Wallpaper Engine Price History and Player Count

Wallpaper Engine

Steam app 431960

Wallpaper Engine

Wallpaper Engine TeamSep 1, 2016Casual, Indie, Animation & Modeling, Design & Illustration, Photo Editing, Utilities

$4.99 Overwhelmingly PositiveSteam Deck Unsupported
  • Utilities
  • Anime
  • Software
  • Design & Illustration
  • Animation & Modeling
  • First-Person
  • Indie
  • Cute
  • Memes
  • Action
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Playing now
111,650
Updated 5 minutes ago
24-hour peak
111,650
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
150,375
Aug 30, 2023
Avg this month
73,143
+0.15% vs last month
Steam reviews
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Wallpaper Engine player count chart

No, Wallpaper Engine is not dead. 111,650 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 111,650. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 6% on the month before).

History from Sep 1, 2016

Wallpaper Engine monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 202673,143+108+0.15%118,541
October 202673,035+3,639+5.24%126,225
September 202669,396-2,974-2.53%114,622
August 2026n/a-10,169-7.96%117,596
July 2026n/a-8,118-5.97%127,765
June 2026n/a+3,988+3.02%135,883
May 2026n/a-1,700-1.27%131,895
April 2026n/a-1,998-1.47%133,595
March 2026n/a+1,046+0.78%135,593
February 2026n/a-10,592-7.3%134,547
January 2026n/a-575-0.39%145,139
December 2025n/a-2,971-2%145,714
November 2025n/a+3,047+2.09%148,685
October 2025n/a+3,461+2.43%145,638
September 2025n/a+5,469+4%142,177
August 2025n/a+5,000+3.8%136,708
July 2025n/a-7,301-5.25%131,708
June 2025n/a+4,993+3.73%139,009
May 2025n/a-4,123-2.98%134,016
April 2025n/a-1,379-0.99%138,139
March 2025n/a-358-0.26%139,518
February 2025n/a-4,647-3.22%139,876
January 2025n/a+7,258+5.29%144,523
December 2024n/a-4,983-3.5%137,265
November 2024n/a+2,016+1.44%142,248
October 2024n/a+7,393+5.57%140,232
September 2024n/a+9,827+7.99%132,839
August 2024n/a-991-0.8%123,012
July 2024n/a-4,883-3.79%124,003
June 2024n/a+9,404+7.87%128,886
May 2024n/a-4,482-3.62%119,482
April 2024n/a-7,413-5.64%123,964
March 2024n/a+6,653+5.33%131,377
February 2024n/a-7,024-5.33%124,724
January 2024n/a-966-0.73%131,748
December 2023n/a-847-0.63%132,714
November 2023n/a+4,121+3.18%133,561
October 2023n/a-4,250-3.18%129,440
September 2023n/a-16,685-11.1%133,690
August 2023n/a+28,364+23.25%150,375
July 2023n/a+7,584+6.63%122,011
June 2023n/a-216-0.19%114,427
May 2023n/a-5,849-4.85%114,643
April 2023n/a-1,582-1.3%120,492
March 2023n/a-4,062-3.22%122,074
February 2023n/a-8,734-6.48%126,136
January 2023n/a-12,149-8.26%134,870
December 2022n/a+15,130+11.47%147,019
November 2022n/a+13,848+11.73%131,889
October 2022n/a+11,683+10.98%118,041
September 2022n/a+10,273+10.69%106,358
August 2022n/a+2,892+3.1%96,085
July 2022n/a-13,017-12.26%93,193
June 2022n/a+20,232+23.53%106,210
May 2022n/a-6,572-7.1%85,978
April 2022n/a+1,991+2.2%92,550
March 2022n/a+2,072+2.34%90,559
February 2022n/a+5,606+6.76%88,487
January 2022n/a-9,018-9.81%82,881
December 2021n/a-13,289-12.63%91,899
November 2021n/a+35,461+50.86%105,188
October 2021n/a+1,541+2.26%69,727
September 2021n/a+7,710+12.75%68,186
August 2021n/a+986+1.66%60,476
July 2021n/a-3,140-5.01%59,490
June 2021n/a+9,822+18.6%62,630
May 2021n/a-2,056-3.75%52,808
April 2021n/a-3,219-5.54%54,864
March 2021n/a-2,354-3.89%58,083
February 2021n/a-4,909-7.51%60,437
January 2021n/a+3,376+5.45%65,346
December 2020n/a-4,542-6.83%61,970
November 2020n/a+16,312+32.49%66,512
October 2020n/a-5,155-9.31%50,200
September 2020n/a+141+0.26%55,355
August 2020n/a+4,286+8.42%55,214
July 2020n/a+7,022+15.99%50,928
June 2020n/a-4,080-8.5%43,906
May 2020n/a+4,493+10.33%47,986
April 2020n/a+6,200+16.63%43,493
March 2020n/a+6,375+20.62%37,293
February 2020n/a+4,830+18.51%30,918
January 2020n/a+1,000+3.99%26,088
December 2019n/a+3,687+17.23%25,088
November 2019n/a-1,326-5.83%21,401
October 2019n/a+2,314+11.34%22,727
September 2019n/a+3,017+17.34%20,413
August 2019n/a+1,513+9.53%17,396
July 2019n/a-1,176-6.89%15,883
June 2019n/a+1,535+9.89%17,059
May 2019n/a-389-2.44%15,524
April 2019n/a+1,513+10.51%15,913
March 2019n/a+1,001+7.47%14,400
February 2019n/a-491-3.53%13,399
January 2019n/a+505+3.77%13,890
December 2018n/a+183+1.39%13,385
November 2018n/a+1,716+14.94%13,202
October 2018n/a-559-4.64%11,486
September 2018n/a+502+4.35%12,045
August 2018n/a-1,072-8.5%11,543
July 2018n/a+0+0%12,615
June 2018n/a-608-4.6%12,615
May 2018n/a+424+3.31%13,223
April 2018n/a-1,388-9.78%12,799
March 2018n/a+4,615+48.21%14,187
February 2018n/a-2,137-18.25%9,572
January 2018n/a+212+1.84%11,709
December 2017n/a+651+6%11,497
November 2017n/a+1,422+15.09%10,846
October 2017n/a-1,966-17.26%9,424
September 2017n/a+2,773+32.18%11,390
August 2017n/a-2,252-20.72%8,617
July 2017n/a-1,583-12.71%10,869
June 2017n/a-615-4.71%12,452
May 2017n/a-388-2.88%13,067
April 2017n/a-3,996-22.9%13,455
March 2017n/a-3,064-14.94%17,451
February 2017n/a+4,596+28.87%20,515
January 2017n/a+187+1.19%15,919
December 2016n/a+15,640+17000%15,732
November 2016n/a-102-52.58%92
October 2016n/a+192+9600%194
September 2016n/an/an/a2

How many people are playing Wallpaper Engine?

111,650 people are playing Wallpaper Engine on Steam right now. That makes it the #12 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 111,650 players. That is in line with its 30-day average daily peak of 112,980.

Wallpaper Engine player count history

Over the last 30 days Wallpaper Engine averaged a daily peak of 112,980 players, up 6% compared with the 30 days before (106,252). Its highest point this month (126,225) is 15% below the same period last year (148,230). In its first month after release (Sep 1, 2016) it peaked at 2 players. Today's player count is 74% of its all-time peak of 150,375, set on Aug 30, 2023.

Best time to play Wallpaper Engine

Based on the last 14 days, Wallpaper Engine is busiest around 14:00 UTC (9 AM in New York) and quietest around 23:00 UTC (6 PM in New York), when about 59% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

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Wallpaper Engine players by hour and weekday

When Wallpaper Engine has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSaturday at 14:00 UTCabout 122k players on average
QuietestThursday at 23:00 UTCabout 43k players on average
Busy vs quiet2.8xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

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About Wallpaper Engine

Use stunning live wallpapers on your desktop. Animate your own images to create new wallpapers or import videos/websites and share them on the Steam Workshop!

Developer
Wallpaper Engine Team
Released
Sep 1, 2016
Genre
Casual, Indie, Animation & Modeling, Design & Illustration, Photo Editing, Utilities
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Languages
23 languages

Screenshots

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Wallpaper Engine price history

$4.99
price now (US)
$3.99
lowest recorded (-20%) · Jan 4, 2026 archived
-20%
typical sale discount · 4 sales seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. Wallpaper Engine is at its full price of $4.99. It usually goes on sale for about 20% off (around $3.99), and the lowest we have recorded is $3.99.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

Wallpaper Engine price by region

RegionSteam priceIn USDIn EURvs US
United States$4.99$4.994.45 EURbase
Euro area4,99€$5.604.99 EUR+12%
United Kingdom£4.49$6.045.38 EUR+21%
CanadaC$ 6.49$4.654.14 EUR-7%
AustraliaA$ 7.50$5.254.68 EUR+5%
New ZealandNZ$ 7.99$4.494.00 EUR-10%
BrazilR$19,49$3.573.18 EUR-29%
MexicoMex$ 73.99$3.983.55 EUR-20%
Argentina (LATAM USD)$3.29$3.292.93 EUR-34%
Poland19,99 zł$5.114.55 EUR+2%
SwitzerlandCHF 5.49$6.715.98 EUR+35%
Norway59,99 kr$6.455.75 EUR+29%
Turkey (MENA USD)$3.29$3.292.93 EUR-34%
Azerbaijan (CIS USD)$3.29$3.292.93 EUR-34%
South AfricaR 54.99$3.352.98 EUR-33%
India cheapest₹259.00$2.742.44 EUR-45%
IndonesiaRp 49 499$2.742.44 EUR-45%
China¥22.90$3.433.06 EUR-31%
Japan¥650$4.103.65 EUR-18%
South Korea₩ 5,600$4.163.71 EUR-17%

Converted with the European Central Bank reference rates of 5 Nov 2026. Steam sells each region's price only to accounts in that region.

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Wallpaper Engine reviews over time

97% Overwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,023,957 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Wallpaper Engine achievements

Wallpaper Engine has 17 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 19.7% of them; the rarest, Press any key, is held by 1.0% of players.

  • Trying something newUse 10 different wallpapers from the Workshop.83.8%
  • Getting the hang of itUse 25 different wallpapers from the Workshop.68.7%
  • Hard to pick just oneUse 50 different wallpapers from the Workshop.54.7%
  • Out of disk spaceUse 100 different wallpapers from the Workshop.40.0%
  • PestCause 1 fatal error or trigger 128 warnings in the editor.33.3%
  • Keeping an eye on this oneFavorite 10 different wallpapers from the Workshop.10.0%
  • Sharing is caringPost a Steam screenshot with a Workshop wallpaper open.7.1%
  • Found some good onesFavorite 20 different Workshop wallpapers.6.8%
  • Creativity according to instructionsUse a 2D scene template.6.0%
  • k0n4m130 lives5.4%
  • Fair collectionFavorite 30 different Workshop wallpapers.5.4%
  • Wallpaper ConnoisseurFavorite 50 different Workshop wallpapers.4.1%
  • Working with 3D modelsUse a 3D scene template.3.7%
  • High aspirationsPost a scene wallpaper to the Workshop.2.3%
  • Video makersPost a video wallpaper to the Workshop.2.0%
  • The internet on a diskPost a web wallpaper to the Workshop.1.0%
  • Press any keyCreate a local application-type wallpaper.1.0%

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Wallpaper Engine DLC

Wallpaper Engine has 1 DLC on Steam, newest first.

DLCReleasedPrice (US)
Wallpaper Engine, Editor Extensions ↗Nov 26, 2021Free

Latest Wallpaper Engine news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Wallpaper Engine FAQ

Is Wallpaper Engine dead?

No, Wallpaper Engine is not dead. 111,650 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 111,650. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 6% on the month before).

How many people play Wallpaper Engine?

111,650 people are playing Wallpaper Engine on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 111,650 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Wallpaper Engine?

Wallpaper Engine reached its all-time Steam peak of 150,375 concurrent players on Aug 30, 2023.

Is Wallpaper Engine growing or declining?

Wallpaper Engine is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 112,980, up 6% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Wallpaper Engine most active?

Wallpaper Engine usually has the most players around 14:00 UTC (9 AM in New York) and the fewest around 23:00 UTC (6 PM in New York).

How much does Wallpaper Engine cost?

Wallpaper Engine costs $4.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price Wallpaper Engine has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for Wallpaper Engine on Steam is $3.99 (20% off), on Jan 4, 2026 (from an archived copy of the Steam store page). It costs $4.99 right now.

Is Wallpaper Engine on sale right now?

No, Wallpaper Engine is at its full price of $4.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 20%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 20%.

Where is Wallpaper Engine cheapest on Steam?

Of the 20 Steam regions we check, Wallpaper Engine is cheapest in India at ₹259.00, about $2.74 or 45% below the US price of $4.99. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.

Is Wallpaper Engine good?

Steam players rate Wallpaper Engine Overwhelmingly Positive: 97% of 1,023,957 reviews are positive.

When did Wallpaper Engine come out?

Wallpaper Engine was released on Steam on Sep 1, 2016.

Who made Wallpaper Engine?

Wallpaper Engine was developed by Wallpaper Engine Team.

Is Wallpaper Engine still worth playing?

Wallpaper Engine has a big, active player base on Steam today (111,650 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Overwhelmingly Positive).

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