Katawa Shoujo

Katawa Shoujo is a romantic visual novel set in the fictional Japanese Yamaku High School for disabled children. Hisao's congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right.

The overall reviews for Katawa Shoujo are Overwhelmingly Positive. - 98% of the 597 user reviews for this game are positive.

About This Game

Katawa Shoujo is a bishoujo-style visual novel set in the fictional Yamaku High School for disabled children, located somewhere in modern Japan. Hisao Nakai, a normal boy living a normal life, has his life turned upside down when a congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school after a long hospitalization. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right. There are five main paths corresponding to the 5 main female characters, each path following the storyline pertaining to that character.

The story is told through the perspective of the main character, using a first person narrative. The game uses a traditional text and sprite-based visual novel model with an ADV text box.






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Katawa Shoujo Details

Katawa Shoujo release date Aug 15, 2024. Developed by Four Leaf Studios and published by Four Leaf Studios.

System requirements Windows,macOS,SteamOS + Linux.

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game_description_snippet

Katawa Shoujo is a romantic visual novel set in the fictional Japanese Yamaku High School for disabled children. Hisao's congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right.

game_review_summary

Overwhelmingly Positive

responsive_reviewdesc

- 98% of the 597 user reviews for this game are positive.

review_number

597

release_date

Aug 15, 2024

developer

Four Leaf Studios

publisher

Four Leaf Studios

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Visual Novel,Romance,Dating Sim,Cute,Text-Based,2D,Multiple Endings,Choices Matter,Emotional,Story Rich,Anime,Relaxing,Casual,Narration,Psychological,Hand-drawn,Singleplayer,Narrative,Choose Your Own Adventure,Simulation

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About This Game

Katawa Shoujo is a bishoujo-style visual novel set in the fictional Yamaku High School for disabled children, located somewhere in modern Japan. Hisao Nakai, a normal boy living a normal life, has his life turned upside down when a congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school after a long hospitalization. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right. There are five main paths corresponding to the 5 main female characters, each path following the storyline pertaining to that character.

The story is told through the perspective of the main character, using a first person narrative. The game uses a traditional text and sprite-based visual novel model with an ADV text box.






sys_req

Windows,macOS,SteamOS + Linux

community_hub_url

https://steamcommunity.com/app/3068300

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/3068300/Katawa_Shoujo/

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3068300

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title: Katawa Shoujo
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game_description_snippet: Katawa Shoujo is a romantic visual novel set in the fictional Japanese Yamaku High School for disabled children. Hisao's congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right.
game_review_summary: Overwhelmingly Positive
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release_date: Aug 15, 2024
developer: Four Leaf Studios
publisher: Four Leaf Studios
popular_tags: Visual Novel,Romance,Dating Sim,Cute,Text-Based,2D,Multiple Endings,Choices Matter,Emotional,Story Rich,Anime,Relaxing,Casual,Narration,Psychological,Hand-drawn,Singleplayer,Narrative,Choose Your Own Adventure,Simulation
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About This Game

Katawa Shoujo is a bishoujo-style visual novel set in the fictional Yamaku High School for disabled children, located somewhere in modern Japan. Hisao Nakai, a normal boy living a normal life, has his life turned upside down when a congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school after a long hospitalization. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right. There are five main paths corresponding to the 5 main female characters, each path following the storyline pertaining to that character.

The story is told through the perspective of the main character, using a first person narrative. The game uses a traditional text and sprite-based visual novel model with an ADV text box.







sys_req: Windows,macOS,SteamOS + Linux
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game_url: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3068300/Katawa_Shoujo/
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