Live wallpapers for Windows · Free on the Microsoft Store
Your desktop, alive.
SamuelWize Wallpapers turns your screen into a song-synced 16-bit world.
A different living pack on every monitor — click in and it becomes a game.
Free to start, premium worlds when you want more.
Free packs included · Multi-monitor · Runs behind your icons
The gallery
Pick your living wallpaper
Start with the free packs. Unlock premium worlds when you're ready — one purchase, yours forever.
Buy with a license key through our checkout, or right inside the app on the Microsoft Store.
The four newest packs — The Museum Between Worlds, Fishing in Hell, The Six Kingdoms of Chaos and Pixel Souls — are Microsoft Store exclusives.
Six enormous paintings, six fading worlds. Step through the frames to carry the lights home — no combat, movement is the whole game. Every painting you finish stays lit.
Each pack lives on your desktop as a true animated wallpaper — gentle on the GPU, quiet in the background.
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Song-synced 16-bit
Six worlds per pack, each scored and cycling in attract mode. The art moves to the music.
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Click in and play
Press Ctrl+Alt+P and the wallpaper becomes a game. Press again to hand it back to the demo.
How it works
From download to living desktop
No accounts, no subscriptions. Install once and your free packs are ready.
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Download & install
Grab the SamuelWize Wallpapers app for Windows. It installs in seconds and opens straight to the gallery.
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Pick a pack per screen
Choose a wallpaper, pick which monitor it runs on, and hit Apply. It lives behind your icons, all day.
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Unlock premium anytime
Buy a premium pack right inside the app on the Microsoft Store, or grab a license key from our checkout and paste it in. Either way it unlocks instantly — pay only for the packs you want.
Simple pricing
Free to start. Buy only the packs you want.
No subscription, no all-access pass. Pay once for a single pack. Secured through Lemon Squeezy or the Microsoft Store.
Every price is a one-time purchase. Microsoft Store purchases unlock inside the app and follow your Microsoft account; four packs — Fishing in Hell, The Six Kingdoms of Chaos, Pixel Souls and The Museum Between Worlds — are Store exclusives.
Questions
Good to know
What exactly is a SamuelWize wallpaper?
It's a live, interactive desktop background — a hand-built 16-bit world that animates all day and turns into a playable minigame when you click it. Far more than a static image or a looping video.
Which computers does it run on?
The app is built for Windows 10 and 11. It runs your wallpaper behind your desktop icons and supports multiple monitors, with a different pack on each screen.
Is it really free?
Yes. The app and two full living packs — The Cloud Kingdom and Street Force: Golden Road — are completely free, with no account required. Premium packs are an optional one-time purchase.
How does unlocking premium packs work?
Two ways. On the Microsoft Store edition you buy a pack right inside the app — it unlocks immediately and follows your Microsoft account. Or buy a pack (£2.99) through our Lemon Squeezy checkout and get a license key by email; paste it into the app and those packs unlock instantly. There's no subscription and no all-access option. Four packs — Fishing in Hell, The Six Kingdoms of Chaos, Pixel Souls and The Museum Between Worlds — are Microsoft Store exclusives.
Is it on the Microsoft Store?
Yes — SamuelWize Wallpapers is available free on the Microsoft Store, with the two free living packs, automatic updates, and premium packs available to buy right inside the app — including the Store-exclusive Fishing in Hell, The Six Kingdoms of Chaos and Pixel Souls. Prefer a direct install? Download the Windows app from this site and unlock premium packs with a license key.
Will it slow down my PC or games?
It's frame-capped to stay light, and it automatically pauses when you open a fullscreen app or game — so it never competes with what you're actually doing.
Is it comfortable to look at all day?
Every scene is photosensitivity-graded, and you can toggle CRT scanlines, ambient audio, and the on-screen HUD. You're in control of how lively it feels.
Put a living world behind your icons.
Get SamuelWize Wallpapers free from the Microsoft Store and start with two full living packs today.
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