research, hack and code your way toward stopping heat death.
90% steam
Tiny TerracesUpdated
Also 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
Industry IdleDormant
Also automation
Build factories on generated maps, optimize production chains, trade on a player market and prestige for new maps, with offline earnings tied to company value.
77% steam75% idle