# Games like Desktop Detective

> The closest matches to Desktop Detective: Desktop Defender, Orc Incremental, All Aboard! The Train Defense Express, IDLE BOSS RUSH, and Zero Stress King: Idle Defense. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Desktop Defender](https://imho.run/games/3772810/desktop-defender) — Shares idle progression and achievement hunting with Desktop Detective. 1,224 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3772810/)
2. [Orc Incremental](https://imho.run/games/4047270/orc-incremental) — Shares unlockable content and idle progression with Desktop Detective. 591 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4047270/)
3. [All Aboard! The Train Defense Express](https://imho.run/games/3359200/all-aboard-the-train-defense-express) — Shares idle progression and resource management with Desktop Detective. 145 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3359200/)
4. [IDLE BOSS RUSH](https://imho.run/games/3436030/idle-boss-rush) — Also Clicker and Idler, like Desktop Detective. 495 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3436030/)
5. [Zero Stress King: Idle Defense](https://imho.run/games/4271160/zero-stress-king-idle-defense) — Shares rebirth mechanic and idle progression with Desktop Detective. 523 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4271160/)
6. [Maktala: Slime Lootfest](https://imho.run/games/4005560/maktala-slime-lootfest) — Shares progression system and idle progression with Desktop Detective. 464 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4005560/)
7. [Q-UP](https://imho.run/games/3730790/q-up) — Also Auto Battler and Clicker, like Desktop Detective. 1,010 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3730790/)
8. [Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping](https://imho.run/games/2714620/duck-detective-the-ghost-of-glamping) — Explores detective, like Desktop Detective. 1,779 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2714620/)
9. [Gaiadon: Eternal Quest](https://imho.run/games/3000030/gaiadon-eternal-quest) — A frequent pick in Desktop Detective players' libraries, and another RPG. 162 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3000030/)
10. [The Darkside Detective](https://imho.run/games/368390/the-darkside-detective) — Also Supernatural and Detective, like Desktop Detective. 1,987 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368390/)
11. [Row Divers](https://imho.run/games/2572300/row-divers) — Also Clicker and 2.5D, like Desktop Detective. 127 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2572300/)
12. [Rocky Idle](https://imho.run/games/3852250/rocky-idle) — Shares idle progression and achievement hunting with Desktop Detective. 162 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3852250/)
13. [Revolution Idle](https://imho.run/games/2763740/revolution-idle) — A frequent pick in Desktop Detective players' libraries, and another Indie. 6,500 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2763740/)
14. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Shares resource management with Desktop Detective. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
15. [Magic Research 2](https://imho.run/games/2864890/magic-research-2) — Shares idle progression and resource management with Desktop Detective. 493 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2864890/)
16. [Deep Space Cache](https://imho.run/games/3226750/deep-space-cache) — Also Idler, like Desktop Detective. 693 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3226750/)
17. [Samawa Idle](https://imho.run/games/2562730/samawa-idle) — Shares idle progression and achievement hunting with Desktop Detective. 366 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2562730/)
18. [Terraformental](https://imho.run/games/3762790/terraformental) — Shares progression system and idle progression with Desktop Detective. 237 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3762790/)
19. [The Last Gas Station](https://imho.run/games/3690030/the-last-gas-station) — Also Investigation, like Desktop Detective. 205 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3690030/)
20. [Horripilant](https://imho.run/games/3525970/horripilant) — Shares idle progression and achievement hunting with Desktop Detective. 1,218 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3525970/)
21. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — Also Detective and Investigation, like Desktop Detective. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
22. [Feed the Reactor](https://imho.run/games/4009730/feed-the-reactor) — A frequent pick in Desktop Detective players' libraries, and another Strategy. 424 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4009730/)
23. [Mindcop](https://imho.run/games/1517180/mindcop) — A frequent pick in Desktop Detective players' libraries, and another Adventure. 184 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1517180/)
24. [Hero Tale](https://imho.run/games/2513240/hero-tale) — Shares idle progression and character progression with Desktop Detective. 144 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2513240/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4225890&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4225890&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4225890&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=4225890
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/4225890
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Desktop Detective

An idle detective game that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 4225890
- **Developer:** Conradical Games
- **Publisher:** Playsaurus
- **Genres:** Indie, RPG, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, Color Alternatives, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Mouse Only Option, Touch Only Option, Save Anytime, #category_playable_at_your_own_pace
- **Released:** Aug 19, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/4225890/desktop-detective)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4225890&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4225890/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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