TOP 10 idle games to play in your browser in 2019
(*while you are doing something more productive)

James Wilson
5 min readJan 28, 2019

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Idle games, also called clicker or incremental games, are games that are all about the numbers going higher, about the management and increasing the revenues… The main goal of those games is to focus on revenue growth decisions.

Why are Idle games so popular?
People play them usually just in the background while working on something more productive. Idle games have one of the best rewarding systems for players, as they are firstly easy to pick up, but secondly highly rewarded for returning back to the game.

Let’s check Idle game on a simple example:
You are starting as a manager of the company and hire workers to do the specific work, as you are not able to do everything on your own! Those workers you’ve hired generates revenues for your company while you’ve been away traveling around or eating ice-cream around the block.
Players usually don’t need to input too much of their energy (time) into the game, to still be able to progress through the obstacles and walls they encounter within.

Repetitiveness
Idle games usually use the Prestige system (‘a game restart’), which allows players to start the game from scratch, but with additional boosts for doing so! This is where the repetitiveness comes in, and you start from scratch as a more experienced player, with extra boosts in your pockets. That’s how you are pushing the wall higher with every attempt/ used Prestige / restart!


The best Idle games to play in 2019:
1.
NGU idle

Everyone likes numbers that go up. Play NGU Idle and get the exciting rush of so many numbers going up!

2. War Clicks
Train, upgrade, fight, collaborate — repeat!

Get under the wing of General MasterClicker in this unique idle/clicking game mashup! Train, upgrade and manage your army to prepare for waging endless battles in the War Zone. Focus on becoming the most renowned Warlord and provider of arms or chase glory on the battlefield as you climb military ranks!

3. Idle skilling

Level up your skills, mine ores, catch fish, craft 60+ upgrades, and unlock 30 perks on your quest to fight hundreds of monsters and vanquish the four raid bosses of the realm!

4. RE. Archer

Join Sylpheed on her adventure in this fantasy idle RPG! Assume the role of Sylpheed, a survivor of the long-extinct elven race, and her partner, Feli. Together, they must reclaim Anima, the lost essence of deceased elven spirits to restore Yggdrasil, the life source of spirits.

5. Press the button

You’ve gotta press that button! Employ Goblins, Wizards, Upgrades, and more to get that dang button!
As you continue to click away at the red button in the middle of the screen, you start to earn points that can be used to change not only the currently plain screen you are looking at, but also the amount of clicks that are happening to the daunting red button.

6. Supply Chain Idle

Produce resources, then use them to produce even more resources. Combine different resources to create supply chains for a lot of different products. Try yourself at producing apple pie, refrigirator, computer, t-shirt, shoes, car and more!

7. Wild West saga

Tap to create your own Saloon and 19 other powerful businesses, hire notorious outlaws, collect patent cards, discover new Towns and show everyone how great fortunes are made!

8. Aspiring Artist

Help young artist to reach his dreams in Aspiring artist! Upgrade instruments and dyes and hone painter’s skills to complete more and more challenging pieces of art. Help him master his painting tools so he could complete the gallery with his amazing works. Inspire him with new possibilities by providing tools in a New Game+ so he could reach the pinnacle of the artist world!

9. Voxel Clicker

Voxel Clicker is a fun and addictive clicker project with RPG components. It ́s audience are players who like the mechanic of clicker style games but missing depth in overall Gameplay. The voxel world in 8 Bit style UI is to be explored as a hero that can use up to 4 special skills. Choose your armor & weapons, gain exp & level up. Crush enemies with your fingers, collect the loot & rule the world!

10. Idle Breakout

An idle version of classic Breakout. Use multiple balls of different strength, speed and special abilities to smash a million bricks!

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James Wilson

Writing about idle clicker games and game development…