Games like Upload Labs
Upload Labs. These games share the most with it, and each one says why.

Yet Another Incremental Game (but this time about coding)Updated
Also programming, computers, 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% steam2.7★ galaxy50% idle
BitburnerUpdated
Also programming, automation
A cyberpunk incremental where you write real JavaScript to hack servers and automate everything.
95% steam70% idle
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
Beltmatic
Also automation, optimization
Mine numbers from the map and route them along belts through adders and multipliers to deliver target values to the hub.
95% steam
The Perfect Tower II
Also automation, programming
Tower defence as an idle engine, plus factories, mining and an in-game scripting language.
87% steam60% idle
Screeps: World
Also programming, automation
Run a colony in a persistent MMO by writing JavaScript that controls your units around the clock, even while you are logged off.
87% steam70% idle
Assembly Planter
Also automation, optimization
Grow from hand farming to automated planters, harvesters and belts, and merge whole machine setups into one compact block.
92% steam
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
Upload Simulator
Also computers, automation
Download and upload files for credits, then upgrade hardware, research tech, automate part production, overclock, and prestige.
84% steam
Industry IdleDormant
Also automation, optimization
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% steam75% idle
Incremental Factory
Also automation, optimization
Build out a factory across parcels and clusters, managing resource flow and reworking production chains as the operation expands.
72% steam
Dark Web IncrementalComing soon
Also computers, automation
Earn money through hacking and other crimes, automate and scale the operation, and explore a map for pets and secrets.
3.5★ galaxyDevLifeDormant
Also computers, programming
A browser incremental game about life as a software developer.
ε-primeDormant
Also programming, automation
Explore and exploit a procedurally generated planet with bots you control by hand or with JavaScript scripts, expanding your army to conquer it.
Mycelia (共生之网)Updated
Also optimization, automation
A fungal-network incremental where you design a 2D mycelium graph instead of a production list, with tech, automation, challenges and prestige.

StrudelIdleDormant
Also programming, automation
Generate beats to unlock code modules and hardware, while your live-coded Strudel pattern grows and plays in the browser.

Leek Factory TycoonUpdated
Also automation, optimization
Automate a leek restaurant with factories and conveyor belts, arranging the layout for the best idle income and comparing strategies on leaderboards.
75% idle
START FROM 0 (Patch 1.1)Updated
Also computers, programming
Progress from a single bit through symbols, colors and octal in a jam incremental about the roots of coding.
2.9★ galaxy
(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
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
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
Soda Dungeon 2
Also programming
Staff a tavern with adventurers who crawl a dungeon for you, upgrade the whole town, and script their battle behavior with custom AI.
94% steam
Kiwi Clicker - Juiced Up
Also optimization
Push kiwis through an upgradable delivery line, clear bottlenecks, and pick professions that favor clicking, potions or automation.
95% steam50% idle
Outpath
Also automation
A first-person clicker base builder: gather by hand, then automate production and buy more islands to expand.
94% steam50% idle