Asphyxia
A visual novel recasting Romantic poets as anime schoolgirls
ebi-hime · Released Aug 4, 2015
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 87% of 166
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- Feb 1, 2025
What is Asphyxia?
This single-player visual novel follows Samantha Coleridge on a school trip to the Lake District, where she hopes to repair her friendship with Lillian Wordsworth. You read the story and make choices that lead to four different endings.
For you if...
- +you enjoy introspective stories about unrequited love
Not for you if...
- −you want frequent decisions rather than long reading stretches
- −you avoid stories involving depression, suicide, and death
What players say
87% of 166 reviews are positive
Players praise the writing, believable characters, and artwork. Some find the tone emotionally exhausting and the characters frustrating.
Screenshots and trailer
Asphyxia system requirements
Minimum: DirectX, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.6 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Asphyxia?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Win XP+
- Processor
- 1Ghz
- Graphics
- DirectX or OpenGL compatible card
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 600 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does Asphyxia have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Asphyxia run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 8
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Asphyxia 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
- Visual Novel
- Indie
- Female Protagonist
- Simulation
- Anime
- LGBTQ+
- Singleplayer
- Romance
- Story Rich
- Cute
- Atmospheric
- Casual
- Dating Sim
- Interactive Fiction
- Abstract
- Emotional
Recent updates
- Feb 1, 2025 · Small update
