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A lengthy single-player strategy/simulation that grows recursively by unlocking new layers of mechanics, with a grind-heavy progression and mouse/touch controls.

Simultree
A compact ~4-hour incremental game with a quirky, 'one more round' loop of monitoring life simulations to earn skill-tree points.
2026-04-15
- Strategy
- Simulator

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Games like Recursive

A lengthy single-player strategy/simulation that grows recursively by unlocking new layers of mechanics, with a grind-heavy progression and mouse/touch controls.

Simultree
A compact ~4-hour incremental game with a quirky, 'one more round' loop of monitoring life simulations to earn skill-tree points.
2026-04-15
- Strategy
- Simulator

Rock Crusher

A casual single-player incremental game about crushing rocks and climbing a massive skill tree on a mysterious planet, with roughly 13 hours of playtime.

2025-08-18

Action
Adventure
Strategy
Indie
Simulator

Dwarf Eats Mountain

A whimsical single-player incremental mining game where dwarf upgrades drive you to devour ever-larger mountains, with a sticky core loop and occasionally opaque prestige choices.

2026-05-18

Strategy
Fantasy
Indie
Side view
Simulator

Cube Chaos

A single-player strategy roguelike about placing units to build combos and self-replicating chaos, with deep mechanical experimentation and roughly 18-hour runs for reviewers.

2025-06-17

Strategy

Roll

A compact single-player dicebuilding strategy game that pairs casual, relaxing play with roguelike progression and satisfying numbers-go-up mechanics.

2021-05-13

Strategy
Indie
Simulator

ACRES

A simple, relaxing farm strategy sim about building and optimizing an acre-by-acre farm under rising time pressure, with a reviewer-reported playtime of roughly 50 hours.

2025-10-08

Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator
Business
Sandbox

Synergism

A lengthy, free-to-play single-player idle game about stacking synergy upgrades across many reset layers, with opaque progression that turns grindy at later milestones.

2026-02-20

Strategy
Indie

Scritchy Scratchy

A casual single-player scratch-card incremental where you scratch and auto-scratch for jackpots, a loop reviewers found addictive and logged around 15 hours in.

2026-03-18

Indie
Simulator

FEED THE QUEEN

A single-player incremental strategy game where you gather food, upgrade workers, and combine synergies to feed a growing colony, with a median reviewer playtime around 10 hours.

2026-05-25

Strategy
Fantasy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie

Idle Spiral

A simple but deep idle/incremental game about growing spirals with math-based progression, offering very long-term play.

2022-04-30

Strategy
Indie
Simulator

Revolution Idle

A free single-player incremental game of offline progress, prestige layers, and endless automation, with a slow grind that becomes compulsive.

2025-05-01

Indie
Side view
Simulator

The Farmer Was Replaced

A relaxed single-player coding puzzle game about automating a farm with a drone, unlocking tech and optimizing efficiency across roughly 19 hours.

2025-10-10

Puzzle
Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator

Simultree