Task Bar Vending Machine

Task Bar Vending Machine is an idle game that sits over your Windows taskbar. You sell drinks to passing customers while you work or browse the web, with the in-game clock following real time.

Run the machine

Customers stop by, consider their choices and buy drinks. Office workers arrive on their way home, while students visit after school. You buy stock for your warehouse, track expiry dates and restock the machine before it sells out. Set a price for each slot and use sales statistics to see which drinks perform best. Earnings can go toward 8 upgrades, including Auto Fill, Checkout speed and Visit Rate.

Follow daily trends

A daily newspaper reports upcoming events and changes, such as a heat wave, a fizzy drink challenge spreading on social media or a sugar tax. You can stock up before demand rises and avoid drinks that are about to become more expensive.

Customize your machine

Choose from 8 machine skins, each with a small bonus, and 8 backgrounds, including a quiet alley, a neon street and a hanok village. You can also make the background fully transparent, leaving only the machine visible over your taskbar.

Meet the customers

Each customer has favorite drinks and a reason to stop by. Some appear only at certain hours, during special events or when you use a particular skin. The codex includes office workers, students, a stray cat, a robot and a time traveler.