# Games like Spellbound & Shelved

> The closest matches to Spellbound & Shelved: Gamblers Table, Tiny Biomes: Cozy Idle, Incredicer, Profit Sea Incremental, and Fishing Inc. 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. [Gamblers Table](https://imho.run/games/3618390/gamblers-table) — Shares automation and idle progression with Spellbound & Shelved. 1,058 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3618390/)
2. [Tiny Biomes: Cozy Idle](https://imho.run/games/4276980/tiny-biomes-cozy-idle) — Shares idle progression and skill tree progression with Spellbound & Shelved. 119 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4276980/)
3. [Incredicer](https://imho.run/games/3929760/incredicer) — Also Automation and Idler, like Spellbound & Shelved. 1,676 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3929760/)
4. [Profit Sea Incremental](https://imho.run/games/4461640/profit-sea-incremental) — A frequent pick in Spellbound & Shelved players' libraries, and another Indie. 96 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4461640/)
5. [Fishing Inc](https://imho.run/games/4126480/fishing-inc) — Shares incremental progression and idle progression with Spellbound & Shelved. 384 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4126480/)
6. [Unpacking](https://imho.run/games/1135690/unpacking) — Same chill mood as Spellbound & Shelved. 22,256 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1135690/)
7. [Is This Seat Taken?](https://imho.run/games/3035120/is-this-seat-taken) — Shares achievement hunting with Spellbound & Shelved. 4,976 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3035120/)
8. [Slots & Diapers](https://imho.run/games/4409870/slots-diapers) — Also Automation and Incremental, like Spellbound & Shelved. 416 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4409870/)
9. [Bao Bao's™ Cozy Laundromat](https://imho.run/games/3194550/bao-bao-s-cozy-laundromat) — Shares idle progression and achievement hunting with Spellbound & Shelved. 263 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3194550/)
10. [Loot Loop](https://imho.run/games/3972320/loot-loop) — Also Idler, like Spellbound & Shelved. 265 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3972320/)
11. [Deep Space Cache](https://imho.run/games/3226750/deep-space-cache) — Shares idle progression and meta progression with Spellbound & Shelved. 693 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3226750/)
12. [A Little to the Left](https://imho.run/games/1629520/a-little-to-the-left) — Same chill mood as Spellbound & Shelved. 9,531 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1629520/)
13. [A Game About Feeding A Black Hole](https://imho.run/games/3694480/a-game-about-feeding-a-black-hole) — Shares incremental progression and upgrade system with Spellbound & Shelved. 1,655 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3694480/)
14. [Particul](https://imho.run/games/4273120/particul) — A frequent pick in Spellbound & Shelved players' libraries, and another Strategy. 413 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4273120/)
15. [Scritchy Scratchy](https://imho.run/games/3948120/scritchy-scratchy) — Shares automation and idle progression with Spellbound & Shelved. 3,744 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3948120/)
16. [Kin and Quarry](https://imho.run/games/3505770/kin-and-quarry) — Also Automation and 2.5D, like Spellbound & Shelved. 211 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3505770/)
17. [Piñata Go Boom](https://imho.run/games/3269180/pinata-go-boom) — Shares skill tree progression and meta progression with Spellbound & Shelved. 458 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3269180/)
18. [Click and Conquer](https://imho.run/games/3267900/click-and-conquer) — Shares incremental progression and idle progression with Spellbound & Shelved. 1,338 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3267900/)
19. [Astrodle](https://imho.run/games/2853130/astrodle) — Shares idle progression and meta progression with Spellbound & Shelved. 179 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2853130/)
20. [Digseum](https://imho.run/games/3361470/digseum) — A frequent pick in Spellbound & Shelved players' libraries, and another Simulation. 6,090 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3361470/)
21. [Luckyest](https://imho.run/games/3803930/luckyest) — Shares idle progression and skill tree progression with Spellbound & Shelved. 183 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3803930/)
22. [Unboxathon](https://imho.run/games/3565100/unboxathon) — Shares idle progression and meta progression with Spellbound & Shelved. 144 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3565100/)
23. [Keep on Mining!](https://imho.run/games/3769130/keep-on-mining) — Shares idle progression and skill tree progression with Spellbound & Shelved. 2,877 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3769130/)
24. [ISLANDERS: New Shores](https://imho.run/games/2368930/islanders-new-shores) — Shares meta progression with Spellbound & Shelved. 797 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2368930/)

## 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=5097840&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=5097840&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=5097840&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=5097840
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/5097840
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Spellbound & Shelved

A wizard-academy library has vanished under its own books. Hire gnomes, unlock shelves, and let the tidying run itself — a cozy idle game about turning magical chaos into calm, one neatly filed spellbook at a time.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 5097840
- **Developer:** needmoar.games
- **Publisher:** needmoar.games
- **Genres:** Indie, Free To Play, Casual
- **Categories:** Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Mouse Only Option, Touch Only Option, Save Anytime, #category_playable_at_your_own_pace
- **Released:** Sep 7, 2026
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/5097840/spellbound-shelved)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=5097840&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/5097840/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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