Professor Simulator: Desktop Lab overview

Overview

Professor Simulator: Desktop Lab comes from HCL and is published by HCL. It arrived on Steam on Jun 7, 2026, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Custom Volume Controls, #category_playable_at_your_own_pace, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Professor Simulator: Desktop Lab's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 45 players at 22 September 2026 - 02:50:09 UTC, with a tracked peak near 564. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 100% positive across 8 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Professor Simulator: Desktop Lab is available in 5 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Professor Simulator: Desktop Lab has sold up to 10,171 units and has 157 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $59,340. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Professor Simulator: Desktop Lab overview details

Professor Simulator: Desktop Lab combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

This is an idle game that won’t interrupt your work, experiments, or paper writing. It only takes up a tiny corner of your screen, quietly running in the background and keeping you company. In the game, you play as a young lecturer at the start of your academic career. Beginning with a humble little lab, you will recruit students, conduct research projects, publish papers, purchase equipment, set lab rules, and gradually climb the academic ladder until you become a true academic heavyweight. The journey may be painful, and it may be absurd, but at least— you finally get to be the advisor. Interview Students Starting from scratch, you will personally interview master’s and PhD students, selecting the most suitable candidates to join your team. Different students have different abilities, personalities, and growth potential. Some are naturally gifted, some are hardworking and reliable, and some look extremely promising—while simply waiting for the perfect chance to slack off. As your academic rank rises, your lab will gradually expand, allowing you to recruit more students and build a larger research team. Manage Your Research Team Students will occasionally “slack off,” so you need to check in regularly, click to view their status, motivate them, boost their research abilities, and effectively reduce the number of times they secretly “take it easy.” You can observe each student’s condition, ability growth, stress, and relationships, then train them, assign tasks, or let them continue experiencing the harsh reality of academia at the right moment. If a student prod…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Professor Simulator: Desktop Lab is listed as a game with $7.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Custom Volume Controls, #category_playable_at_your_own_pace, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 45 players at 22 September 2026 - 02:50:09 UTC, a tracked peak of 564, and 100% positive reviews.

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