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Desktown

Desktown

by Deskteam

★ 79%
Price $3.99
Avg Players 0
Reviews 24
Released Nov 12, 2025
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Desktown is a minimalist city-builder that operates as a persistent overlay on your desktop. You gather resources through timer-based tasks and gradually expand your town with decorations and structures while handling other work. The game appeals to players who want incremental progression alongside their daily computer use, combining light management with an unobtrusive interface.

About this game

What players are saying

▲ Recommended 1 hrs
the industry revolution and its consequences
8 found helpful Steam ↗
▲ Recommended 72 hrs
yo desk, you're towning?
3 found helpful Steam ↗
▲ Recommended 6 hrs
Really cool take on the Idle genre!
Feels great to write code and level up simultaneously.
2 found helpful Steam ↗

Reviews are by Steam users, hosted on Steam.

Latest updates

Black Screen Patch + Satellite Balancing

245 days ago
Hello everyone, Some players recently reported that Desktown was appearing without transparency (showing a black background) and becoming unclickable. We’ve released a new patch that should fix this issue. From what we’ve observed, a recent Windows update seems to have broken our transparency system—even affecting previously stable builds, including the demo. After updating the game, the problem should be resolved. If the issue still persists, you can try the following manual fix: Right-click the game in Steam → Manage → Browse local files. Right-click the game’s executable (.exe) → Properties. Open the Compatibility tab. Enable Disable fullscreen optimizations. Restart the game. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. This problem came very unexpectedly, and we happened to be at an offline conference (Gamers 2 Gamers 2025) showcasing Desktown, which caused the delay in addressing it. This update also includes a balance change: all Satellite resource rewards have been increased by 5×, as the previous values were too low. That’s all for now. Thank you for your patience, and please let us know if you encounter any other issues—either on our Discord or in the comments of this Steam post.

Post-Launch Bug Fixes + 100 Copies Sold!

252 days ago
Hey everyone! Thank you so much for helping Desktown pass 100 copies sold! We’re grateful for every player who picked it up, and we’re very thankful for the opportunity to keep improving the game. We also received several helpful bug reports, and the latest update includes these fixes: FPS limit now works properly. Castle Automator no longer overlaps in the background — its length has been shortened to prevent visual clipping. Black screen on startup should be resolved. Inspector missing / stuck in the world when rapidly deleting items has been fixed. Thanks again for supporting the project and for giving us the chance to keep building with excellence.

Desktown is OUT NOW!

257 days ago
Hey everyone!We're happy to announce that Desktown is finally out with a 40% discount for the first 10 days :DThe Full Version Has:3 New areas: Each with new automators, decorations, and satellites.New widgets: Pomodoro, Alarm, StopwatchAchievementsBug fixes, polishes, and adjustmentsThank you for all of your support leading up to this point! Your feedback and support helped us push through development hell until it's finally out. If you enjoy the game be sure to leave a positive review and recommend it to your friends and favorite creators! :D

Posts come from Steam's official announcements feed.

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