Without Romance
A visual novel about arranged marriage and family expectations
Moonlit Works · Released Sep 16, 2020
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 80% of 236
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 3 years ago
- Oct 10, 2023
What is Without Romance?
This free kinetic visual novel follows Risa as she pursues a future with Ren Yamato. You read a fixed sequence of dialogue and narration, with no choices to change the story.
For you if...
- +you enjoy bittersweet stories about complicated relationships
Not for you if...
- −you want a romance that develops over many hours
What players say
80% of 236 reviews are positive
Players praise the artwork and the story's exploration of pressures surrounding marriage. Recurring complaints focus on limited character development and an ending that feels incomplete.
Screenshots and trailer
Without Romance system requirements
Minimum: integrated chipset, 0.1 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Without Romance?
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- OS
- Windows XP SP1
- Processor
- Pentium 4 1.7 GHz
- Graphics
- Intel integrated chipset
- Memory
- 128 MB RAM
- Storage
- 150 MB available space
Does Without Romance have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Without Romance run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 1
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Without Romance 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
