BAD END THEATER

Choice-driven visual novel where decisions change other characters' stories

NomnomNami · Released Oct 26, 2021

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 97% of 10K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 59 in 30 days
Playing now: 3; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 1 year ago; Jul 12, 2025

What is BAD END THEATER?

In this fantasy visual novel and puzzle game, you choose a protagonist, make story decisions, and change how other characters behave to open new paths. The connected stories follow a cast facing a series of bad endings.

For you if...

+you like exploring connected stories from different perspectives
+you enjoy finding many endings through story choices
+you want cute pixel art alongside tragic stories

Not for you if...

−you prefer action-heavy play over reading and choices
−you want difficult puzzles instead of simple experimentation
−you avoid stories where characters meet grim fates

What players say

97% of 10,063 reviews are positive · 94% of 59 in the last 30 days

Players praise how decisions in one storyline affect the others, along with the characters, art, and music. The most common complaints are that replaying scenes from different perspectives grows repetitive and that the brief playtime is hard to justify at the price.

Screenshots and trailer

BAD END THEATER system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 64-bit

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 48
Steam features: Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, French, German, Korean, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Italian, Japanese, Vietnamese, Turkish, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Dutch, Czech, Basque, Hebrew, Thai, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Greek.