The Symbiant

Sci-fi visual novel about romance with a mysterious alien passenger

HeartCoreDev · Released Feb 2, 2023

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 96% of 858
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 3; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 2 years ago; Mar 31, 2024

What is The Symbiant?

Set aboard a cargo ship in 5066, this sci-fi romance visual novel follows Danya and his alien friend Juniper as they transport a mysterious passenger, Brahve. You read dialogue and make choices across two routes and four endings as Danya and Brahve grow closer.

For you if...

+you enjoy romance between men in a sci-fi setting
+you like making choices to reach different endings
+you value character art and English voice acting

Not for you if...

−you prefer active gameplay to reading and making choices
−you want a longer story with a larger cast

What players say

96% of 858 reviews are positive

Players praise the art, voice acting, and interactions among the characters. Some find the story too short, with too few choices and a romance that develops too quickly.

Screenshots and trailer

The Symbiant system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7
Processor: Intel Core2 Duo, AMD Phenom II or better
Graphics: VRAM 8MB
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0

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: 54
Steam features: Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

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