Games like Shelldiver
If you like Shelldiver (incremental, cosy and short), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Chef Knight
- In common: short sessions and progression
When you want an upgrade loop you can feel on every run and would like to finish a game in a couple of evenings.
Digseum
- In common: short sessions and progression
When you have a free afternoon and want a complete, calm game you can finish in one sitting.
Scritchy Scratchy
- In common: short sessions and progression
- Difference: less exploring
When you want an incremental with an ending to fill a few evenings and you feel like watching your balance skyrocket on its own.
Keep on Mining!
- In common: short sessions and progression
When you want to unwind with something relaxing and addictive that's over in a single afternoon.
Bills Must Be Paid
- In common: short sessions and progression
- Difference: more intense
When you want an active incremental for a couple of afternoons: runs are short and you always upgrade something.
Click the Button
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: less exploring
When you have a short afternoon and fancy opening chests and watching numbers climb without much thought, right to the end.
Tower Wizard
- In common: progression and short sessions
- Difference: more building
When you fancy watching something progress through lots of upgrades, in sessions you can leave and pick up again.
All Hail the Orb
- In common: progression and short sessions
When you want an incremental game with an ending: it lasts about six hours and there's no way to lose.
Cookie Clicker
- In common: short sessions and progression
When you want something ticking along in the background while you do something else, to check on now and then.
(the) Gnorp Apologue
- In common: progression and short sessions
When you want an incremental with surprises and things to discover, in stints you can leave and pick up again.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Shelldiver
A retired turtle heads out in a submarine to catch jellyfish with a bubble gun and sell them in his little shop. Each dive earns money to upgrade your gear through a big skill tree and go deeper. Short and unhurried.
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