DesktopVivarium
Your computer desktop will no longer be just a static background, but a living, breathing ecosphere. You’ll watch plants and animals thrive as fish swim freely across your screen. In your downtime, you can feed the creatures, clean up their waste.
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The casual eco-simulation game Desktop Vivarium turns your desktop into a live backdrop, so you can tend your ecosystem while you work!
🔷 Real-Time Dynamic Desktop
Launch the game and your desktop instantly becomes an interactive 3D ecosphere. Watch your fish grow and your plants flourish—bringing a touch of tranquility to your work or study breaks.
🔷 Sandbox Terrain Editing
Inspired by Minecraft’s block system, you can craft a one-of-a-kind underwater landscape at any time using a variety of materials.
🔷 Open-World Foraging Expeditions
Travel the globe to collect rare flora, fauna, and decorative elements to enrich your ecosphere.
🔷 Multiple Ecosphere Sizes
Whether your screen is wide or narrow, landscape or portrait, there’s a perfectly fitting ecosphere to match your desktop.
🔷 Multiple Tanks
One ecosphere isn’t enough? Run two—or three—or more, and turn all your monitors into cradles of life!
