Love Language Japanese

A school dating sim with beginner Japanese lessons and tests

Papurika.moe · Published by Initiative Media · Released Jan 11, 2019

Reviews: Very Positive; 82% of 177
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 1; daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 7 years ago; Feb 24, 2019
Minimum PC: 1 GB RAM; 4 GB RAM · 1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Love Language Japanese?

A visual novel and dating sim set at a Tokyo language school, where you enroll under false pretenses. Across a school trimester, you attend weekday morning lessons, take tests, and use free time to explore the map and choose which characters to befriend or date.

For you if...

+you enjoy school romances shaped by your relationship choices
+you want language lessons mixed into a visual novel

Not for you if...

−you prefer studying without timed tests
−you want advanced Japanese rather than introductory lessons

What players say

82% of 177 reviews are positive

Players praise the introduction to hiragana and katakana. They frequently criticize English and Japanese typos, along with mistakes in lessons and test answers.

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Love Language Japanese system requirements

Minimum: 1 GB RAM, 4 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows XP
Processor: 1.66 Ghz
Graphics: 1 GB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space
DirectX: Version 10

Does Love Language Japanese have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Love Language Japanese run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

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
Achievements: 40
Steam features: Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Full audio: English.

Does Love Language Japanese 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