Bound by Love
A romance RPG about pursuing a coworker before she moves overseas
RetroLab · Published by Kagura Games · Released Jan 7, 2022
As of Oct 28, 2026: Lowest price ever: $10.49 (-30%)
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 81% of 679
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 4 years ago
- Sep 17, 2022
What is Bound by Love?
This single-player RPG combines visual novel elements with a modern-day setting. You play Yokoshima, a magazine editor gathering information about coworker Hazuki Ichinose’s likes and dislikes as he tries to ask her out.
For you if...
- +you like visual novel storytelling mixed with RPG elements
Not for you if...
- −you want romance without stalking, captivity, or sexual violence
What players say
81% of 679 reviews are positive
Players praise the variety of endings, including a gentler romance route. The most common complaint is that the romance-focused description understates the darker content; some also criticize how little there is to do.
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Bound by Love system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows® 7/8/8.1/10
- Processor
- Intel Core2 Duo or better
- Graphics
- DirectX 9/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 300 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
- Notes
- 1280x768 or better Display. Lag may occur from loading menus or maps. Turn off other programs before running the game.
Recommended
- OS
- Windows® 7/8/8.1/10
- Processor
- 2+ GHz Processor
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0 hardware driver support required for WebGL acceleration. (AMD Catalyst 10.9, nVidia 358.50)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
- Notes
- 1280x768 or better Display. Lag may occur from loading menus or maps. Turn off other programs before running the game.
Does Bound by Love have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Bound by Love run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- 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
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: Japanese. Text only: English, Simplified Chinese.
Does Bound by Love 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
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