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Elsewhere High: Chapter 1 - A Visual Novel

Elsewhere High: Chapter 1 - A Visual Novel

Welcome to Elsewhere High, "a school for exceptional children." In this visual novel, players are able to immerse themselves in the world of the outcast. Each student at Elsewhere High has fallen short of expectations at their original high school; they've flunked out, skipped class, wrote threateni

Released Mar 31, 2017 Developer Horizon Studio Platforms Windows · Mac Free to PlayAdventureVisual NovelHorrorMystery
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-05-14)

What players say

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

66.2%positive80 reviews
Recommended · 17 found this helpful

“Honestly I had a tough time writing a review for Elsewhere High Chapter 1. It's just painfully average. Unfortunately steam doesn't have neutral rating so I will give it a positive one BUT ONLY because its free, small in download size, and it works. From a technical perspective…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“The art was good, but the story started getting boring on the bus and it didn't get any better at the school, so... In all fairness, I've been in a reading slump for a minute, and I'm currently trying to claw my way out of it, so it's not completely the VNs fault. I do recommend…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Not recommended · 4 found this helpful

“Eh...... I guess it's okay. It's very slow paced, and it definitely needs an option to advance the text speed. It needs an option menu, period. The art is mediocre. Needs some CGs. I don't like how you need the second chapter in order to get all the achievements. That's kinda…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 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.

11achievements
23.2%median completion
22.9%rarest: Out of Character
73.2% of players 35.3% of players 33.5% of players 31.8% of players 31.3% of players 23.2% of players 23.1% of players 23.0% of players 23.0% of players 22.9% of players 22.9% of players 73.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
73.2%Didn't Take Much — You started the adventure.
35.3%Cold Shoulder — You chose between Vincent and Sophie.
33.5%Pants On Fire — You answered Ms. Dupont's critical thinking question.
Rarest badges of honor
22.9%Out of Character — Hidden achievement
22.9%Gingerbread Man — Hidden achievement
23.0%Let the Vomit Hit the Floor — 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.

Mar 31, 2017
Elsewhere High is now LIVE! (Discount!)

Let's get it started! Elsewhere High (both Chapter 1 AND 2) are now live on Steam! As promised, Chapter 1 is being offered for free, and for a limited time Chapter 2 will be sold with a small discount

Mar 31, 2017
Elsewhere High is now LIVE! (Discount!)

Let's get it started! Elsewhere High (both Chapter 1 AND 2) are now live on Steam! As promised, Chapter 1 is being offered for free, and for a limited time Chapter 2 will be sold with a small discount

Mar 07, 2017
Elsewhere High: Chapters 1 AND 2 coming to Steam very soon.

Hey all, Elsewhere High got Greenlit back in November and I have yet to post an announcement. This is because, frankly, I have been so hard at work fine tuning this story and molding it into the produ

Mar 07, 2017
Elsewhere High: Chapters 1 AND 2 coming to Steam very soon.

Hey all, Elsewhere High got Greenlit back in November and I have yet to post an announcement. This is because, frankly, I have been so hard at work fine tuning this story and molding it into the produ

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAdventure, Free To Play
Player tagsFree to Play · Adventure · Visual Novel · Horror · Mystery · Anime · Cartoon (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements11
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: XP Processor: 1Ghz Memory: 512 MB RAM Storage: 200 MB available space