Idle
85 games
Description
Idle Mining Empire doesn't need you glued to the screen to keep making progress - that's the whole trick behind every game with this tag. You set something running, walk away, come back, and it's grown without you doing a thing.
But idle doesn't mean identical. Merge and Fly gets you combining pieces into something bigger, Idle Farming Business has crops and profits ticking up on their own, and Idle Mining Empire turns digging into a business that runs itself. Idle Money Tree keeps things simple - grow it, harvest it, watch the numbers climb. City Tower Builder stacks floor after floor while your empire quietly gets taller.
Then there's 67 Clicker, for when you want the clicking part to actually be the point. Every one of these plays free in the browser, no download required, so you can open a tab on a work break and check back an hour later to see what grew.
If idle progress hooks you, the Addictive Games tag has more of that same pull, and since none of this needs a second player, it fits right in with 1 Player Games too.