Night Cascades
A detective visual novel about occult fires and lesbian romance
Hanako Games · Released Mar 1, 2022
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 94% of 153
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 4 years ago
- Oct 17, 2022
What is Night Cascades?
Set in the 1980s, this visual novel follows folklore graduate Diane Carter and her partner Jackie as they investigate occult-themed fires. You alternate between their perspectives, read dialogue, and play minigames to search crime scenes and question suspects.
For you if...
- +you prefer character-driven stories about relationships between adult women
Not for you if...
- −you want branching choices that lead to different outcomes
What players say
94% of 153 reviews are positive
Players praise the writing, character art, and music. Recurring complaints concern the short length and investigative minigames, which some players find weak.
Screenshots and trailer
Night Cascades system requirements
Minimum: 1280x720, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Night Cascades?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- Graphics
- 1280x720
- Storage
- 250 MB available space
Does Night Cascades have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Night Cascades 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, Linux
- Achievements
- 5
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Night Cascades 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
- LGBTQ+
- Romance
- 1980s
- Detective
- Female Protagonist
- Adventure
- Noir
- Realistic
- Crime
- Point & Click
- Conspiracy
- Dark
- Investigation
- Mystery
- Supernatural
Recent updates
- Oct 17, 2022 · 1.02 Patch
- Mar 15, 2022 · 1.01 Patch