Bit Buddy
An idle desktop pet that reacts to typing and clicking
Salt Fish Studio · Released Nov 18, 2025
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 99% of 532
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 94% of 59 in 30 days
- Players
- 476
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 4 weeks ago
- Sep 29, 2026
What is Bit Buddy?
In this desktop collectathon, you customize an on-screen pet using skins and accessories unlocked through ordinary keyboard and mouse use. The pet also responds to microphone input, and the app keeps daily and historical keyboard and mouse activity logs on your device.
For you if...
- +you like a low-effort companion while working or studying
- +you enjoy cute animals drawn in a cartoon style
Not for you if...
- −you want constant hands-on play instead of background activity
What players say
99% of 532 reviews are positive · 94% of 59 in the last 30 days
Players praise the customization options and community-made characters. Some report problems running it alongside other games, and one recent reviewer describes a persistent black background.
Screenshots and trailer
Bit Buddy system requirements
Minimum: OpenGL 3.3 compatible GPU, 0.2 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Bit Buddy?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7/8/10/11 (64-bit)
- Processor
- Dual-core CPU (Intel/AMD, 2.0 GHz)
- Graphics
- OpenGL 3.3 compatible GPU
- Memory
- 200 MB RAM
- Storage
- 200 MB available space
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Does Bit Buddy have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.
Does Bit Buddy run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 38
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Turkish, Polish, Thai, Portuguese - Brazil, Vietnamese, Korean, Serbian.
Does Bit Buddy use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
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Recent updates
- Sep 29, 2026 · Autumn Update
- Aug 30, 2026 · Bug Fixes & Optimizations
- Aug 26, 2026 · Bug Fixes / Optimizations
- Jun 24, 2026 · Summer Update!
- Jun 3, 2026 · Known Issues Fixed
1 DLC available.
