Don't Touch the Snail

A desktop idle game where a snail stalks your cursor

PlasticBagHandMan · Published by Both Good · Released May 29, 2026

Reviews: Very Positive; 86% of 149
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 4 months ago; Jun 25, 2026
Minimum PC: HD 620; 4 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Don't Touch the Snail?

An immortality pact leaves a snail pursuing your mouse pointer across your desktop in this 2D game. Keep the pointer away to extend your survival time; contact permanently ends your attempt and locks your score on global and friend leaderboards. You can save your progress and resume later.

For you if...

+you enjoy collecting skins for a small desktop companion
+you like slow games that run alongside other activities

Not for you if...

−you want an idle game you can leave unattended

What players say

86% of 149 reviews are positive

Players enjoy keeping the snail onscreen even after losing. The recurring complaint is that there is no way to restart the survival challenge.

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Don't Touch the Snail system requirements

Minimum: HD 620, 4 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel® Core™ 7th-generation i5
Graphics: Intel HD graphics 620
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 200 MB available space

Does Don't Touch the Snail have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Don't Touch the Snail run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 18
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America.

Does Don't Touch the Snail 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