Is Desktop Jumpscares free?

Yes — Desktop Jumpscares is free to play, so you can install and play it without buying anything.

Can I play Desktop Jumpscares on Mac?

Not natively — Steam lists no macOS version of Desktop Jumpscares. Mac players would need a cloud gaming service or a Windows compatibility layer.

Is Desktop Jumpscares multiplayer?

No — Steam lists Desktop Jumpscares as single-player only.

Is Desktop Jumpscares on PC Game Pass?

No — Desktop Jumpscares is not on PC Game Pass right now.

Desktop Jumpscares

Name: Desktop Jumpscares
Brand: WarPromo
Availability: InStock

WarPromo · July 31, 2022 · Simulation, Utilities, Software, 2D, Horror

Desktop Jumpscares is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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Desktop Jumpscares price

Desktop Jumpscares is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About Desktop Jumpscares

Desktop Jumpscares makes your entire PC a horror game, it's a game-overlay that jumpscares you randomly meaning you'll constantly be anticipating your demise.

You can use custom images/gifs and custom sounds

Some extra fun features:

You can change how randomly and often you'll be jumpscared

Fun to use alongside other games, or just to wake yourself up👍

Desktop Jumpscares — game info

Platforms: Windows
Player modes: Single-player
PC Game Pass: Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jun 27, 2026

My wallpaper before Desktop Jumpscares: ＼＼＿　　＼( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) 　　　 <　⌒ヽ　　　/ 　へ＼　　 /　　/　＼＼　　ﾚ　ノ　　ヽ_つ　　/　/ 　 /　/| 　(　(ヽ　|　|、＼　| 丿＼ ⌒) 　| |　　) / `ノ )　　Lﾉ My wallpaper after Desktop Jumpscares: ／ﾌﾌ　　　　　　　ム｀ヽ / ノ) 　）　ヽ / ｜　　( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°）ノ⌒（ゝ._,ノ /　ﾉ⌒7⌒ヽーく　＼　／丶＿ノ｡　　ノ､　｡|/ 　　 `ヽ `ー-'_人`ーﾉ　　 (丶￣ _人'彡) Was this review helpful?

14 found this helpful

Recommended Aug 8, 2026

i literally broke it instantly and cant fix it

3 found this helpful

Recommended May 9, 2026

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

2 found this helpful

Recommended Aug 25, 2026

For anyone wanting to have the jumpscares work on games without the settings panel thing being open, just Windows + Tab and put the settings panel on another desktop. Works for me but ymmv. Other than that, funni

1 found this helpful

Recommended Jul 29, 2026

good for pranks

1 found this helpful

Recommended Jun 14, 2026

does as advertized going to keep this on so i dont fall asleep for ufc 250 freedom ilia is going to rape geathje, gane is going to finger blast perreira.

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