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Games like Journey to Incrementalia

Journey to Incrementalia leans active, finishes in about a while. These games share the most with it, and each one says why.

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  1. Magic Archery cover art

    Magic ArcheryUpdated

    Also short, active, magic · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending

    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% steam
    has ending
    25% idle
  2. Nodebuster cover art

    NodebusterComplete

    Also active, short, upgrade tree · Has an ending, about 3–6h

    Sweep your cursor over nodes, spend the bits on a huge upgrade web, go again. A tight, active, few-hour hit.

    97% steam
    3–6h ending
    10% idle
  3. Breakfront cover art

    Breakfront

    Also short, active, upgrade tree · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending

    Bouncing balls chip away at enemy tiles; spend captured points on a branching tree for more, faster and special balls, then beat the boss.

    4.3★ galaxy
    has ending
    25% idle
  4. Wild Growth cover art

    Wild Growth

    Also short, upgrade tree, combat · Same active/idle balance (leans active)

    Click to cast heals on your Norse warband in battle, then recruit allies, test formations and explore an upgrade tree after each loss.

    84% steam
    25% idle
  5. Pray & Slay cover art

    Pray & Slay

    Also active, combat, magic

    Slay monsters with holy spells in short runs, throw darts to multiply your gold, then corrupt your spells into stronger dark forms.

  6. FEED THE AI cover art

    FEED THE AI

    Also active, short, upgrade tree · Has an ending, about 3–9h

    A short, very active incremental about an AI you feed with data. Shape it into a Protector, Rational or Tyrant; each ending makes the next run stronger.

    90% steam
    3–9h ending
    0% idle
  7. Master Healer Kale with useless party cover art

    Master Healer Kale with useless party

    Also short, upgrade tree, magic · Has an ending

    Play the healer of a hopeless party, keeping them alive with spells and a 200-node skill tree until they can face the Demon King in about four hours.

    95% steam
    4.0★ galaxy
    has ending
  8. PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator cover art

    PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator

    Also active, short · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending

    Drive a mining train by hand between stations, defend against alien insects and reinvest profits into upgrades and delivery drones, satirizing tech startups.

    98% steam
    has ending
    25% idle
  9. Execute cover art

    ExecuteDormant

    Also short, active · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending

    A dark comedy on a retro Windows desktop: capture people and escalate from a guillotine to nukes until the world population hits zero.

    91% steam
    has ending
    25% idle
  10. Unfair Flips cover art

    Unfair Flips

    Also short, active · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending

    Flip a rigged coin with a 20% heads chance and upgrade the odds, aiming for ten heads in a row in a bleak far-future setting.

    88% steam
    has ending
    25% idle
  11. Tower Wizard cover art

    Tower WizardComplete

    Also magic, short · Has an ending, about 3–5h

    Climb your tower toward the sky with magic and spirits. A short, calm, finishable idler.

    97% steam
    3–5h ending
    40% idle
  12. Spellforger cover art

    SpellforgerUpdated

    Also combat, magic, active · Same active/idle balance (active)

    A fantasy RPG where you combine spells to fight monsters, unlocking progression systems between battles. Fully hands-on.

    3.5★ galaxy
    15% idle
  13. The MachinEGG cover art

    The MachinEGGUpdated

    Also short, active · Same active/idle balance (leans active) · Has an ending

    Raise chickens, sell their eggs and automate the farm in a relaxed clicker that takes around 20 to 25 minutes to finish.

    4.2★ galaxy
    has ending
    25% idle
  14. Legion Breaker cover art

    Legion BreakerUpdated

    Also short, magic, combat

    Hold off undead hordes as a battlemage, casting spells and raising a holy army.

    4.2★ galaxy
  15. Far Fishing cover art

    Far Fishing

    Also short, upgrade tree · Has an ending

    Chase fish inside a circle from a small boat, upgrading it as you sail to the edge of the world across nine locations in about two hours.

    97% steam
    has ending
  16. The Fire Must Be Fed cover art

    The Fire Must Be Fed

    Also upgrade tree, short, magic

    Walk the forest gathering resources to feed a strange fire, gaining fire powers from a skill tree. About 20 to 40 minutes long.

    4.3★ galaxy
  17. Click and Conquer cover art

    Click and ConquerUpdated

    Also short, upgrade tree · Has an ending

    Bomb a fog-covered grid to uncover enemies, invest in passive income and power across 12 maps, and prestige for permanent upgrades in a two-to-four-hour run.

    92% steam
    has ending
  18. Far Mining cover art

    Far Mining

    Also short, upgrade tree · Has an ending

    Pilot a ship that auto-fires at nearby asteroids, then spend the haul on a large tech tree to escape deep space. A short run of about three hours.

    95% steam
    has ending
  19. Cheese, Please! cover art

    Cheese, Please!Updated

    Also combat, upgrade tree, active

    Steer a mouse pilot's auto-firing ship through bullet-hell runs against a cat empire, growing a skill tree and collecting cat pilots.

    3.9★ galaxy
  20. Just Click The Button cover art

    Just Click The ButtonDormant

    Also active, combat · Has an ending

    Clicking a button grows it into an arena shooter where you pick abilities. Try for one of four endings, or keep going indefinitely.

    90% steam
    has ending
  21. IncreKnight cover art

    IncreKnight

    Also short, combat · Has an ending

    A knight fights through a dragon's lair, selling monster loot for skills, spells and weapons until he can face the dragon. Brief and focused.

    88% steam
    has ending
  22. Spellbound & Shelved cover art

    Spellbound & Shelved

    Also magic, short · Has an ending

    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% steam
    has ending
    75% idle
  23. Lyca cover art

    Lyca

    Also short, upgrade tree · Has an ending

    A magical wolf runs across a wasteland gathering resources to buy through a large upgrade tree, bringing it back to green in a few hours.

    83% steam
    has ending
  24. Idle Zombies cover art

    Idle ZombiesDormant

    Also combat, active · Same active/idle balance (leans active)

    Defend a city gate from zombie waves with better guns, swiping at the horde yourself for extra damage.

    25% idle