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Professor Simulator: Desktop Lab

88% positive of 158 Steam reviews

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Released
2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Platforms
Steam

Made by HCL.

About the game

Professor Simulator: Desktop Lab is a semi-idle desktop simulation game about academic life. Keep a tiny lab in the corner of your screen while you work, study, or relax. Recruit graduate students, apply for research projects, publish papers, purchase equipment, and build your own research team.

Tagged by players

  • Desktop Companion
  • Idler
  • Relaxing
  • Cute
  • Funny
  • Management
  • Casual
  • Pixel Graphics
  • Colorful

What players say

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Playing this for the first time can feel pretty overwhelming because there’s a lot to read. It’s not your usual farm‑fish‑mine setup, so the learning curve hits a bit harder at the start. But it’s nice that the game actually explains things instead of throwing you in with zero context. Once you get past that initial info dump, it starts to click and becomes pretty enjoyable. One thing worth mentioning is that some…

    43 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    Fun gameplay loop, cute graphics, nice progression

    27 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.

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