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Games like Idle Slayer

  • 8 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Idle Slayer also play

The closest matches to Idle Slayer: Tap Ninja - Idle game, PickCrafter, Idle Skilling, Nodebuster, and Loot of Baal. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 04

    Nodebuster

    Why this: Also Experimental and Clicker, like Idle Slayer.

    • $1.94 (Price checked Oct 5)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2024
  2. Rank 05

    Loot of Baal

    • $4.49 (Price checked Oct 3)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2025
  3. Rank 06
    • Trending
    607 new reviews this week

    Scritchy Scratchy

    • $4.89 (Price checked Oct 5)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2026

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Idle Slayer

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Tap Ninja - Idle game

    Also Clicker and Idler, like Idle Slayer.

    • 79% of 2,758 reviews
  2. 2
    PickCrafter

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 83% of 3,163 reviews
  3. 3
    Idle Skilling

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Free To Play

    • 68% of 1,775 reviews
  4. 4
    Nodebuster

    Also Experimental and Clicker, like Idle Slayer.

    • 97% of 10,302 reviews
  5. 5
    Loot of Baal

    Genres: Strategy, RPG, Casual

    • 72% of 213 reviews
  6. 6
    Scritchy Scratchy

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual

    • 95% of 3,744 reviews
  7. 7
    Idle Pixel Fantasy

    Genres: Indie, Free To Play, Casual

    • 75% of 392 reviews
  8. 8
    Clicker Heroes

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 88% of 28,547 reviews
  9. 9
    Bloobs Adventure Idle

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, RPG

    • 89% of 604 reviews
  10. 10
    Raid Auctus

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, RPG

    • 64% of 121 reviews
  11. 11
    Cookie Clicker

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 96% of 52,320 reviews
  12. 12
    Row Divers

    Genres: Action, Sports, Strategy

    • 89% of 127 reviews
  13. 13
    Cult Nation

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 92% of 66 reviews
  14. 14
    Goblin Buster: Incremental Tower Defense

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation, Casual

    • 75% of 76 reviews
  15. 15
    This Ain’t Even Poker, Ya Joker

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Casual

    • 84% of 729 reviews
  16. 16
    IDLE BOSS RUSH

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 65% of 495 reviews
  17. 17
    Realm Grinder

    Genres: Strategy, RPG, Free To Play

    • 86% of 4,052 reviews
  18. 18
    Xenosensory

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 97% of 122 reviews
  19. 19
    Idle Tower Defense

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Casual

    • 54% of 74 reviews
  20. 20
    Orc Incremental

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 76% of 589 reviews
  21. 21
    Refence

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 75% of 73 reviews
  22. 22
    Scratchers

    Genres: Simulation, Casual

    • 58% of 462 reviews
  23. 23
    Crusaders Quest : Hero Town

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Simulation

    • 86% of 215 reviews
  24. 24
    Idle Cave Miner

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Free To Play

    • 79% of 551 reviews
Idle Slayer — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2020
  • Developer: Pablo Leban
  • Price: Free to play
  • Steam Deck: Deck Verified
  • 79% of 4,035 reviews
  • Genres: Strategy, Indie, Free To Play, Casual
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Discord community is engaging
  • Frequent quality of life updates
  • Mobile version available
  • Challenging
  • Lighthearted
  • Stressful

About Idle Slayer

The closest matches to Idle Slayer: Tap Ninja - Idle game, PickCrafter, Idle Skilling, Nodebuster, and Loot of Baal. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Idle Slayer is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tap Ninja - Idle game, PickCrafter and Idle Skilling — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, lighthearted and stressful, and single out its anti idle systems and forced active play. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

Idle Slayer is a free-to-play incremental game released in 2020 by Pablo Leban. It blends idle progression with active minigame challenges, positioning itself as an anti-idle experience where players cannot simply leave the game running. The game features medieval pixel art visuals with retro 8-bit sounds and music. Key mechanics include progression gates that require active participation, randomized buffs, and pay-to-skip options. Reviewers on Steam report a challenging and sometimes tense experience that players nonetheless find lighthearted. The title maintains an engaged community through its Discord server and receives frequent quality-of-life updates. A mobile version is also available. Steam Deck verification ensures portability, and the game holds a 79% positive rating from over 4,000 reviews.

About Idle Slayer: Idle Slayer is an incremental game with idle and active playstyle mechanics, medieval pixel art visuals and retro 8-bit sounds and music.

Is Idle Slayer worth buying?

  • 79% of 4,035 Steam reviews are positive.
  • Last 30 days: 83% positive across 121 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
  • Free to play.
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 29 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 64 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
  • Steam Deck Verified.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“This isn't an idle game, so much active play is required for any progress, and that progress only happens when you get lucky with a confluence of random buffs back to back, and praying on the random boxes. If you have an addictive…”
331 h played
“The game is fun at first and you make good progress. Then you reach the point where you're invested and want to keep going, but your progress slows down dramatically. And even worse: the further you progress in this now miserable and…”
185 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Tap Ninja - Idle game, PickCrafter, Idle Skilling

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Mobile version

Idle Slayer is also on App Store. What the store pages declare:

  • App Store in-app purchases: (checked 2026-10-02, source)
  • App Store privacy label: Data Used to Track You (checked 2026-10-02, source)

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Frequently asked about Idle Slayer

Can I run it?

Is Idle Slayer verified for Steam Deck?

Yes — Idle Slayer is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.

Is Idle Slayer free to play?

Yes — Idle Slayer is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.

What games are most similar to Idle Slayer?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Idle Slayer are Tap Ninja - Idle game, PickCrafter, Idle Skilling.

Who developed Idle Slayer?

Idle Slayer was developed by Pablo Leban.