Games like Nodebuster
Nodebuster active, finishes in about 3–6h. These games share the most with it, and each one says why.

Journey to Incrementalia
Also active, upgrade tree, short · Has an ending
A necromancer summons minions and casts spells to smash through 99 walls, exploring a big resettable skill tree on a short hands-on run.
89% steamhas ending25% idle
Breakfront
Also short, active, upgrade tree · 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★ galaxyhas ending25% idle
Time SurvivorComing soon
Also active, upgrade tree, roguelite
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★ galaxy25% idle
Magic ArcheryUpdated
Also short, 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% steamhas ending25% idle
PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator
Also active, short · 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% steamhas ending25% idle
ExecuteUpdated
Also short, 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% steamhas ending25% idle
Unfair Flips
Also short, 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% steamhas ending25% idle
Sir, We Have an Orc Problem
Also roguelite, upgrade tree, short
A short tower defense against orc armies in the tens of thousands, where every run, won or lost, feeds a big tree of turret upgrades.
86% steam
OutholdUpdated
Also upgrade tree, roguelite, short
A short tower defense run-based game where you spend collected resources in a large refundable skill tree between attempts.
4.4★ galaxy
The MachinEGGUpdated
Also short, 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★ galaxyhas ending25% idle
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% steamhas ending
Master Healer Kale with useless party
Also short, upgrade tree · 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% steam4.0★ galaxyhas ending
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% steamhas ending
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% steamhas ending
Cheese, Please!Updated
Also roguelite, 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
Out With a Bang
Also short, 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★ galaxyhas ending25% idle
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% steamhas ending
Wild Growth
Also short, upgrade tree
Click to cast heals on your Norse warband in battle, then recruit allies, test formations and explore an upgrade tree after each loss.
84% steam25% idle
Digseum
Also short, upgrade tree
Dig up relics across a dozen sites and display them in your museum to fund better tools. A compact run of a few hours.
98% steam
Space Rock BreakerUpdated
Also short, upgrade tree
Blast asteroids with guns and lasers, then drop the ore through an upgradable Plinko board for credits to spend on a large skill tree.
96% steam
Chef Knight
Also roguelite, upgrade tree
Fight through dungeons for monster ingredients, cook them into dishes to sell to adventurers, and upgrade combat and cooking between runs.
95% steam
Rock BottomUpdated
Also roguelite, upgrade tree
Swing a pickaxe through generated caves, smelt ore into bars and buy permanent skill tree upgrades to push through eight themed depths.
94% steam
Loot LoopUpdated
Also short, upgrade tree
Send a party of tiny heroes into dungeon runs that last seconds, then spend the loot on a large skill tree between attempts.
92% steam
Keep on Mining!Dormant
Also upgrade tree, short
Sweep your cursor over rocks to break them, smelt ores into bars and spend them in a large skill tree, with talent cards and an automatic mine for idle gains.
91% steam50% idle