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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fanxiu
Idle fantasy RPG that keeps progressing with the game closed
7% positive
Free
Your Second Wife
Anime desktop companion with gambling minigames and unlockable outfits
84% positive
153 reviews
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Corner Market
An idle market simulator that runs in a desktop corner
89% positive
149 reviews
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Slime Trader
Idle defense game about merging slimes against waves of larvae
47% positive
Free
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Artesnaut
Text-based idle RPG about building parties and hunting for dungeon loot
57% positive
Free
Ramen-ten ‘Heart Abyss’
A desktop noodle shop manager that keeps running while you work
73% positive
127 reviews
Demo Desktop Duck
A virtual pet duck that reacts to your typing
99% positive
127 reviews
Push Push
Desktop idle game about pumping balloons and collecting cats
94% positive
127 reviews
Demo BuGarden
Idle gardening in your screen's corner, with a helpful snail
93% positive
123 reviews
Nano Neighbors
Desktop android companion with idle play, minigames, and home decorating
73% positive
119 reviews
Demo Nanomon Virtual Pet
Desktop virtual pet game with exploration and online monster battles
87% positive
116 reviews
Tidehaven: Ale & Trade
Idle medieval inn management that expands into town building
70% positive
116 reviews
Neko Station
A desktop idle game where cats ride your customized train
89% positive
114 reviews
Desktop Mark
Desktop companion with a bouncing character and short minigame breaks
88% positive
Free
How to Grow Your Sausage
Desktop incremental game where typing and clicking grow a sausage
95% positive
99 reviews
Desktop Cat Cafe
Idle desktop cafe management with cats handling customer orders
78% positive
95 reviews
Lazy Kickers
Idle soccer management with balls grown from plants
88% positive
95 reviews
Desktop Wallet Heroes
An idle RPG played along the bottom of your desktop
47% positive
Free
Petunia's Purgatory
Desktop idle farming with cursed crops and a hungry god
97% positive
89 reviews
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Coin Harvest
Desktop idle game about automating coin collection with robotic arms
58% positive
88 reviews
Idle Knight
An idle RPG powered by your everyday computer activity
70% positive
Free
Little Ghosties
An idle desktop companion about raising ghosts in a terrarium
91% positive
82 reviews
Card Corner
An idle poker deckbuilder that occupies a corner of your screen
78% positive
81 reviews
Demo Black Cat Book Club
Idle desktop companion about a cat studying books and magic
99% positive
76 reviews