Wallpaper Engine is an application for Windows with a companion app on Android[3] which allows users to use and create animated and interactive wallpapers, similar to the defunct Windows DreamScene. Wallpapers are shared through the Steam Workshop functionality as user-created downloadable content. It features its own rendering engine and provides a wallpaper editor, allowing for the creation of 2D and 3D wallpapers, including a particle system editor and a fork of JavaScript called SceneScript for additional wallpaper logic. It also supports using video files, audio files, webpages and some 3D applications as wallpapers.[4]
 Wallpaper Engine on Windows 11 | |
| Developer(s) | Kristjan Skutta, Tim Eulitz |
|---|---|
| Initial release | Early Access on Steam Greenlight: 10 October 2016[1] |
| Stable release | 2.2.18
/ 7 October 2022 |
| Written in | C++,[2] JavaScript, PHP |
| Operating system | Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, Android |
| Platform | IA-32 and x86-64 |
| License | Proprietary software |
| Website | https://www.wallpaperengine.io/ |
History
editA proposal outlining the general idea of the software was added to Steam Greenlight in December 2015.[1] The application was subsequently released as a paid product on Steam in October 2016 as an early access title. After three years of development, the software left its early access stage in November 2018.[5] In August 2019, Wallpaper Engine was announced to be one of the release titles for Steam China.[6]
In late November of 2021, the team released version 2.0 of Wallpaper Engine. This update brought a new logo, a large set of additional features, support for Windows 11, and a free android release that interfaces with the desktop version.[7]
Despite not being a game, Wallpaper Engine is one of the most used apps on Steam, being located in Steam's Top 25 played games in July 2019[8] and Top 10 played games in November 2021.[9] Kotaku reported users in China use it to share pornographic videos in 2022.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "Steam Greenlight :: Wallpaper Engine". Steam.
- ^ "What is Wallpaper Engine programmed/created in?". Steam.
- ^ "Wallpaper Engine - Wallpaper Engine 2.0 - Free Android App, New Logo, New Features and More! - Steam News". store.steampowered.com. 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ^ "Wallpaper Engine gives you the desktop backgrounds your PC deserves". PC Gamer.
- ^ "Wallpaper Engine has been released!". Steam.
- ^ "Steam China will be 'almost entirely independent of Steam'". PC Gamer. PC Gamer. 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Wallpaper Engine 2.0 - Free Android App, New Logo, New Features and More!". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ "Wallpaper Engine, As Told By Steam Reviews". Kotaku Australia. 2019-07-23. Archived from the original on March 28, 2020. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (2021-11-27). "Steam sets new concurrent users record with over 27 million online". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ Jiang, Sisi (2022-07-26). "Chinese Steam Users Get Around National Porn Ban With Wallpaper App". Kotaku. Retrieved 2023-10-25.