DeskArcade

Category

Other

Launched

June 18, 2026

Stage

None

Pricing

free

Founder

Pratik Garg

Website

getdeskarcade.com

DeskArcade is a native macOS menu bar app that drops a transparent arcade of micro games over your real desktop. Press ⌘⌥B to summon an overlay with eleven tiny games—like Desk Invaders (aliens are icons of your running apps), Screen Pocket Billiards (your desktop is the table), or Desktop Rubik's (a 3D cube tumbles over your work). Each game lasts about 90 seconds. Press the hotkey again and the overlay fades out, leaving your apps exactly as they were. The score sits in the menu bar in tabular mono so it doesn't jitter. The app is free, notarized by Apple, and does not require any permissions or screen recording access.