Schastye
An experimental visual novel built around writing someone else's story
Garage Heathen · Released Aug 27, 2020
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 69% of 541
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 6 years ago
- Sep 8, 2020
What is Schastye?
A first-person walking simulator and visual novel confined to a small room. You write out the story of a mechanic from Nizhnevartovsk seeking truth through radical spiritual practices; a playthrough lasts about 15–25 minutes.
For you if...
- +you like minimalist visuals and a slow, reflective pace
Not for you if...
- −you want varied mechanics and substantial interaction
What players say
69% of 541 reviews are positive
Players praise the story and atmosphere, particularly its connections to Who's Lila? and the developer's other games. The main complaint is repetitive key pressing to reveal text, which several players describe as tiring or physically uncomfortable.
Screenshots and trailer
Schastye system requirements
Minimum: Any, 1 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Schastye?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Intel i3
- Graphics
- Any
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
Does Schastye have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Schastye 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
- 3
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, Russian, German.
Does Schastye 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
