

A masterclass in adventure design, Katawa Shoujo delivers an unforgettable experience from start to finish.
97
Verdict
98%
Steam
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IGDB
Verdict score based on confidence-adjusted Steam reviews?
Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam (98% positive from 5K reviews)
Compelling narrative and story
Standout indie gem
Limited professional critic coverage
Katawa Shoujo is a bishōjo-style visual novel by Four Leaf Studios that tells the story of a young man and five young women living with varying disabilities. The game uses a traditional text and sprite-based visual novel model with an ADV-style text box running on the Ren'Py visual novel engine. The game is licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND.

Runs well on modern hardware.
System Requirements
Minimum
Bundle of Hisao
Finish the prologue
69%
unlocked
Is Carnival!
Finish Emi's Act 1
19.9%
unlocked
Movement
Finish Hanako's Act 1
14.7%
unlocked
Promise of Time
Finish Lilly's Act 1
14.3%
unlocked
Can you stand up for yourself?
Reach Emi's good ending
13.7%
unlocked
Can you face your fears?
Reach Hanako's good ending
12.5%
unlocked
Clouds in My Head
Finish Rin's Act 1
12%
unlocked
Throwing Balls
Finish Shizune's Act 1
10.8%
unlocked
Can you see what I see?
Reach Lilly's good ending
10.7%
unlocked
Can you seize the day?
Reach Rin's good ending
9.5%
unlocked
Additional Language Support Added + Happy 14 Year Anniversary KS !
Hello Everybody!! Popping in to announce that Katawa Shoujo has added support for the following languages -Russian (Novellae Subs)German (Hikari 光)Kor
Katawa Shoujo Original Soundtrack now available on Steam!
Hi Everybody!! We're pleased to announce that the Katawa Shoujo original soundtrack is now available for free via Steam below!! https://store.steampow
Steamdeck Verified + Bugs
We're pleased to announce that Katawa Shoujo is now officially Steam Deck Verified! Thank you very much to Valve for their review and approval. This v
♡ Thank you everybody for 1000 reviews ♡!
Thank you everybody for helping Katawa Shoujo reach 1000 reviews on Steam! It means so much that so many people care about KS after all these years. /
Katawa Shoujo 1.3.1c - Achievements and Unofficial Language Support
We have pushed an update to resolve an issue with achievements not unlocking properly in some circumstances, as well as a full screen cursor bug. Ther
Updated 1d ago
Bundle of Hisao
Finish the prologue
69%
unlocked
Is Carnival!
Finish Emi's Act 1
19.9%
unlocked
Movement
Finish Hanako's Act 1
14.7%
unlocked
Promise of Time
Finish Lilly's Act 1
14.3%
unlocked
Can you stand up for yourself?
Reach Emi's good ending
13.7%
unlocked
Can you face your fears?
Reach Hanako's good ending
12.5%
unlocked
Clouds in My Head
Finish Rin's Act 1
12%
unlocked
Throwing Balls
Finish Shizune's Act 1
10.8%
unlocked
Can you see what I see?
Reach Lilly's good ending
10.7%
unlocked
Can you seize the day?
Reach Rin's good ending
9.5%
unlocked
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