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The Manga Works

Manga career simulation about creating series and courting publishers

Kairosoft Co.,Ltd · Released Jul 24, 2022

CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Reviews
Mostly Positive
71% of 287
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Playing now
11
right now
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update
Unknown
no patch notes found

What is The Manga Works?

You play an aspiring manga artist trying to build a career over five years. Choose themes and scenes for your work, train your skills, pitch manga to publishers, and pursue serialized runs and higher popularity rankings.

For you if...

  • +you like managing a creative career over time
  • +you enjoy choosing manga concepts and working with publishers
  • +you want a single-player simulation that rewards planning

Not for you if...

  • you dislike managing requests alongside creative work
  • you prefer action over planning and career management

What players say

71% of 287 reviews are positive

Players praise the manga career simulation as enjoyable and say its planning can make for relaxed play.

Screenshots and trailer

The Manga Works

The Manga Works system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows 10 64bit
Processor
Intel Atom® x7-Z8750
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
250 MB available space
DirectX
Version 10

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
6
Steam features
Cloud saves, 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

Languages

Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai.

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