Desktop Colony
Games like Desktop Colony

Games like Desktop Colony

A cosy, low-pressure semi-idle space colony builder you can run on your desktop while doing other things, with light mining and research loops.

Desk Space: Idle Spacefleet clicker
A short casual space idle game about growing a fleet via mining and trading, with a thin but occasionally charming loop.
2026-06-30
- Strategy

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Desktop Colony
Games like Desktop Colony

Games like Desktop Colony

A cosy, low-pressure semi-idle space colony builder you can run on your desktop while doing other things, with light mining and research loops.

Desk Space: Idle Spacefleet clicker
A short casual space idle game about growing a fleet via mining and trading, with a thin but occasionally charming loop.
2026-06-30
- Strategy

Simulator

Farlands: Tiny Harvest

A cozy, minimalist idle space-farming game for the background, where you grow crops, automate production, and casually watch numbers rise—reviewers logged roughly 75 hours of chill play.

2025-11-21

Science fiction
Bird view / Isometric
Indie

Desktop Cat Cafe

A soothing single-player idle cat-cafe management sim that lives at the bottom of your screen, with recipe unlocks, decorating, and auto-serving cat helpers.

2025-03-06

Side view
Simulator
Sandbox

Desktop Defender

A low-attention idle auto-battler that sits in a screen corner, with steady progression and a median reviewer playtime of about 58 hours.

2025-11-04

Indie

Desktop Heroes

A casual idle RPG that runs above your taskbar, letting you build a hero team and grind loot while working—fun but barebones.

2025-10-27

Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view
Role-playing (RPG)

Nano Neighbors

A cozy incremental idle game for solo or online co-op play, featuring customization, mini-games, and currency earning, with a relaxed pace and around 18 hours of reviewer playtime.

2025-11-27

Indie
Simulator

Desktop Fishes

A cozy single-player idle aquarium sim about breeding and collecting pixel-art fish on your desktop with playful upgrades.

2025-11-13

Indie
Simulator

Rusty's Retirement

A cute, relaxing idle-farming companion that runs at the bottom of your screen, offering resource gathering, base building, and automation for multitasking-friendly play, with reviewer playtimes ranging widely.

2024-04-26

Science fiction
Strategy
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Sandbox

Desktopia: A Desktop Village Simulator

A desktop-docked idle village sim that's fun to watch while multitasking, but suffers from bugs and late-game performance issues.

2022-08-05

Strategy
Fantasy
Indie
Simulator
Role-playing (RPG)
Business

Desktop Town

A relaxing desktop idle city builder about making a tiny town and watching citizens in short, low-effort sessions.

2025-11-10

Indie

Galactic Overthrow

A short, casual idle game blending resource management and 4X-style space conquest, with a simple loop that's engaging but limited in replay value.

2026-05-04

Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)

Cozy Mining

A cozy desktop idle mining game with click-to-mine action, pickaxe crafting, and animal companions, paced for relaxed sessions.

2026-06-26

Strategy
Side view
Simulator

Desk Space: Idle Spacefleet clicker