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Katawa Shoujo

Choice-driven romance visual novel with five character-focused story paths

Four Leaf Studios · Released Aug 15, 2024

CasualIndieFree To Play

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
97% of 6,913
Recent reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
97% of 140 in 30 days
Players
72
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 week ago
Oct 25, 2026
Minimum PC
GMA
0.5 GB RAM · 0.6 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Katawa Shoujo?

A first-person, text-and-sprite visual novel set at a Japanese high school for students with disabilities. You read Hisao Nakai’s story, make choices, and enter one of five paths after a heart condition and long hospitalization force him to transfer schools.

For you if...

  • +you value character-focused stories about disability and relationships
  • +you like choices leading to different character routes and endings
  • +you prefer emotional, text-heavy single-player stories

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike long stretches of reading between choices
  • −you want frequent action rather than a text-based story

What players say

97% of 6,913 reviews are positive · 97% of 140 in the last 30 days

Players praise the character writing, emotional impact, treatment of disability, and music. The most common complaints concern the amount of reading and slow pacing, especially across multiple routes.

Players over time

▲ +1% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 88 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Nov 7, 202672
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Nov 1, 202664
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Oct 26, 202664
Oct 25, 202663
Oct 24, 202659
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Oct 20, 202655
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Oct 17, 202660
Oct 16, 202646
Oct 15, 202664
Oct 14, 202675
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Oct 11, 202671
Oct 10, 202656
Oct 9, 202651
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Oct 7, 202654
Oct 6, 202649
Oct 4, 202659
Oct 3, 202665
Oct 2, 202651
Oct 1, 202663
Sep 30, 202664
Sep 29, 202669
Sep 27, 202667
Sep 26, 202664
Sep 25, 202654
Sep 24, 202659
Sep 23, 202648
Sep 23, 202670
Sep 22, 202669
Sep 21, 202688

How many players finish Katawa Shoujo?

14% of Steam players have unlocked «Can you stand up for yourself?», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Katawa Shoujo screenshot 1

Katawa Shoujo system requirements

Minimum: GMA, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.6 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP SP3
Processor
Intel Pentium 4 1.8Ghz
Graphics
Intel GMA or HD
Memory
512 MB RAM
Storage
600 MB available space

Does Katawa Shoujo have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Katawa Shoujo 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
21
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, Japanese, Spanish - Latin America, German, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

Does Katawa Shoujo 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 Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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