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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. Time Survivor cover art

    Time SurvivorComing soon

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

    Survive in an arena as your life energy drains, grabbing orbs and fighting enemies, then spend resources in a four-branch skill tree after each death.

    3.8★ galaxy
    25% idle
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. Execute cover art

    ExecuteUpdated

    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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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.

    3.6★ galaxy
    15% idle
  12. 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
  13. Out With a Bang cover art

    Out With a Bang

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

    With two minutes before a bomb goes off, figure out the unexplained mechanics and generate as much energy as you can.

    3.1★ 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. Tiny Towers cover art

    Tiny TowersUpdated

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

    Defend a small fortress against waves of tiny monsters in an action-focused incremental.

    4.1★ galaxy
    25% idle
  24. 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