Denpa Nightmares
A visual novel where conversations sometimes break the fourth wall
不重要, 候鳥, 小千, 心豚 · Published by 千鳥豚工作室 · Released Dec 25, 2025
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 188
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 3 weeks ago
- Oct 1, 2026
What is Denpa Nightmares?
This free, single-player visual novel takes place in a forgotten world, where you keep a girl named Dirtie company. You click through conversations about the past and choose responses, with no objectives to complete.
For you if...
- +you like short stories with drama and mystery
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action-heavy games over dialogue-driven stories
What players say
93% of 188 reviews are positive
Players praise the story's emotional warmth and the artwork.
Screenshots and trailer
Denpa Nightmares system requirements
Minimum: 0.2 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Denpa Nightmares?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- 7/8.1/10 (32/64bit)
- Processor
- 1.8 GHz Pentium 4
- Memory
- 200 MB RAM
- Storage
- 200 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- 7/8.1/10 (32/64bit)
- Processor
- 1.8 GHz Pentium 4
- Memory
- 200 MB RAM
- Storage
- 200 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does Denpa Nightmares have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Denpa Nightmares run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- The native resolution is not the default one
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- 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
- 17
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean.
Does Denpa Nightmares use AI-generated content?
Yes. The developers disclose AI-generated content on the game's Steam page:
The promotional materials include AI-generated animations. In addition, the in-game character voice acting is generated using ElevenLabs, and the multilingual localization is assisted by AI."
The statement mentions: ArtVoicesText & translationsStore page & marketing
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
- Simulation
- 2D Platformer
- Interactive Fiction
- RPG
- Memes
- Psychedelic
- Mystery
- 1990's
- Free to Play
- Anime
- Indie
- Dialogue Heavy
- 2D
- Singleplayer
- Visual Novel
Recent updates
- Oct 1, 2026 · Fixed a bug with the misspelled executable name
- Sep 30, 2026 · Added AI voice acting
- Mar 28, 2026 · Fixed achievement bug
- Feb 1, 2026 · 修復作者小屋一開始就開放的BUG
- Jan 31, 2026 · 更新作者小屋