# Screensaver XP: Bringing the Bliss Hill into Unreal Engine

> My 2022 take on the familiar Windows XP landscape, with moving grass and a day/night cycle.

Canonical page: https://pyrosoft.pro/blog/free-3d-screensaver-based-on-the-windows-xp-bliss-wallpaper-a82c9191

Published: 2026-11-04

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That green hill is hard to forget. With Screensaver XP, I took the familiar idea of the Windows XP Bliss wallpaper and made my own moving rendition in Unreal Engine.

## Grass, sky and a changing time of day

The July 2022 demo shows the hill, flowing grass and a day/night cycle. It is a scene you can leave on screen and watch change, instead of a still desktop image.

## Hide the controls and enjoy the scene

In the demonstrated build, Tab hides the text. Pressing it again brings back the metrics and settings, including the frame-rate display. Escape closes the program.

I described it as a free itch.io download, with an optional donation on the download screen. The original project link is below; that is the place to check the available build rather than treating this older demo as a promise about every current Windows setup.

## Links from the video

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- [Screensaver XP original itch.io project page](<https://mikethetech.itch.io/screensaverxp>)

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