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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Demo Idle Waters
Idle fishing that shares your screen while you do other things
94% positive
363 reviews
Demo Book of Fei
An idle RPG played along the bottom of your desktop
92% positive
360 reviews
Farlands: Tiny Harvest
Desktop idle farming driven by your everyday clicks and keystrokes
79% positive
Free
Desktop Fishing
An idle desktop fishing game with a frog companion
88% positive
348 reviews
AI
Task Bar Cube
Free-to-play desktop idle RPG with automatic battles and gear upgrades
26% positive
Free
Village Tale
Idle village builder that runs in a corner of your desktop
81% positive
300 reviews
AI
Your Friend's Mom
A desktop companion that uses AI to roleplay your friend's mom
74% positive
287 reviews
Your Stepmom
An idle desktop companion who follows her own routine
74% positive
282 reviews
Meow Palace: Forbidden City
An idle cat simulation that doubles as a desktop companion
92% positive
266 reviews
AI
SCREENSIDE FISHER
A desktop fishing game where catches wait until you're ready
98% positive
Free
Little Aviary
An idle bird collector where birds perch on desktop windows
84% positive
255 reviews
Casual Desktop Game
Desktop destruction sandbox with tools and battles between spawned units
85% positive
Free
Fluffy Kitchen Saga
Idle restaurant management at the bottom of your screen
64% positive
245 reviews
AI
Sill Sticks
Idle desktop companion with a stick figure living on your windows
97% positive
Free
Sister
A desktop pet whose eyes follow your mouse cursor
100% positive
209 reviews
Mini Painter
Desktop idle game about balancing a miniature painter’s work and rest
89% positive
202 reviews
Demo Pat the Cat
An idle desktop companion about keeping and customizing virtual cats
98% positive
202 reviews
Focus Grove
A desktop productivity idler where completed tasks grow a forest farm
96% positive
200 reviews
Desktop Detective
An idle detective RPG in the corner of your screen
84% positive
187 reviews
Incremental Infinity
Idle incremental game built around an endlessly expanding skill tree
56% positive
169 reviews
With Me: Aquatic Time
A desktop aquarium sim built around work and study timers
84% positive
166 reviews
Professor Simulator: Desktop Lab
An idle research lab simulator that runs alongside your work
82% positive
165 reviews
Deskworm
A desktop pet that moves as you type and click
93% positive
Free
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DriveWave
A desktop driving companion with cars powered by your typing
86% positive
Free