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Butterfly's Poison; Blood Chains

A dark romance visual novel with branching relationships and endings

PROTOTYPE · Released Jun 13, 2023

Adventure

Reviews
Very Positive
95% of 114
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
4
daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Jun 27, 2024
Minimum PC
Graphics card or integrated graphics with DirectX® 11 support, 1280x720 or higher display resolution
2 GB RAM · 4 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Butterfly's Poison; Blood Chains?

This single-player visual novel centers on a female protagonist's romantic relationships. You read dialogue and make choices that shape the story, with Japanese voice acting for characters other than the protagonist.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy stories mixing mystery with family drama

Not for you if...

  • −you want lighthearted romance without disturbing themes
  • −you expect the original version's explicit adult scenes

What players say

95% of 114 reviews are positive

Players praise the story, character writing, and English translation. Some consider the price too high.

Screenshots and trailer

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Butterfly's Poison; Blood Chains system requirements

Minimum: Graphics card or integrated graphics with DirectX® 11 support, 1280x720 or higher display resolution, 2 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows® 10 (64bit) / Windows® 11 (64bit)
Processor
intel® Core™ 2 Duo equivalent or higher
Graphics
Graphics card or integrated graphics with DirectX® 11 support, 1280x720 or higher display resolution
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Supports touch screen devices / Steam Deck: Proton 8 is recommended

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Does Butterfly's Poison; Blood Chains have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Butterfly's Poison; Blood Chains run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
27
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: Japanese. Text only: English.

Does Butterfly's Poison; Blood Chains 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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