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Little Busters! English Edition

School-set visual novel with childhood friends and branching character routes

VisualArts/Key · Published by VisualArts · Released Nov 1, 2017

AdventureCasualSimulation

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
98% of 1,238
Recent reviews
Very Positive
100% of 22 in 30 days
Players
32
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
8 years ago
Jul 10, 2018
Minimum PC
HD 2400
1 GB RAM · 9 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Little Busters! English Edition?

Riki Naoe spends his second year of school with the childhood friends who helped him after his parents died. You read their conversations and make choices that lead to different character routes and endings.

For you if...

  • +you like school stories about friendship and humor
  • +you enjoy romance routes and emotional drama
  • +you appreciate music and voice acting in visual novels

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer active gameplay to reading conversations
  • −you want a short story with no branching routes

What players say

98% of 1,238 reviews are positive · 100% of 22 in the last 30 days

Players praise the cast, humor, music, voice acting, and emotional story. The most common complaints are a slow opening and uneven character routes.

Players over time

▲ +45% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 49 players on Oct 25, 2026.

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How many players finish Little Busters! English Edition?

26% of Steam players have unlocked «Once Again, To Different Days», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Little Busters! English Edition screenshot 1

Little Busters! English Edition system requirements

Minimum: HD 2400, 1 GB RAM, 9 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 or higher
Processor
Core 2 Duo or higher
Graphics
DirectX 10 or higher compatible graphics card / VRAM 512 MB or more (GeForce 8400 or higher, Radeon HD 2400 or higher)
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
9 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
1280x720 compatible display, Supports touch screen devices

Does Little Busters! English Edition have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Little Busters! English Edition 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
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
27
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: Japanese. Text only: English.

Does Little Busters! English Edition 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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