Wallpaper Engine allows you to set live wallpapers as a background on your desktop.
No gaming setup is perfect without a great wallpaper that fits your theme.
On Wallpaper Engine, you can download thousands of user-created wallpapers.
You can also create your wallpaper and share it on the Steam Workshop.
There are thousands of wallpapers on Wallpaper Engine, and it’s easy to be spoiled for choice.
This guide contains the top 23+ 4K, cool, aesthetic, and best wallpaper engine wallpapers on Steam (sci-fi, space, lo-fi, and more).
You can subscribe to any of these wallpapers by clicking on the link below each one.
1. Solar System
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1850294968
A sci-fi, surrealist wallpaper created by spacetimesingularity1 on Steam.
This wallpaper has more than 270k subscribers and over 17k favorites.
It presents the planets of the solar system floating on water.
It has a resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a file size of 67 MB.
2. Rain
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1444077782
An aesthetic and chill wallpaper with rain on the road and street lights.
The creator is based in Yancheng, Jiangsu, China and he has over 200 workshop submissions.
Rain is one of the most popular wallpapers in Wallpaper Engine with over 1 million subscribers.
Its category is a fantasy scene and it has more than 42k favorites.
3. Slow-mo ocean
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2650443867
A relaxing wallpaper showcasing the ocean with strong currents and a red sun.
The light of the sun reflects on the currents realistically.
It has over 300k subscribers and more than 12k favorites.
Slow-mo ocean has a resolution of 1920 x 1080.
4. Cosmo 9031
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2292746477
A sci-fi wallpaper featuring an astronaut with a skull as his head.
It’s made for the song, “Epic Dark Mysterious Music” by Dylan Owen on YouTube.
It has over 270k subscribers and more than 15k favorites.
Bewie also has a wallpaper collection with over 95 wallpapers.
5. Cyberpunk Samurai
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2321732083
The “Cyberpunk Samurai” wallpaper showcases puppet warp animations and HDR.
While using the wallpaper, make sure to turn on the “post-processing” option to “Ultra” to view the HDR effect.
In addition, make sure you’ve updated Wallpaper Engine to the latest version before you use it.
If you’re into sci-fi, fantasy, and cyberpunk, this wallpaper is perfect for you.
6. Wonderful Place [4K]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2407440019
“Wonderful Place” is a 4K wallpaper encompassing a mountain landscape with a starry sky.
The art also showcases a person standing on a cliff staring at the landscape, which elicits tranquility.
The original art is by “kvacm” on Deviant Art whose work focuses on sci-fi, fantasy, mountains, and more.
The wallpaper is shared on Wallpaper Engine as a live, parallax wallpaper.
7. The Drive by VISUALDON
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2215418014
Relax and unwind with “The Drive by VISUALDON”, a 4K, 60 FPS wallpaper.
Visualdon is a visual artist known for his space, cars, and city loops.
This wallpaper is a retro-style loop that is a tribute to the song Resonance by HOME.
The song has a nostalgic groove, which is great for listening in a car—that the wallpaper portrays.
8. Night Landscape [4K]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2323096632
The original artwork is by Aenami, a digital artist who focuses on romance and landscapes.
“Night Landscape” portrays a couple staring at the night sky.
It showcases the beauty of the crescent moon and the tranquil waters.
It also reminds us to appreciate the beauty of mother earth, and to do that with your loved one makes life incredibly fulfilling.
9. Endless Memories
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2388274368
The beauty of Japan lies in its culture, traditions, and nature.
The original wallpaper, “Lone Samurai” depicts a Samurai standing on top of a rock while staring at a cherry blossom tree.
There are multiple features in this live wallpaper.
Firstly, the tree has a slight movement and the sakura is orange in color, which can be toggled.
There’s also a slight light pulse and a slight movement of the black ribbon of the samurai.
Lastly, the fog is moving in the background of the wallpaper.
10. Street Japan – Night
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1864677589
The art is from VN “Love, Money, Rock ‘n’ Roll” by ArseniXC.
Similar to the wallpaper above, this wallpaper is based in Japan.
The streets of Japan are aesthetic, which the wallpaper aims to showcase.
If you’re into aesthetic and chill wallpapers, “Street Japan – Night” will fit your criteria.
11. HITMAN 3: Chongqing in 4K
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2374014856
In Hitman 3, Chongqing is a city in China that encompasses busy cafes, neon lights, and small shops.
These shops are crammed into tight streets, with a ton of secrets off the main path.
This wallpaper is highly rated on the Wallpaper Engine workshop with over 1,000 5-star ratings.
It showcases the flickering neon lights and the drops of rain creating puddles on the ground.
12. Night City Streets – Cyberpunk 2077
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2391487466
Have a tour through the night city of Cyberpunk 2077 from a street-view perspective.
The city of Cyberpunk is incredibly futuristic with skyscrapers, colorful lights, and flying cars.
The animations on this wallpaper are intricate, so it has a rather huge file size.
If you’re a sci-fi enthusiast, this is a wallpaper that you shouldn’t miss out on.
13. BMW M4 NIGHT RAIN
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1729475758
Car wallpapers are really popular on Wallpaper Engine.
One of them is the “BMW M4 NIGHT RAIN” wallpaper by “Dome Cinematics”.
It showcases a BMW M4 vehicle with a rain animation.
The wallpaper has a late-night vibe to it—for people who love chilling in the night.
14. Stars fall
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1566056279
Planets, an astronaut, and shooting stars make up the “Stars fall” wallpaper.
The wallpaper is a loop of a rotating planet and a shooting star.
The ratings of this wallpaper are astronomical (no pun intended) with over 1,600 5-star ratings.
For the sci-fi fans—you need to try this out at least once.
15. The Last One
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2405480256
“The Last One” is a landscape art by Josef Bartoň, a freelance space/scenery artist.
The wallpaper has a few options such as enabling or disabling the parallax effect.
You can also choose to turn on or turn off the red light.
Overall, a great wallpaper to use if your gaming setup’s theme is red.
16. Minimalism
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1846101192
For minimalists, you don’t want to miss out on this wallpaper.
“Minimalism” showcases mountains, water, and a red sun.
The wallpaper’s style is clean, and it elicits calmness from the movement of the water.
This wallpaper is great for working and relaxing to music.
17. Halo Infinite
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2409998408
For Halo fans, you can bring the game to life with this wallpaper.
“Halo Infinite” is a day and night cycle created using the screenshots from Halo Infinite’s February 2021 development update.
The wallpaper has a day and night cycle, which means that the wallpaper will transition from day to night.
If you’re a Halo fan, this wallpaper is perfect for you.
18. The Mandalorian: Snowstorm
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2413346341
This wallpaper is an animation of “The Mandalorian concept art by Nick Gindraux”.
It showcases The Mandalorian from Star Wars walking in a snowstorm.
The live wallpaper includes an animation of the snowstorm, which can be seen falling behind the character.
If you’re looking for a simple wallpaper with a snow-falling animation, this one is for you.
19. Floating In Space by VISUALDON
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2447928310
“Floating In Space” is another live wallpaper by Visualdon.
In this wallpaper, an astronaut can be seen floating in an ocean.
This is one of the highest-rated wallpapers on Wallpaper Engine with about 33,000 5-star ratings and multiple awards.
It shows the depth of the oceans below and the vastness of space above—two entirely different concepts morphed into one.
20. Lofi Cafe
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2370927443
Are you looking for a cute and aesthetic live wallpaper to use?
Lofi cafe showcases a small café in Japan which includes a couple of animations.
Firstly, the animation of rain falling emphasizes the coziness of the café.
Secondly, the neon lights flicker and light up the café’s surroundings which evokes an aesthetic vibe.
21. Inn Sight [4K]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2387652812
Inn Sight is a 4k wallpaper with animated sky lanterns.
A sky lantern is a mini hot air balloon popular in Taiwan where people write their wishes on it and release it in the sky, hoping that they’ll be fulfilled.
The animation showcases sky lanterns drifting away in the night sky.
The original artwork is by Ismail Inceoglu on Art Station.
22. Retro room
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2363178464
“Retro room” displays a room with posters, an old television, and an old computer.
The animations on the wallpaper include the television static and the light coming from the computer screen.
It also has an animation of the light coming from a lamp and a lava lamp.
This wallpaper is great for the night as it isn’t glaring.
23. Sergey Vasnev – Northern Landscape
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2305352822
The original artwork is by Sergey Vasnev, a freelance CG artist.
The artwork is brought to life by the snow animation.
With the snow animation and the white-blue landscape, the wallpaper will make you feel like you’re in freezing temperatures.
You can change the snow animation’s intervals in the user properties.
24. Mafia Definitive Edition Menu 4K (Audio Responsive)
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2248282189
Last but not least, the “Mafia Definitive Edition Menu 4K” wallpaper by STRmods.
The wallpaper is based on the main menu of the game, “Mafia Definitive Edition”.
The artist added audio-reactive lighting and rain effects outside the window.
As a finishing touch, there’s a cigar smoke animation.
This is one of the more intricate live wallpapers on Wallpaper Engine that you shouldn’t miss out on.
Conclusion
In this article, you’ve seen 23+ of the best Wallpaper Engine wallpapers (in no particular order).
The categories include aesthetic, sci-fi, fantasy, chill, landscape, space, gaming, and more.
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