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- Coming soon
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- 17 November 2026
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- 17 November 2026
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Note: This game is available in Japanese only (interface, voice and text). Conversations require speaking Japanese.
Desktop Friends (デスクトップフレンズ) is a communication game in which a childhood friend lives at the edge of your PC screen and talks with you by voice.
Just speak into your microphone and the character answers in her own words. There are no fixed dialogue choices — talk about your day, your favorite things, or anything on your mind.
Tsumugi — your junior by a year. Teases you politely, but is caring at heart. Loves stars and fortune-telling.
Hiyori — your senior by a year. Laid-back, kind, and quick to praise you. Loves sweets and horror movies.
She remembers your favorite things, your plans and the name you like to be called, and asks how things went on another day. Every day's conversation is kept in her diary.
The more you talk, the higher your affection level becomes, unlocking new outfits and gradually changing how she reacts.
With "Screen reactions" turned on, she sometimes glances at your screen and comments on the game or video you're watching. It is off by default; an explanation and consent screen appears before turning it on. Screenshots are never saved, and nothing is captured while password managers, banking or login screens are in front. You can turn it off any time from the menu or by saying 「見ないで」.
"Tell me in 10 minutes", "Wake me at 7:30", "Start a Pomodoro" — just say it. Notes, a shopping list and reminders work by voice too, and she reads them back when asked.
Pomodoro focus time is recorded for today, this week and in total, with your streak shown as a graph. While you focus, she quietly waits.
28 short stories per character unlock as you talk and focus. Some ask you a question, and her reply changes with your answer.
150 quiz questions per character, star fortune-telling (Tsumugi) and sweets fortune-telling (Hiyori), playable by voice or buttons.
Birthdays, the day you met, and seasonal events each have special lines.
An internet connection is required, since conversations use an online AI service.
A microphone is required for conversation.
The game includes about 20 hours of conversation credit (varies with usage). Additional credit can be purchased in-game. Even with no credit left, timers, notes, quizzes, fortune-telling, stories, focus records and the characters' own remarks remain available (only speech recognition and AI conversation stop).
Voices are generated locally on your PC. On PCs with a weak GPU, the text-only mode is recommended.
Steam currently lists 17 Nov 2026 as the release date.