Games like Desktop Pet Project
If Desktop Pet Project is your kind of game, the closest matches are purrounding, Tail Simulator and Pocket Oasis — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cozy, funny and lighthearted. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Desktop Pet Project: Elevate your PC experience with charming desktop pets. Inspired by such a wonderful invention as Shimeji, Desktop Pet Project has tried to collect the most interesting and curious mechanics. You can summon up to two pets that will have slight personalities in behavior.
Players who liked Desktop Pet Project also play
Steam players who put hours into Desktop Pet Project also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
purrounding
WHY THIS
Top pick for Desktop Pet Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Desktop Pet Project.
Dive into Purrounding and customize your very own cat! Watch as your adorable feline strolls across your taskbar, and create the perfect workspace with a variety of furniture pieces. Boost your productivity with a Pomodoro timer and chill out to some lo-fi tunes while you work!
Tail Simulator
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Desktop Pet Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Desktop Pet Project.
Simulate a fluffy cat tail wiggle on your screen. The most gloriously useless simulator ever made.
Pocket Oasis
WHY THIS
Shares idle progression, casual and a cozy mood with Desktop Pet Project.
Third-strongest match for Desktop Pet Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Desktop Pet Project.
Pocket Oasis is a beautiful hand-painted cozy gardening simulator, where you can plant seeds and relax as your plants bloom and grow. Discover new cities, and decorate your own little pocket of nature.
Your Bunny Secretary
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Desktop Pet Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Casual with Desktop Pet Project.
Need a quiet motivator while you work or study? Here is a bunny girl as your personal anime assistant who stays on your screen, gently cheering you on, reminding you to drink water, stretch, and more importantly calls you MASTER
Meow Time: cozy cat room
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Desktop Pet Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Desktop Pet Project.
Decorate a cozy little room, raise an adorable kitten, and improve your focus with a variety of simple and practical tools. Spend this wonderful time with your cute kitten! The longer you spend with your feline friend, the more surprises await you!
Cuddle Corner
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Desktop Pet Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Desktop Pet Project.
Meet your tiny companions in this adorable desktop pet simulation. Feed them with care, play together, and create a cozy home with colorful decorations. Whether you’re working, gaming, or on a break, spend time with these charming friends.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Shares idle progression, casual and a cozy mood with Desktop Pet Project.
Ranked #7 for Desktop Pet Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Desktop Pet Project.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Vending Dokan!: Kozy Kiosk
WHY THIS
Shares customization, idle progression, casual and a cozy mood with Desktop Pet Project.
Ranked #8 for Desktop Pet Project fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Desktop Pet Project.
Build a vending machine empire in this cozy idle sim! Manage staff, decorate locations, and watch your business thrive. Play actively or let it run passively in the background with relaxing music to enjoy while you work or unwind.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Desktop Pet Project at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Desktop Pet Project on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Desktop Pet Project.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Desktop Pet Project on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Desktop Pet Project.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Desktop Pet Project on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Desktop Pet Project.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Desktop Pet Project on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Desktop Pet Project.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Desktop Pet Project on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Desktop Pet Project.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Desktop Pet Project on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Desktop Pet Project.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Insaniquarium Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Desktop Pet Project on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Desktop Pet Project.
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Shares idle progression, casual and a cozy mood with Desktop Pet Project.
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Desktop Pet Project.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Desktop Pet Project.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
Travellin Cats in Paris
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Desktop Pet Project.
Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Desktop Pet Project.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Desktop Pet Project.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Coloring Pixels
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Desktop Pet Project.
A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.
An Arcade Full of Cats
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Desktop Pet Project.
Journey through gaming history's time and space, while searching for adorable feline companions in 'An Arcade Full of Cats,' the ultimate pet'em up hidden object game.
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
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Frequently asked about Desktop Pet Project
- How much does Desktop Pet Project cost?
- Desktop Pet Project is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Desktop Pet Project?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Desktop Pet Project are purrounding, Tail Simulator, Pocket Oasis.
- Who developed Desktop Pet Project?
- Desktop Pet Project was developed by Alterran Rumble.
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