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Desktop Defender

Desktop Defender

An idle auto-battler that sits in the corner of your screen while you do other things.

Released Nov 4, 2025 Developer Conradical Games Publisher Poysky Productions, Level Up Gaming Platforms Windows Desktop CompanionIdlerIncrementalAuto BattlerTower Defense
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

92.5%positive1,837 reviews
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“This is a good, cheap little idle game. You don't control the shooting, you are mainly deciding what upgrades to buy and when. The game automatically shoots and earns the currencies, then you spend it to upgrade, so that it earns more and faster. You also buy better weapons and…”

— a player, Steam review · 102 hrs played
Recommended · 5 found this helpful

“Pretty basic idle game that plays on the side where the goal is for numbers to go up. I decided to get 100% achievements for the game, which is why I have 104 hours in it (there is an achievement for 100 hours). If it wasn't for that, there really isn't a big reason to play more…”

— a player, Steam review · 105 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Short Review Desktop Defender is an addictive idle auto-battler with a gameplay loop that consistently hits you with dopamine, whether it's incremental upgrades or ascensions layered with more buffs on top. You can feel yourself getting stronger run over run, and the weapon and…”

— a player, Steam review · 102 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

2,673all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2026 1.1k avg · Nov 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

80achievements
39.5%median completion
16.7%rarest: Time VI
96.9% of players 93.0% of players 91.8% of players 86.0% of players 83.0% of players 82.6% of players 77.6% of players 77.1% of players 74.7% of players 71.1% of players 69.8% of players 66.3% of players 65.6% of players 63.8% of players 60.7% of players 58.4% of players 58.3% of players 57.8% of players 56.8% of players 55.7% of players 55.2% of players 54.5% of players 54.2% of players 52.7% of players 52.6% of players 49.9% of players 49.6% of players 49.4% of players 49.1% of players 48.1% of players 47.3% of players 46.9% of players 46.8% of players 46.5% of players 45.7% of players 45.6% of players 44.3% of players 43.2% of players 42.3% of players 39.9% of players 39.5% of players 39.2% of players 38.7% of players 38.4% of players 36.5% of players 35.2% of players 34.6% of players 34.1% of players 33.3% of players 33.1% of players 32.6% of players 32.1% of players 31.6% of players 31.2% of players 31.1% of players 29.9% of players 29.7% of players 28.9% of players 28.3% of players 27.9% of players 96.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
96.9%Wave 3 — Reach wave 3
93.0%Wave 5 — Reach wave 5
91.8%Experienced I — Reach level 3
Rarest badges of honor
16.7%Time VI — Play for 100 hours
16.8%Revolver Mastery — Defeat 10,000 enemies with Revolver
17.0%Heart Mastery — Defeat 10,000 enemies with Heart

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$4.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$4.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US4.99 USD
EU4.99 EUR
UK4.29 GBP
Australia7.50 AUD
Canada6.49 CAD
Japan580 JPY
Brazil14.99 BRL
China22.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$2.9 China Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$5.7

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Aug 19, 2026
Our Next Corner Idle Game, Out Now!

Hi everyone! If you've been following our studio, you'll know that we've been working on Desktop Detective. Well... I'm so happy to announce that Desktop Detective is OUT NOW!!! Below are some details

Jul 24, 2026
Our Next Game Releases on August 19th!

Hi everyone! If you've been following our projects other than Desktop Defender you might be aware that we're working on a followup to it called Desktop Detective! Well... I'm super excited to announce

Jun 25, 2026
Desktop Defender's Next Update + Mac Support!

Hi everyone! About 2 weeks ago we released the huge Forge Update, and I'm happy to announce that we're working on the next one... The Harmony Update ! This update will serve mainly to add extra bells

Jun 12, 2026
Demo For Our Next Corner Idle Game, OUT NOW!

Hi everyone! A few days we released the Forge Update, and I'm happy to announce that we've got even more coming out on this stacked week! Namely... The free demo for our next corner idle game is OUT N

Jun 08, 2026
The Much-Awaited Forge Update is OUT NOW!

Hi everyone! I'm happy to announce that Desktop Defender's biggest update yet has JUST RELEASED ! The Forge Update has a crazy amount of stuff, and this post will go over all of it! Also, we JUST rele

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresCasual, Indie
Player tagsDesktop Companion · Idler · Incremental · Auto Battler · Tower Defense · Casual · Pixel Graphics · Top-Down · 2D · Futuristic · Indie · Hacking (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Mouse Only Option · Save Anytime · Touch Only Option · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Arabic, Czech, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Spanish - Latin America…
Achievements80
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: AMD FX-4350 / Intel® Core™ i3-3210 Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon™ R7 260X (2GB VRAM) / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750(2GB VRAM) Storage: 200 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card