Aroma

This is a simple story about young people, about the aroma of youth and the smells of life, which can so easily be cut short by a fatal accident.Or maybe at the behest of a heartless fate.

Released Dec 9, 2022 Developer Oyashiro.dev, NTWL Publisher Oyashiro.dev Platforms Windows · Mac

View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

85.8%positive466 reviews

Recommended · 10 found this helpful

“Speed running through this game was fun.”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played

Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Aroma, created by Oyashiro.dev and NTWL and published by Oyashiro.dev, is a small-scale visual novel that relies more on mood and subtle emotional storytelling than on spectacle or complex mechanics. It places players in the middle of a quiet, introspective narrative centered on…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played

Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“It's a bit disjointed and unfocused at times, but I got surprisingly invested in the characters and overall story. I'd say there's three main (sub)plots and I only didn't care for one of them? (spoiler hidden) The vibes don't change much and little happens, so if you don't like…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

10achievements

28.3%median completion

27.5%rarest: At least something good.

Almost everyone has

48.1%Goodbye, Olya. — Hidden achievement

42.4%?????? — Hidden achievement

41.2%The game is over. — Pass the game and see the credits.

Rarest badges of honor

27.5%At least something good. — Hidden achievement

27.7%Things are getting better — Hidden achievement

28.0%Who is this? — Hidden achievement

Latest official news

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

Oct 13, 2024
MEAT-GRINDER DEMO is now available!

🔫 = MEAT-GRINDER ДЕМО = THE PRODUCT IS AUDIOTEXTOVISUAL GAME-CONTAINING (0,1%) CONTAINS OBSCENE LANGUAGE https://store.steampowered.com/app/3240730/MEATGRINDER_Demo

Sep 30, 2024
The demo version of the new project will be released soon as part of NEXT FEST

Soon...

Sep 22, 2024
A few fixes in the text and assembly for Mac OS

A few fixes in the text and build for Mac OS, nothing special.

Apr 14, 2024
MEAT-GRINDER

Some new backgrounds and sketches from our new novel MEAT-GRINDER Add to the vishlist, by the way)

Dec 11, 2023
MEAT-GRINDER

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2591230/MEATGRINDER/?beta=0 MEAT-GRINDER Live the life of Obi, a female killer with questionable morals and a good sense of humor! Witness a real human meat grinder

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

Genres	Adventure, Indie, Free To Play
Features	Single-player · Steam Achievements · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing
Languages	Russian, English
Achievements	10
Official site	https://oyashiro.dev

Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i5 3210m cpu 2.50ghz Memory: 4 GB RAM Storage: 700 MB available space