Games like Rust & Shine
Rust & Shine. These games share the most with it, and each one says why.

Mushies!FeaturedComing soon
Also cozy
Click the big mushroom, hire worker shrooms, build houses and dig underground in a cozy pixel-art mushroom village. Over 85 upgrades and a Wisdom prestige loop.

Plantera 2: Golden Acorn
Also cozy, automation
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
Maltese's Fluffy Onsen
Also cozy, tycoon
Run a bathhouse for animal guests at the bottom of your screen, setting bath temperatures, snacks and staff while you do other things.
94% steam90% idle
Final Profit: A Shop RPGDormant
Also tycoon, automation
A story-driven shop RPG where an exiled fae queen builds a business empire, buying buildings for passive income and automating systems over 35+ hours.
95% steamhas ending
Tiny TerracesUpdated
Also cozy, automation
Tiny workers water, weed and harvest a terrace garden on their own while you do other things. Use crops and parts to build more helpers and decorate the plot.
92% steam90% idle
Plantera
Also cozy, automation
Grow a garden of crops, trees and animals while round helpers harvest for you, and keep earning even with the game shut.
89% steam50% idle
Bao Bao's™ Cozy Laundromat
Also cozy, tycoon
Help a panda turn 500 coins into a busy laundromat by buying washers, decorating and hiring panda helpers, set to lo-fi music while it runs in the background.
88% steam70% idle
Marketfield IdleUpdated
Also cozy, automation
Grow and sell crops, cook recipes and automate production, then prestige into stronger runs with over a thousand upgrades.
3.6★ galaxy

AI Company SimulatorUpdated
Also tycoon, automation
Run an AI software company: hire and upgrade AI agents, pay for model subscriptions, take on projects and trade stocks.
Merchant TycoonUpdated
Also tycoon, automation
Grow from a street stall to a global trade tower across ten shop tiers, hiring managers to automate them and reinvesting for permanent multipliers.

Idle Magic AcademyUpdated
Also tycoon, automation
Build a wizard school, enroll students who learn spells and potions, and earn magic coins while offline.

Lumber IncUpdated
Also tycoon, automation
Turn logs into planks in a sawmill, hiring lumberjacks and automating lines, with profits growing while you are away.
75% idle
Micro Macro Farm
Also cozy, automation
Plant, harvest, and cook produce in a small garden, leveling up to unlock seeds and machines, with gnome helpers that keep things going while you do other tasks.
79% steam70% idle
Fish Idle 2: Underwater Mystery
Also tycoon, automation
Steer a boat through fish schools that catch themselves, sell the haul, upgrade gear, and invest in a fish farm for passive income.
69% steam50% idle
Scrap Yard IdleUpdated
Also automation, tycoon
Collect scrap by hand, then build crushers, separators and assemblers until the whole processing chain runs itself.

Office CatUpdated
Also tycoon, cozy
Run an office staffed by cats, decorating spaces and hiring manager cats to grow a global company.
75% idle
Weed Inc: Idle TycoonUpdated
Also tycoon, automation
Grow and automate a cannabis business, hire managers and expand to new locations while earnings build offline.
75% idle
Cat Snack Bar: Food GamesUpdated
Also tycoon, cozy
Cat chefs cook and serve animal customers for you, and the restaurant keeps running while you're offline.
75% idle
Idle Lumber Empire - Wood GameUpdated
Also tycoon, automation
Tap to chop trees, add machines and managers to a lumber mill, and let it keep producing while you're away.
50% idle
EatventureUpdated
Also tycoon, automation
Progress from a lemonade stand to a drive-thru, hiring cooks and automating each restaurant.

Idle Factory Tycoon: Business!Updated
Also tycoon, automation
Build workstations across factories, hire managers to automate sales and prestige factories for more output.
75% idle
Idle Golf Tycoon Driver ClashUpdated
Also tycoon, automation
Run a golf business by unlocking courses and powering up your driver, with tournaments against rivals and income that keeps flowing while you are away.
75% idle