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Desktop Survivors 98
Desktop Survivors 98 is a chaotic roguelite dungeon crawler that unfolds right on your Desktop. Your cursor becomes the hero as you explore new rooms, battle relentless waves of enemies, and collect powerful new weapons.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
43 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“This is such a fun game and as you play, it grows on you more and more. It was kind of a genius idea, executed brilliantly, and it is a solid time waster.”
“Pretty addicting, lots of different types of "classes" to play with some fun growth potential and combinations. Def recommend”
15 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“I 100%'d the achievements on the game and unlocked almost everything, so I feel like I did pretty well. I like to have upgrades to shoot for so once all the upgrades were unlocked, I was done with the game. However, if…”
“its really cool, i love these kinda games where u play on ur desktop, its also the only game that mutes the music for you when u play spotify which ive never seen before, but its also kinda missing something, i think…”
“10/10 - The fact that this game makes use of your desktop and your MOUSE as the player is amazing. It can be a quick boredom-buster that you can easily put away with the click of a button. - Extremely faithful to the…”
13 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“Desktop Suvivors 98 is a stylish bullet heaven that calls back to the visuals of yesteryear. Each run is pretty short, and comes built to quickly minimize the the case of your boss walking in. You'll earn upgrades as…”
“Hella unique, hella fun, hella nostalgia, hella scaling. Good game. Really fun to play and level up while watching stuff in the background :)”
“I 100%'d the achievements on the game and unlocked almost everything, so I feel like I did pretty well. I like to have upgrades to shoot for so once all the upgrades were unlocked, I was done with the game. However, if…”
8 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“Pretty addicting, lots of different types of "classes" to play with some fun growth potential and combinations. Def recommend”
“This game is a hidden gem among the shovelware and overpriced games on steam store. I would give this game a 9.5/10 and this game is replayable and has a very low price. I have no problems to mention really so take this…”
“I 100%'d the achievements on the game and unlocked almost everything, so I feel like I did pretty well. I like to have upgrades to shoot for so once all the upgrades were unlocked, I was done with the game. However, if…”
7 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“This game is a hidden gem among the shovelware and overpriced games on steam store. I would give this game a 9.5/10 and this game is replayable and has a very low price. I have no problems to mention really so take this…”
“it's simple and fun, great idea and execution but doesn't really stay interesting for too long. worth $5 tho”
“It's worth the $5. It has an issue late game where you are essentially invincible with the right build -- which takes all the fun out of it -- but the hours leading up to that moment are very fun. Good trip down…”
13 of the 82 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“the idea is cool but its just really boring, progression is long in an unfun way and the gameplay is just unsatisfying. just play a proper roguelike”
“I 100%'d the achievements on the game and unlocked almost everything, so I feel like I did pretty well. I like to have upgrades to shoot for so once all the upgrades were unlocked, I was done with the game. However, if…”
“its really cool, i love these kinda games where u play on ur desktop, its also the only game that mutes the music for you when u play spotify which ive never seen before, but its also kinda missing something, i think…”
8 of the 82 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“the idea is cool but its just really boring, progression is long in an unfun way and the gameplay is just unsatisfying. just play a proper roguelike”
“This is a decent "Survivors" game where everything is focused on your cursor as your character. There is no movement speed, just how fast you can move your mouse. Most attacks also originate from the cursor, aiming at…”
“its really cool, i love these kinda games where u play on ur desktop, its also the only game that mutes the music for you when u play spotify which ive never seen before, but its also kinda missing something, i think…”
7 of the 82 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“It's worth the $5. It has an issue late game where you are essentially invincible with the right build -- which takes all the fun out of it -- but the hours leading up to that moment are very fun. Good trip down…”
“Its a extremely fun game and it feels like a good bullet hell game at that, this game dose what modern games don't allow, EXPERIMENTATION is very much the core game play and allows the player to figure out what works…”
“Too easy to lose hours of your life in. Be wary of the one with a second phase... damn cheater.”
5 of the 82 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“The foundation is great, but i can tell already it just needs more content (the compendium is really tiny), some additional mechanics to make going from room to room more interesting and more refining. It's missing a…”
“Desktop Survivor 98 is a bullet hell, survivor-like game where you run through dungeons defeating enemies with your cursor. As you progress, you unlock new weapons, upgrade the ones you have, and even discover…”
3 of the 82 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“it's simple and fun, great idea and execution but doesn't really stay interesting for too long. worth $5 tho”
“The foundation is great, but i can tell already it just needs more content (the compendium is really tiny), some additional mechanics to make going from room to room more interesting and more refining. It's missing a…”
“Desktop Survivor 98 is a bullet hell, survivor-like game where you run through dungeons defeating enemies with your cursor. As you progress, you unlock new weapons, upgrade the ones you have, and even discover…”
Counted across 82 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Addictive. Good for playing one-handed. While eating snacks. Get your mind out of the gutter.”
— a player, Steam review · 92 hrs played“♥♥♥♥ that guy that said just go play vampire survivors. same guy probably said "just go play overwatch" on marvel rivals and deadlock.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“The fragmentation weapon has an evolution that causes A LOT of flashing lights, even with the "flashing lights" option in setting turned off. I had an epilepsy attack while playing :(”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Patch V1.0.7
Hey everyone! This patch is focused heavily on stability and crash fixes . Over the past day, I’ve been digging through tons of crash logs and soft lock reports -- huge thanks to everyone who sent the
Patch V1.0.6
Hey! So I decided to do a full revamp of the game's systems and prioritize optimization for this patch. The game should now have major FPS improvements across the board. If you run into any new issues
Patch V1.0.4
Hey everyone! This patch brings another big round of improvements as I continue refining things during launch week. It includes a bunch of important bug fixes, a brand-new overlay rendering system for
Patch V1.0.3
Hey guys! So this patch addresses some of the common crashes and soft-locks that have been reported, among a few other things that were suggested. I'll still be continuing to bug fix, with the next fo
Patch v1.0.1
Hey everyone! After a super exciting release day comes... lots of bug-fixing 😅 Huge thank you to all of you who’ve been playing, sharing kind words, and sending in bug reports - it means the world. I’
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Action · Action Roguelike · Casual · Bullet Hell · Dungeon Crawler · 2D · Rogue-like · Pixel Graphics · 1990's · Retro · Indie · Fantasy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Adjustable Text Size · Mouse Only Option · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 78 |
| Official site | https://desktopsurvivors98.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10+ (64-bit) Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz or equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated Graphics (Intel HD Graphics 4000 or equivalent) or better DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 600 MB available space