Player reviews: 95% positive2,359 reviews
Steam Deck: Playable
Runs on: Windows, Mac
Price: US$17.99

Where to get it

2026 · Recurring Dream · Puzzle · Simulation

Desktop Explorer

Desktop Explorer is an eerie point-n-click mystery game through the abandoned profiles of an old PC.

Released: 17 July 2026
Platforms: Windows macOS
Genres: Puzzle Simulation Adventure Indie
Developers: Recurring Dream
Publishers: Recurring Dream indienova Outersloth
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: First person
Themes: Thriller Mystery
Engine: Unity
Languages: Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Spain)
Features: Family Sharing Single-player Steam Cloud Steam achievements
Time to beat: 7hmain story8hwith extras8hcompletionist

›Story

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 What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software?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?

Your uncle has given you his old PC as living inheritance. To your surprise, it still turns on! Inside, a letter tasks you with investigating a missing person’s case along with a mysterious puzzle game named Desktop Explorer. You’ll learn that your uncle wasn’t the only one who used this computer before, and that the program inside it has a deeper role in this 90s atmospheric digital mystery.