Desktop Havoc turns your real Windows desktop into a chaotic physics playground. Grab an arsenal of over-the-top weapons and blast your actual windows across the screen, then dive into Battle and Zombie modes. A cartoony sandbox shooter that wrecks your desktop, not your files.

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About This Game

Your desktop is the battlefield.

Desktop Havoc is a chaotic physics sandbox that plays out on your actual Windows desktop. Pick up a ridiculous arsenal and send your real windows flying, shattering, and burning across the screen — then press Restore and put everything back. Destruction without the consequences.

Wreck your real desktop

Chaos mode runs live on your desktop. Your browser, your editor, your calculator — all fair game. Blast them, shove them, torch them. When you need to actually work, switch Chaos off and your windows stay put.

An absurd arsenal

Rockets that send windows flying across the screen. Flamethrowers, railguns, scatter shots, freeze rays, paint guns and more. Aim in 2D, or drop into first-person view to place every shot exactly where you want it. Grapple onto a window and reel yourself up to it.

Four ways to play:

  • 💥 Chaos — The sandbox. Rifle, scatter, grenades, rockets, a flamethrower, a freeze ray, a railgun, plasma, a grapple, and more. Shove your real windows around, crack the glass, leave scorch marks, and rack up a combo score. Opt-in — flip Chaos: Off and shots just wobble windows harmlessly.

  • ⚔️ Battle — 1v1 against an enemy that actually plays smart: it feints, edge-guards, adapts to your habits, and fights across four distinct personalities. Ring it out to win. Adjustable difficulty.

  • ☠️ Zombie — Wave survival. Hold off a closing horde of shamblers, runners, and brutes with your full arsenal and one health bar. How many waves can you last?

  • ❤️ Companion — The calm one. Your character lives on your desktop, trailing your cursor and climbing your open windows to reach it while you work. Grab and fling it whenever you like.

Make it yours

Unlock character skins and glowing motion trails in Chaos, Battle and Zombie. Chase high scores and combos with persistent stats that track your best runs.

Features

  • A living desktop-destruction sandbox

  • Chaos, Battle, and Zombie modes

  • A huge, over-the-top weapon arsenal

  • 2D and first-person aiming, plus a grappling hook

  • Unlockable skins and motion trails

  • Score attack with persistent bests

  • Colorblind marker option

  • Chaos is opt-in, and Restore puts every window back

Runs as a transparent overlay on top of your desktop. While you play, your keys and left-click control the game; press Esc or switch to another app to pause and get your mouse and keyboard back.

Photosensitivity warning: contains frequent flashing effects.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
    • Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz (Intel Core i3 / AMD equivalent)
    • Memory: 2048 MB RAM
    • Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible GPU (Intel HD Graphics 4000 or better; integrated is fine)
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 250 MB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX compatible
    • Additional Notes: Runs on the live Windows desktop; single-player, no internet required. Multi-monitor supported.
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 11 64-bit
    • Processor: Quad-core 2.5 GHz (Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 3 or better)
    • Memory: 4096 MB RAM
    • Graphics: Any dedicated GPU or modern integrated (Intel Iris / AMD Radeon)
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 250 MB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX compatible
    • Additional Notes: Runs on the live Windows desktop; single-player, no internet required. Multi-monitor supported.