Professor Simulator: Desktop Lab
HCL · 2026-06-07
Modes: Single player
Releases: Jun 07, 2026 (Mac), Jun 07, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))
Professor Simulator: Desktop Lab is a semi-idle desktop simulation game about academic life. Keep a tiny lab in the corner of your screen while you work, study, or relax. Recruit graduate students, apply for research projects, publish papers, purchase equipment, and build your own research team.
88%
positive of 153 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
$7.99
steam price (US)
Health check
Quietly active
- · 143 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~18/week).
- · Top 49% of 9,739 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.1k–6.9k copies
Review-multiple estimate from 153 total reviews — how this is computed.
Review momentum
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Completion
26
achievements tracked
96.9%
earned "First Disciple"
56.9%
median achievement earned by
- · 96.9% of players earned First Disciple
- · 56.9% of players earned Serious Scholar
- · 0.8% of players earned Oof!
Global achievement rates from Steam.
Details
WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsCustom Volume Controls#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC
4 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean
Census log
- 2026-06-08First review activity on record (week of 2026-06-08).
- 2026-06-08Biggest review week on record: 112 reviews (week of 2026-06-08).
Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.
Recent updates
- 2026-08-13Update Notice v1.2.3
- 2026-07-23Update Notice v1.2.2
- 2026-07-10Update Notice v1.2.1
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