Kanon
Choice-driven romance visual novel about small miracles in a northern town
VISUAL ARTS/Key · Published by VISUAL ARTS · Released Jun 19, 2024
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 98% of 499
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 15 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 8
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 4 days ago
- Sep 18, 2026
What is Kanon?
This visual novel is set in a northern town where small miracles occur. You read the story and make choices that lead to different endings.
For you if...
- +you like romance stories with branching character routes
- +you prefer a single-player story built around reading and choices
Not for you if...
- −you want action rather than a text-heavy story
- −you have little patience for slow everyday scenes
What players say
98% of 499 reviews are positive · 93% of 15 in the last 30 days
Players praise the emotional character routes, wintry atmosphere, and soundtrack. Some find the pacing slow and the routes uneven.
Screenshots and trailer
Kanon system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Microsoft Windows® 10(64bit)/11(64bit)
- Processor
- intel® Core™ i3 or higher
- Graphics
- 512MB Video Memory
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Supports touch screen devices / Steam Deck: Proton 8 is recommended
Recommended
- OS
- Microsoft Windows® 10(64bit)/11(64bit)
- Processor
- intel® Core™ i5 or higher
- Graphics
- 1GB Video Memory
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Supports touch screen devices / Steam Deck: Proton 8 is recommended
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 14
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Verified
- 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
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: Japanese. Text only: English, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Adventure
- Casual
- Visual Novel
- Simulation
- Dating Sim
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- 2D
- Cute
- Anime
- 2D Platformer
- Text-Based
- Romance
- Emotional
- Multiple Endings
- Choices Matter
- Singleplayer
Recent updates
- Sep 18, 2026 · Update (Ver. 1.5.0.7)
- May 27, 2025 · Update (Ver. 1.5.0.6)
- Mar 18, 2025 · Update (Ver. 1.4.0.5)
- Oct 28, 2024 · Update (Ver. 1.3.0.4)
- Jul 17, 2024 · Update (Ver. 1.2.0.3)
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