Wallpaper Engine
Developer(s)Kristjan Skutta, Tim Eulitz
Initial releaseEarly Access on Steam Greenlight: 10 October 2016 (2016-10-10)[1]
Stable release
2.2.18 / 7 October 2022 (2022-10-07)
Written inC++,[2] JavaScript, PHP
Operating systemWindows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, Android
PlatformIA-32 and x86-64
LicenseProprietary software
Websitehttps://www.wallpaperengine.io/

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]

History

A 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 of Steam, being located in Steam's Top 25 played games in July 2019[8] and Top 10 played games in November 2021.[9] Users in China use it to share pornographic videos.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Steam Greenlight :: Wallpaper Engine". Steam.
  2. ↑ "What is Wallpaper Engine programmed/created in?". Steam.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Wallpaper Engine gives you the desktop backgrounds your PC deserves". PC Gamer.
  5. ↑ "Wallpaper Engine has been released!". Steam.
  6. ↑ "Steam China will be 'almost entirely independent of Steam'". PC Gamer. PC Gamer. 21 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "Wallpaper Engine 2.0 - Free Android App, New Logo, New Features and More!". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  8. ↑ "Wallpaper Engine, As Told By Steam Reviews". Kotaku Australia. 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  9. ↑ Yin-Poole, Wesley (2021-11-27). "Steam sets new concurrent users record with over 27 million online". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  10. ↑ Jiang, Sisi (2022-07-26). "Chinese Steam Users Get Around National Porn Ban With Wallpaper App". Kotaku. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
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