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Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly

Mystery visual novel with romance, lost memories, and branching endings

IDEA FACTORY · Published by Intragames · Released Nov 15, 2018

Adventure

Reviews
Very Positive
84% of 916
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
3
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
7 years ago
Jun 11, 2019
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 560
4 GB RAM · 4 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly?

In this otome visual novel, a woman wakes without her memories in a mysterious mansion alongside several young men in the same predicament. You make choices that open different story paths and endings, and play a butterfly-shooting minigame to unlock additional scenes.

For you if...

  • +you like branching mysteries centered on complicated characters
  • +you enjoy visual novels with occasional shooting minigames

Not for you if...

  • −you want romance to take priority over the mystery
  • −you prefer active gameplay to reading long story sections
  • −you want a lighthearted story without grief or loss

What players say

84% of 916 reviews are positive

Players praise the central mystery, emotional character arcs, and artwork. Some find the romance thin or the characters hard to like, while others report awkward keyboard controls and difficulty getting used to the butterfly minigame.

How many players finish Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly?

32% of Steam players have unlocked «Prologue», 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

Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly screenshot 1

Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 560, 4 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 SP1 (32bit / 64bit)
Processor
Intel Core i3 or equivalent
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or equivalent
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 8.1 (64bit) or later
Processor
Intel Core i5 or equivalent
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or equivalent
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
4 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly run on Steam Deck?

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

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • 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
33
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, Korean, Traditional Chinese.

Does Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

Tags

1 DLC available.

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