Selene ~Apoptosis~

Free horror visual novel with dark romance and branching endings

Viscum key, Nupu Neko Dev · Published by Nupu Neko Dev · Released Feb 17, 2023

Reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 5,646
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 92% of 52 in 30 days
Playing now: 5; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 3 years ago; Mar 5, 2023

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

What is Selene ~Apoptosis~?

A free horror visual novel about a sleep-deprived man, a stranger at his door, and a stray cat. You read the story, make choices that lead to different endings, and use a journal to track discoveries.

For you if...

+you like reading eerie mysteries with dark romance
+you enjoy revisiting choices to find different endings

Not for you if...

−you prefer action over reading and story choices
−you avoid disturbing themes or scenes of gore

What players say

88% of 5,646 reviews are positive · 92% of 52 in the last 30 days

Players praise the unsettling atmosphere, artwork, and story. The most common complaint is that the writing is too cryptic, with choices and endings that feel hard to make sense of.

Screenshots and trailer

Selene ~Apoptosis~ system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows XP
Processor: 1.2 GHz Pentium 4
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Storage: 800 MB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 24
Steam features: Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: Russian, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, German, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, French, Italian, Polish, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal.