The comparison landscape
Path of Idle: Old Gods Rising belongs to the loot-driven idle RPG niche: full-auto battles, deep itemization, team strategy and long-term incremental progression. A community video pre-launch described it plainly as “very similar to Lootun”, and the same-game databases group it with Diablo-inspired idle looters.
Most similar games
| Game | Why it’s similar |
|---|---|
| Lootun | The closest comparison — idle auto-battler built around gear, skills and team builds |
| IdleWrecker (挂机破坏神) | Diablo-inspired idle loot game; earn resources while idle, build equipment and skills |
| Idle Demon Lord | Dark idle loot game with 6 rarities, gems, runes, relics, sets and skill-tree builds |
| Dragon Cliff | Semi-idle RPG with deep itemization, enchant/reforge and adventure-team building |
| Treasure Hunter: Idle RPG | Let your team kill enemies and gather loot for you to manage |
| Auto Dungeon: Idle Adventure | Auto-battler with gear crafting, 400+ legendary items and 170+ skills |
| Melvor Idle | The genre benchmark — a true idle game, though with less action-style loot |
| Abyss Idler (深渊放置者) | Dark-fantasy idle RPG with multi-class heroes and legendary gear |
How the comparisons break down
- On combat: like Lootun and IdleWrecker, Path of Idle’s battles run themselves; your choices happen in gearing and team setup rather than in combat.
- On itemization: the Runewords, rarities and set items echo Diablo-style games, but with the manual clicking removed — the developer’s own pitch is Diablo-like gear depth “without tedious controls”.
- On theme: the Lovecraftian Old God setting separates it from most rivals, which lean on fantasy, cultivation or generic dark fantasy.
Which one should you pick
If you want the deepest gear puzzle in an idle wrapper, Lootun and IdleWrecker are the closest alternatives. If you prefer the Lovecraftian town-building angle with single-player seasons, Path of Idle stands on its own. See reviews for how it landed at launch, and gameplay for a full breakdown of what it does.
Player questions
Is Path of Idle: Old Gods Rising like Lootun?
Players describe it as very similar to Lootun — both are idle auto-battlers centered on deep gear and loot progression, with team management between battles.
Is Path of Idle: Old Gods Rising like Diablo?
It borrows Diablo-style itemization (rarities, sets, Runewords) but strips out manual combat in favor of full-auto idle battles, so the comparison is closest to Diablo-inspired idle loot games.
What other games are similar?
Comparable titles include IdleWrecker, Idle Demon Lord, Dragon Cliff, Treasure Hunter: Idle RPG and Auto Dungeon: Idle Adventure — all loot-driven idle RPGs with auto-battles.