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Games like Screeps: World

Screeps: World leans idle. These games share the most with it, and each one says why.

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  1. Bitburner cover art

    BitburnerUpdated

    Also programming, automation, deep · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    A cyberpunk incremental where you write real JavaScript to hack servers and automate everything.

    95% steam
    70% idle
  2. The Perfect Tower II cover art

    The Perfect Tower II

    Also automation, programming · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    Tower defence as an idle engine, plus factories, mining and an in-game scripting language.

    87% steam
    60% idle
  3. Legends of IdleOn cover art

    Legends of IdleOn

    Also mmo, deep · Same active/idle balance (mostly idle)

    An idle MMO with a whole account of characters working different skills at once. Massive, sprawling, social.

    77% steam
    80% idle
  4. The Farmer Was Replaced cover art

    The Farmer Was Replaced

    Also programming, automation

    Write Python-like scripts for a drone that farms for you, then spend the harvest on new tech that opens tougher automation puzzles.

    97% steam
  5. Farmer Against Potatoes Idle cover art

    Farmer Against Potatoes Idle

    Also deep · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    A farmer at war with sentient potatoes, and approximately forty interlocking upgrade screens.

    95% steam
    70% idle
  6. Upload Labs cover art

    Upload Labs

    Also automation, programming

    Wire together window-like nodes into data pipelines that download, process and upload files, then research, hack and code your way toward stopping heat death.

    90% steam

  7. TrimpsDormant

    Also automation, deep

    Breed an army of trimps, push through zones, portal back, and optimise your heirlooms for another hundred runs.

    55% idle
  8. Yet Another Incremental Game (but this time about coding) cover art

    Yet Another Incremental Game (but this time about coding)Updated

    Also programming, automation

    Mash keys to write code, then build a production grid and hire AI agents that ship projects, including while the game is closed, before prestiging.

    74% steam
    2.7★ galaxy
    50% idle
  9. NGU Idle cover art

    NGU Idle

    Also deep · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    Joke-dense RPG idler with dozens of interlocking systems. Beating a boss is the easy part; allocating energy is the game.

    96% steam
    65% idle
  10. Code: Terraform cover art

    Code: Terraform

    Also programming, automation

    Write Python-like scripts to run rovers, power grids, smelters and drone fleets on a frozen alien world, with your code working while you plan.

    83% steam
  11. World of Eggs: Idle Adventures cover art

    World of Eggs: Idle Adventures

    Also mmo, automation

    An online idle strategy game where gathering, crafting and army building run on their own, including offline, while you trade and raid with other players.

    55% steam
    90% idle
  12. Space industrial empire cover art

    Space industrial empire

    Also automation · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    Lay out flat conveyor lines for mining, smelting and research, then build warships to take other planets.

    87% steam
    70% idle
  13. Coin Flipper cover art

    Coin Flipper

    Also automation · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    Pick heads or tails and flip coins for currency, buying upgrades until the flipping runs on its own. Past a million coins you can inflate for permanent bonuses.

    89% steam
    70% idle
  14. Transport Defender cover art

    Transport Defender

    Also automation · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    Guard a cargo ship from boarding waves with a turret and auto weapons, scripting auto upgrades and auto ascension for long idle runs.

    80% steam
    70% idle
  15. Incremental Adventures cover art

    Incremental Adventures

    Also automation · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    Heroes fight on their own in automated turn-based combat while you tune the automation and push toward double-exponent numbers through stacked prestiges.

    78% steam
    70% idle
  16. Tuin cover art

    Tuin

    Also automation · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    Tend a vegetable garden with eight crops and farm animals, buying plots, irrigation, and power until the whole farm runs itself.

    80% steam
    70% idle
  17. Micro Macro Farm cover art

    Micro Macro Farm

    Also automation · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    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% steam
    70% idle
  18. Bloobs Adventure Idle cover art

    Bloobs Adventure Idle

    Also deep · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    A RuneScape-style idle RPG with 24 linked skills, automated boss fights, soul collecting and skill prestige, plus banked offline time to spend later.

    88% steam
    75% idle
  19. Idle Space Raider cover art

    Idle Space Raider

    Also automation · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    Patrol space as a station guard, mining ore and fighting in raids, then upgrade your ship and station. Toggles automate most systems, and a stargate opens a second reset tier.

    74% steam
    70% idle
  20. Scapewatch: Idle MMO cover art

    Scapewatch: Idle MMO

    Also mmo · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    Queue tasks across 30 skills, close the tab, and your character keeps gathering, fighting and training offline. Clans, raids and hiscores round out the grind.

    86% steam
    75% idle
  21. Finn Dorset's Institute For Livestock Replication cover art

    Finn Dorset's Institute For Livestock Replication

    Also automation · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    Clone moon sheep on a dwarf planet, automate wool production and fend off hawks in a hand-drawn cartoon incremental meant to run in the background.

    83% steam
    75% idle
  22. Evitania Online - Idle RPG cover art

    Evitania Online - Idle RPG

    Also mmo · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    An online idle RPG with classes and talent trees where your character fights and gathers while offline, and alts can level mining and woodcutting.

    78% steam
    75% idle
  23. Idle Hacking: An Inaction RPG cover art

    Idle Hacking: An Inaction RPG

    Also mmo · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    A text-based hacking MMO where you craft affix-heavy gear, join player syndicates and join daily world bosses, with progress running for hours after logout.

    80% steam
    75% idle
  24. Industry Idle cover art

    Industry IdleDormant

    Also automation · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    Build factories on generated maps, optimize production chains, trade on a player market and prestige for new maps, with offline earnings tied to company value.

    77% steam
    75% idle