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Doodlefolk
Bring a little company to your Windows desktop. Meet procedural characters with distinct personalities, watch friendships and skills grow, and give your folk props and activities while you work or unwind. Customize their world with local mods.

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Note: This Early Access software is not complete and may or may not change further. If you are not excited to use this software in its current state, then you should wait to see if it progresses further in development. Learn more

What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“Doodlefolk already offers a working desktop-companion experience. Early Access lets us learn how people use it and gather feedback while we refine the application.”

Approximately how long will this software be in Early Access?

“We’re currently aiming to leave Early Access around December 1, 2026. This is an estimate, and we may extend Early Access if player feedback or remaining development work calls for more time.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“We plan to expand what you can do with your doodles, the small characters that live on your desktop. For customization, we’re looking at additions such as more hats and clothing options. We also want to give doodles more activities to take part in, including additional sports or variations on the ones already available.

We plan to develop how doodles interact with each other and with the player. Examples include different greetings and reactions to gifts, along with more ways for doodles to invite others to join an activity. We’ll also refine how they choose what to do and respond to wishes, which are requests they make to the player.

Another area we want to improve is first-time setup, so new players can more easily understand the available options. Doodlefolk Studio, the control panel for managing your characters and game settings, will receive usability improvements based on feedback. We’ll continue addressing bugs and performance issues, with particular attention to reliable saving and loading. Player feedback will also help us adjust activity balance and the pace of progression.

These are our current development plans. The specific additions may change as we learn what players enjoy and where they would like to see improvements.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The current Windows version includes procedural characters with personalities, relationships and skills, desktop props and activities, a gaming-pause option, and local mod support with creator tools. It includes cartoon fighting without blood or gore; optional settings allow non-graphic permanent death and memorials. Live Steam friend visits and Steam Workshop distribution are not currently included.”

Will this software be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“We plan to keep the price the same for now. We have not announced a different price for the full version.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We will gather feedback and bug reports through Steam Discussions to help guide development priorities.”
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About This Software

A little life on your desktop

Doodlefolk turns your Windows desktop into a small world of curious characters. Your Doodles walk, jump, climb, grapple, ride windows, and react to your cursor while you work or unwind. Give them somewhere to sit, something to do, and a little room to surprise you.

Meet a cast with personality

Shape your Doodles with six personality traits, presets, likes, moods, and preferences they learn over time. Friendships, rivalries, romance, clubs, and families give each cast its own stories. Optional settings let you include babies and aging. Watch characters practise 14 skills, then explore their diaries, dreams, history, local sticker collections, and newspaper.

Customize names, colours, bodies, hats, and personalities. Keep multiple named casts and organize creations in your local Library, so you can return to a familiar group or start something new.

Make room for pets and play

Adopt dogs, cats, parrots, rabbits, and hamsters. Care for their needs, build bonds, teach tricks, groom them, and try different clothes. Furnish their surroundings with beds, seats, food, gardens, ponds, pools, vehicles, campfires, and lights.

There is plenty to get involved in: football, basketball, tennis, badminton, cursor games, sparring, fishing, gardening, local jobs, earned coins, school, forts, and festivals. Weather and seasons add variety to your little world. Fictional TVs, projectors, consoles, phones, and sketch computers provide built-in activities and content.

Doodlefolk includes cartoon fighting without blood or gore. Fighting and care settings are adjustable, and optional settings allow non-graphic permanent death and memorials.

Fit your routine

Use the Focus Timer, tasks, breaks, and reminders alongside your desktop companions. Capture local photos and short 10-second GIFs in the Album. An onboarding tour and hints help you find your way around.

Calm mode, colourblind team labels, quiet and sound controls, graphics settings, and battery-saving options let you tailor the experience. Gaming Pause can be used manually; automatic gaming detection is optional and off by default. Local position restoration is also opt-in.

Create something of your own

DoodleKit supports local, data-only JSON and SVG packs for objects, hats, characters, names, stories, and scenarios. Build on the application's existing actions and use the validator to check your pack. Packs are activated after restarting Doodlefolk.

Help shape Early Access

Doodlefolk is growing with its community. When Early Access begins, we'd love your help finding issues, sharing ideas, and telling us what makes your desktop companions fun to spend time with. Your feedback will help guide fixes and priorities.

Community feedback will help guide development during Early Access. We plan to build on the desktop experience already available, and our priorities may change as players share what they enjoy and what needs work. See the Early Access answers above for our current plans and estimated timeline.

Online friend visits and Steam Workshop distribution are not currently available. The current experience centres on local characters, activities, and creations.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

Some content included with Doodlefolk was created using generative AI tools during development.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit).
    • Processor: Intel Core i3-8100 or AMD Ryzen 3 3200G.
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel UHD 630, AMD Radeon Vega 8, or NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 (GDDR5). Direct3D 11 driver with feature level 10.0 or higher.
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: Dedicated GPU optional.
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit).
    • Processor: Intel Core i5-11400 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600G.
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel UHD 730 / Iris Xe, AMD Ryzen 5 5600G integrated Radeon graphics, or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650. Direct3D 11-compatible driver.
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: SSD recommended; dedicated GPU optional.
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