Casual · November 16, 2018
Wallpaper Engine (2018)
Wallpaper Engine (2018) scores 98% positive on Steam from 894.5k reviews, developed by Wallpaper Engine Team.
Wallpaper Engine (2018) is a Casual title from Wallpaper Engine Team available on Windows. The title carries a 98% Steam positive rating across 894.5k reviews, 91.2k peak concurrent players, and 17 Steam achievements — making it a measurable reference point when comparing to peers in the Casual category.
Wallpaper Engine enables you to use live wallpapers on your Windows desktop. Various types of animated wallpapers are supported, including 3D and 2D animations, websites, videos and even certain applications. Choose an existing wallpaper or create your own and share it on the Steam Workshop! In addition to that, you can use the free Wallpaper Engine companion app for Android to transfer your favorite wallpapers to your Android mobile device and take your live wallpapers on the go. NEW: Use the free Android companion app to transfer your favorite wallpapers to your Android mobile device. Bring your desktop wallpapers alive with realtime graphics, videos, applications or websites. Use animated screensavers while you are away from your computer. Personalize animated wallpapers with your favorite colors. Use interactive wallpapers that can be controlled with your mouse. Many aspect ratios and native resolutions supported including 16:9, 21:9, 16:10, 4:3. Multi monitor environments are supported. Wallpapers will pause while playing games to save performance. Create your own animated wallpapers in the Wallpaper Engine Editor. Animate new live wallpapers from basic images or import HTML or video files for the wallpaper. Use the Steam Workshop to share and download wallpapers for free. Wallpaper Engine can be used at the same time as any other Steam game or application. Supported video formats: mp4, WebM, avi, m4v, mov, wmv (for local files, Workshop only allows mp4). Use the free Android companion app to take your favorite scene and video wallpapers on the go. Support for Razer Chroma and Corsair iCUE. Wallpaper Engine aims to deliver an entertaining experience while using as few system resources as possible. You can choose to automatically pause or completely stop the wallpaper while using another application or playing fullscreen (including borderless windowed mode) to not distract or hinder you while playing a game or working. Many options to tweak quality and performance allow you to make Wallpaper Engine fit your computer perfectly. As a general rule of thumb, 3D, 2D and video based wallpapers will perform best, while websites and applications will require more resources from your system. Having a dedicated GPU is highly recommended, but not required. Choose from over a million free wallpapers from the Steam Workshop with new wallpapers being uploaded every day! Can’t find a wallpaper that fits your mood? Let your imagination go wild by using the Wallpaper Engine Editor to create your own animated wallpapers from images, videos, websites or applications. A large selection of presets and effects allow you to animate your own images and share them on the Steam Workshop or to just use them for yourself.
Release & Availability
| Release date | Nov 16, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Wallpaper Engine Team |
| Base price | $3.99 -20% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 10M–100M |
| External links | Official site · Support · [email protected] |
Release timeline
Wallpaper Engine launched on Nov 16, 2018.
Studio and publishing
The title was developed by Wallpaper Engine Team.
Platform support
Playable natively on Windows.
Packages & editions
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Reception & Reviews
Steam community score
Steam users rate Wallpaper Engine 98% positive across 894.5k reviews — categorised as Overwhelmingly Positive.
876.6k positive · 17.9k negative
Curator & community recommendations
Steam curators and players have issued 878.4k recommendations for this title.
Peak concurrent players
Peak concurrent Steam players reached 91.2k — a measurement of how active the playerbase got at launch or during a surge.
Gameplay Profile
Genres
- Casual
- Indie
- Animation & Modeling
- Design & Illustration
- Photo Editing
Community tag consensus
- Mature · 3.9k
- Utilities · 2.6k
- Anime · 2.1k
- Software · 2.1k
- Design & Illustration · 1.6k
- Animation & Modeling · 1.3k
- First-Person · 1.1k
- NSFW · 1.1k
- Indie · 845
- Memes · 783
- Cute · 756
- Action · 710
Playtime profile
Community average playtime is 73 hours, with a median of 17 hours — a substantial (40–100 hours) commitment. Two-week average sits at 2 hours per active player.
Steam achievements
The title ships with 17 Steam achievements to unlock.
Languages supported
Interface / subtitles: English, German, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Portuguese – Brazil, French, Italian, Spanish – Spain, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Swedish.
Frequently Asked Questions
When was Wallpaper Engine released?
Wallpaper Engine was released on Nov 16, 2018 by Wallpaper Engine Team.
Is Wallpaper Engine worth playing?
Based on 894.5k Steam reviews, Wallpaper Engine holds a 98% positive rating (Overwhelmingly Positive) — suggesting the game resonates with most players who try it.
What platforms does Wallpaper Engine support?
Wallpaper Engine runs natively on Windows.
How much does Wallpaper Engine cost?
Base price on Steam is $3.99 (before seasonal discounts).