School Years
A romance visual novel set amid Chinese high school pressures
YEARS · Published by 摸鱼游戏 · Released Oct 4, 2019
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 79% of 261
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 4 years ago
- May 22, 2022
What is School Years?
You follow a Chinese high school student's final year by reading dialogue about school life and early relationships. This visual novel is the opening episode of a series based on a real story.
For you if...
- +you prefer everyday experiences and inner thoughts over action
Not for you if...
- −you want a fast-moving story with little reading
What players say
79% of 261 reviews are positive
Players praise the story and Chinese voice acting. The most common complaint is the English translation, particularly awkwardly written dialogue.
Screenshots and trailer
School Years system requirements
Minimum: 4 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run School Years?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Win7
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 5.2
Recommended
- OS
- Win10
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 5.2
Does School Years have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does School Years 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
- Achievements
- 25
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: Simplified Chinese. Text only: English.
Does School Years 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Visual Novel
- Indie
- Story Rich
- Sexual Content
- Nudity
- Simulation
- Anime
- RPG
- Psychological Horror
- Detective
- Romance
- Puzzle
- Singleplayer
- Horror
- 2D
- Casual
Recent updates
- Jun 3, 2020 · School Years update announcement
- Jan 23, 2020 · English Language Patch
3 DLC available.
