Desktop Mate
Customize your PC with officially licensed, super-cute characters using the next-generation desktop mascot platform, Desktop Mate. Characters roam freely on your desktop, sitting on windows and playfully interacting with your mouse. Liven up your desktop with some new friends!
- Release Date:1/8/2025
- Developer:infiniteloop
- Publisher:infiniteloop
- Last Updated:2/4/2026
- Steam App Id:3301060
Desktop Mate
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Desktop Mate has 4,953 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 79% lower than its previous all-time peak of 23,420 players achieved on 1/12/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Desktop Mate. It has received a total of 8,277 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 64 (Mixed).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Desktop Mate and its growth over time. It currently has 24,559 followers on its community page.
About Desktop Mate
Desktop Mate is an Animation & Modeling, Utilities, and Free to Play game developed by infiniteloop. On 1/8/2025, it was released on the Steam Store by infiniteloop.
Players have rated Desktop Mate as "Mixed" out of 8,277 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 5,390 positive reviews and 2,887 negative reviews — an overall 65% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play completely for free. The game also has a total of 24 DLC add-ons including: Hatsune Miku MAGICAL MIRAI 2025 Ver. DLC, Desktop Mate Work Cat DLC, and Desktop Mate Hakurei Reimu DLC available for purchase and download through Steam.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
From the Steam community, Desktop Mate has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Survival Horror
- Souls-like
- Story Rich
- Free to Play
- Psychological Horror
- Mature
- Gore
- Animation & Modeling
- Nudity
- Horror
- Hentai
- Cute
- Sexual Content
- Software
- Anime
- Utilities
- Colorful
- NSFW
- Female Protagonist
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Desktop Mate and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Desktop Mate is referenced by 24 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hatsune Miku MAGICAL MIRAI 2025 Ver. DLC | DLC | 7/24/2025 | View |
 | Desktop Mate Work Cat DLC | DLC | 12/15/2025 | View |
 | Desktop Mate Hakurei Reimu DLC | DLC | 12/3/2025 | View |
 | Desktop Mate Hanakuma Chifuyu DLC | DLC | 11/20/2025 | View |
 | Desktop Mate SNOW MIKU JR Tower Ver. DLC | DLC | 2/4/2026 | View |
 | Koharu Rikka DLC | DLC | 6/17/2025 | View |
 | Desktop Mate Yuzuki Yukari DLC | DLC | 12/9/2025 | View |
 | Desktop Mate Yukkuri Reimu DLC | DLC | 12/3/2025 | View |
 | Desktop Mate Kagamine Rin DLC | DLC | 1/28/2026 | View |
 | Megurine Luka DLC | DLC | 9/10/2025 | View |
Supported Languages
Desktop Mate is available in 2 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Yes | No | No |
| English | Yes | No | No |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Desktop Mate data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2026, February 4). Desktop Mate on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3301060
- Valve Corporation. (2026, February 4). Desktop Mate. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/3301060
- infiniteloop. (2024, December 9). Desktop Mate. Desktop Mate. https://www.infiniteloop.co.jp/desktopmate/