Games like Progress98
If Progress98 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Defrag Incremental, System Ascension: Idle Core and HordeFall — 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.
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Defrag Incremental
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Top pick for Progress98 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Progress98.
A retro incremental where you optimize messy disks, choose the right algorithm, manage heat and wear, make a living from each job, and reboot for permanent BIOS upgrades.
System Ascension: Idle Core
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Progress98 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Progress98.
Take control of The System. Master multiple interlocking power sources to build a singular, planetary engine in this narrative idle game. Features a fully voiced story, minimalist UI, and cross-platform play. The old world must fall for The System to rise.
HordeFall
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Progress98 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Progress98.
A bulletheaven x incremental game that runs as a desktop companion in the corner of your screen! While you work, your hero automatically fights thousands of enemies. Unlock upgrades and manage your economy, attributes, and spells. Your screen is your battlefield - minimal space, maximum progress!
Kingdom Inc.
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Ranked #4 for Progress98 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Progress98.
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!
Desktop Akari ~my cute companion~
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Ranked #5 for Progress98 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Progress98.
Akari is your cute desktop companion. She studies, sings, texts her friends, and tries her best… all to become someone you can be proud of. Unlock new dates as she puts her heart into everything — just to make your time together even more special.
Wubbo: PuterPal
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Ranked #6 for Progress98 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Progress98.
Meet Wubbo, your cozy desktop companion! Fish, cook, craft, and more together in this relaxing idle RPG for your screen.
Cornerfall
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Progress98 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Progress98.
A text-based idle RPG that lives in the corner of your desktop. Build your character, send them into cursed lands, and check back to find new loot, defeated bosses, and higher tiers unlocked. All without lifting a finger.
Tiny Capsule Collector
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Ranked #8 for Progress98 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Progress98.
Run a cozy capsule shop at the bottom of your screen. Attract adorable animal customers, collect charming capsule toys, create & decorate a relaxing, ambient world. This idle sim brings you small moments of joy with cute companions while you work or study. Make your desktop a place you’d rather be.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Progress98.
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?
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Progress98.
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!
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Progress98.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Progress98.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Progress98.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Coloring Pixels
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Progress98.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Progress98.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
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Frequently asked about Progress98
- What games are most similar to Progress98?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Progress98 are Defrag Incremental, System Ascension: Idle Core, HordeFall.
- Who developed Progress98?
- Progress98 was developed by Team Waku Waku.
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