Juniper's Knot
A short visual novel about a boy meeting a demon
Dischan Media · Released Aug 29, 2017
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 95% of 373
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 9 years ago
- Oct 20, 2017
What is Juniper's Knot?
This free kinetic visual novel follows a demon and a boy meeting in a silent town on an autumn afternoon. You read text accompanied by illustrations and sound, clicking through a fixed story that lasts about half an hour.
For you if...
- +you enjoy small casts and character-focused fantasy stories
Not for you if...
- −you want branching decisions or gameplay beyond clicking through text
What players say
95% of 373 reviews are positive
Players praise the story's emotional impact, the artwork, and the music. A critical reviewer finds the characters underdeveloped and the writing weak.
Screenshots and trailer
Juniper's Knot system requirements
Minimum: Integrated, 1 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Juniper's Knot?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP
- Processor
- 1.2 GHz Pentium 4
- Graphics
- Integrated Graphics
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 or higher
- Processor
- 2.0 GHz Dual-Core
- Graphics
- Dedicated Graphics Card
- Memory
- 3 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
Does Juniper's Knot have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Juniper's Knot run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-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, macOS, Linux
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does Juniper's Knot 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
Tags
1 DLC available.
