Single-player games like Desktop Clicker
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Desktop Clicker, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Idle Pixels
Single-player alternative to Desktop Clicker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Desktop Clicker.
A complex idle clicker game with infinite possibilities. Prestige, tiers, perks, bosses, different worlds, interest, bets and many more gameplay features are available!
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Monsters Idle RPG
Single-player alternative to Desktop Clicker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Desktop Clicker.
Monsters Idle RPG is a cozy and relaxing idle game where you collect monsters, deploy them in battles, gather resources, and sell them to earn profits! Explore Arcanium as you advance from a basic starter monster to your favorite companion by expanding your collection.
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Magic Research 2
Single-player alternative to Desktop Clicker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Desktop Clicker.
Welcome to Magic Research 2, an incremental RPG from the creator of Magic Research. Learn countless spells, face powerful foes, and command a team of Wizards who can cast spells for you as you journey to find or create the Philosopher's Stone.
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Miseria
Single-player alternative to Desktop Clicker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Desktop Clicker.
Miseria is a dark fantasy idle incremental game in which you lead a party of damned souls through the depths of the world.
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High Fantasy Idle
Single-player alternative to Desktop Clicker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Desktop Clicker.
High Fantasy Idle is an idle RPG with unique class-based gameplay and hundreds of achievements and secrets to find. Level up by farming, battling, and researching while buying items and perks, then rebirth to find newfound power! Embark on a journey of fantasy and mystery to unravel your destiny.
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Berserk B.I.T.S
Single-player alternative to Desktop Clicker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Desktop Clicker.
Berserk B.I.T.S is an idle-rpg, auto-battler, chip-collecting game that runs on your desktop. Let your B.I.T do battle and collect items. Collect rare chips and build your deck! Customize and Level up to take down intense Virus bosses as you unravel the mysteries behind the attacks on the Net.
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Plantera 2: Golden Acorn
Single-player alternative to Desktop Clicker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Desktop Clicker.
The round blue Mellows return to tend to the Garden once more. Grow plants, bushes, trees, animals, water features and the great magical oak tree that has been rumored to have placed its seed there. Tend to the oak tree and grow it to the sky to harvest its Golden Acorns.
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Little Aviary
Single-player alternative to Desktop Clicker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Desktop Clicker.
Little Aviary is a relaxing idle bird collector that sits at the bottom of your screen! Hatch unique birds, sell them, decorate, then watch them fly around your screen and perch on top of your other windows!