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The Symbiant

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

HeartCoreDev · Released Feb 2, 2023

AdventureCasualIndieSimulation

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
96% of 858
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
4
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Mar 31, 2024
Minimum PC
VRAM 8MB
0.5 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

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.

How many players finish The Symbiant?

54% of Steam players have unlocked «Happy Ever After», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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The Symbiant system requirements

Minimum: VRAM 8MB, 0.5 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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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

Recommended

OS
Windows 08/10/11
Processor
Pentium 4 1.5GHz
Graphics
VRAM 16MB
Memory
512 MB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0

Does The Symbiant have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does The Symbiant run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
54
Steam features
Family Sharing
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.

Does The Symbiant 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

5 DLC available.

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