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Transform your desktop into Windows 98 and fight monsters in Desktop Survivors 98

Gail P Sherman
Jun 09, 2025
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Desktop Survivors 98 is an auto-shooter roguelite dungeon crawler, except the dungeon is Windows 98. Think Vampire Survivors with weapons like a recycle bin that shoots documents or a solitaire playing card. Even Clippy makes an appearance — transformed into "Swordy." Unlike Clippy, Swordy offers genuinely helpful information and doubles as a boss key t…

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