Desktop Halfpipe

A little skatepark for the bottom of your screen.

Remember when your desktop felt like a place? Desktop Halfpipe brings that vibe back. A tiny rider carves a halfpipe along the edge of your screen while you work, browse, game, or stream. Glance down and they're mid-air. Stay a minute and chase a high score. Or let them ride on their own and just enjoy the company.

It's cozy, it's quiet, and it never asks for your whole screen.

Pick Your Ride

Skateboard, inline skates, BMX, scooter, snowboard, or skis. Switch any time from the tray. Every rider knows every trick, they just call them different things. A skater's Double Kickflip is a BMX rider's Double Tailwhip.

Easy to Learn, Fun to Master

• Carve the pipe with A / D or ← →

• Catch air, pull tricks, and chain them into combos

• Land Ollies and Kickflips on the ground

• Chase your personal best and 16 Steam Achievements

No skill trees, no grind. Just ride, trick, land, repeat. And if you'd rather not keep score at all, Cozy Mode means a bail never costs you a thing.

Take It to the Street

When you want a change of scenery, roll out to the street or down the hill. Smash through Rampage, weave the Slalom gates, or play a game of S-K-A-T-E against one of the town's guild kids.

The Town Next Door

Just past the pipe is Standstillville, a small town that's always glad to see you. Stop by the Plaza, join one of four guilds, and help your neighbors with their errands. Miso stitches up Carlos's mail bag at the laundromat. Welly's record shop always has something new. Spend enough time and you'll start to notice who's looking out for whom.

Seasons on Your Clock

Desktop Halfpipe runs on your real date and time. Spring blooms, autumn turns orange, winter snows over the pipe. Rain rolls in, fog settles, fireflies come out on summer nights. Holidays arrive on their real dates, and Wednesday is always Concert Night. We even sync the phases of the moon to the real world.

Press F12 any time to save a photo of your park.

Made to Sit Beside Your Day

• Resize the pipe and change its opacity

• Set the riding speed, or turn on Idle Mode and let your rider cruise

• Hide it instantly with Ctrl + Shift + 0

• Everything saves locally on your PC

• Available in 31 languages

Light enough to leave running all day.

Bring Your Chat Along

Streaming? Let your Twitch chat call out tricks, combos, and air words. Turn on Crew Mode and viewers spawn their own little riders, nameplates and all, to skate beside you.

Every DLC Is Free, Forever

Buy the base game once. Everything we add after that is yours too.

• Halfpipe Radio: 400+ lo-fi, jazzhop, and East Coast hip-hop instrumentals across four stations.

• Halfpipe Fishing: Cast a line at high tide and comb the beach for shells at low tide.

• Halfpipe Pets: A dog, cat, bird, rabbit, or hamster to keep you company while you ride.

• Halfpipe Drive-In: A night lot, a diner, a movie on the big screen, and cars to serve.

• Halfpipe Crop Circles: A farm by your pipe. Plant, harvest, and let the rain do the watering.

• Pocket: Roast Story: An 8-bit coffee shop on your rider's handheld, serving thirsty spirits.

• Pocket: Apogee: Celestial pachinko on your rider's handheld. Play as a planet; your moons score the points.

Need a Hand?

Found a bug? Visit the Steam Discussions tab. Open Tray Menu → Open Logs Folder and attach your logs so we can fix it fast.

Grab your board. Drop in. Make your desktop a place again.