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Hookah Haze

Visual novel about mixing hookah flavors and shaping patrons' stories

ACQUIRE Corp. · Published by Aniplex Inc. · Released Jul 10, 2024

Adventure

Reviews
Very Positive
93% of 1,373
Recent reviews
Very Positive
93% of 15 in 30 days
Players
2
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
11 months ago
Nov 13, 2025
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 750
8 GB RAM · 1.5 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Hookah Haze?

In this single-player visual novel set near a future Akihabara, you play a temporary hookah lounge manager who takes the job after a fatal diagnosis. You mix hookah flavors, share recipe recommendations on social media that affect which of three patrons visit, and talk with them. Your choices lead to different endings for their stories.

For you if...

  • +you like slow-paced conversations and branching character stories
  • +you enjoy experimenting with hookah flavor combinations

Not for you if...

  • −you want fast-paced action instead of lengthy dialogue
  • −you expect deep management systems from running a lounge
  • −you avoid stories about illness and personal trauma

What players say

93% of 1,373 reviews are positive · 93% of 15 in the last 30 days

Players praise the pixel art, music, and emotional character stories. Some find the dialogue overly sentimental or the characters underdeveloped, and say the hookah-making routine grows repetitive.

How many players finish Hookah Haze?

53% of Steam players have unlocked «A Memory Fragment», 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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Hookah Haze system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 750, 8 GB RAM, 1.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 11 or later
Processor
Core i5-10300H
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
1500 MB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 11 or later
Processor
Core i5-10600K
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
1500 MB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Hookah Haze have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Hookah Haze 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
26
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese.

Does Hookah Haze 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

2 DLC available.

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