Desktop Plant-Growing Idle Game ‘Deskpot’ Announced, Will Release Later This Year
Indie developer RoaringLuck has announced Deskpot, a cozy desktop companion game in which every keystroke you type becomes nourishment for a tiny plant living on your screen. Designed to sit quietly in the corner of your desktop while you work, browse, or game, Deskpot turns your daily computer habits into a gardening routine.
About the game
Deskpot is a miniature idle/simulation game that lives on your Windows desktop. Place your pot anywhere on screen, then go about your day. Every key you press feeds your plant. Over time, plants grow, bloom, and produce rewards that unlock deeper progression, cosmetics, and a growing collection of flora to discover.
The game features 60 unique plants spread across five categories: flowers, vegetables, fruit, mushrooms, and foliage. Each plant can be leveled up with upgrades that affect growth speed and yield, and every specimen gets its own entry in an in-game Almanac (a collector’s catalogue for completionists, that provides fun facts about the flora). For players who prefer to set it up and forget about it, a full Idle mode is also available.
Key features
- 60 plants across 5 categories to grow, upgrade, and collect
- Almanac to catalogue every plant you’ve discovered
- Cosmetic customization (pots, faces, and accessories)
- Per-category upgrade trees affecting growth and output
- Market system with hourly and daily rotating deals
- Full Idle mode for passive play
- Typing-driven core mechanic: every keystroke counts
- Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing support
Availability
Deskpot will launch on Steam for Windows 10/11 in 2026. A playtest you can join on Steam is currently underway.
About RoaringLuck
RoaringLuck is a solo indie game developer from the Netherlands. He focuses on quirky, bite-sized indie experiences. After his previous horror game Babette about a virtual pet crawling out of their game, his next game Deskpot will swing more to the cozier, idle side of gaming.
