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Identifile: Desktop Dungeon

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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Gearbyte Games
Publisher
Gearbyte Games
Release
November 24, 2025
251 days ago
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Very Positive182 reviews92.9%

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About the 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?


  • Explore a file system like a procedurally generated dungeon

  • Cursor-based combat

  • Unpredictable events to keep you on the toes

  • Game modifiers and difficulty modes for adjustable player experience

  • Over 30+ unique viruses (including shiny variants!)

  • Over 4 unique boss fights!

  • 12+ playable cursors

  • 100+ randomized loot drops to be discovered

  • 30+ EXEs to suit every play-style

  • Cursor Cosmetics

  • Virus Database that keeps track of viruses you identified

  • Secrets?.. and more

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