Pub Encounter
A romance visual novel about relationships with middle-aged men
Dogenzaka Lab · Published by Dogenzaka Lab, D3PUBLISHER · Released Apr 12, 2016
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 82% of 325
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 9 years ago
- May 2, 2017
What is Pub Encounter?
In this romance visual novel, you play a woman who discovers the bar Audire after a rough workday. You read through a romantic storyline with one of the men you meet there, each with his own history and personality.
For you if...
- +you enjoy romance stories told from a woman's perspective
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action-driven adventures to reading through character dialogue
- −you want romance to stay secondary to another plot
What players say
82% of 325 reviews are positive
Players appreciate the older romantic leads. Common complaints concern implausible writing, rushed relationships, and a protagonist whom several players find excessively tearful and too quick to become attached.
Screenshots and trailer
Pub Encounter system requirements
Minimum: 1 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Pub Encounter?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- 1.8 GHz Pentium 4
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- Resolution: 1280x720
Does Pub Encounter have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Pub Encounter run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- 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
- 15
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese.
Does Pub Encounter 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
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Recent updates
- Aug 16, 2016 · Pub Encounter and Malus Code : Weeklong deal Sale
- May 24, 2016 · Steam Trading Cards are Here!
- Apr 18, 2016 · April 18th Patch Notes
- Apr 18, 2016 · April 18th Patch Notes
- Apr 13, 2016 · April 13th Patch Notes
1 DLC available.
