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BURIED STARS
A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
56 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“This game is like a 1000+ page book that should have been edited down to 300 pages. There are a lot of good parts to it, but it's not an exaggeration when I say there are hours of conversations between them—and most of…”
“This is my first time playing a novel game. It has an interesting story, especially since you need to be careful when choosing or else the character rapport will decrease. The investigation gameplay also caught my…”
42 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“This is my first time playing a novel game. It has an interesting story, especially since you need to be careful when choosing or else the character rapport will decrease. The investigation gameplay also caught my…”
“作为文字游戏算是精良制作,人设和表现力独一支的。剧情能看但属于普通水平,过程体验还是很不错的。”
“First Impressions: The voice acting is actually really good, like it surprised me. characters feel alive instead of stiff. The controls feel smooth af, no weird clunkiness so far. Visually, the game looks decent. It’s…”
24 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“作为文字游戏算是精良制作,人设和表现力独一支的。剧情能看但属于普通水平,过程体验还是很不错的。”
10 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“First Impressions: The voice acting is actually really good, like it surprised me. characters feel alive instead of stiff. The controls feel smooth af, no weird clunkiness so far. Visually, the game looks decent. It’s…”
“if you're into mystery games, give Buried Stars a shot! it's seriously unique - the mix of survival, social media chaos, and solving a mystery all at once feels intense in the best way. the characters are super…”
“Being a big fan of visual novels with similar premises (Danganronpa, Ace Attorney, etc.) this game scratches the same itch those VNs deliver. The art is very pleasing to look at, especially with the 3D-modeled setting…”
8 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“This is my first time playing a novel game. It has an interesting story, especially since you need to be careful when choosing or else the character rapport will decrease. The investigation gameplay also caught my…”
“I like this game so much. Even though it has long gameplay focused on solving mysteries about who the impostor in the crew is, there are also many achievements to complete. I'm looking forward to future updates for this…”
“After playing for a while, the story premise feels quite unique yet familiar, making it easy to understand. The game quickly caught my interest when it began revealing the contestants pasts, and it made me curious about…”
15 of the 79 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is like a 1000+ page book that should have been edited down to 300 pages. There are a lot of good parts to it, but it's not an exaggeration when I say there are hours of conversations between them—and most of…”
“felt like the story would open up more but never did. The actual mystery isnt that interesting tbh, too much random talking and the conversation mechanic is convoluted enough that a guide is recommended unless you want…”
“the game seemed interesting but i just could not get past the boring beginning where i was stuck discussing the same things for an hour. maybe there's an amazing game past the two hour mark. but at that point i'd rather…”
6 of the 79 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is like a 1000+ page book that should have been edited down to 300 pages. There are a lot of good parts to it, but it's not an exaggeration when I say there are hours of conversations between them—and most of…”
“Buried Stars is an underrated pick for fans of story-driven mysteries. The narrative is gripping and packed with twists, while the characters feel authentic, each hiding secrets that keep you hooked. The social media…”
6 of the 79 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Being a big fan of visual novels with similar premises (Danganronpa, Ace Attorney, etc.) this game scratches the same itch those VNs deliver. The art is very pleasing to look at, especially with the 3D-modeled setting…”
“Buried Stars is an underrated pick for fans of story-driven mysteries. The narrative is gripping and packed with twists, while the characters feel authentic, each hiding secrets that keep you hooked. The social media…”
“6/10, visually great, fully voice acted, and story is intriguing to an extend but the conversation/discussion sections are so tedious. I'm probably going to just watch the endings. Ignore hours played, most was just…”
6 of the 79 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“felt like the story would open up more but never did. The actual mystery isnt that interesting tbh, too much random talking and the conversation mechanic is convoluted enough that a guide is recommended unless you want…”
“the game seemed interesting but i just could not get past the boring beginning where i was stuck discussing the same things for an hour. maybe there's an amazing game past the two hour mark. but at that point i'd rather…”
“6/10, visually great, fully voice acted, and story is intriguing to an extend but the conversation/discussion sections are so tedious. I'm probably going to just watch the endings. Ignore hours played, most was just…”
5 of the 79 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“felt like the story would open up more but never did. The actual mystery isnt that interesting tbh, too much random talking and the conversation mechanic is convoluted enough that a guide is recommended unless you want…”
“Although I'm not into visual novels, what I can say is that this is for players who prefer having control over how the story progresses. I think the game has already reached its ideal phase, but it would be better to…”
Counted across 79 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 83.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“As a visual novel fan, I’m already really impressed with this game! I’m still in the early part of the story, but the mechanics and storytelling have completely hooked me. The suspense is building nicely, and I’m genuinely excited to see how everything unfolds and reach the…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“Not really much into VN's but this one looks interesting. It starts off so vague but gained my attention while I played. Character designs are good, although the translations, misspelled words and weird lines are much to be desired. Overall it has an interesting narrative and…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“My negative review is entirely due to the shoddy English translation. If you can understand Korean then I have no reason to discourage you from playing this game (other than its lack of a "don't skip unread" option, which is mildly annoying). I would occasionally begin to enjoy…”
— a player, Steam review · 36 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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2022 Steam Winter Sale Information
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2021-12-14 Steam Community Items Announcement
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual |
| Player tags | Visual Novel · Mystery · Thriller · Interactive Fiction · Emotional · Story Rich · Choices Matter · Conversation · Drama · Investigation · Psychological · Choose Your Own Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Japanese * , Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 46 |
| Official site | https://buried-stars.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-6300U Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 520 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible SoundCard or Onboard Chipset Additional Notes: DualShock®4, Xbox Controller or Direct Input Compatible Controllers Supported.