If you do like idle games that need a bit more interaction and don’t just require mindless staring - especially toward the later parts of the game, then Game Dev Tycoon is a good one to opt for.

This idle RPG is a spinoff, but it's climbing the Steam rising charts and has already surpassed the original game.

Jody ran a few quests with it back in 2017, noting that "Idle Champions is a game designed to play itself. It even carries on in your absence when you shut it down, welcoming you back with a pile ...

If there's one thing I think this world lacks, it's a good birdwatching game ... I can see why Birdfull would work as an idle ...