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Desktop Gremlins

Desktop Gremlins

by ShuGhost

★ 100%
Price N/A
Avg Players 0
Reviews 6
Released Aug 6, 2026
2DAdventureAnimation & ModelingArcade
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Desktop Gremlins places a mischievous creature directly on your screen that grows through four distinct forms as you interact with it. Neglect to feed and pet your gremlin and it will sabotage your open windows and applications out of spite. This novelty pet blurs the line between desktop companion and chaotic nuisance for those wanting unpredictable screen-based entertainment.

About this game

Players, last 29 days

Peak 2 · Low 0

Daily peak concurrent players, sampled once a night from Steam.

Latest updates

Update 3.1.1: Twitch Bot and New Pranks

2 days ago
Desktop Gremlins now has its own Twitch bot! Gremlin Chat can send replies, greetings, statistics and mini-game messages through the bot instead of the streamer’s account. You only need to activate the bot for your channel once. Four new interactive pranks have also been added: - Window Pinball: a real window bounces around the screen, and you can deflect it with your cursor. - Mirror Window: the window moves in the opposite direction from your mouse. - Cheese Hunt: hover over six pieces of cheese within 20 seconds. No clicking required. - Red Light: move your mouse during the green light and freeze during the red light. Three mistakes end the game. The new pranks are available in Chaos Mode, Twitch rewards and co-op. Protected applications are never moved, and affected windows return to their original size and position afterward. Interactive boards let clicks pass through, so they do not prevent you from using your computer.

Desktop Gremlins 3.1: A New Character, Personal AI, and More Chaos!

5 days ago
Hey there! 👋 A new fluffy friend joins the gremlins in this update, alongside personal AI conversations, new pranks, and more settings for streamers. 🐺 Meet the Wolf!A new level 9 character with seven unique animations and a personality of his own. Loyal, curious, and a little mischievous. Available right away!💬 Your Personal AI CompanionYou can now talk directly to your gremlin in Character settings. No Twitch connection is required for personal conversations.You can also let your gremlin comment on the names of open apps and window titles. This feature is optional and only enabled with your permission.Compatible Chat Completions, Responses, Anthropic, Gemini, and Ollama APIs are supported. Enter your own endpoint and API key to use your chosen connection for both your personal gremlin and Twitch chat.🎁 Automatic Twitch Rewards and Purchase HistorySelected Channel Points rewards are now created automatically when the game starts and removed when you fully quit the game normally. Completed redemptions are confirmed, while unfinished ones are canceled and refunded before the rewards are removed. Your other channel rewards remain unchanged.Purchase history lets you check reward execution status and request refunds for unfulfilled redemptions that Twitch allows you to refund.🔎 Pre-Stream CheckOne button checks your Twitch connection, OBS sources, and reward queue. If something needs attention, you can jump to the relevant settings or purchase history.📊 Customize Your OBS StatisticsAdjust colors, fonts, opacity, compact layout, and visible stats in the notification editor. Your settings are saved.We also fixed EXP display: it no longer exceeds the maximum, completed evolution displays MAX, and OBS statistics show the selected character’s level.Viewers can now type !stats or !статистика to receive a short, in-character reply about the gremlin’s needs and EXP. The command works without AI and does not trigger desktop notifications.🛡️ Protect Your WindowsChoose which apps ...

Desktop Gremlins 3.0

9 days ago
💚 New Level 8 Character • Added a new Level 8 gremlin. • Added walking, sleeping, music, anger, jumping, and interaction animations. • Locked characters now appear as mysterious black silhouettes.✨ New Progression SystemEvery character now progresses separately:• Care for the Level 1 character to unlock Level 2. • Care for the Level 3 character to unlock Level 4. • Care for the Level 5 character to unlock Level 6. • Care for the Level 7 character to unlock Level 8.Feeding, caring, and spending time together fill the progression bar of the selected character.💬 Smarter Gremlin Chat• Added a vocabulary database containing 38,977 words. • Added 115 meanings for modern slang terms. • The gremlin understands words such as cringe, swag, based, and overpowered. • Replies depend on the selected gremlin personality. • You can connect your own API key and a compatible AI model. • AI receives only relevant dictionary entries, never the entire database. • If AI is unavailable, the gremlin automatically replies using the local system. • You can create custom questions, answers, and general replies.✂ Rock, Paper, ScissorsWrite “rock,” “paper,” or “scissors” as a single Twitch chat message to play with the gremlin.• The gremlin makes a completely random choice. • Wins and losses trigger different animations. • The minigame has a separate cooldown. • It does not use Channel Points. • Game results do not create on screen messages.🌌 Cosmic ThemeA new “Space” theme has been added:• Cosmic nebula in the background. • Moving stars and falling meteors. • A new appearance for buttons, panels, and tabs. • A festive theme activates automatically on a secret special day.🖥 OBS and Effects• Improved automatic OBS reconnection. • Chaos settings now allow you to choose when effects can be played. • The “Grab” function no longer depends on Chaos mode. • The secret effect cannot be launched accidentally through testing. • Fixed an issue that caused the window to expand endlessly. • Reduced unnecess...

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