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Games like Theory of Magic (Arcanum)

Theory of Magic (Arcanum) balanced, never really ends. These games share the most with it, and each one says why.

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  1. NGU Idle cover art

    NGU Idle

    Also rpg, deep

    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
  2. The Climb - Demo cover art

    The Climb - Demo

    Also rpg, magic · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    Demo of an incremental RPG about climbing a monster-filled tower, with crafting, growing equipment, enchant cards, quests, and automatic combat.

    4.5★ galaxy
    50% idle
  3. Dragon Cliff cover art

    Dragon Cliff

    Also rpg, deep · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    A semi-idle party RPG built around deep itemization: 25 classes, talent trees, reforging, and battles that run on their own until you spend rage.

    89% steam
    50% idle
  4. 懒人修仙传 cover art

    懒人修仙传

    Also text, rpg, magic

    A tiny text idler where you rise from mortal to immortal by choosing skills, pets and loot, with alchemy and beast taming side systems. Chinese-language store text.

    60% steam
    70% idle
  5. Wizard And Minion Idle cover art

    Wizard And Minion Idle

    Also rpg, magic · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    A wizard trains stats, casts spells and raises a pet minion, with fishing, gem crafting, dungeons and reincarnation mixed into one long grind.

    90% steam
    50% idle
  6. Legends of IdleOn cover art

    Legends of IdleOn

    Also rpg, deep

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

    77% steam
    80% idle
  7. Bloobs Adventure Idle cover art

    Bloobs Adventure Idle

    Also rpg, deep

    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
  8. Incremental Epic Hero 2 cover art

    Incremental Epic Hero 2

    Also rpg, deep

    Six heroes battle automatically across a fantasy world while you upgrade nearly everything and juggle many prestige systems, with over 1,000 hours of content.

    72% steam
  9. Idle Slayer cover art

    Idle Slayer

    Also rpg · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    A runner-platformer bolted onto an idle economy. Jump for coins when you're around; let it grind when you're not.

    84% steam
    45% idle
  10. Realm Grinder cover art

    Realm Grinder

    Also deep · 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
  11. 修炼成仙 cover art

    修炼成仙

    Also text, rpg

    A minimal text cultivation game: create a character and it fights, loots, and trains on its own from its first steps toward ascension and rebirth.

    71% steam
    90% idle
  12. Clicker Heroes cover art

    Clicker Heroes

    Also rpg

    Click monsters, hire heroes, ascend, transcend. The game that made idle RPGs mainstream on Steam.

    90% steam
    60% idle
  13. Master Healer Kale with useless party cover art

    Master Healer Kale with useless party

    Also rpg, magic

    Play the healer of a hopeless party, keeping them alive with spells and a 200-node skill tree until they can face the Demon King in about four hours.

    95% steam
    4.0★ galaxy
    has ending
  14. PokéClicker cover art

    PokéClickerUpdated

    Also rpg · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    A fan-made clicker that walks every region, with breeding, dungeons and an enormous collection to fill.

    50% idle
  15. Progress Game cover art

    Progress Game

    Also rpg, magic

    Fight monsters, gather materials and cook, then craft three tiers of gear across two worlds. Built to run in the background while you check in for quick upgrades.

    92% steam
    70% idle
  16. Ballad of Heroes cover art

    Ballad of Heroes

    Also rpg, 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
  17. Kittens Game cover art

    Kittens GameUpdated

    Also deep · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

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

    55% idle

  18. TrimpsDormant

    Also deep · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

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

    55% idle
  19. Tap Titans 2 cover art

    Tap Titans 2

    Also rpg · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    Tap titans, recruit heroes, prestige. The mobile heir to the Clicker Heroes formula.

    50% idle
  20. xiuzhen idle cover art

    xiuzhen idle

    Also magic, 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
  21. Synergism cover art

    SynergismUpdated

    Also deep

    Five prestige layers stacked like a tower, each one reshaping the ones below. For people who liked AD and want more.

    75% steam
    60% idle
  22. Bitburner cover art

    BitburnerUpdated

    Also deep

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

    95% steam
    70% idle
  23. Clicker Guardians cover art

    Clicker GuardiansDormant

    Also rpg · Same active/idle balance (balanced)

    A voxel fantasy clicker where you fight monsters yourself or let guild companions do it, then craft and refine gear to push through stages and bosses.

    68% steam
    50% idle
  24. Reincarnated as a Dark Lord Before Taking Over the World with Power 999999999 cover art

    Reincarnated as a Dark Lord Before Taking Over the World with Power 999999999

    Also rpg, magic

    A short idle RPG where a reborn dark lord picks branching paths across lives, with shadow servants to automate and several endings.

    4.0★ galaxy
    has ending