Fading Hearts
A school-life visual novel where choices can change the genre
Sakura River Interactive · Released Feb 5, 2014
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 63% of 178
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 7 years ago
- Aug 27, 2019
What is Fading Hearts?
A single-player visual novel and daily-life simulation about Ryou, a high school student in Sorayama who tries to save Claire. You choose daily activities, spend time with friends, and fight monsters in the forest while deciding whether to investigate the secrets around him.
For you if...
- +you enjoy piecing together hidden connections across multiple playthroughs
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action over long stretches of dialogue
- −you want a guided story without managing daily priorities
What players say
63% of 178 reviews are positive
Players praise the characters and the mysteries connecting different storylines. Complaints focus on confusing progression, contradictory story routes, and bugs involving story events.
Screenshots and trailer
Fading Hearts system requirements
Minimum: Intergrated, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Fading Hearts?
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- OS
- Windows Vista, 7
- Processor
- 2.0 GHz x86 processor
- Graphics
- AMD Intergrated Graphics
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 300 MB available space
- Notes
- Older Intel Integrated Graphics Chips are not supported
Recommended
- OS
- Windows Vista, 7
- Processor
- 2.0 GHz x86 processor
- Graphics
- Dedicated AMD or NVidia Grahpics Card
- Memory
- 1082 MB RAM
Does Fading Hearts have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Fading Hearts run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 18
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Fading Hearts 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
Tags
- JRPG
- FPS
- Dating Sim
- Life Sim
- Casual
- Visual Novel
- Romance
- RPG
- Horror
- Cute
- Dialogue Heavy
- Multiple Endings
- Simulation
- Anime
- Fantasy
- Adventure
Recent updates
- May 4, 2015 · Updated Beta Build with new version of engine.
- Aug 18, 2014 · Steam Achievements Added and Text Fixes
- Aug 18, 2014 · Steam Achievements Added and Text Fixes
- Feb 27, 2014 · Version V2 B Plus Patch Coming Soon
- Feb 27, 2014 · Version V2 B Plus Patch Coming Soon
