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Amarantus

Amarantus

Roadtrip across the country. Confront a tyrant. The revolution will be messy—but the relationships will be messier.

Released Jun 26, 2023 Developer ub4q Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Visual NovelChoices MatterLGBTQ+Romance2D
View on Steam ↗ $17.99 (US · as of 2026-05-15)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

80.5%positive82 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Alright, I suppose this game isn't for everyone. But if you suspect it might be for you, *please* do yourself a favor and give it a shot. And do at least two runs, to get the full story. Personally, I loved this game enough to write my first-ever Steam review just to recommend…”

— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

26achievements
9.5%median completion
1.4%rarest: A Grateful Artist
59.6% of players 43.1% of players 37.1% of players 36.1% of players 31.6% of players 24.6% of players 18.3% of players 18.1% of players 15.0% of players 15.0% of players 13.4% of players 13.2% of players 13.0% of players 9.5% of players 9.2% of players 8.0% of players 7.3% of players 7.3% of players 5.4% of players 5.4% of players 4.4% of players 4.0% of players 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.4% of players 1.4% of players 59.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
59.6%First step taken — Hit the road
43.1%One step further — Start the next stage of your journey
37.1%;) — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
1.4%A Grateful Artist — See every insert
2.4%This be the verse — Hidden achievement
2.8%MMO Mode — Go pro gamer

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Feb 19, 2025
Amarantus is Verified for the Steam Deck!

I spent a while working on the gamepad controls to make something that ran nicely and felt intuitive. I really like playing visual novels on the Steam Deck, so I hope everyone has a good time with it.

Jun 27, 2024
One year on (& 40% off)

Hello folks, Amarantus was released one year ago. It's been a big year: Over a thousand copies sold !! Very Positive on Steam !! Very on-brand custom emojis and also Steam trading cards!! Amarantus go

Jun 11, 2024
Trading cards & community items now available

Thanks to all of your support, Steam's decided we qualify for trading cards, badges, custom emoticons, and all that other cool stuff. We've got......five trading cards! We've got badges! I spent a loo

Mar 02, 2024
Our biggest sale yet!

Amarantus is 25% off to celebrate international women's day! Ari always drinks his respect women juice. If you've already played Amarantus this is a great opportunity to pick up the artbook and soundt

Jan 30, 2024
The Amarantus artbook & soundtrack are now available!

Hurray! The artbook is here! I've spent months chipping away at this project, and I'm so happy to finally get it out to you. The Amarantus artbook contains all the comic inserts from the game along wi

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresAdventure, RPG
Player tagsVisual Novel · Choices Matter · LGBTQ+ · Romance · 2D · RPG · Story Rich · Conversation · Hand-drawn · Political · Multiple Endings · Fantasy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Adjustable Text Size · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Keyboard Only Option · Mouse Only Option
LanguagesEnglish
ControllerFull support
Achievements26
Official sitehttps://ub4q.games/amarantus
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: 2.4 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 500 DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 2 GB available space