Deskrawl: Idle ARPG
Deskrawl is an idle action RPG that runs along the bottom of your desktop. Choose your class, turn loot into a stronger build, and use these guides to plan your next upgrade.
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Make your first upgrades count
New to Deskrawl? Choose your class, find a run you can repeat, and build toward the systems that interest you.
Take the next useful step
Follow a short reading path when you know the goal but need help choosing what to check first.
Build around the gear you have
Follow a class route with its resource needs, key equipment and alternatives in view.
Know what an upgrade changes
Read the effect, check the requirement and keep set bonuses separate from a rune’s own attributes.
Find a farm you can keep clearing
Match your next session to its goal: experience, a specific material, or a better chance of useful gear.
Keep experience flowing
Compare complete runs, including deaths and travel, before moving to a harder stage.
Choose the drop you need
Find gear and material farms, and know when a named drop location is still uncertain.
Match the build to your level
Look for a route your current skills and equipment can sustain.
Know what happens when you leave
Separate reported offline rewards from running the game in the background.
Give your hero better support
Add useful minion abilities, understand Reins, and spend town resources on the service you need next.
Check the item before you trade
Steam Wallet transactions, in-game gold and item eligibility have different rules. Start with the action you want to take.
Understand the market
Learn which checks belong to the item, your Steam account and the listing itself.
Buy an item
Read requirements, understand buy orders and confirm the purchase before checking delivery.
List an item for sale
Choose between keeping, using or listing a drop, then review the amount you will receive.
A loot hunt on your desktop
The game and the independent guide behind this site.
Deskrawl: Idle ARPG is a desktop idle action RPG developed by First Day Games and released for Windows on Steam on September 28, 2026. Fight monsters, collect equipment, recruit minions and develop your town while the adventure runs along the bottom of your screen.
No. This is an independent, unofficial guide site covering class builds, gear, runes, leveling, minions, town progression and trading. It is not affiliated with First Day Games or Gamersky Games.
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Start with the main walkthroughs, then explore focused skill, equipment, farming and game-help guides.
Deskrawl Beginner Guide: Your First Useful Upgrades
Start Deskrawl with a clear plan for gear, loot filters, Life Skills and early boss walls. Learn what to check before leaving your hero farming alone.
Deskrawl Starting Class: Choose the Route You Want
Choose a Deskrawl starting class by the route you want to develop, with clear early-gear tradeoffs and no untested claim that one class is always easiest.
Best Deskrawl Builds: Choose a Route That Fits Your Gear
Choose a Deskrawl build around your gear, damage route and farming goal, with patch 1.0.2a changes and clear reasons to switch when progress stalls.
Deskrawl Hunter Build: A Practical Poison Route
Build a Poison Hunter in Deskrawl with a flexible early setup, a Venom Bolt transition, gear priorities and trap changes that matter after patch 1.0.2a.
Deskrawl Monk Build: Sacred Judgment and Mana Sustain
Develop a Deskrawl Monk around Sacred Judgment, with practical Mana and survival priorities, an equipment caveat, and a separate Hundred Hands option.
Deskrawl Sorcerer Build: Cold Damage and Reliable Casting
Build a Cold Sorcerer in Deskrawl around Ice Shards, Mana sustain and recovery, with Frozen Barrage breakpoints and the current limits of Frozen control.
Deskrawl Fast Leveling: Choose a Better XP Farm
Level faster in Deskrawl by comparing XP per clear, survival and travel time. Choose a repeatable stage, protect potion buffs and reassess after gear upgrades.
Deskrawl Loot Explained: Drops, Filters and Item Find
Understand Deskrawl loot filters, Item Find and official drop changes. Separate missing pickups, rare-item odds and Singleplayer bonuses before choosing a farm.
Deskrawl Loot Farming Locations: Match the Target
Find Deskrawl farms for gear, Gold Bars, Consecration Stones and named loot. Compare official sources with player reports without expecting guaranteed drops.
Deskrawl Monk Leveling Build: Skills, Mana and Gear
Build a practical Deskrawl Monk leveling route with early skill choices, mana support and gear transitions. Know when to stay physical or try Sacred Judgment.
Deskrawl Warrior Leveling Build: Thorns, Hook and Mana
Level a Deskrawl Warrior with Thorns and direct-attack routes. Check defensive gear, Half Moon Slash mana needs and the conditions for a later build transition.
Deskrawl Offline Progress: Closed Game vs Background
Understand Deskrawl offline progress, background farming and Singleplayer mode. Check reported XP and gold rewards without confusing them with active farming.
Deskrawl Boss Capture: Reins and Minion Unlocks
Learn how Reins unlock boss minions in Deskrawl, what to check after using one, and why a boss name alone does not establish its exact drop location.
Deskrawl Life Skills Guide: Unlocks and Early Priorities
Find Deskrawl Life Skills, unlock auto-sell and salvage, locate the battle potion slot, and choose useful early upgrades without guessing a full skill tree.
Deskrawl Trading Guide: Market, Items and Currencies
Understand Deskrawl’s Steam Market, eligible item examples and Wallet rules, then choose the buying, selling or troubleshooting guide for your next step.
How to Buy Deskrawl Items on the Steam Market
Use Deskrawl’s Buy Items shortcut, check item requirements, understand Steam buy orders, and confirm a purchase before checking the in-game auctioneer.
How to Sell Deskrawl Items on the Steam Market
Choose between game gold and Steam Market selling in Deskrawl, check an item before listing, review the sale amount, and track an unsold or held listing.
Deskrawl Cannot Trade: Item and Steam Market Checks
Troubleshoot Deskrawl items that cannot be traded by separating item eligibility, Steam account restrictions and market holds before trying another fix.
Deskrawl Demo: Shutdown Notice and Full Game Changes
See the Deskrawl demo shutdown announcement, what changed at release, and which old guides need a second look before you start the full Steam game.
Deskrawl Supporter Pack: Contents and How to Claim
Check what the Deskrawl Supporter Pack includes, how players claim its rewards, and the difference between the DLC and the full-game Supporter Edition.
Best Deskrawl Talents: Choose for Your Build
Choose Deskrawl talents around your attacks, equipment and survival needs, with class examples and patch changes that can invalidate an old point list.
Deskrawl Electrostatic: Stacks and Talent Questions
Electrostatic has a 10-stack cap in patch 1.0.2. Separate that confirmed change from the unresolved effects of Static Charge and Current Transfer talents.
Deskrawl Fire and Lightning: Flame Lightning Options
Explore Flame Lightning’s two damage components, the Stormguard Necklace trigger, and the limits of using a late-game item as a levelling build plan.
Deskrawl Hunter Guide: Damage Routes and Early Priorities
Compare Deskrawl Hunter damage routes, choose useful early gear, and check the October trap changes before copying an older Physical, Poison or Arcane build.
Deskrawl Rapid Fire: Hunter Build Requirements
Check Rapid Fire’s recent buffs, the six-piece Deadeye’s Resolve interaction and Grand rune bonus before treating an older Hunter build report as current.
Deskrawl Hunter Talents: Priorities and Patch Changes
Choose Hunter talents for sustainable attacks, damage and range. Review the October changes and avoid confusing old Blinding Shot wording with a new skill.
Deskrawl Lone Hunter: Range Condition and Bonuses
Lone Hunter requires no enemies within six units. See its patch 1.0.2 bonuses and why a distant target alone does not establish that the condition is met.
Deskrawl Monk Guide: Attacks, Sustain and Gear
Start a Deskrawl Monk with a clear damage route, enough Mana for sustained attacks, and gear choices that support the skills you actually use in combat.
Deskrawl Hundred Hands Monk: Critical Dodge Build
Understand the Hundred Hands Monk set, its Golden Palms triggers and current Mana scaling, plus the limits of the proposed critical and dodge gear route.
Deskrawl Monk Talents: Match Points to Your Attack
Choose Monk talents around the attack you use, compare Physical and Lightning priorities, and check the Chain Force changes before copying an older tree.
Deskrawl Skill Tree: Combat Talents and Life Skills
Read Deskrawl’s Combat Talents separately from Life Skills, recognize outdated demo trees, and understand the current restrictions on changing your setup.
Deskrawl Skills and Abilities: Names and Rune Effects
Look up confirmed Deskrawl ability names by class, separate rune bonuses from base skill effects, and check important changes through hotfix 1.0.2a.
Deskrawl Sorcerer Guide: Elements and Early Survival
Start a Deskrawl Sorcerer with an element your gear supports, keep Mana and recovery in mind, and understand which recent changes affect Ice and Lightning.
Deskrawl Sorcerer Talents: Element and Trigger Choices
Match Sorcerer talents to Fire, Ice or Lightning spells, compare the 1.0.2 changes, and check cast triggers before copying an older point allocation online.
Deskrawl Vulnerable: Sources and Conditional Bonuses
Find confirmed ways to apply Vulnerable in Deskrawl, identify bonuses that require the status, and avoid mixing older talent effects with current wording.
Deskrawl Warrior Guide: Early Options and Gear Choices
Choose a practical Warrior route in Deskrawl, compare Thorns and direct attacks, and understand why Mana, ranged enemies and gear effects change the plan.
Deskrawl Warrior Talents: Route and Support Priorities
Plan Warrior talents for direct attacks, Thorns or Whirlwind, weigh Mana support against damage, and check the assumptions behind community allocations.
Deskrawl Warrior Thorns Build: Gear and Survival
Build a Warrior Thorns setup around its actual gear, weigh Thornheart Cuirass against lost Health, and avoid treating early clear reports as guarantees.
Deskrawl Best Gear: Choose Items That Fit Your Build
The best upgrade is the one that fixes your build’s weak point. Compare useful effects, activation conditions and survival before chasing a rarer label.
Deskrawl Black Mist Equipment: Effects and Customization
Black Mist items combine a named Legendary effect with attributes that Lady Shadow can configure. Choose the effect before planning the rest of the item.
Deskrawl Combat Potions: Slots, Stacking and Buffs
Combat potions belong in Combat Settings after their Life Skills slot is unlocked. Keep them separate from utility buffs when choosing what to use.
Deskrawl Warrior Build: Thorns into Half Moon
Build a Deskrawl Warrior with a conditional Thorns start and a Half Moon transition, including key item tradeoffs, Mana needs and recent set corrections.
Deskrawl Runes Explained: Skill Bonuses and Rune Sets
Understand Deskrawl skill runes, Grand runes and set bonuses. Read class requirements, compare actual item effects and avoid confusing rune levels with slots.
How to Get Runes in Deskrawl: Drops and Transmutation
Find Deskrawl runes through drops, trading and Alchemist transmutation. Check class requirements and avoid unverified level or map unlock claims before farming.
How to Get Rune Sets in Deskrawl
Get Deskrawl Rune Set pieces through transmutation, check class restrictions, and separate reported boss drops from guaranteed results before spending runes.
Deskrawl Potions After Death: What You Can Lose
Deskrawl players report losing active XP potion buffs on death. Learn what that means, how to protect a farming session and which potion losses remain unclear.
Deskrawl Leveling Builds: Choosing Your Starting Route
Choose a Deskrawl leveling build around skills, gear and mana you actually have. Compare practical class routes without relying on untested fastest-build ranks.
Deskrawl Divine Item Farming: Routes and Drop Limits
Divine drops are rare, and a specific boss or run count cannot be promised. Use the documented mode changes and treat player chest drops as possibilities, not guarantees.
Deskrawl Divine Weapons: Soulrender, Skybow and More
Soulrender, Violet Skybow and The Grandmother have similar listed weapon DPS but very different effects and class requirements. Compare the full item before choosing.
Deskrawl Gems: Socketing and Removal Risks
Drag a gem onto an item with an open socket, then choose the bonus for the skill you actually use. Check removal and trade consequences before investing in an item.
Deskrawl Helmets: Effects, Classes and Build Choices
Compare six named helmets by what their effects actually require: survival, core attributes, Phantom Form, Whirlwind Staff, kills or a Basic-to-Strong attack cycle.
Deskrawl Legendary Items: Farming and Keeping Good Drops
Legendary farming is part of Deskrawl’s progression loop, but another Legendary name is not automatically an upgrade. Focus on usable drops and keep your loot filters sensible.
Deskrawl Potion Count: Charges, Capacity and Auto-Use
Health-potion charges are a different resource from combat and utility buffs. Check your capacity, equipment and auto-use threshold when the count changes.
Deskrawl Rune Transmutation: Recipes and Upgrade Odds
The Alchemists can turn nine runes of one rarity into one random rune. The upgrade chance depends on the input rarity, and the result is selected for your current class.
Deskrawl Thornheart Cuirass: Effect and Health Trade-Off
Thornheart Cuirass trades maximum health for a large Thorns damage bonus. The Black Mist version has a documented 15% health penalty, so survival still matters.
Deskrawl Unstoppable Gauntlets: Armor Stacks Explained
Unstoppable Gauntlets build a temporary Armor bonus from ability hits. Their stack cap is not a damage-immunity percentage, and sustained hits matter to the effect.
Deskrawl Combat Potions: Where to Get Them
The Alchemist is the community-documented place to look for combat potions. Check crafting costs before filling an automatic slot, especially when a recipe uses boss materials.
Deskrawl Boss Damage: Fixing Low DPS and Sudden Deaths
Improve Deskrawl boss attempts by separating low damage, mana stalls and lethal hits. Use the Training Grounds meter and combat log without a guessed formula.
Deskrawl Boss Reference: Encounters and Common Walls
Identify documented Deskrawl bosses and the problems players report, while keeping demo encounters, release fights and official collision fixes separate.
Deskrawl Difficulty and Drop Rates: What Changes?
Understand what Deskrawl difficulty does and does not establish about loot, which patch bonuses are explicit, and how to compare two farming routes fairly.
Deskrawl Drop Rates: Patch Changes and Farming Choices
Read the confirmed Deskrawl loot changes, separate relative rate boosts from actual probabilities, and avoid confusing single-player mode with offline time.
Deskrawl EXP: Faster Farming and Missing Potion Buffs
Choose a dependable Deskrawl EXP farm, compare clear speed with rewards, and troubleshoot missing experience-potion buffs without relying on guessed penalties.
Deskrawl Gold: Sources, Spending and Gold Bars
Learn where Deskrawl Gold Bars come from, how their vendor value works, and how to choose between earning more gold and fixing a progression bottleneck.
Deskrawl Maps: Choosing Stages and Finding Your Route
Navigate Deskrawl’s map, distinguish progression pushes from repeat farms, and handle difficulty-specific entry currency without relying on an incomplete atlas.
Deskrawl Mythic Rift: Entry Cost and Tier Rewards
Find the community-reported Mythic Rift entrance and check the 1.0.2 entry cost, tier EXP bonus, rewards and combat restrictions before spending materials.
Deskrawl Paragon EXP and Level Rollback Reports
Understand the documented Deskrawl Paragon EXP fix, separate it from later rollback reports, and record a useful bug report if your level appears to fall.
Deskrawl Starter Build: Gear, Skills and First Walls
Build a practical Deskrawl starter around your current gear, mana and survival. Compare early class approaches without needing an endgame set or rare drop.
Deskrawl Warrior at Level 20: Fix Your Progression Wall
Get a level-20 Deskrawl Warrior moving again by checking damage, sustain and gear. Avoid copying later hook or set builds before their required unlocks.
Best Deskrawl Companions for Your Build
Choose a Deskrawl companion for mana, healing, damage or defense. Compare documented passives and active abilities without relying on a universal tier list.
Deskrawl Companions List: Legendary Effects
Browse 14 documented Deskrawl legendary companions, compare their passives and abilities, and track which unlocks are still missing from your collection.
Deskrawl Minions: Unlocking, Equipping and Passives
Learn how Deskrawl minions are unlocked and selected, what their passives and abilities do, and what to check when a newly used Rein seems to do nothing.
Deskrawl Reins: How to Use and Handle Duplicates
Understand what Deskrawl Reins unlock, how to equip the resulting minion, and when to pause before using a tradable drop or changing duplicate loot settings.
Deskrawl Reins List: Named Legendary Unlocks
Find 14 documented legendary Rein names in Deskrawl, match each item to its minion unlock, and avoid treating a market listing as a confirmed drop location.
Deskrawl Fishing: Unlock Clues, Rewards and Fish King
Find the fishing-map clues players report, check the official reward changes, and plan a Flying Fish King hunt without a guessed drop rate or unlock level.
Deskrawl Life Talents: Life Skills Unlock Priorities
Use Deskrawl Life Skills to unlock loot handling and potion controls, then choose upgrades for your current bottleneck without guessing a complete talent tree.
Deskrawl Town Upgrades: Services Worth Checking First
Plan Deskrawl town spending around the service you need, check documented Alchemist and Rift changes, and avoid buying upgrades from an invented cost order.
How to Hide the Deskrawl Window with the Boss Key
Players report Alt+B as Deskrawl’s Boss key. It minimizes the game, while separate display and audio settings help reduce interruptions without closing it.
Deskrawl on Linux: Proton Reports and Input Fixes
Deskrawl lists Windows requirements. Linux players report mixed results with Proton: a playable game does not necessarily mean the transparent desktop overlay works.
Deskrawl RAM Requirements and High Memory Use
The official Steam requirements list 4 GB RAM minimum and 16 GB recommended. Those are system requirements, not a promise that the game process always uses a fixed amount.
Does Deskrawl Support Spanish? Text and Audio Details
The Steam store lists Spanish - Spain support for the interface and subtitles. It does not mark full Spanish audio or a separate Latin American Spanish localization.
Deskrawl Windowed Mode: Resize, Move and Full Screen
Deskrawl uses a desktop combat strip. Community reports explain width adjustment and moving it between monitors, while full screen adds a background rather than a larger combat view.