Games Like Taskbar Miracles: A Little Adventure

Will is chopping wood outside his cabin when he hears it: a voice from somewhere above. It's your keyboard. "That's no wind... someone up there is talking." He shoulders his pack and sets off. From now on, you're the little god watching over his journey.

A little adventure along your taskbar

On a long, narrow road just above your Windows taskbar, your companions travel, fight and gather on their own, and run into the odd surprise: a lost chest, a giant gold mushroom, a wrong turn. After each leg they rest by the campfire, then set out again. You work, study or watch videos; they live their own days at the edge of your screen. The sky follows your PC's clock, so when you stay up late, they light torches and keep walking.

Your typing is the voice of a god

No window switching, no special controls. Just type, anywhere:

Besides typing, you can drag a fighter along the lane mid-battle. After a short, one-time typing prologue, the party carries on when you stop. Typing makes the journey smoother; you can check in whenever you like.

Companions who talk, and remember

At first, they're not sure what to make of you: "That voice... that's a god, right?" "No idea. At least they haven't asked for money." The longer you travel together, the more they get used to you, and their chatter on the road and jokes by the fire change with it. When your lightning lands, whoever is nearby reacts on the spot. That night at camp, they might still be talking about it. Their chatter draws on the journey and events they've experienced. It stays brief and never needs a reply.

Grow a party worth checking on

Whenever you feel like managing, click the bag to open the Travelling camp. Team: every companion has an element and a fighting style of their own. One charges in and sweeps the crowd, one stacks damage by chain casting, one raises shields, one holds the front and heals the party, one plants a string of firecrackers to blow armour open, one leaves enemies weaker and slower. Pick three, then set the front, middle and back rows.

Gear: monsters and chests drop weapons and charms with rarities and affixes. Temper them with each region's ore, reforge the affixes you don't like, and salvage the rest into essence.

Making: gather materials and make new gear from recipes, including recipes for what mid-bosses drop.

Growth: level up with gold, unlock skills and ultimates as levels rise, break through level caps and choose talents. Bosses: mid-bosses wait along the road. Fill the exploration bar to challenge the boss and move on to the next stage. Every boss has attacks and weak spots of their own, and a loss brings up a tip card. Difficulty tiers and divine power: seek better gear in deeper tiers, earn divine power from bosses, and choose the miracles that your typing charges.

Made to fit around your work

What you type stays yours

The game adds your key presses to one running total, and that total is all it uses: