Saving Mrs. Hinako
Romance visual novel about reconnecting with a married childhood crush
Studio Pork · Published by Shiravune · Released Mar 11, 2024
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 83% of 138
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 2 years ago
- Dec 15, 2023
What is Saving Mrs. Hinako?
In this single-player romance visual novel, you read dialogue as university student Kiichi, whose move to a new apartment reunites him with Hinako, a former delinquent and married mother he knows from childhood.
For you if...
- +you enjoy Japanese voice acting and hand-drawn anime art
Not for you if...
- −you want branching story paths and frequent gameplay decisions
What players say
83% of 138 reviews are positive
Players praise the emotional writing and sympathetic leads. Some note that adult scenes are cut from the base version, with a separate patch needed to restore them.
Screenshots and trailer
Saving Mrs. Hinako system requirements
Minimum: 1 GB RAM, 0.4 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Saving Mrs. Hinako?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7/8/10
- Processor
- Pentium3 1GHz
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 400 MB available space
Recommended
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
Does Saving Mrs. Hinako have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Saving Mrs. Hinako 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
- 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
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.
Does Saving Mrs. Hinako 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
