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

Karyofox
Also animals, science
A fox-themed incremental built on genetics, with level 100 as its endgame.
4.0★ galaxyhas ending
SCP Idle: SECURE. CONTAIN. PROGRESS. Demo
Also science, resource management
Run an SCP facility: upgrade containment, unlock new SCPs, earn science from experiments and hire scientists before a breach.
4.3★ galaxy
Forest Hustle
Also resource management, 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
Money Laundering Raccoon
Also animals, resource management
Raccoons take 'money laundering' literally: organize and upgrade a laundromat where they wash and deposit cash.
3.2★ galaxy
Bee GameDormant
Also animals, resource management
A Kittens Game-inspired idle game where the queen bee gathers nectar, makes honey, raises workers and assigns them jobs.

DorongineDormant
Also resource management, science
Harvest cash, ore, energy and brainpower, hire workers to click for you, and assign research across several topics.

Moose Miners
Also animals, resource management
Moose run the mine; you spend their gem profits on miners, gear, rails and grinders to reach deeper and richer layers.
69% steam50% idle
Idle Ant Colony - Sim GameUpdated
Also animals, science
Grow an anthill by hatching workers, laying trails to haul food and researching new tech to found colonies on other continents.
75% idle
Shark Game: New Frontiers
Also resource management
Sharks discover the ocean, then science, then other worlds. A text-forward successor to the old Shark Game.
4.6★ galaxy55% idle
4.6★ galaxy
LORED
Also resource management
A pixel-art resource web where every resource-generator is a little character. Deep and dense.
4.4★ galaxy55% idle
Black Hole FishingUpdated
Also science
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 resource management
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
Budgie's Bug Shop
Also animals
Catch bugs and sell them in a shop staffed by parakeets, buying gear and abilities to grow profits.
4.6★ galaxy
Shelldiver
Also animals
An elderly turtle pilots a submarine to catch jellyfish and salvage ocean junk, selling the haul to upgrade gear and dive into deeper biomes.
98% steam
IDLE_DIRECTIVEUpdated
Also resource management
Manage a limited grid inventory of producers and automation items while scavenging a dying world, trading with survivors, and resetting for augments.
86% steam
Ropuka's Idle Island
Also animals
A frog mows grass in a small window on your desktop; spend the clippings on better tools and island decorations.
97% steam90% idle
Birdwatching Notebook
Also animals
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% steam90% idle
Cell to Singularity
Also science
Evolve life from a single cell to a technological singularity, with a surprising amount of real science in the tooltips.
89% steam70% idle
The Adventure of NAYU
Also animals
Click to help a fox and her party fight through a gentle, short story, spending star shards on training and costumes, with an endless mode afterward.
95% steamhas ending75% idle
Plantera 2: Golden Acorn
Also 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
Cheeky Chooks
Also animals
Hatch and keep unique chickens happy for better eggs, and grow a shed into a sprawling ranch through missions and upgrades.
94% steam
How to Train Your Cock
Also animals
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% steam90% idle
Unnamed Fantasy Waiting Game
Also resource management
Wake alone in a magic-ruined world and stretch scarce resources while waiting, reading and uncovering what happened.
4.5★ galaxy