Idle Wizard is the evolutionary apex of the idle game trend that hearkens back to Progress Quest. I never knew an idle game could have so much depth. Though there are optional timed challenges that will require more than "2nd monitor" attention they account for a small fraction of what you'll be doing playing the game.
I was looking for much the same thing as you in a game TC and stumbled upon it. Grinding out certain achievements while crafting and gathering or just leveling crafting/gathering in general in FFXIV scratches much of the same itch.
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