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Wallpaper Engine

Wallpaper Engine Team · 2018-11-16

Steam

CasualIndieAnimation & ModelingDesign & IllustrationPhoto EditingUtilities

Use stunning live wallpapers on your desktop. Animate your own images to create new wallpapers or import videos/websites and share them on the Steam Workshop!

Wallpaper Engine is a Casual, Indie, Animation & Modeling and Design & Illustration game released in 2018, priced at $4.99, with an estimated 20,000,000 .. 50,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (98% of 1008498 reviews).

111,478
playing now
98%
positive of 1.0M reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
20,000,000–50,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
bronze
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

111,478 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Wallpaper Engine is an application for Windows with a companion app on Android which allows users to use and create animated and interactive wallpapers, similar to the defunct Windows DreamScene. Wallpapers are shared through the Steam Workshop functionality as user-created downloadable content. It features its own rendering engine and provides a wallpaper editor, allowing for the creation of 2D and 3D wallpapers, including a particle system editor and a fork of JavaScript called SceneScript for additional wallpaper logic. It also supports using video files, audio files, webpages and some 3D applications as wallpapers.

Trailer

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Health check

Thriving
  • · 111,478 players in-game right now — a Steam top-100 title.
  • · 72,239 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9,030/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 9,503 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 25M–61M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,012,878 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.59 at Steam (2021-02-08)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 15 of 31 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
18k18k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 1,856 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1,396 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1,473 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1,350 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1,324 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1,480 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1,422 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1,317 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1,134 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1,035 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1,587 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1,757 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1,773 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1,587 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1,491 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1,358 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1,208 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 9,572 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 9,939 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1,480 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1,354 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2,424 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 9,828 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 9,939 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 8,964 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 10,260 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 122 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 13,369 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 131 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 11,819 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 162 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 12,214 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 176 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 12,082 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 180 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 13,372 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 237 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 12,571 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 279 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 11,577 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 184 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 11,016 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 261 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 13,159 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 263 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 16,938 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 342 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 17,514 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 401 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 14,949 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 460 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 14,759 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 340 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 12,231 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 275 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 12,083 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 347 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 13,361 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 476 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 12,893 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 471 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 12,792 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 360 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 12,571 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 297 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 11,964 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 253 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 14,534 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 260 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 15,793 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 247 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 13,766 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 245 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 11,785 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 206 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 11,541 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 200 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 10,133 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 177 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 10,100 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 180 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 11,421 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 207 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 11,473 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 205 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 11,685 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 220 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 10,694 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 192 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 11,950 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 275 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 14,427 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 233 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 15,069 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 239 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 14,685 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 253 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 11,224 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 208 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 11,293 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 202 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 9,060 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 279 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 8,243 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 206 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10,266 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 222 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 12,291 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 289 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 12,369 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 407 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 11,074 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 284 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 11,234 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 269 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 10,230 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 236 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 10,928 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 285 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 11,356 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 281 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 11,608 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 254 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 11,720 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 274 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 9,006 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 235 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 9,080 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 213 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 10,689 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 272 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 11,357 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 266 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11,532 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 294 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 10,351 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 274 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 9,395 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 256 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 9,083 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 239 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 10,436 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 277 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10,713 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 254 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 9,468 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 225 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 9,880 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 266 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 7,668 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 184 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7,451 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 180 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 8,540 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 222 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9,959 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 246 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 9,017 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 215 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7,582 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 195 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 8,503 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 191 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 7,866 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 177 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 8,385 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 208 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 8,799 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 218 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7,335 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 167 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 8,438 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 199 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6,994 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 166 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 7,548 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 220 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 10,368 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3,479 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 8,578 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,137 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1,461 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 71 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

114k45k2026-08-06 16:00 — 94,764 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 81,993 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 49,390 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 105,164 players2026-08-09 04:00 — 75,202 players2026-08-09 19:00 — 63,428 players2026-08-10 10:00 — 90,575 players2026-08-11 01:00 — 55,489 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 97,816 players2026-08-12 07:00 — 84,663 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 45,697 players2026-08-13 13:00 — 106,006 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 68,413 players2026-08-14 19:00 — 62,659 players2026-08-15 10:00 — 94,550 players2026-08-16 01:00 — 56,558 players2026-08-16 16:00 — 99,991 players2026-08-17 07:00 — 82,779 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 47,688 players2026-08-18 13:00 — 108,208 players2026-08-19 04:00 — 69,448 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 61,498 players2026-08-20 10:00 — 89,418 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 54,334 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 102,026 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 87,317 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 52,091 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 113,153 players2026-08-24 04:00 — 69,740 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 61,114 players2026-08-25 10:00 — 87,692 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 58,057 players2026-08-26 16:00 — 99,702 players2026-08-27 08:00 — 84,557 players2026-08-27 23:00 — 47,424 players2026-08-28 14:00 — 111,819 players2026-08-29 05:00 — 79,202 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 60,651 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 104,558 players2026-08-30 15:00 — 111,478 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Chart history

#4#42026-08-062026-08-302026-08-06 — #42026-08-07 — #42026-08-08 — #42026-08-09 — #42026-08-10 — #42026-08-11 — #42026-08-12 — #42026-08-13 — #42026-08-14 — #42026-08-15 — #42026-08-16 — #42026-08-17 — #42026-08-18 — #42026-08-19 — #42026-08-20 — #42026-08-21 — #42026-08-22 — #42026-08-23 — #42026-08-24 — #42026-08-25 — #42026-08-26 — #42026-08-27 — #42026-08-28 — #42026-08-29 — #42026-08-30 — #4
Best Steam most-played rank per day (census top-100 snapshots).
PositiveNegative
2672672026-08-072026-08-302026-08-07: 192 new positive2026-08-07: 13 new negative2026-08-08: 245 new positive2026-08-08: 8 new negative2026-08-09: 253 new positive2026-08-09: 5 new negative2026-08-10: 241 new positive2026-08-10: 12 new negative2026-08-11: 267 new positive2026-08-11: 12 new negative2026-08-12: 196 new positive2026-08-12: 5 new negative2026-08-14: 232 new positive2026-08-14: 13 new negative2026-08-15: 222 new positive2026-08-15: 8 new negative2026-08-16: 254 new positive2026-08-16: 11 new negative2026-08-17: 243 new positive2026-08-17: 9 new negative2026-08-18: 254 new positive2026-08-18: 10 new negative2026-08-19: 232 new positive2026-08-19: 10 new negative2026-08-20: 230 new positive2026-08-20: 11 new negative2026-08-21: 243 new positive2026-08-21: 8 new negative2026-08-22: 219 new positive2026-08-22: 8 new negative2026-08-23: 251 new positive2026-08-23: 8 new negative2026-08-24: 217 new positive2026-08-24: 13 new negative2026-08-25: 225 new positive2026-08-25: 7 new negative2026-08-26: 236 new positive2026-08-26: 5 new negative2026-08-27: 206 new positive2026-08-27: 19 new negative2026-08-28: 264 new positive2026-08-28: 16 new negative2026-08-29: 251 new positive2026-08-29: 17 new negative2026-08-30: 219 new positive2026-08-30: 8 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$4.99$3.592016-10-112026-07-142016-10-11 — best price $3.992020-04-22 — best price $3.992021-02-15 — best price $3.992022-08-15 — best price $3.992025-01-06 — best price $4.992025-03-20 — best price $4.992025-05-09 — best price $3.992025-06-26 — best price $3.992025-07-11 — best price $4.992025-08-09 — best price $4.992025-09-27 — best price $4.992025-10-06 — best price $4.992025-10-27 — best price $3.992025-11-06 — best price $4.992025-11-21 — best price $3.992025-12-06 — best price $4.992025-12-18 — best price $3.992026-01-05 — best price $4.992026-02-16 — best price $3.992026-03-03 — best price $4.992026-03-18 — best price $3.992026-03-26 — best price $4.992026-04-17 — best price $3.992026-06-19 — best price $3.992026-07-09 — best price $4.992026-07-14 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

216302026-05-29 — 105 pageviews2026-06-01 — 102 pageviews2026-06-04 — 90 pageviews2026-06-07 — 73 pageviews2026-06-10 — 92 pageviews2026-06-13 — 67 pageviews2026-06-16 — 65 pageviews2026-06-19 — 114 pageviews2026-06-22 — 86 pageviews2026-06-25 — 177 pageviews2026-06-28 — 157 pageviews2026-07-01 — 82 pageviews2026-07-04 — 199 pageviews2026-07-07 — 164 pageviews2026-07-10 — 139 pageviews2026-07-13 — 148 pageviews2026-07-16 — 144 pageviews2026-07-19 — 163 pageviews2026-07-22 — 154 pageviews2026-07-25 — 138 pageviews2026-07-28 — 158 pageviews2026-07-31 — 61 pageviews2026-08-03 — 79 pageviews2026-08-06 — 30 pageviews2026-08-09 — 34 pageviews2026-08-12 — 34 pageviews2026-08-15 — 35 pageviews2026-08-18 — 42 pageviews2026-08-21 — 47 pageviews2026-08-24 — 44 pageviews2026-08-25 — 44 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

17
achievements tracked
83.8%
earned "Trying something new"
6.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam WorkshopIncludes level editor1 DLC

23 supported languages: English, German, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Swedish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)296,7486%17

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

CuteNSFWAnimeFunnyIndieMemesActionMatureSoftwareUtilities

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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