Bit Buddy

I've spent more on a single kebab and my constant supply of Monster Energy(TM). The one drawback to this program is that it forces you to “play” it through Steam. Unlike Wallpaper Engine which can run independently without Steam being open, this app requires Steam to stay active, and it doesn't launch on start-up which means it shows up as a running game and can interfere with or block you from playing other titles at the same time. The ability to collect accessories is pretty cool, my buddy is currently an octopus with a bunch of tentacles and floating shadow eyes all around it, when I type it viciously slams it's tentacles onto the keyboard and it's a nice little addition to my RainMeter setup. To be clear: the program itself works great, but the mandatory Steam runtime is unnecessary friction that hurts the overall experience. I still recommend the game but if I gave it a rating this alone would be worthy of knocking a star off.

A vastly superior alternative to bongo cat, not just in input display (buddy moving the mouse or banging a controller never gets old), but also in item variety, drop rate, and customization. A lot of the individual pieces are viable for mixing and matching so you're not trapped tediously recreating an item set. You can have a well dressed buddy you like almost immediately. As a result, getting items doesn't feel like bongo cat's disappointing, punishing grind. The optional effects are really fun as well. You can scale your buddy up or down so it will generally fit into even the busiest game UIs. I love my buddy. 😌

already used for a few hours and i love it, it has cool, funny and adorable lil guys and decorations you unlock. a little confusing with the exchange part as i thought at first you were going to lose the items you exchanged but you don't which was actually nice - there weren't directions about the exchange with the game that i could find. but either way it's a super cute idler desktop game that i like to watch while i do my things on the computer whether it's gaming or doing work. i like that you can also change the settings to it being on top all the time or not so I can actually have it on top of things that it's fine overlapping but when i'm playing more serious games or doing work that i need to see the whole screen i can hide it. i definitely would recommend for casual idler lovers