Identifile: Desktop Dungeon

Roguelike· Action Roguelike· Bullet Hell· Dungeon Crawler

Early access since Nov 2025

Become the ultimate desktop cursor in a deeply infected operating system! Navigate folders like dungeon rooms, delete viruses, and level up with EXEs in this action-packed roguelike.

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Steam Updated 3 Oct 2026 $6.99 $9.99 −30%

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Evaluation

Identifile: Desktop Dungeon launched into Early Access on November 24, 2025, developed by Gearbyte Games — a two-person indie studio. The game has seen consistent development activity since launch. Bug-fix patches arrived within days of launch (v0.1.2 on November 29, v0.1.3 on December 4, 2025). On January 31, 2026, the developers published a detailed update outlining planned balance changes, new cursors, new items, and a beta testing branch. A public beta branch launched on March 20, 2026, accompanied by a balance and feature patch (v0.1.3b on March 16, 2026). On April 27, 2026, the developers explicitly confirmed that the team is working on the game's final stage, including new enemies and a final boss. Most recently, on August 11, 2026, a substantial update (v0.2.0) shipped, adding a new cursor (Viking Cursor), four new minigames, color customization, expanded modifiers, reworked systems, and a variety of quality-of-life improvements. The developers have consistently communicated their intent to bring the game to a full 1.0 release. They noted in January 2026 that development is part-time due to being a self-funded studio, which explains a measured but steady pace. No funding issues, studio closure, or discontinuation have been signaled at any point.

Evidence

v0.2.0 update shipped, adding a new Viking Cursor, 4 new minigames, color customization, more modifiers, reworked systems, and numerous quality-of-life improvements

news post · Aug 11, 2026 source content shipped

high

Developer confirmed the team is working on the game's final stage, including new enemies and the final boss, with intent to share it soon

news post · Apr 27, 2026 source content planned

high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Released

Identifile Soundtrack

Nov 2025

Media

Details

Developer

Gearbyte Games

Publisher

Gearbyte Games

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

—

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Action Roguelike Roguelike Bullet Hell Dungeon Crawler Creature Collector Action Incremental Pixel Graphics Exploration Adventure 2D Procedural Generation Perma Death Loot PvE

About this game

Your PC has been infected severely by an unknown virus, causing your antivirus to fail. The next thing, you became a cursor and now it's up to you to save your computer from being overrun by viruses. Dive into your files and identify the viruses causing the chaos!

Identifile: Desktop Dungeon is a cursor-based action roguelike set inside your own infected operating system. It blends the frantic action of a bullet hell with the exploration of the file system.

Dive into a world where folders become treacherous dungeons. Files hold secrets, treasures and dangers. Navigate through procedurally generated levels, fending off relentless viruses and uncovering powerful EXE files that aid your adventure.

Battle your way through swarms of malicious viruses using the many different playable cursors, each with their own unique playstyle. Lurking at the end of each corrupted drive is a brutal boss fight. Are you ready to face them and save your system from crashing for good?