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Desktop Waifu
News
Belated Birthday Update
In-game event
Belated Birthday Update
Desktop Waifu
· published
7 Sep 2026, 04:00 UTC
· build
25158854
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Players around this date
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Oh no! You missed your Waifu's birthday!
Belated Birthday Update
New Items
Added
46 new items
, ranging from
Common to Legendary
.
Shards
Added
Shards
, a new use for unwanted Legendary items.
Marketable
Legendary items
can now be broken down into Shards of any rarity you choose.
Breaking down a Legendary item will give you roughly
20-30% of the Shards needed to create an item of that rarity
.
Right-click
a Legendary item to bring up the breakdown menu and select which type of Shards you want.
A confirmation popup will appear before the item is broken down, since
this action cannot be undone
.
Items must be both
Legendary and marketable
to be broken down.
Only
one item can be broken down at a time
.
Shard icons provide a quick indication of how many you have.
Hover over the button to see the exact amount.
Waifu Changes
Changed the
Random Waifu Name
button from an "R" to an image.
Added a
Waifu Outfit Randomizer
to the Settings menu.
Changed how the Waifu idle animation is implemented to remove the line that sometimes appeared between the Waifu and the menu bar.
Quality-of-Life Improvements
Auto Upgrade
Holding the Auto button will now automatically begin upgrading items.
Auto Upgrade will use all available
Shards first
, then use any
duplicate items
you have.
Improved Sorting
New items will now appear at the
top of their rarity group
, so you no longer have to scroll through your collection just to clear the "New" tags.
Expanded Search
Search now supports
item rarity, New items, and tags
.
Rarity and "New" searches must match the
whole word
.
Tags are currently available for only a selection of items, but support for more tags is planned.
Item Changes
Added a new
shader effect
option for items.
Currently used by the
Valentine Glasses
and
Saint Paddy's Glasses
.
Added a new setting under
General - "Disable Constant Screen Effects"
for players who want to disable these effects.
Changed how the
"Rabbits?"
item works.
Rabbits are no longer based on your total points.
They are now based on the
points you gain after equipping the item
.
This gives you a chance to see all of the rabbits as you gain points.
Bug Fixes
Fixed various bugs and made some additional improvements.
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Game update
20 Sep 2026
Birthday Bugfixes
Fixed the catfish showing multiple times in your inventory occasionally. Other stuff as well but I can't remember and don't want to look at what our developer sent me. :) Thanks for playing!
Game update
9 Oct 2025
Halloween Update is Live
Hey everyone! Sorry for the radio silence lately—we've been working on something special! The Halloween Update is now live! Throughout October, there will be spooky limited-time drops for your desktop companion to enjoy. You might have also noticed some new items sneaking in recently—those were bonus additions we added before the main update! If you run into any bugs, please let me know so I ca…
Game update
18 Jun 2025
Launch Event: Double drops!
LAUNCH EVENT IS LIVE! Hey everyone! We’re rolling out a brand new update that makes claiming items twice as fast! That means your waifu can now walk away with twice as many goodies from the store in the same amount of time! This event runs until July 2nd, 2025, at 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, so make sure to take advantage while it lasts! New Task Available! Check it out in your task list and…