DPS: Desktop Pension Squad Hits Steam Top 100 With 11,014 Players
The free-to-play desktop idle RPG DPS: Desktop Pension Squad entered Steam's top 100 with 11,014 players in game on November 12, a day after its Early Access launch.
DPS: Desktop Pension Squad, a free-to-play desktop idle RPG from developer detailgames and publisher storytaco, has entered Steam's top 100 most-played games a day after its Early Access release on November 11, 2026. Steam's player-count API returned 11,014 players in game at about 11:20 UTC on November 12, according to Steam's store data.
Steam showed 11,014 players at 11:20 UTC, just inside the top 100
The 11,014 figure is Steam's concurrent-player count for the game at about 11:20 UTC on November 12, which put it at roughly rank 99 on Steam's most-played chart. These numbers cover Steam only and move through the day.
The developer posted “DPS: Desktop Pension Squad is officially out now on Steam!” in a Steam announcement on November 12 at 00:34 UTC. A second post announced a launch giveaway running November 12 to November 25, with Steam Gift Cards and game DLC as prizes. Details are on the game's official Discord server. At the time of writing, the store page shows “Mostly Positive” reviews, with 71% of 189 user reviews positive.
Zero1Gaming covered a similar case on November 11: Desktop Wallet Heroes, another free Windows idle RPG that sits at the bottom of the screen and also lists Steam Community Market trading. Steam does not say why either game is climbing.
It is free to play on Windows and needs 500 MB of storage
Steam lists DPS as free to play and Windows only, with no Mac or Linux version. It is single-player and has Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud and Family Sharing. The store page lists 18 languages, including English, French, German, Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese.
The minimum PC spec is Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit), an Intel Core i3-6100 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200, 8 GB of RAM, a GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2 GB, DirectX 11, a broadband internet connection and 500 MB of storage. The recommended spec is an Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600, 16 GB of RAM and a GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB.
The base game is not sold. The store page lists four paid DLC packs, each released on November 11: Character Pack: Chopper at $4.99, Storage Pack at $4.99, Convenience Pack at $4.99 and Supporter Pack at $3.99, in US dollars at the time of writing. Zero1Gaming has also covered other free Steam climbers, such as AION 2.
How to start: keep it in a corner of your screen, trade after three days
Steam's short description calls DPS “a desktop idle RPG where monsters battle on their own while you work or study.” According to the store page, you recruit a cast of monsters, build a squad and “reclaim the Dungeon Cores stolen by humans.” To start, press Play on the free store page. The page says to keep the game running in the corner of your screen while you work, study or watch videos, and that you can minimize it to Icon Mode when you need the screen space.
The squad fights and collects chests automatically. Chests hold equipment that you can condense or use as materials to craft new gear. The page says each character has 8 unique skills, that you choose which to equip, and that each skill triggers on its own conditions, such as every third attack or when an enemy is defeated.
Equipment of Legendary rarity or higher can be moved to your Steam Inventory and sold on the Steam Community Market. In the developer's Market guide of November 12, the Market opens 3 days after you create your DPS account, and your Steam account must also meet Steam's own rules: Steam Guard on for at least 15 days and a valid purchase made at least 7 days ago. Sale proceeds go to your Steam Wallet and cannot be withdrawn as cash.
Early Access is planned to last about two months
In the store page's Early Access FAQ, the developers say: “We expect Early Access to last approximately 2 months. However, the period may vary somewhat depending on the game's stabilization progress and player feedback.” They describe the current state as: “All core content is ready, and the game can be played from start to finish without issues.”
On pricing, the FAQ says: “DPS is a free game and will remain free to play after Early Access ends. The base game is not sold; only separate DLC purchases are offered.” Two patches have shipped since launch. An 11/12 update fixed Boss Tickets being consumed at different times and added an “Eye of Suspicion” anti-cheat indicator that restricts flagged accounts from trading. The v1.0.2 notes, posted at 08:18 UTC on November 12, lower some Normal-stage boss and enemy stats and add quality-of-life fixes.
The developers have not announced a full-release date or a list of content planned for the full version beyond the FAQ's statement that they will focus on stability and “refining content” based on feedback.