The Auto Battler Zone

Strategy games where you draft, position, and upgrade units that fight automatically.

Latest Standouts

Recent releases that landed well, newest first, filtered to games with enough reviews to trust the score.

Crown Siege - A short incremental siege game centered around growing and strengthening an army to defend your kingdom. Seize the crown from an endless wave of enemies for your best chance at survival!
Orc Incremental - Players say: Lead an orc warband through auto-fought waves, drafting units, setting formations, casting spells, and rebirthing for lasting upgrades. Players like: Satisfying Army Building · Distinctive Pixel Art · Rewarding Rebirth Loop ·
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Start with a single orc and build an unstoppable dark army to conquer the realms in this incremental auto battler. Perfect your formation, summon mighty beasts, unlock powerful upgrades, and grow stronger with each rebirth.

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Sep 8, 2026
83% 👍
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Bones and Coins - Players say: Build a hero party, clear dungeon rooms by guiding attacks, and spend coins and loot on weapons, skills, and upgrades. Players like: Satisfying Progression · Relaxed Automation · Retro Visual Style ·
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An incremental auto battler dungeon crawler where you build a synergized hero party to slay enemies and loot items. Unlock weapons with unique attack styles. Gear up your hero team and explore new dungeon rooms filled with enemies and legendary drops.

The Swashbugglers - A cartoon-style 2D roguelike autochess focused on tactical strategy. Recruit insect "heroes" from the forest to form a team. Develop their skills, equipment, and stone inscriptions through battles to defeat the source of chaos within the time limit.
Red Rocket Defencism - You, a military officer from our great autocratic motherland, must protect our precious rockets from the evil capitalist enemy in this revolutionary base building strategy game. Bribe! Surveil! Purge! Imbibe! The end justifies the means when you have to protect our invaluable rockets!
Next Reign: Kingdom - Transform a tiny settlement into a thriving medieval kingdom in this incremental strategy game. Build your economy, command your army, and keep discovering new ways to grow with every milestone.
Zad Archery - Players say: An archer clears waves of target-like monsters, collecting loot and resources to improve gear, skills, and mining-powered abilities. Players like: Relaxed Idle Play · Satisfying Power Growth · Appealing Visuals ·
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Shoot down waves of targets, collect their loot, and grow stronger through upgrades and skills in this expanding incremental game.

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Sep 1, 2026
74% 👍
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Grail - In this deckbuilder your deck plays automatically. Upgrade, enchant and stickerize your cards to create clever cascading effects that defeat monsters and other players. Can you reach the Grail?
Desktop Detective - An idle detective game that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.
Flowers and Deities - Flowers and Deities is a strategy deckbuilder roguelite where you command a blood-soaked lizardkin army through escalating arena battles, spending every drop of spilled blood to cast spells, summon creatures, and survive long enough to claim the favor of the Gods

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Bad North: Jotunn Edition - Players say: Lead small squads across a besieged island chain, positioning three troop types to repel Viking landings and protect villages. Players like: Terrain-Based Strategy · Minimalist Visual Style · Tense Tactical Challenge ·
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Bad North is a charming but brutal real-time tactics roguelite. Defend your idyllic island kingdom against a horde of Viking invaders, as you lead the desperate exodus of your people. Command your loyal subjects to take full tactical advantage of the unique shape of each island.

Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga - Players say: A new academy graduate leads customizable squads across turn-based battle maps, using terrain and troop synergies to resist a rebellion. Players like: Flexible Squad Building · Distinct Unit Classes · Tactical Map Positioning ·
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Enter Tahnra, a land savaged by war. You, a fresh academy graduate with humble beginnings, will grow to lead a grand army against a corrupt adversary. Gather heroes, form bonds, and lead your force in turn-based battles. Make use of tactics, terrain, morale and more to bring peace to the land!

Ballionaire - Players say: Build a physics-driven pachinko board, drop balls through drafted triggers, and chase tribute goals across roguelike runs. Players like: Satisfying Combo Chains · Huge Score Runs · Distinct Board Layouts ·
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BALLIONAIRE is a fast-paced, kinetic roguelike where strategy meets physics to create outrageous wealth! Find and exploit game-breaking synergies as you theorycraft your way to victory. Welcome to the autobonker genre!

Songs of Silence - Players say: Guide Queen Lorelai’s people across a fantasy map, build armies and settlements, and shape auto-resolving battles with hero cards. Players like: Distinctive Art Direction · Card-Driven Battles · Atmospheric Music ·
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Lead armies, rebuild fallen kingdoms, and rise to greatness! Embark on an epic journey of strategy in a visually stunning world. Fight intense battles and uncover a captivating story.

Cauldron - Players say: As young witch Nyx, gather resources in evolving minigames, upgrade your party, and battle through a world covered in darkness. Players like: Evolving Minigames · Satisfying Upgrade Loop · Flexible Automation ·
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Cauldron is an upgrade-heavy, minigame-centric, turn-based RPG. Play minigames to strengthen your party, then win battles to uncover more map, more heroes, more minigames, more everything! If your favorite plant is an upgrade tree, then this game is for you!

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May 21, 2025
93% 👍
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Super Fantasy Kingdom - Players say: Rebuild a ruined fantasy kingdom by managing resources, recruiting defenders, and surviving nightly monster attacks across repeat runs. Players like: Unit Combinations · Map Exploration · Pixel Art ·
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Rebuild your kingdom and explore a vibrant fantasy world in this roguelite city builder. Defeat hordes of monsters with a unique team of defenders as you harvest, build, mine, cook, brew, and grow. But if your defenses should fail, be prepared to watch it all burn!

Commander Quest - Players say: Lead a commander through a fantasy roguelike, drafting unit cards and placing troops in lanes where they fight automatically. Players like: Lane-Based Auto Battles · Synergy-Driven Deckbuilding · Wild Card Combos ·
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Congratulations! You just found a 'one of a kind' roguelike that combines deck-building card game and auto battle strategy game! Consider unit counters, then create powerful synergy by breaking down the boundaries between the battlefield and cards, then lead your army to victory!

Thronefall - Players say: Build a kingdom by day, then command troops and fight as its king to survive increasingly dangerous night raids. Players like: Engaging Defense Loop · Build and Perk Variety · Direct King Combat ·
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A minimalist game about building and defending your little kingdom.

Loot Loop - Players say: Lead a small party through auto-battling dungeons, spend monster loot on skill-tree upgrades, and restart stronger through prestige. Players like: Satisfying Progression · Retro Pixel Style · Relaxed Quick Sessions ·
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Build a party of heroes and send them into dungeons in this short incremental RPG. Fight monsters, collect loot, and unlock upgrades. Fast runs, deep skill tree, zero stress.

Desktop Defender - Players say: A corner-of-screen defender auto-fires at enemy waves while you upgrade its stats, weapons, and lasting bonuses. Players like: Background Play · Steady Upgrade Progress · Weapon And Loot Builds ·
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An idle auto-battler that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.

Overlooting - Players say: Lead one of three heroes through turn-based dungeon runs, assembling loot sets and shifting skills to take on region bosses. Players like: Loot Build Crafting · Set Bonus Combos · Easy Pick-Up Play ·
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Adapt your strategy to a skill tree that changes every run, combine pieces of equipment to form powerful synergies and create a game-changing build capable of defeating the bosses that will try to stop you. In this Inventory Management Roguelike two games never feel the same!

Skull Horde - Players say: Guide a flying skull necromancer through shifting dungeons, recruiting and upgrading skeletons that fight automatically. Players like: Necromancer Horde · Minion Build Variety · Pixel Art and Music ·
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Skull Horde is an auto battler dungeon crawler where you play as a flying skull necromancer. Find powerful loot and create overpowered builds. Summon a horde of skeletons in a battle of bone versus flesh!

Hidden Gems

Well-liked but under-played: strong scores, small review counts.

A Tiny Sticker Tale - Players say: As donkey Flynn explores Figori Island, he turns objects into stickers and repositions them to solve puzzles and help its residents. Players like: Creative Sticker Mechanics · Cute Picture-Book Art · Relaxing Cozy Pace ·
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A Tiny Sticker Tale is a cozy miniature adventure about changing the world, using the power of stickers!

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Oct 4, 2023
97% 👍
of 672
Gladiator Command - Build a legendary gladiator school in ancient Rome. Recruit and develop unique fighters, manage the business behind the bloodshed and watch your decisions tested in brutal real-time arena combat.
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Mar 5, 2026
96% 👍
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The Bibites: Digital Life - Explore real digital life in The Bibites! Play god by guiding your bibites on their evolutionary journey or engineer your own. Analyze their Neural Network brains and genetic information as they adapt to their environments. Save your favorites and test their strength in Challenge Mode!
LuckLand - LuckLand is a strategy casual game that combines elements such as card building and Roguelike. To achieve ultimate victory, all you need to do is rotate the chessboard. This game does not include any real world currency gambling or micro trading.
Rogue Voltage - Players say: Wire energy modules into combat machines, then manage resources and turn order as two explorers battle through roguelike runs. Players like: Creative Circuit Builds · Satisfying Chain Reactions · Tactical Turn Planning ·
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The engineering roguelike. Construct your combos by wiring circuits. Build crazy machines to zap the monsters and trigger satisfying chain reactions. Discover devastating synergies and create overpowered builds.

Nonentity Galaxy - Players say: Lead corporate field investigators on salvage runs, fitting and positioning a fleet for auto-battles while managing risk and profit. Players like: Thoughtful Character Writing · Fleet-Building Synergies · Dark Corporate Humor ·
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Fight, Scavenge, Survive, and File Your Taxes. A grim yet hilarious space strategy roguelite where you must balance hull integrity against your company's relentless profit margins. Warning: Contains lethal doses of dark humor and corporate exploitation.

Crop Rotation - Players say: Build an automated farm from drafted crop cards, chain their effects for income, and repay a loan across roguelike runs. Players like: Crop Synergy Builds · Replayable Short Runs · Strategic Deckbuilding ·
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Crop Rotation is a farming-theme card drafting game. Cards are played automatically so you can focus on the deck building and building synergies.

Hive Blight - Hive Blight is a roguelite autobattler where you lead a team of insect warriors against a corrupting Fungal Threat. Build powerful synergies, uncover the source of the plague, and destroy it to save your world!
Touhou Witch's Night Market - Marisa has lost all her fortune in 'Kappachinko', now she must fight other residents in Gensokyo to repay the debt she owes Reimu! Collect various items and skills, build your construct strategically, then head towards powerful opponents! She may even encounter a mysterious being in the end…
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Dec 2, 2025
94% 👍
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Fish Game - Players say: Design and tend freshwater aquariums, arranging plants and decor while caring for fish and balancing their living water systems. Players like: Aquarium Decorating · Fish Personalities · Relaxing Fish Watching ·
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Fish Game is a detailed and highly “sofishticated” freshwater aquarium simulator, lovingly crafted *by* enthusiasts *for* enthusiasts! Featuring fish with personalities and dynamic relationships, water quality modeling, and so much more! Made with support from our friends at Smarter Every Day!

Top Rated

Defining examples of the genre, all rated 85%+ across 1,000+ reviews.

Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator - Players say: Create or edit a world map, then watch AI nations wage wars—or intervene directly to reshape borders and history. Players like: Watch Nations Fight · Flexible Map Editing · Custom Scenarios ·
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Ages of Conflict is a versatile Map Simulation game where you create and observe custom AI nations battle it out across an infinite number of worlds. Paint beautiful maps and scenarios, and command nations to change history into your liking!

Q-UP - Players say: Build trigger-linked skills and shop gear around an uncontrollable coin-flip esport, turning wins and losses into rank. Players like: Build Synergy Puzzle · Esports Satire · Huge Score Swings ·
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Sick of long queues, unfair matchups, and arbitrary reflex tests? Try Q-UP, the coin flipping eSport. It's one part clicker, one part multiplayer strategy game, one part demented capitalism simulator, and 100% completely random.

Titanium Court - Players say: Declared queen of a faerie court, a human matches shifting tiles for resources and terrain, then sends units into battle while seeking a way home. Players like: Sharp, Absurd Writing · Genre-Blending Strategy · Surreal Storytelling ·
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A critically-acclaimed surreal masterpiece. This is how AP Thomson would describe Titanium Court if not for the curse he bears as punishment for his hubris. Instead he can only use the crudest of terms and so he describes Titanium Court as "a clever ploy to trick gamers into reading my book." Yuck!

Lootun - Players say: Build adventurer teams, send them into automated dungeon missions, and shape their skills and loot with gear, crafting, and upgrades. Players like: Build-Crafting Freedom · Gear Optimization · Semi-Idle Combat ·
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Lootun is a Semi-Idle RPG with a strong focus on Character/Skill Progression, Item Hunting, and Inventory Management. Assemble a team of adventurers and send them off to clear missions while you Craft, Upgrade and Enchant the Loot!

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May 14, 2024
94% 👍
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Luck be a Landlord - Players say: Build a slot-machine symbol pool, spin for coins to meet rising rent, and combine items and symbols in a roguelite run. Players like: Satisfying Symbol Synergies · Addictive Run Loop · Varied Build Strategies ·
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Luck be a Landlord is a roguelike deckbuilder about using a slot machine to earn rent money and defeat capitalism. This game does not contain any real-world currency gambling or microtransactions.

Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue - Players say: Run a fantasy gladiator guild: recruit and equip fighters, plan arena lineups, then watch your teams battle automatically. Players like: Strategic Team Building · Equipment Choices · Matchup Planning ·
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Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue is a battle sim about managing your own Gladiator Guild in an epic fantasy world. Build and run your own guild, hire and train gladiators, develop unique tactics, manage resources, compete for the rank in the arena, and much more.