Katawa Shoujo
Katawa Shoujo is a romantic visual novel set in the fictional Japanese Yamaku High School for disabled children. Hisao's congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right.
97.7Rating
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About This Game
Katawa Shoujo is a casual/indie game designed for single-player, developed by Four Leaf Studios and released in 2024. With 5.1k reviews on Steam, it stands as a game with a solid review base on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 97.7/100 — a exceptional reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 8 hours, with side content bringing that to 24.81 hours, and a completionist run can reach 39.35 hours. Players commonly describe it as Visual Novel, Romance, Dating Sim, Multiple Endings and Anime.
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User Reviews
97.7
Overall Score / 100
9.8/10
Steam (5122 rev)
Playtime Estimates
8h
🎯 Main Story
24.81h
⭐ Main + Sides
39.35h
💯 Completionist
Based on 9 player submissions
DLCs (1)
Katawa Shoujo: Enigmatic Box of Sound (Original Game Soundtrack)
Free
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Game Information
Release Date
August 15, 2024
Developer
Four Leaf Studios
Publisher
Four Leaf Studios
Platforms
Windows, Mac, Linux
Controller
Full Support
Price
Free to Play
Analytics & Metrics
Free to Play Analytics Unavailable
VISE and VRI models are built on purchase-based data and do not apply to free-to-play titles.
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Casual
Indie
Free To Play
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Cloud
Tags
Visual Novel
Romance
Dating Sim
Multiple Endings
Anime
Choices Matter
Emotional
Text-Based
Story Rich
Cute
2D
Psychological
Relaxing
Singleplayer
Casual
Narration
Hand-drawn
Narrative
Choose Your Own Adventure
Simulation
Supported Languages
Text Only
English
French
Japanese
Spanish - Latin America
German
Korean
Polish
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows XP SP3
- Processor: Intel Pentium 4 1.8Ghz
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: Intel GMA or HD
- Storage: 600 MB available space
Minimum:
- OS: Mac OSX 10.7
- Processor: Intel
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Storage: 600 MB available space
Minimum:
- OS: SteamOS or other modern Linux distribution
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Storage: 600 MB available space
Legal Notice
This game uses the Ren'Py engine, which is covered under a variety of licenses; among them the MIT license and the GNU LGPL. For a full list, please see the "LICENSE.txt" file in your game folder.