Deskrawl: Idle ARPG

Deskrawl is an idle, side-scrolling action RPG designed to run along the bottom of your desktop. Choose one of four heroes—Warrior, Sorcerer, Hunter, or Monk—and send them through fantasy stages where combat and recovery can proceed automatically.

Heroes collect gear, gold, and crafting materials as they fight. Equip and upgrade items, develop skills, and capture enemies—including bosses—as minions that carry loot and can assist in combat with passive buffs or special abilities.

Spend resources to expand your town and unlock NPCs and services. Character growth also includes skill and life-skill progression, with offline rewards available through progression. Further challenges include boss encounters, timed trials, and higher difficulty tiers; online characters can trade through the Steam Market.

Players who enjoy Deskrawl often praise having an ARPG run in the desktop background, with loot, character upgrades, and multiple classes giving them reasons to check back and tune their heroes. Some also appreciate its idle and offline progression systems. Other reviewers describe the item grind and leveling as slow, with low drops or difficulty spikes making advancement frustrating; build costs, controls, and skill timing also draw criticism.