Corpse Party: Book of Shadows
A horror visual novel revisiting a school tragedy across timelines
MAGES. Inc., 5pb. · Published by XSEED Games, Marvelous USA, Inc. · Released Oct 29, 2018
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 543
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 1
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 4 years ago
- Jul 3, 2022
What is Corpse Party: Book of Shadows?
This horror visual novel follows students caught in the cursed Heavenly Host Elementary School. You read story scenes and investigate rooms using point-and-click controls across episodes set before, during, and after the original Corpse Party, including alternate timelines.
For you if...
- +you enjoy gruesome horror and stories told through multiple perspectives
Not for you if...
- −you prefer constant action over long stretches of reading
- −you want a standalone story without spoilers for its predecessor
What players say
86% of 543 reviews are positive
Players praise the expanded character backstories, voice acting, and soundtrack. Some find the pacing slow and the stories too focused on revisiting familiar events. A recent reviewer also reports a game-breaking quick-save bug.
Screenshots and trailer
Corpse Party: Book of Shadows system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.5 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Corpse Party: Book of Shadows?
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- OS
- Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 10
- Processor
- 1.5 GHz
- Graphics
- 64 MB VRAM, 3D accelerator compatible w/ DirectX 9.0c
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does Corpse Party: Book of Shadows have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Corpse Party: Book of Shadows 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
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 33
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: Japanese. Text only: English.
Does Corpse Party: Book of Shadows 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
