CLANNAD Side Stories
Linear visual novel side stories told through different character perspectives
VisualArts/Key · Published by Sekai Project · Released Jun 2, 2016
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 422
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
What is CLANNAD Side Stories?
A single-player visual novel collection set in Hikarizaka, where student Tomoya helps Nagisa revive the school drama club. You read additional chapters about the cast, covering events absent from the original CLANNAD visual novel and anime.
For you if...
- +you already know the original visual novel or anime
- +you prefer short character studies to a continuous plot
Not for you if...
- −you want branching choices that change the story
What players say
88% of 422 reviews are positive
Players praise the added backstories and character interactions. Common complaints include the lack of saving, dialogue pacing controls, and a text history for rereading earlier passages.
Screenshots and trailer
CLANNAD Side Stories system requirements
Minimum: 1280x960, 1 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run CLANNAD Side Stories?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8 (32 bit or 64 bit)
- Processor
- 1.2 GHz Pentium 4
- Graphics
- 1280x960
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does CLANNAD Side Stories have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does CLANNAD Side Stories 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
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does CLANNAD Side Stories 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
