{"id":35723,"date":"2024-08-20T18:43:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T09:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=35723"},"modified":"2024-08-20T18:44:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T09:44:08","slug":"legendary-4chan-user-made-vn-katawa-shoujo-is-overwhelmingly-positive-on-steam-with-over-800-reviews-only-four-days-after-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/legendary-4chan-user-made-vn-katawa-shoujo-is-overwhelmingly-positive-on-steam-with-over-800-reviews-only-four-days-after-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary 4chan-user-made VN Katawa Shoujo is Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam with over 800 reviews only four days after launch\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>12 years after it was developed by passionate volunteers on 4chan\u2019s anime-dedicated board, the acclaimed free-to-play visual novel <strong>Katawa Shoujo<\/strong> got its Steam and Itch release on August 16. In the few days the title has been out, it has accumulated over 840 Steam reviews, 98% of which are positive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With all the markings of a Japanese bishojo game, Katawa Shoujo is a dating sim slash visual novel that deals with the topic of disabilities. The hero, Hisao Nakai, is a teenage boy forced to transfer to a new school after a congenital heart condition turns his life upside down. In the new environment, Hisao encounters five different girls, each carrying their own trauma or disability. The game has five main routes corresponding to the 5 heroines that explore how their relationship with the protagonist plays out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There is a slight difference between the Itch and Steam versions.<br><br>\u203b Katawa Shoujo on Itch is the original game, as released via the official website.<br>\u203b The Steam release is a modified non-ero version. An adult content patch for it can be found on Itch.<\/p>&mdash; Suriko (@Surikoo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Surikoo\/status\/1817089972509507831?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Katawa Shoujo also contains erotic elements, which have been mostly edited out of the Steam version. On the other hand, the Itch version of the game fully contains the sexual scenes, and the platform also hosts a patch that modifies the Steam version for players who wish to access the adult content.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the years, Katawa Shoujo has earned praise for its heart wrenching twists and the compelling way it portrays disabilities and the people who live with them. With its recent&nbsp; Steam release, the title is bound to reach an even wider audience, especially with how it\u2019s being love-bombed with Positive reviews immediately upon launch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katawa Shoujo, the visual novel born on 4chan 12 years ago, has finally met a wider audience on Steam, and its reception is overwhelming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":35725,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-35723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Legendary 4chan-user-made VN Katawa Shoujo is Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam with over 800 reviews only four days after launch\u00a0 - 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