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Desktop pets for Windows, compared honestly.
We love desktop pets. Toastah is our take, and he isn’t right for everyone. Here’s how he stacks up against the classics, including where they’re better. For one list, see the best desktop pets for Windows. For every app in one table, see Desksquattaz vs other desktop pets.
Desksquattaz vsBongo CatA cat on your taskbar that hits a drum for every key press and click. You collect points and hats. Over 100,000 Steam reviews, Overwhelmingly Positive.Pick Bongo Cat if you want a typing companion that reacts to every key.Read the comparison →Desksquattaz vsVPetA desktop pet you feed and look after, with work and study interactions and Steam Workshop mods. About 50,000 Steam reviews, Overwhelmingly Positive.Pick VPet-Simulator if you want a free, open-source care sim with a big Workshop mod scene and lots of stats to manage.Read the comparison →Desksquattaz vsSill CatsTiny realistic cats that walk along the tops of your windows, nap, bat at your cursor, and get zoomies in the middle of the night. Up to two cats on screen.Pick Sill Cats if you want very faithful real-cat behaviour and several breeds.Read the comparison →Desksquattaz vsMy Desktop CatLives behind your windows. You can feed, pet and brush it. It grows to level 100, with mini-games and room decorating.Pick My Desktop Cat if you want level-100 progression, a room to decorate, brushing, and Steam achievements.Read the comparison →Desksquattaz vsPets Therapy100+ pixel pets on macOS, Windows and Linux. Drag food onto them, give them toys, and they talk to each other when they meet.Pick Pets Therapy if you want 100+ pixel pets, including on Mac and Linux, that chat with each other.Read the comparison →Desksquattaz vsDesktop Mate3D characters that sit on your windows, play with your mouse cursor, and respond to head pats, with a built-in alarm.Pick Desktop Mate if you want official licensed characters, 3D models, and Mac support.Read the comparison →Desksquattaz vsDesktop GoosePure chaos in goose form, and a classic for good reason.Pick Desktop Goose if you want five minutes of honking chaos, or a prank for a friend’s PC.Read the comparison →Desksquattaz vsShimejiThe desktop mascot that climbs your windows, with a character for every fandom.Pick Shimeji if you want your favorite character on screen, or a crowd of them, climbing everything.Read the comparison →Desksquattaz vsNekoThe original desktop cat. It chases your cursor, and it has since the 1980s.Pick Neko if you want the classic, tiny, cursor-chasing cat you remember.Read the comparison →Desksquattaz vsBonziBuddyThe purple gorilla assistant from 1999, now mostly a meme and a warning.Pick BonziBuddy if you want to watch a YouTube video about internet history. (Please don’t install old copies.)Read the comparison →
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What makes Toastah different
Most desktop pets react to you. He has his own day.
A schedule, a job, a food bowl that is a real folder, trips that leave real souvenir files, and a tiny computer with a journal and a bank account. Free, he mostly ignores you. With Cat Plan, he turns around.