Desktop Explorer

95% positive of 2,359 Steam reviews

Main story: Unknown
Everything: Unknown
Released: 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Known on: Steam

Made by Recurring Dream. Published by Recurring Dream, Outersloth, indienova.

About the game

Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?

What sets it apart

Investigation
Detective
1990's
Text-Based
Interactive Fiction
Immersive Sim
Psychological Horror
Point & Click
Mystery
Visual Novel
Stylized
Puzzle

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Desktop Explorer

95% positive of 2,359 Steam reviews

See it on Steam

Main story: Unknown
Everything: Unknown
Released: 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Known on: Steam

Made by Recurring Dream. Published by Recurring Dream, Outersloth, indienova.

About the game

What sets it apart

Investigation
Detective
1990's
Text-Based
Interactive Fiction
Immersive Sim
Psychological Horror
Point & Click
Mystery
Visual Novel
Stylized
Puzzle

What players say

Recommended
I played Desktop Explorer this weekend. Actually, I wanted to work this weekend, but I just couldn't get myself to do it, so I kept putting it off. Maybe I need some way to force myself to start working. Maybe even working for just a little while would be good enough. At least it's better than doing nothing. Anyway, I'm getting away from my main point. Back to the game. I have some thoughts about it. I don't know…
7.7 h played when written. 33 found it helpful.
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Recommended
A great puzzle game with an impeccable aesthetic and well written story. The investigation element is more of a narrative framing device rather than an actual game-play mechanic, so if you're looking for an experience like Roottrees or Hypnospace Outlaw, this is not it. The game also desperately needs some accessibility options, with few puzzles in the second act being near impossible to solve for colourblind…
11 h played when written. 10 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
I was really existed for this game, had it wishlisted before it was out, but once I finally got the game I was sadly disappointed. I love games where you play on a screen, and puzzle games, this game had everything I love and perhaps that caused me to have my hopes far to high. The game is frankly boring. I kept doing puzzles and playing the game expecting the fun to come but it just never did. I have no plans on…
1.9 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.
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