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  1. LORED cover art

    LORED

    Also resource management · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    A pixel-art resource web where every resource-generator is a little character. Deep and dense.

    4.4★ galaxy
    55% idle
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    Shark Incremental

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

    Grow a shark, eat fish, go deeper. A shiny, fast, well-paced modern idler.

    4.5★ galaxy
    60% idle
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    Kittens GameUpdated

    Also resource management · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    Run a civilisation of kittens from catnip fields to space elevators. Deep, slow, and endlessly spreadsheetable.

    55% idle
  4. Theory of Magic (Arcanum) cover art

    Theory of Magic (Arcanum)

    Also text · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    A text-heavy mage's apprenticeship with hundreds of spells, classes and dungeons. Dense, charming, community-kept.

    4.5★ galaxy
    45% idle

  5. EvolveUpdated

    Also resource management · Same active/idle balance (leans idle)

    Evolve a species from primordial ooze, build a civilisation, then blow it up in a dozen different ways to start again.

    60% idle
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    refarm

    Also ocean · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    Raise sunken tiles from the sea one at a time, farming each to fund more land and unlocking basic helpers. A short, click-heavy run of about two hours.

    87% steam
    has ending
    50% idle
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    Chillquarium

    Also ocean

    Buy fish, raise them in real time, and sell them or keep them for ticket income while chasing 156 species and rare color variants.

    93% steam
    70% idle
  8. Fish Idle 2: Underwater Mystery cover art

    Fish Idle 2: Underwater Mystery

    Also ocean · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    Steer a boat through fish schools that catch themselves, sell the haul, upgrade gear, and invest in a fish farm for passive income.

    69% steam
    50% idle
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    Moose Miners

    Also resource management · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    Moose run the mine; you spend their gem profits on miners, gear, rails and grinders to reach deeper and richer layers.

    69% steam
    50% idle
  10. Hooked Inc: Fishing Games cover art

    Hooked Inc: Fishing GamesUpdated

    Also ocean · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    Swipe to catch fish, hire a crew that keeps fishing when you're away, and upgrade boats to reach new waters.

    50% idle
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    Joyquarium

    Also ocean

    Raise fry until they are big enough to sell, keep adults in the tank for steady income, and open packs to unlock 144 species. An auto mode lets the tank run on its own.

    97% steam
    70% idle
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    Space CompanyDormant

    Also resource management

    Mine, power, research, and expand into the stars. A classic resource-chain idler from the golden age.

    70% idle
  13. Holyday City: Reloaded cover art

    Holyday City: Reloaded

    Also resource management

    Grow a town of shops and restaurants into a metropolis as businesses earn in the background and you reinvest in upgrades.

    82% steam
    70% idle
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    xiuzhen idle

    Also text

    A combat-free cultivation sim: raise stats through alchemy, planting and other arts, climbing realms from qi refining to divinity.

    79% steam
    70% idle
  15. 懒人修仙传2 cover art

    懒人修仙传2

    Also text

    A text-based cultivation idler where you pick skills, loot and pets while your character climbs from mortal to immortal. Ships with a full mod editor.

    73% steam
    70% idle
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    Antimatter DimensionsUpdated

    Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    Buy dimensions that buy dimensions, then break infinity, then break reality. The reference point every numbers-go-up game is measured against, and it has a real ending.

    92% steam
    4.6★ galaxy
    200–600h ending
    55% idle
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    DodecaDragons

    Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    Twelve dragons, twelve colours of magic, and one of Galaxy's most-favourited games. Big numbers, handsome UI.

    4.6★ galaxy
    has ending
    55% idle
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    The Alterhistorian's Conquest

    Also resource management

    Run machines on a pannable grid, moving resources by hand between slots, to distill concepts and fluid elements into an elixir of immortality.

    4.5★ galaxy
  19. Idle Hacking: An Inaction RPG cover art

    Idle Hacking: An Inaction RPG

    Also text

    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
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    Calculator Evolution

    Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    Upgrade a pocket calculator into something with far too many digits. Clever programming-flavoured progression.

    4.5★ galaxy
    55% idle
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    Shelldiver

    Also ocean

    An elderly turtle pilots a submarine to catch jellyfish and salvage ocean junk, selling the haul to upgrade gear and dive into deeper biomes.

    98% steam
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    Ballad of Heroes

    Also text

    A mostly text-based RPG idler set in Greek mythology. Build a party of up to two heroes and four gods and fight to defend Olympus.

    4.5★ galaxy
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    Realm Grinder

    Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    Pick a faction, build a kingdom, abdicate, reincarnate, ascend. Every run changes which of eleven factions is optimal.

    87% steam
    55% idle
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    IDLE_DIRECTIVEUpdated

    Also resource management

    Manage a limited grid inventory of producers and automation items while scavenging a dying world, trading with survivors, and resetting for augments.

    86% steam