Karigurashi Ren'ai: Living on Borrowed Love
A romantic comedy visual novel about staying with childhood friends
ASa Project · Published by Kagami Games · Released Mar 26, 2026
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 86
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 2
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 6 months ago
- Apr 3, 2026
What is Karigurashi Ren'ai: Living on Borrowed Love?
This single-player visual novel follows a protagonist returning to his childhood town. You read the story and make choices that shape his relationships with four heroines and determine his romantic path.
For you if...
- +you enjoy anime-style stories with branching romantic choices
Not for you if...
- −you prefer subtle humor over slapstick and sexual jokes
- −you want action-focused gameplay instead of reading dialogue
What players say
93% of 86 reviews are positive
Players praise the character banter, with some also highlighting the music and character art. Complaints focus on irritating supporting characters and weak writing in certain romance routes.
Screenshots and trailer
Karigurashi Ren'ai: Living on Borrowed Love system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 1 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Karigurashi Ren'ai: Living on Borrowed Love?
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- OS
- Windows 7/8/8.1/10/11
- Processor
- Intel Pentium4 2.0GHz
- Graphics
- DirectX 9 compatible graphics
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
Does Karigurashi Ren'ai: Living on Borrowed Love have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Karigurashi Ren'ai: Living on Borrowed Love run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- The native resolution is not the default one
- 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
- Achievements
- 42
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: Simplified Chinese, English, Traditional Chinese.
Does Karigurashi Ren'ai: Living on Borrowed Love 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
