Katawa Shoujo

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

Four Leaf Studios · Released Aug 15, 2024

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 98% of 6,216
Recent reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 97% of 152 in 30 days
Playing now: 70; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 2 years ago; Aug 21, 2024

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

98% of 6,216 reviews are positive · 97% of 152 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.

Screenshots and trailer

Katawa Shoujo system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 21
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Verified

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

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, French, Japanese, Spanish - Latin America, German, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.