Katawa Shoujo Heads to Steam and Itch.io in August

Katawa Shoujo, a visual novel with dating sim elements, is about to head to Steam and Itch.io for the first time. The game originally launched in 2012, and it will debut on the two storefronts on August 16, 2024.

The product pages are already live on both Steam and Itch.io. The version available through Valve is an all-ages version. The Itch.io one is the full game and includes a patch that can be applied to the Steam release with the optional adult content. There are no details regarding Steam Deck compatibility just yet.

Here is the official announcement:

Katawa Shoujo stars a young man named Hisao with a serious heart problem. Following suffering a heart attack and recovering in the hospital for half a year, he enrolls in a school that also has support facilities to help students who may need extra assistance thrive. All of these students are living their best lives and given a chance to grow in a healthy environment, and as he spends time there he can eventually meet and fall in love with some of his classmates. Following its original debut, physical copies appeared in Japan.

Katawa Shoujo is available on PCs, and it will come to Steam and Itch.io on August 16, 2024. It is available on PCs outside of those storefronts immediately worldwide.