Best Desktop Companion games on PC
Games that occupy a small part of the desktop while other programs remain in use. They commonly center on idle progression, light management, or a character or scene that continues running with little input.
- Passive or idle progression
- Compact desktop-side play areas
- Casual, low-attention play
Related: Idler, Cozy, Incremental, Simulation
136 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Plantera 2: Golden Acorn
Idle garden-building game with helpers that harvest while you're away
94% positive
1,254 reviews
My Little Life
Desktop life sim where little people live while you decorate
89% positive
1,088 reviews
Demo Tiny Terraces
Idle farming with tiny workers tending crops in the background
92% positive
1,015 reviews
Koishi Navigation Desktop Youkai
Casual desktop pet for chatting with Touhou's Koishi
96% positive
Free
Tap Tap Loot
A desktop RPG powered by your everyday typing and clicks
76% positive
888 reviews
Demo Lakeside Bar
Idle bar management at the bottom of your screen
85% positive
869 reviews
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Sill Cats
Desktop pet simulator with cats that climb onto your open windows
93% positive
Free
My Party Is Grinding
Desktop idle RPG with five heroes fighting while you multitask
44% positive
Free
Virtual Cottage 2
A desktop companion for decorating a cottage while you study
97% positive
739 reviews
Duelist: Idle Expedition
Pixel-art idle RPG with automatic battles and three simultaneous squads
76% positive
729 reviews
Desktop Raid
Desktop idle RPG with automatic battles and branching hero classes
70% positive
725 reviews
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Your Fiancée
Anime desktop companion with character customization and everyday utility tools
96% positive
718 reviews
PC FISH: Taskbar Aquarium
An idle desktop aquarium for collecting, breeding, and trading fish
77% positive
Free
Demo Bit Buddy
An idle desktop pet that reacts to typing and clicking
99% positive
552 reviews
Demo Chonkers
Idle cat-collecting game about raising kittens into round adults
87% positive
536 reviews
Crusaders Quest : Mini
Desktop clicker with automatic boss battles and collectible warriors
80% positive
Free
Lootborne
Desktop idle RPG with automatic battles and loot-driven character builds
62% positive
499 reviews
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Mushroom Nook
A desktop idle garden for growing and collecting unusual mushrooms
97% positive
494 reviews
MISHA
A desktop companion with outfits earned through typing and clicking
91% positive
Free
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NoSlack Pets: Lo-Fi Paws
Desktop cat companion that rewards time spent working or idling
96% positive
431 reviews
Bao Bao's™ Cozy Laundromat
Idle laundromat management with panda workers and background progress
83% positive
424 reviews
My Little Spider
Idle desktop companion with a spider that collects insects
94% positive
416 reviews
Demo Whimside
A creature collector that sits at the bottom of your screen
91% positive
408 reviews
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The Dream Globe
Desktop farming idler with a tiny world inside a globe
94% positive
388 reviews