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ARISEN: Prologue
ARISEN is a narrative card game where you use your emotions to create your own story in a dark fantasy universe.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“This new VN is shaping up to be pretty interesting. Unlike the traditional list of responses, ARISEN uses a deck of cards that actually slowly evolve over time, where more options are added depending on how you respond (and I think some options will be taken away if you don't…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“As an English native who instinctively proofreads every game she plays; I have spent a fair amount of time playing right through this demo many times over, seeking out all of the options available. I have reported all of my language findings to the team, who have been most…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“This is just a demo / early release version of the full game. This game somewhat reminds me of the game books (choices to choose from in each scenario with multiple endings within a book) when I was a little kiddo. Interesting concept, I look forward to the full game! Cool…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2020-11 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.
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.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
ARISEN new game update, OST release and ARISEN purchase
Hello everyone! Here’s Ben from Homecoming Studio: You may remember me as I worked with Maratus on the marketing and producing side, from the Kickstarter to the end. Today I’m writing on the Homecomin
ARISEN Early Access is now available!
Hello! ❤️ After years of development and support from the community, we are excited to announce that ARISEN is finally AVAILABLE right now in early access! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1101670/A
Release date reveal + beta info
Once again, we’re here to give you thrilling news: ARISEN will be released on Early Access on 21st September ! We can’t wait to be finally here and have your feedback about the game. If you want to su
ARISEN Cinematic Trailer & new Key Art 💖
Hello everyone! Today we have a big surprise for you: we’re excited to show you the ARISEN’s cinematic trailer! Here you can have an overview of the journey you’re going to live when the game is relea
It's time to play the new demo!
Hello everyone! 💖 Here it’s, our new demo is now available! We’re very happy to allow you to play more of our game and get a glimpse of what’s ahead. 📜 But before you play, some words about the demo:
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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.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Interactive Fiction · Choose Your Own Adventure · Visual Novel · Card Game · Dark Fantasy · Dating Sim · Story Rich · Female Protagonist · RPG · 2D · Text-Based · LGBTQ+ (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French |
| Achievements | 11 |
| Official site | https://www.maratusgames.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 SP1+ Processor: SSE2 instruction set support Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DX10 Storage: 3 GB available space