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Desktop Heroes

Desktop Heroes is a unique idle RPG designed to be your faithful companion while you work. Set just above your taskbar, this game runs in the background, letting you build a team of courageous heroes, battle monstrous foes, and collect loot; all without disrupting your productivity.

Released Oct 27, 2025Mostly Positive · 70% of 104
Steam Deck PlayableActionAdventureCasualIndieRPGNature
Desktop Heroes
Desktop Heroes
Desktop Heroes
Desktop Heroes
Desktop Heroes
Desktop Heroes
Desktop Heroes
Developer: Telazer
Publisher: Blackburne Games Studio FZ LLC , Telazer
Desktop Heroes
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About Desktop Heroes

Your epic adventure begins... at the bottom of your screen (BoYS).

Desktop Heroes is a unique idle RPG designed to be your faithful companion while you work. Set just above your taskbar, this unobtrusive game runs in the background, letting you build a team of courageous heroes, battle monstrous foes, and collect loot; all without disrupting your productivity.

A Fantasy World on Your Desktop

As you type emails, write code, or browse spreadsheets, your party of four customizable heroes embarks on quests, defeats enemies, and gathers treasures in real-time. Watch your hero grow stronger while you focus on your daily tasks, or jump in to support when you're ready for a quick break.

Desktop Heroes

Features:

  • 🧙‍♂️ Four Iconic Classes: Lead a balanced party of a spell-slinging Wizard, a sword-wielding Warrior, a precise Hunter, and a stealthy Assassin.

  • ⏳ Idle Gameplay, Active Rewards: Play passively or jump in anytime to claim rewards, upgrade gear, and make strategic decisions.

  • 💼 Work-Friendly Design: Runs quietly at the bottom of your screen. No pop-ups, no distractions... just progress.

  • 🗺️ Expanding Adventures: Unlock new regions, fight powerful bosses, and uncover secrets, even while answering emails.

  • 🎨 Charming Pixel Art Style: A light and appealing visual design that complements your workspace, not competes with it.

Whether you're grinding through your to-do list or taking a five-minute coffee break, Desktop Heroes keeps the adventure going, one pixel-sized battle at a time.

Unique Features:

  • Thanks to Desktop Heroes' special Protect Mode, even if you share your entire screen during a meeting while playing a game, the people on the other end won't be able to see that you're playing. 😉

  • With Virtual Mode, if you need to click on an area behind the game at the bottom of your screen, you can continue working without having to close the game. And it's easy to read text behind the game or click on something!

Game details

Developers
Telazer
Publishers
Blackburne Games Studio FZ LLC , Telazer
Release date
Oct 27, 2025
Genres
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Nature, Idler, Pixel Graphics, Cute, Relaxing, Simulation, Side Scroller, 2D, Fantasy, Combat, Loot, Medieval, Linear, Party, Singleplayer, Hack and Slash, Action Roguelike
Modes
Single-player
Steam features
100 achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Themes
Action, Fantasy
Camera
Side view

Languages

LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishSupportedNot supportedNot supported
TurkishSupportedNot supportedNot supported
FrenchSupportedNot supportedNot supported
ItalianSupportedNot supportedNot supported
GermanSupportedNot supportedNot supported
Spanish (Spain)SupportedNot supportedNot supported
Portuguese (Brazil)SupportedNot supportedNot supported
Simplified ChineseSupportedNot supportedNot supported
System requirements

Minimum

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 SP1 or later (64-bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core i3 or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 or equivalent
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 4 GB available space

Recommended

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 or better
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 960 / AMD R9 280 or better
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 4 GB available space

Ratings

Steam reviews

Mostly Positive

70% of 104

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Steam Deck & Linux

Steam Deck Playable

  • Shows button icons from other controllers
  • Some text is small and hard to read
  • Everything works with the default controls
  • Runs well with the default graphics settings
  • SteamOS: Playable
  • Steam Machine: Playable

Native Linux version

DLC & editions

Also on Steam

  • Desktop Heroes - Supporter Pack
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Release date: Oct 27, 2025

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