Desktop Explorerは古いOSを、ファイルの調査、謎解き、心理ホラーが交差するミステリー空間に変えます。
Steamの¥2,100は、サイトで記録された最低水準です。破損したアプリや断片的な記憶を含む、集中型の1人用体験を求める人に合います。Steam PC版にはSteam Cloudもありますが、コントローラー対応は記載されていません。
価格は Steam 公式と 39 社の正規ストアを対象とし、正規の提示価格のみを集計しています。グラフは直近 36 か月について、週ごとの市場下限価格と Steam 公式価格を表示します。
価格履歴は米ドルで記録しています。表示金額は 2026-10-09 時点の欧州中央銀行レートで JPY に換算した参考値です。実際のお支払い額はストアのページをご確認ください。
Desktop Explorerでは、相続した叔父の古いPCを調べ、行方不明事件を追います。ファイル、チャットログ、破損したアプリ、謎のゲームが、心理ホラーと断片的な記憶を描くデジタルミステリーの謎解き空間になります。 Steam PC版は1人用です。 インターフェースは英語、簡体字中国語、繁体字中国語に対応します。 Steam Cloudを利用できます。 プレイヤー評価は95%、レビュー数は2,313です。
| 言語 | インターフェース | 字幕 | 音声 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 簡体字中国語 | はい | — | — |
| 繁体字中国語 | はい | — | — |
| 英語 | はい | — | — |
| 言語 | インターフェース | 字幕 | 音声 |
|---|---|---|---|
| スペイン語（ラテンアメリカ） | はい | — | — |
Steam PC版データ · 2026-10-10
Steam PC版は1人用で、インターフェースは英語、簡体字中国語、繁体字中国語に対応します。フル音声の情報はありません。
掲載カテゴリには字幕とSteam Cloudが含まれます。コントローラー対応の情報はありません。
古いパソコンのファイル、チャットログ、破損したアプリを調べ、謎を解きながら行方不明事件を追います。
心理ホラー、デジタルミステリー、断片的な記憶、1990年代のコンピューターの雰囲気を組み合わせています。
はい。点滅する光、画面効果、素早く変化する映像が一部に含まれます。
“Want 'do you actually know how to use a computer' turned into a whole detective game? You rummage a dead uncle's PC — renaming files, guessing passwords — to crack the case, though it runs a short eight to ten hours and the themes cut deep.”
Desktop Explorer works because it takes that smug little feeling of, “Yeah, I know my way around a computer,” and turns it into the whole puzzle language. You’re not just clicking glowing objects. You’re renaming file extensions. You’re digging through hidden folders. You’re cracking passwords inside passwords. One solve opens the next locked drawer, and when it lands, it doesn’t feel like the game handed you a key. It feels like you remembered how to use a machine.
That’s the hook. You inherit an old PC from a dead uncle, then start rummaging through abandoned profiles, weird programs, cryptic games, and outdated software, trying to work out who used this thing and what happened to them. The 90s desktop recreation is doing a lot of heavy lifting here: chunky grey windows, dial-up screeches, a little notepad mascot yapping at you from the corner, and an original score wrapping the whole thing in that half-cozy, half-wrong atmosphere.
But here’s the catch: the pacing isn’t clean. Previews point to one early puzzle that can stop you cold, then four more that just fall over instantly. That’s a real issue in a game like this, because the whole fantasy is momentum. You want to feel clever, not randomly stalled. And when the story threads start stacking up, the information load gets chunky enough that multiple previews mention taking paper notes. I actually like that, to a point. For Her Story people, that’s part of the ritual. For everyone else, it may feel like homework with modem noises.
The cleanest comparison is Hypnospace Outlaw, but don’t go in expecting the same goofy web-archeology vibe. Hypnospace is playful and nostalgic. Desktop Explorer uses that same fake-interface investigation energy and shoves it into a much heavier private mystery. It sits near Her Story, Hypnospace Outlaw, and Return of the Obra Dinn in the “dig through evidence and build the truth yourself” lane, but emotionally, this one is sharper and more personal.
That also means the audience is pretty specific. If you like narrative puzzle games where the gameplay is reading, connecting, searching, and noticing what doesn’t add up, this is aimed right at you. If you can handle darker psychological material, that’s where it gets interesting. The late-game glitching apparently pushes the tone away from cozy nostalgia and into something uncanny, leaning more on fragmented memory and dread than cheap jump scares. Good. That’s the right kind of scary for a desktop mystery.
But I wouldn’t recommend this to someone who wants action, speed, combat, or a relaxing night after work. The subject matter includes depression, self-injury, PTSD, and family grief. That is not flavor text. That is the emotional spine of the thing. If that’s not a place you should be going right now, skip it. No game is worth walking into material you know is bad for you.
So, where do I land overall? For this segment, I’m at a 7.8 out of 10. And I want to be clear about what that score is based on. On launch day, there isn’t a media aggregate score to lean on, so this is being treated transparently as a read from the roughly 98% positive demo buzz, previews, and early feedback, not some fake consensus that doesn’t exist yet.
The backing is interesting, too. Desktop Explorer comes from Recurring Dream, with Recurring Dream, Outersloth, and indienova on publishing, and it has funding support tied to Outersloth and Casey Yano from Slay the Spire. It has also had the right kind of festival visibility for this genre, showing up around the Latin American Games Showcase SGF edition and Fellow Traveller’s narrative-focused showcase. That doesn’t magically make it great, but it tells you the lane it’s being pushed in: small, authored, story-first, and very much for people who like their mysteries built out of documents and interfaces.
Platform-wise, the sensible advice is simple: treat this as a Steam PC game first. The whole premise is poking around an old computer, so playing it on the machine it’s imitating is the clean fit. Also, manage your value expectations. The run is roughly 8 to 10 hours, there’s no DLC, and once you know the mystery, there probably isn’t much real replay. For the right player, that’s fine. You’re buying one focused investigation. Just don’t buy it expecting an endless puzzle box.
この言語で選ばれた参考レビューには推薦と批判の両方が含まれます。全体の高評価率を示すものではなく、レビュー時のバージョンへの意見です。
出典：Steamユーザーの原文レビュー。役立った票は保存されたスナップショットで、最新データではありません。最終収集日：2026/08/15。
