Desktop Explorer
Playing now
214−16 vs. yesterday
43%of peak
All-time peak
498Jul 2026
Playing now
214−16 vs. yesterday
All-time peak
498Jul 2026
| Published | Kind | Announcement | Build |
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| Community | DESKTOP EXPLORER SOUNDTRACK is available now on Steam! Hello Explorers! The moment you’ve been waiting for is here: DESKTOP EXPLORER ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK is available now on Steam! Listen to an evocative original soundtrack and nostalgic computer soundscape composed by musician Jorge Noel Flores exclusively for Desktop Explorer . Featuring 45 tracks and nearly two hours of music, each puzzle and story moment is accompanied by its own unique themes a… | — | |
| Game update | Patch Notes v1.0.50 Hey explorers! Coming at you with a small but mighty patch. - Fixing issue with Vending Machine not updating quantity of LooseChange in inventory - Fixing issue with being able to move at the arcade right before obtaining tickets - Fixing issue where a small set of players were not seeing the blackPawn appear correctly in their inventory - Localization and stability small fixes Thanks for playing! | — | |
| Game update | Patch Notes v1.0.48 Hey everyone! Small patch update coming your way. - Fixed an issue in Tomb puzzle causing some players to need repeating a puzzle step to progress - Fixed an issue causing a progression lock in Chronolog for certain locales As always, thank you everyone for playing! | — | |
| Game update | Patch Notes v1.0.46 - As always, stability and bugfixes :) - Fixed a progression softlock for the Tower's entrance - Fixed an issue causing players to get softlocked out of a desktop when abusing Storyteller+ tags - Fixed an issue where players could not play Wormhole in other desktops after purchasing The Copper Box - Fixed an issue where you could get infinite flags in MineSniffer Thank you to each and every sin… |
Announcements are the developer’s own posts to the game’s Steam news feed: updates and their patch notes, in-game events, releases and sales. The important ones are marked on the players chart.
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| Community | The first week of our first game First of all: thank you for all the support we’ve received this week! We worked so hard for three years and seeing the fruit of our labor now out in the wild is such a dream come true. You’ve all been a fundamental part of the success of our game by helping us achieve these goals: · 780 reviews (overwhelmingly positive) · Having more than 245’000 outstanding wishlists · 1500+ discord members ·… | — |
| Game update | Patch Notes v1.0.41 Fixed an issue where Sketchy sound effect would not stop after closing the software · Fixed an issue where a Screensaver could trigger during a cutscene · Fixed an issue where players could softlock themselves after installing Desktop Explorer · Fixed an issue where a music track would get stuck at the beginning of the second chapter · Fixed an issue with a Chronolog softlock during a sequence… | 24347798 |
| Game update | Patch notes v1.0.39 Hi explorers! Here's the latest batch of bugfixes: - Fixed a bug where for some users the elevator in the M4x1ne cutscene wasn't showing, resulting in a softlock - Fixed a bug where multiple instances of NextSocial stops you from continuing with the game. - Localization and Performance Issues Thank you all so much for reporting both on our Steam Discussions and our Discord, you've been so helpf… | — |
| Game update | Patch Notes 1.0.36 Hello explorers! A few stability changes and bugfixes: · Fixed a softlock where submitting the same password twice in very quick succesion would break a password folder · Fixed a bug where raw_ore.img wouldn't rename itself correctly · Fixed a bug where visual glitches would be stuck on the settings screen. · Fixed note.img's parent directory in its properties · Updated credits · Localization f… | — |
| Game update | Patch Notes v1.0.33 Hello again Explorers! Coming at you with another patch. Here's what this version addresses: · Stability & SoftLock Issues due to modifying puzzle dependent files. · Fixed a bug where wormhole spaceship was unable to move. · Fixed a bug where mural.stp would show incorrect text when interacting with it for the first time. · Fixed a bug where players would get stuck on the Maze Screensaver. · Fi… | — |
| Game update | Patch Notes 1.0.29 Hello Explorers, we are pushing an update that should fix most of the issues players have been reporting. thanks for your patience · Fixed issues where players would lose the ability to interact with objects in NextRooms. · Adding a limit of 50k characters for Notepage. · Fixed a bug where the Black Pawn had an incorrect image in the chessboard. · Adding some extra pointers for the M4x1mus prol… | 24279858 |
| Game update | Patch Notes 1.0.22 Fixed a bug where paint.img could be deleted accidentally. · Stability & Performance issues. | 24270022 |
| Game update | Patch Notes 1.0.21 * Fixed an issue where CopperBox wasn't letting you play mini-games in other users. * Fixed an issue that was showing a black screen on the title screen. * Fixed a bug that made the Maximus Prologue Maze puzzle to not trigger correctly. * Localization and stability issues. * Fixed a bug that would show a black screen sometimes when entering a new user's profile for the first time. * Fixed an is… | — |
| Game update | Desktop Explorer Patch v1.0.16 This update addresses bugfixes and stability issues. - Addressing a known bug triggering a softlock on the beginning of M4x1mus' chapter if you change your screensaver to the Maze screensaver BEFORE installing Desktop Explorer Thank you all so much for playing and for reporting your issues! - The Recurring Dream Team | 24266827 |
| Game update | Desktop Explorer Patch v1.0.13 Thank you all for playing Desktop Explorer! We're publishing a small patch to address some launch issues Fixed issues · Handled a Steam Cloud Sync issue causing the title screen to show Demo Version and becoming unresponsive on first launch · Restricted renaming and duplicating in a few puzzle-dependent files! Affected files: - Words_from_beyond/followingAVoice.stp - Tomb_site/pillagedTomb.stp… | — |
| News | DESKTOP EXPLORER IS OUT NOW! Hello, Explorers! The entire team is incredibly excited to finally say these words: DESKTOP EXPLORER IS OUT NOW! After three years of development, what began as a small convention project made by a group of college friends has grown into a fully published game that players around the world can experience. It still feels surreal to see it finally out in the wild. We want to thank Outersloth and… | — |
| Community | 100,000 WISHLISTS Hello explorers! We just reached a very important milestone for us which is 100,000 wishlists! This is a goal that seemed impossible a few months ago but thanks to everyone playing the game, streaming it or talking about it to their friends it is now a reality. On behalf of the whole team I'd like to thank all of you, no matter if you wishlisted 3 years ago or this morning for allowing us to ma… | — |
| Game update | Patch Notes 0.19.361 Exception while using the Maze Screensaver · KeyboardInput not dismising on Screensavers. · Fixed a bug when navigating in the FileSaverDialog would crash the game. · Potential fix for players reporting issue with password on Puzzle6. · Fixed a bug where volume settings were going over max values. · Fixed several Localization issues. | — |
| Game update | Demo Bug Fixes 0.19.354 Fix WebSurfer localization layout issues. · Fixed a Bug where passwords weren't working as expected for certain users on Puzzle 9. | — |
| Community | Steam Next Fest🤝Desktop Explorer🤝Summer Game Fest Hi everyone long time no read! We have been extremely locked in finishing the final touches on the game and at least for my part I was a bit afk because I had a kid lol. (now we have a total of 2 production babies since the beginning of the development of Desktop Explorer). Anyways I wanted to write this post to ask for your help! We are gearing to the release of our game (3 years in the making… | — |
| Community | Desktop Explorer is part of InterfaceX26 If you're into digging through someone’s computer and navigating an ominous OS this is the Steam Sale for you! We feel extremely happy to share this space with so many Interface focused indie devs. If you like Desktop Explorer we're sure you'll find more games to your liking in this Steam event. We will also make an appearance in the showcase so be on the lookout for it. 💾April 27 – May 4: Wee… | — |
| Game update | 🧩 Demo Patch Notes — v0.19.30 Cursor · Adjusted the way the game treats cursor sensitivity to reflect the system's DPI · Unlocked the cursor to allow players to take their cursor outside of the game if in windowed mode, or across multiple displays General · Minor bugfixing | — |
| Game update | 🧩 Demo Patch Notes — v0.19.03 General · Fixed an issue where some display resolutions weren’t being set correctly · Fixed an issue where Pizarro wasn’t giving the correct hint in one of the puzzles · Resolved a potential soft-lock during Puzzle 9 Writing · Fixed several typos across the game's dialogue | — |
| News | Desktop Explorer Demo Out Now! Hey Explorers! We’re so happy to announce that the Desktop Explorer demo is back on Steam and just in time for spooky season! 🎃 Starting Friday, October 10th , you’ll be able to play the opening chapter of the game. Try to solve the first few puzzles inside a fully functional desktop environment and uncover the beginnings of the story. Every file, folder, and discovery will bring you deeper in… | — |
| Community | Desktop Explorer has been selected for the SXSW Sydney Games Showcase 🎉 Big news Explorers! Desktop Explorer has been officially selected for the SXSW Sydney Games Showcase! 🕹️🌏 We'll be showcasing our game this October 15–18, 2025, alongside some of the most creative voices in games. WE ARE GOING TO THE LAND DOWN UNDER! Here's more info on the event. (We got a pretty cool shout out alongside many other very creative games) And here's the full lineup of games… | — |
| Community | Join Desktop Explorer at the 3rd Annual Open Sauce Live! Hey Explorers! New Showcase alert! 🚨 We’re in the Secret Sauce Showcase by Offbrand Games Be on the lookout Saturday July 19th at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET live on YouTube . The Showcase will feature a new trailer 🖥️ Also: Meet us IRL from July 18-20 from 10am to 6pm at the Open Sauce Live in San Mateo County Event Center | — |
| Community | 20,000 wishlists!!! 🎉 Just last month we were celebrating our first 6k. This growth has been unreal. Huge thanks to Latin American Games Showcase, Outersloth, and everyone who's been cheering us on social media, Discord and here on Steam. Your support makes all the difference. From our eerie desktops to yours: thank you. We're so excited to keep hitting milestones with you and making this game the best it can be. | — |
| Community | We're being funded by Outersloth Soooo, we’ve been keeping this secret in our hidden files but now we’re ready to make it public: Among Us gave us moni!!! Desktop Explorer is getting funded by Outersloth and we couldn’t be happier with this partnership. Thank you for trusting us and giving us the resources to share our game to the world wide web! Check out more of the games that Outersloth is funding: | — |