Games like Idle Defense: Dark Forest
Idle Defense: Dark Forest. These games share the most with it, and each one says why.

Dice vs Monsters: Roguelike TDUpdated
Also tower defense, fantasy, idle
A roguelike tower defense where each hero is a die, with dice rolls used to upgrade abilities against monster waves.

Idle Kingdom DefenseDormant
Also idle, tower defense, fantasy
Command heroes and archer corps in large castle-defense battles, with rewards stacking up while the game is closed.
75% idle
Tap Wizard 2: Idle Magic GameUpdated
Also idle, magic, fantasy
A wizard who dies defending the Chronosphere keeps rewinding time, returning stronger each loop to survive the next wave of dark forces.

Zero Stress King: Idle DefenseUpdated
Also tower defense, idle
A tower defense where you cannot lose: enemies charge your walls and fall into lava, and you spend the payout on defenders and a map-shaped skill tree.
87% steam3.6★ galaxy
Magic ArcheryUpdated
Also fantasy, magic
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
修仙小屋
Also idle, fantasy
A multiplayer text-based cultivation idler built for chatting at work, with gear, training maps, a cave dwelling and a player market.
92% steam
Abyss Manager Idle
Also tower defense, idle
Assign characters to jobs, gather resources and dig deeper floors in an idle tower defense. About two hours to finish completely.
95% steamhas ending
The Climb - Demo
Also fantasy, magic
Demo of an incremental RPG about climbing a monster-filled tower, with crafting, growing equipment, enchant cards, quests, and automatic combat.
4.5★ galaxy50% idle
Slimeward
Also fantasy, idle
Turn a slime that landed outside your house into resources, building up a village and recruiting heroes strong enough to beat it.
89% steam
Spellbound & Shelved
Also magic, idle
Hire gnomes to reshelve thousands of spilled spellbooks in a wizard library. Flip the sign to trade customer income against the mess they make, until the last book is put away.
87% steamhas ending75% idle
Unnamed Fantasy Waiting Game
Also fantasy, magic
Wake alone in a magic-ruined world and stretch scarce resources while waiting, reading and uncovering what happened.
4.4★ galaxy
AFK God of DestructionUpdated
Also idle, fantasy
Command shadow forces in a dark fantasy isekai, collecting artifacts and conquering dungeons while your shadows grow in your absence.
75% idle
Blade IdleUpdated
Also idle, fantasy
Turn a herb collector into a sword hero, clearing stages and dungeons and merging gear to power up.

Boom Castle: Tower Defense TDUpdated
Also tower defense, fantasy
Hold a castle against orcs, skeletons, and demons with towers and heroes in a roguelike defense that grows stronger each run.

Champions of Avan - Idle RPGUpdated
Also idle, fantasy
Grow a small village into a great city by gathering materials, looting gold and defeating foes in a fantasy land.

Darkest AFK: Offline RPG GamesUpdated
Also idle, fantasy
Summon and gear up knights, archers and mages for dark fantasy auto battles through cursed lands and dungeons, with progress continuing offline.
75% idle
Dead Spreading:Idle GameDormant
Also idle, tower defense
Recruit soldiers and upgrade a base to hold off zombie waves while balancing defense and supply gathering.

Demigod Idle: Rise of a legendDormant
Also idle, fantasy
Play a demigod stripped of angelic and demonic power, regaining it through fast idle growth and flashy 2.5D battles.

Endless Frontier - RPGUpdated
Also idle, fantasy
Lead a squad of knights and mages up thousands of stages against titans and dragons, with units that keep climbing and leveling on their own while you are away.
75% idle
Epic Summoners: Monsters WarUpdated
Also idle, fantasy
Summon heroes who auto-battle up the Magic Ladder, collecting combat rewards even while you are offline.
75% idle
Eternal Cannon Idle ShootingDormant
Also idle, tower defense
Defend a city with an upgradable cannon and walls, mixing tapping and upgrades where each level brings a new skill.
50% idle
F Class Adventurer: AFK RPGUpdated
Also idle, fantasy
Level a lowly F-rank adventurer toward S-rank with screen-clearing area skills while experience keeps piling up offline.
75% idle
Fortress Saga: Idle AFK RPGUpdated
Also idle, fantasy
Collect heroes, clear dungeons, and upgrade a fortress in a fantasy idle RPG where your party keeps fighting and gathering rewards while you are offline.
75% idle
Geometry Tower: Idle DefenseUpdated
Also tower defense, idle
Defend a single tower against endless waves, picking roguelike upgrades each run and researching permanent boosts.