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  1. Cyber Dude: Dev Tycoon cover art

    Cyber Dude: Dev TycoonUpdated

    Also tycoon, computers, humor

    Rise from QA tester to tech mogul by upgrading your computer, making apps and games, and heading for Mars.

  2. (the) Gnorp Apologue cover art

    (the) Gnorp Apologue

    Also upgrade tree, humor

    Strike a rock for shards and hire a growing crew of gnorps to smash and haul them, stacking synergies until the numbers explode.

    96% steam
  3. Lemonade Apocalypse: First Squeeze cover art

    Lemonade Apocalypse: First Squeeze

    Also humor, tycoon

    Set lemonade prices against demand, invest in farms and factories, and eventually steer world politics to heat the planet across three story levels.

    95% steam
  4. Cheeky Chooks cover art

    Cheeky Chooks

    Also humor, tycoon

    Hatch and keep unique chickens happy for better eggs, and grow a shed into a sprawling ranch through missions and upgrades.

    94% steam
  5. SimuLadron cover art

    SimuLadron

    Also humor, tycoon

    A satirical Argentine politics clicker: print money, add ministries and fake jobs, and ride runaway inflation.

    94% steam
  6. Ancient Russian Life Simulator cover art

    Ancient Russian Life Simulator

    Also humor, upgrade tree

    A meme-heavy clicker where ancient warriors fight lizards, learn absurd techniques from a skill tree and sacrifice their foes for blessings.

    95% steam
  7. DEFRAG cover art

    DEFRAG

    Also computers, upgrade tree

    Purge viruses from corrupted sectors, collect resources to strengthen and combine nodes, and try harder difficulties.

    93% steam
  8. FACEMINER cover art

    FACEMINER

    Also computers, tycoon

    A 1999 office desktop where you classify faces for a shady biometric firm, scaling hardware and reading the messages that reveal its plans.

    92% steam
  9. Garbage Growth cover art

    Garbage GrowthUpdated

    Also humor, upgrade tree

    Pick up trash that people throw at you, add more polluters and hire rats to automate collection. A short, crude incremental with a skill tree.

    91% steam
    3.9★ galaxy
  10. GLONK cover art

    GLONK

    Also upgrade tree, humor

    Feed a hungry creature called Glonk to earn gold, spend it in a skill tree and add more Glonks. Short, with an ominous twist to its appetite.

    89% steam
  11. It's Fine cover art

    It's FineUpdated

    Also humor, upgrade tree

    Survive the last 24 hours of a game dev crunch under your dog manager. Each station has its own mechanics, sleep powers a deep prestige tree, and there are alternate endings to find.

    88% steam
    has ending
  12. Antivirus PROTOCOL cover art

    Antivirus PROTOCOLDormant

    Also computers, upgrade tree

    Destroy viruses to collect code fragments, spend them in an upgrade tree for new weapons and powers, and beat each level's boss to advance.

    87% steam
  13. Download RAM Idle cover art

    Download RAM Idle

    Also humor, computers

    Yes, you can download more RAM. A tidy, joke-driven idler with one of Galaxy's highest ratings.

    4.7★ galaxy
    60% idle
  14. Download RAM Idle 2 cover art

    Download RAM Idle 2

    Also humor, computers

    The sequel. More RAM, more layers, same top-shelf rating.

    4.7★ galaxy
    60% idle
  15. PC Tycoon 2 cover art

    PC Tycoon 2

    Also tycoon, computers

    Grow a small office into a computer giant by designing CPUs, GPUs and laptops, writing an OS, researching thousands of techs and outselling rivals.

    79% steam
  16. Lazy Galaxy 2 cover art

    Lazy Galaxy 2

    Also humor, upgrade tree

    Command a lazy alien race conquering galaxies through base building and fleet battles, turning combat experience into candy. Battles can be micromanaged or left to run.

    80% steam
    50% idle
  17. MMO98 cover art

    MMO98Updated

    Also computers, tycoon

    Grow a small MMO studio on a retro desktop into a global giant by scaling servers, fixing issues and shipping sequels over about four hours.

    70% steam
  18. Drugs and Crime Idle cover art

    Drugs and Crime Idle

    Also tycoon, humor

    Build a criminal empire by producing product, upgrading dealers and laundering cash, then spend earnings on chests to fill a 15 item collection.

    68% steam
  19. Toilet Paper Idle cover art

    Toilet Paper IdleUpdated

    Also humor, upgrade tree

    Roll toilet paper with your mouse or let bathroom helpers do it, unlocking special rolls with bonuses and a skill tree of satirical upgrades.

    57% steam
    3.7★ galaxy
    50% idle
  20. Idle Sushi Bar Tycoon cover art

    Idle Sushi Bar TycoonComing soon

    Also tycoon, upgrade tree

    Serve sushi by conveyor, improve prices and speed in a tech tree, and open restaurants in cities worldwide.

  21. Gas Station Tycoon cover art

    Gas Station TycoonUpdated

    Also tycoon, humor

    Serve drivers by hand at first, then hire hourly-paid staff and upgrade facilities, while shooting down passing UFOs for extra cash.

  22. AdVenture Communist cover art

    AdVenture Communist

    Also humor, tycoon

    Grow a potato farm into a state industry, investing in factories and science to push production ever higher. Satire throughout.

    65% steam
  23. Vostok Inc. cover art

    Vostok Inc.

    Also tycoon, humor

    A twin-stick shooter where blasting asteroids and enemies funds mines and businesses on 40+ planets that keep paying out, plus managers and retro minigames.

    61% steam
  24. Yet Another Incremental Game (but this time about coding) cover art

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

    Also computers, humor

    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