The Raintime
A visual novel following a student's loosening grip on reality
socah development · Published by socah · Released Jun 5, 2020
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 67% of 66
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- Oct 13, 2025
What is The Raintime?
This free, single-player visual novel takes place at a university on an artificial island. You read and advance the text, following William, a withdrawn college student who begins to believe his world is an illusion.
For you if...
- +you enjoy introspective stories about isolation and student life
Not for you if...
- −you want substantial gameplay beyond reading dialogue
What players say
67% of 66 reviews are positive
Players praise the visuals and soundtrack, with some also highlighting the prose. Others criticize the slow pacing and describe the dialogue as dull, wordy, or pretentious.
Screenshots and trailer
The Raintime system requirements
Minimum: 1024x768, 1 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Raintime?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- 1 Ghz
- Graphics
- 1024x768 or better video resolution in High Color mode
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
Does The Raintime have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Raintime run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 5
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does The Raintime use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
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Recent updates
- Oct 13, 2025 · Big Anniversary Update!
- Oct 13, 2025 · Anniversary Update for The Raintime
- May 7, 2020 · Early Access Update: Full Release Coming Soon