Bongo VPet - Taskbar Buddy
Released 29 October 2026 · PC · Casual, Indie, Simulation
A tiny VPet device lives on your desktop and its pixel pet hops with every key you press. Earn Bongo Points while you work, feed treats, open Bongo Boxes and hunt rare Color pets, skins and devices you can trade on Steam.
Story
A tiny VPet device lives on your desktop, and a pixel pet lives on its screen. Every key you press and every click you make earns Bongo Points and makes your pet hop. Work, write, chat or play: your pet keeps you company while the points pile up. Type. Treat. Care. Every 250 presses a treat drops onto the screen. Feed your pet, check its mood, play the catch game, clean up after it and turn off the light at bedtime, all with the device's own three buttons. Open Bongo Boxes Spend 1,500 Bongo Points and a Box Token, let the box charge for 20 minutes, then click it and watch it burst. Inside: a new pet, a skin or a whole new VPet device. Box Tokens drop on Steam while the game is open. Already have it? Duplicates turn into Bongo Points. Hunt the rare Color pets Every pet comes in two looks: the classic green LCD and the rare Color look, in full colour on a bright backlit screen. Every item has a rarity, and the odds per box are shown right here: Common 62% Rare 26% Epic 10% Legendary 2% About 6% of boxes hold a Color pet. Items are Steam Inventory items: trade them with friends or sell them on the Steam Community Market. Collect them all Fill your BongoDex with 61 items: 16...
Gameplay
A tiny VPet device lives on your desktop, and a pixel pet lives on its screen. Every key you press and every click you make earns Bongo Points and makes your pet hop. Work, write, chat or play: your pet keeps you company while the points pile up. Type. Treat. Care. Every 250 presses a treat drops onto the screen. Feed your pet, check its mood, play the catch game, clean up after it and turn off the light at bedtime, all with the device's own three buttons. Open Bongo Boxes Spend 1,500 Bongo Points and a Box Token, let the box charge for 20 minutes, then click it and watch it burst. Inside: a new pet, a skin or a whole new VPet device. Box Tokens drop on Steam while the game is open. Already have it? Duplicates turn into Bongo Points. Hunt the rare Color pets Every pet comes in two looks: the classic green LCD and the rare Color look, in full colour on a bright backlit screen. Every item has a rarity, and the odds per box are shown right here: Common 62% Rare 26% Epic 10% Legendary 2% About 6% of boxes hold a Color pet. Items are Steam Inventory items: trade them with friends or sell them on the Steam Community Market. Collect them all Fill your BongoDex with 61 items: 16 pets in two looks, 24 skins and 5 devices (Egg, Necklace, Watch, Ring and Card). Put up to three devices side by side on your taskbar, spin them with a right-drag and drag them wherever you like....
Features
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Release details
Bongo VPet - Taskbar Buddy is a Casual, Indie and Simulation game by Smobu. Bongo VPet - Taskbar Buddy came out on Thursday, 29 October 2026 on PC. This date comes from Steam and was last checked on 29 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
When did Bongo VPet - Taskbar Buddy come out?
Bongo VPet - Taskbar Buddy came out on 29 October 2026.
Which platforms is Bongo VPet - Taskbar Buddy on?
Bongo VPet - Taskbar Buddy is on PC.
Who makes Bongo VPet - Taskbar Buddy?
Bongo VPet - Taskbar Buddy is developed by Smobu.
What kind of game is Bongo VPet - Taskbar Buddy?
Bongo VPet - Taskbar Buddy is a game of these genres: Casual, Indie and Simulation.