Winion Virus
A horror visual novel about illegally raising living computer creatures
Dawntown Studio · Released Dec 26, 2024
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 95% of 1,058
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 4
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 1 month ago
- Sep 3, 2026
What is Winion Virus?
In this single-player visual novel, you use an illegal program to raise five Winions, living data creatures normally protected and managed by the state. You read dialogue in pixel-art scenes and work with the creatures to solve problems in 3D sections.
For you if...
- +you prefer dialogue-heavy games to frequent hands-on action
Not for you if...
- −you want branching decisions and multiple endings
- −you avoid stories involving cruelty toward vulnerable creatures
What players say
95% of 1,058 reviews are positive
Players praise the character writing and the story’s emotional impact. Common complaints concern a slow opening and conversations that drag or repeat earlier material.
Screenshots and trailer
Winion Virus system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 750, 4 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Winion Virus?
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- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i3-6100 or AMD equivalent
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 / AMD Radeon R7 260X (2GB VRAM or higher)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Does Winion Virus have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Winion Virus run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Russian.
Does Winion Virus 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
Tags
- Horror
- Visual Novel
- Pixel Graphics
- Psychological Horror
- Point & Click
- 2D
- 3D
- Cute
- Lore-Rich
- Simulation
- Story Rich
- Dialogue Heavy
- Emotional
- Mystery
- Sci-fi
- Dark
Recent updates
- Oct 22, 2025 · [Important] Winion Virus Update Notice
- Jan 5, 2025 · Warning: Important Notice Before Playing Winion Virus
- Dec 29, 2024 · Temporary Deactivation of Desktop Mode