It was a human.

A psychedelic sci-fi visual novel about interrogating a murder suspect

Loser/s · Published by GAMER Plan · Released Jul 26, 2024

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 75% of 492
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 2 years ago; Jul 27, 2024
Minimum PC: DirectX 9 GPU; 1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is It was a human.?

A short, single-player visual novel set after a double murder at a Kase City hotel. As a military lieutenant colonel, you question suspect Okoze Isana about how and why the killings happened.

For you if...

+you enjoy surreal stories with philosophical and meta themes

Not for you if...

−you expect a conventional mystery with hands-on detective work
−you avoid graphic violence and horror imagery

What players say

75% of 492 reviews are positive

Players praise the emotional writing and unsettling atmosphere. Their most common complaint is the AI-generated artwork, which many find inconsistent or distracting. Some also criticize the uneven pacing.

Screenshots and trailer

It was a human. system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS: 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10
Processor: 2+ GHz Processor
Graphics: DirectX 9/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU
Memory: 4 MB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space

Does It was a human. have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does It was a human. 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
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

Does It was a human. use AI-generated content?

Yes. The developers disclose AI-generated content on the game's Steam page:

This game contains AI generated contents. The graphic is generated by AI and fixed by human. This game contains violence scenes.

The statement mentions: Art

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