Taskbar Colony
Tom · Sep 15, 2026
A tiny space colony lives in a strip above your taskbar. Colonists build, scavenge, and catch supply pods while you work. Grow nine building types, hit milestones, evacuate to prestige, and fly your own Workshop flag. Click-through, fullscreen-shy, and easy on your CPU.
About Taskbar Colony
There is a thin slice of empty space above your taskbar. Someone should colonize it. Taskbar Colony is an idle space colony that lives in a transparent strip along the bottom of your screen. Tiny colonists scavenge, build, and haul cargo while you work, browse, or play. Glance down now and then, catch a supply pod, buy a building, and get back to your day. A colony above your taskbar Lives in a slim, transparent, always-on-top strip that sits just above the Windows taskbar Click-through everywhere except the colony itself, so your desktop stays 100% usable Stretch it across the whole screen, keep it compact, or minimize it to a tiny stat badge An idle economy that respects your day Nine building types, from Solar Arrays to a horizon-bending Terraformer Supply pods drop in, cargo ships return for pickup, and colonists wander around Named milestones raise your rate as the colony grows into a city Offline earnings keep the lights on for up to 8 hours while you are away Crew who are actually somebody Colonists arrive with a name and a trade, and drift toward the work they do They doze at night, notice your cursor, and can be checked on for a moment of their time The ones aboard at lift
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