Banebush
Horror visual novel where childhood tales become a forest nightmare
Hinterland Mood · Released Dec 25, 2024
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 95% of 2,332
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 36 in 30 days
- Players
- 5
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 1 month ago
- Sep 14, 2026
What is Banebush?
You play Alexey, who hides from pursuit in a village he knows from childhood. In this single-player visual novel, you read through a branching story and make choices that lead to several endings.
For you if...
- +you enjoy psychological horror with a dark fairy-tale tone
Not for you if...
- −you dislike revisiting a story to explore different outcomes
What players say
95% of 2,332 reviews are positive · 91% of 36 in the last 30 days
Players praise the black-and-red artwork, oppressive atmosphere, and sound design. The most common complaint is the short length; some also find repeat playthroughs too similar or the effects of choices hard to predict.
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Banebush system requirements
Minimum: Integrated, 6 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Banebush?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 64x
- Processor
- 1.8GHz Dual-Core CPU
- Graphics
- Integrated graphics
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64x
- Processor
- 1.8GHz Dual-Core CPU
- Graphics
- Integrated graphics
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
Does Banebush have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Banebush 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
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 30
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: Russian. Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish.
Does Banebush 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
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Recent updates
- Sep 14, 2026 · Hotfix 1.4.1 — Steam achievements
- Sep 12, 2026 · Update 1.4.0 — Seven New Languages
- Dec 7, 2025 · Update 1.3.001
- Oct 26, 2025 · Version 1.3.0: Voice Acting Added
- Jun 26, 2025 · Update 1.2.0
1 DLC available.
