Games like The Factory of Automation
The Factory of Automation. These games share the most with it, and each one says why.

Gamblers Table - Prototype
Also automation, incremental
Flip coins for cash, move up to better coins and hire helpers who flip them for you. A prototype of a Steam game.
3.8★ galaxy
Incremental AutomatonDormant
Also incremental, automation
An April Fools incremental about automating everything very quickly.
3.6★ galaxy
Idle DeepcoreUpdated
Also automation, incremental
Mine blocks by hand, smelt ore into ingots, and grow into a network of automated mines running in parallel across claimed zones on a world map.
85% steam
AtomicGi's Idle MinesweeperUpdated
Also incremental, automation
An active incremental take on Minesweeper where you buy drones to clear tiles and grow a minesweeper empire.
1.5★ galaxy
BitburnerUpdated
Also automation
A cyberpunk incremental where you write real JavaScript to hack servers and automate everything.
95% steam70% idle
Antimatter DimensionsUpdated
Also automation
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% steam4.6★ galaxy200–600h ending55% idle
All Hail the Orb
Also automation
Click a mysterious orb for power, recruit cultists to take over the work, and explore a dungeon full of ducks in a short game meant to be finished.
93% steam4.2★ galaxyhas ending
Scratch Inc.Updated
Also automation
Scratch cards for points, upgrade grids and multipliers, automate the scratching and prestige through several layers across industries.
90% steam
ExecuteUpdated
Also automation
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
Garbage GrowthUpdated
Also incremental
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% steam3.9★ galaxy
Black Hole FishingUpdated
Also automation
Use a black hole to vacuum fish from a pond, then breed, inject traits into and research them while feeding the singularity to grow it.
89% steam
(the) Gnorp Apologue
Also automation
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
MR FARMBOYDormant
Also automation
Build a farm with crops and livestock, attract villagers to buy goods, and hire workers to automate production and hauling.
85% steam
The Farmer Was Replaced
Also 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
Outpath: First Journey
Also automation
A free prologue to a first-person clicker where you gather, craft and automate a base, buying new islands, in either an active or idle style.
96% steam50% idle
Leaf it Alone
Also incremental
Clear a yard buried in leaves with a rake, a blower or bare hands, upgrading tools until the slow chore turns fast and the garden comes back to life.
95% steam
ULTRATAPUpdated
Also automation
Fight through stages of monsters and bosses, completing quests and equipping items while hundreds of upgrades automate the grind.
89% steam4.2★ galaxy
Outpath
Also automation
A first-person clicker base builder: gather by hand, then automate production and buy more islands to expand.
94% steam50% idle
Plantera 2: Golden Acorn
Also 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
Beltmatic
Also automation
Mine numbers from the map and route them along belts through adders and multipliers to deliver target values to the hub.
95% steam
Lazy KickersUpdated
Also incremental
Grow soccer balls from plants and kick them into goals for coins, hiring and assigning players to climb leagues on a desktop-friendly field.
90% steam3.8★ galaxy50% idle
Military Incremental ComplexDormant
Also automation
Start by making bullets by hand and grow into an arms giant producing tanks and nukes, playing the stock market and lobbying government.
82% steam2.7★ galaxy25% idle
Final Profit: A Shop RPGDormant
Also 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
Tree Game Rewritten
Also incremental
Grow a tree of upgrades and rebirth to push further, a rewrite of an early 2020 game.
4.1★ galaxy