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Nugem Studio, Tesseract Studio · 2026 · Windows

Steam: 53 % positive of 48,169 reviews, as of Oct 28

The ultimate tiny idle RPG! Adorable pixel heroes are waiting to join your adventure — from your taskbar. Fight off the boredom of work and daily life with diverse classes, skills, items, and builds!

24 games that play like TBH: Task Bar Hero and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Desktop Raid, Book of Fei and Task Bar of Ragnalis.

Player tags

  • Idler
  • Trading
  • Free to Play
  • Pixel Graphics
  • Desktop Companion
  • RPG
  • Action RPG
  • Indie
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Steam reviews

What players say

Players are split: many enjoy it as a low-effort idle RPG on the taskbar, but bans, data collection and a drop-rate grind drag opinion down.

Many players enjoy the idle loop: the hero fights on the taskbar while you work or watch something else, with pixel art, a simple gear and upgrade cycle, and a free-to-play start. Some call it a good background game that needs little attention. Many complaints centre on anti-cheat bans that hit innocent accounts, and on a support process that players found slow and unhelpful. Others object to mandatory data collection added in a recent update, while some say drop rates, merging odds and late-game gear progression are so poor that long-time players feel stuck. Reviews from the last year lean more negative than the older helpful ones, mostly over bans, the Steam Market and the late-game grind.

Praised

  • Idle play in the taskbar

    Players like that it runs quietly on the taskbar while they work or watch videos, needing only occasional check-ins.

    Many players
  • Loot, gear and upgrades

    The loop of finding loot, synthesising, selling and upgrading gear keeps many players coming back for another check.

    Many players
  • Free to play with pixel art

    Players appreciate the free start, the charming pixel art and the music, with optional supporter packs.

    Some players

Criticised

  • Anti-cheat bans and support

    Players report false bans that mark their Steam profile, and say the appeal process is slow and unhelpful.

    Many players
  • Drop rates and late-game grind

    Players say drop rates, merge odds and gear upgrades are so poor that late-game progress stalls for hundreds of hours.

    Many players
  • Mandatory data collection

    Players object that a recent update made data collection compulsory to play, with no toggle and unclear scope.

    Some players
  • Steam Market and bots

    Players complain about bots, cheaters and an economy in which items lost most of their value, and about market access being paywalled.

    Some players
Who it suits
Players who want a relaxed idle RPG to run beside other work and do not mind a slow, grindy late game.
Who should skip it
Players who want steady progression or a stable account should skip it, given the ban complaints and drop-rate frustration.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with hundreds of hours mostly complain about drop rates and the late-game grind, while newer players praise the idle loop and loot.

Summarised by AI from 69 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

Best matches

Plays and looks like TBH: Task Bar Hero

These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.

By gameplay

Plays like TBH: Task Bar Hero

Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.

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  1. Loot of Baal61 % positive of 1,381Shared: Idler · Pixel Graphics · RPG
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  3. Lootun93 % positive of 1,048Shared: Idler · RPG · Auto Battler
  4. Torchlight90 % positive of 5,491Shared: RPG · Action RPG · Hack and Slash
  5. 👑 Idle Calibur 👑（选王之剑）86 % positive of 1,244Shared: Idler · Pixel Graphics · RPG
  6. Crusaders Quest : Hero Town74 % positive of 2,643
  7. Loot Loop92 % positive of 1,814
  8. QuestAway21 % positive of 647Shared: Idler · Trading · RPG
  9. [WoG] War of Genesis: Idle Loot54 % positive of 1,935Shared: Idler · Trading · Desktop Companion
  10. Tap Heroes66 % positive of 405Shared: Idler · Pixel Graphics · RPG
  11. Duelist: Idle Expedition78 % positive of 691Shared: Idler · Pixel Graphics · Desktop Companion
  12. Lootborne58 % positive of 474Shared: Idler · Trading · Pixel Graphics

By look

Looks like TBH: Task Bar Hero

Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.

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  1. Dragon Cliff87 % positive of 7,706
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  3. Realms of Magic79 % positive of 979
  4. Overlooting80 % positive of 1,422
  5. Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot82 % positive of 2,606
  6. The Dungeon Beneath88 % positive of 750
  7. Lootborne58 % positive of 474
  8. There Are No Orcs93 % positive of 1,215
  9. Legends of Dragaea: Idle Dungeons86 % positive of 1,002
  10. Mini Healer87 % positive of 2,256
  11. Dungeon Settlers78 % positive of 1,446
  12. Loot of Baal61 % positive of 1,381

At a glance

What games like TBH: Task Bar Hero have in common

  • The tags they share most often with TBH: Task Bar Hero: Idler (19 of 24), Pixel Graphics (14) and RPG (13).
  • They came out between 2009 and 2026, none of them after TBH: Task Bar Hero (2026).
  • Best rated by Steam players: Lootun (93 % positive of 1,048).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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