Games like Cultivation Idle
If Cultivation Idle is your kind of game, the closest matches are Factory Time, Loop Alchemist and 三国战线 — picked from the ranked list below. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Cultivation Idle: A casual cultivation-themed incremental idle RPG. Start as a Qi Refining cultivator, auto-train, idle, break through realms, explore maps and dungeons, defeat monsters, collect gear, skills, materials, pills, spirit stones and pets, farm, fish, chop wood, mine, cook, forge, and plan long-term growth
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Factory Time
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Top pick for Cultivation Idle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cultivation Idle.
A factory automation incremental game at the end of the universe. Start crafting by hand, automate production, and build the Chronoforge to escape.
Loop Alchemist
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Second-strongest match for Cultivation Idle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cultivation Idle.
You wake up in an unknown land. Again. Use the experience from every past life and your ever-growing knowledge of alchemy to extend each life through a robust alchemical system. Explore, break through and uncover all the world has to offer in this minimalist RPG distilled down to its purest form
三国战线
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Cultivation Idle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cultivation Idle.
This is an idle text game based on the Three Kingdoms. As the game progresses, the system will randomly trigger various events, and automatically trigger various military commands and various internal affairs facilities according to different development situations.
From atom to modern
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Ranked #4 for Cultivation Idle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cultivation Idle.
From the manufacture of monoatomic hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine and neon, to the creation of the earth, from apes to Homo erectus, to nuclear weapons, rockets, to artificial intelligence, to exploring the universe.
Kingdom Inc.
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Ranked #5 for Cultivation Idle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cultivation Idle.
A minimalist factory / city builder. Design your workflow by harvesting resources, building equipment, outfitting your adventurers, and sending them on dangerous missions. Recover lost territory and unravel the plot that threatens to destroy your kingdom!
Yet Another Incremental Game (but this time about coding)
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Ranked #6 for Cultivation Idle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cultivation Idle.
Yet Another Incremental Game (But This Time About Coding) is an idle clicker about... coding (thanks, Captain Obvious). Smash your keyboard, spawn code, and discover the questionable joy of programming. No actual skills required.
Idlepunk - Ghost Link
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Ranked #7 for Cultivation Idle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cultivation Idle.
Set in the cyberpunk corpo-state of NewHaven, IDLEPUNK is a story-driven idle management RPG. Recruit and equip a crew of operatives, take on contracts across a hostile city, build your reputation, and uncover the stories behind the people working for you.
Mine Empire
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Ranked #8 for Cultivation Idle fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cultivation Idle.
In Mine Empire, start with basic mining and expand by gathering resources, upgrading equipment, and deploying machines for full automation. Blast through deep mineral veins with explosives, unlock rebirth upgrades and advanced technology, and build your own powerful mine empire.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cultivation Idle at current Steam store prices.
Gaming Burnout Treatment Center
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Priced ~44% under Cultivation Idle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cultivation Idle.
Digital ED Treatment Center is a random launcher for players in a gaming slump. We help you rediscover the joy of play and unearth hidden gems buried in your library. Click to start your treatment and reignite your gaming vigor!
The Vagrant
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Priced ~50% under Cultivation Idle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Cultivation Idle.
Guide Vivian the Vagrant, through vibrant and dynamic landscapes while hacking and slashing a path from a quiet coastal village through mysterious forests, haunted castles, and wrecked battlegrounds. When the endless barrage of enemies have been vanquished, what solace will be left for our hero?
Mining Mechs
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Priced ~63% under Cultivation Idle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Cultivation Idle.
Unleash your inner miner as you commandeer a high-tech Mining Mech! Mine for valuable resources and upgrade your mech for even bigger hauls as you explore the underground. Fun to play alone or with up to 7 friends in online co-op multiplayer!
Seraph's Last Stand
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Priced ~57% under Cultivation Idle on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Cultivation Idle.
Create insane builds and break the game in all possible ways to get your name into the leaderboards! Every round you get stronger, but so does the enemies...
With Your Coworker
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Priced ~44% under Cultivation Idle on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Cultivation Idle.
Meet Yumi, your adorable catgirl coworker. Whether you're working, gaming, or just spending time at your PC, she'll stay by your side throughout the day!
ULTIMATE HARDBASS DEFENCE
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Priced ~63% under Cultivation Idle on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cultivation Idle.
SHOOT. SURVIVE. DANCE HARDBASS.
Your Mother
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Priced ~53% under Cultivation Idle on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Cultivation Idle.
《Your Mother》is a computer desktop companion. Experience the love and kindness from mothers.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cultivation Idle.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cultivation Idle.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cultivation Idle.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Cultivation Idle.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cultivation Idle.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cultivation Idle.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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Frequently asked about Cultivation Idle
- How much does Cultivation Idle cost?
- Cultivation Idle is listed on Steam at 1.59 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Cultivation Idle?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cultivation Idle are Factory Time, Loop Alchemist, 三国战线.
- Who developed Cultivation Idle?
- Cultivation Idle was developed by 老鱼工作室.
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