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Empty Horizons

Empty Horizons

Following the sudden death of her father, Mireille Maiorano is sent to live with her uncle in France. Enter Lyon, a tactless, perverse Frenchman charged with escorting to Mireille to her new home. She hates him passionately, with everything she has... so why does he make her heart flutter?

Released Jul 19, 2016 Developer ebi-hime Platforms Windows · Linux IndieVisual NovelFemale ProtagonistOtomeAnime
View on Steam ↗ $2.99 (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.

85.1%positive101 reviews
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“I purchased solely for the emoticon. Every badge level with this one is so cute too. For $3 it is worth it if you like cute badges/ pink bow emoticon. As for the book. The art is pretty, she has some really cute outfits. It lacks voice actors and animations. In the least, it…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Empty Horizons is a story-focused visual novel developed and published by ebi-hime that places emotional storytelling and character development at the center of its experience. Rather than relying on gameplay systems built around combat, exploration, or puzzle-solving, the game…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 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.

13achievements
29.2%median completion
27.8%rarest: First love
46.8% of players 37.3% of players 34.4% of players 32.5% of players 32.4% of players 31.9% of players 29.2% of players 29.2% of players 28.7% of players 28.5% of players 27.9% of players 27.8% of players 27.8% of players 46.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
46.8%New horizons — Mireille begins her journey.
37.3%Water water everywhere — Mireille gets treated like a princess... for five seconds.
34.4%Introversion — Mireille ponders in the bathtub.
Rarest badges of honor
27.8%First love — Hidden achievement
27.8%Inside me — Hidden achievement
27.9%Close to me — 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.

Feb 22, 2020
The End of an Actress released on Steam

Hi everyone, I just thought I'd let you know that my newest VN, The End of an Actress, has been released on Steam! It's a tragic romance story based loosely on the life (and death) of Marie Antoinette

Sep 28, 2018
Update

Just updating this game to let everybody know that this VN has been updated, and is now playable in Russian! I also fixed a handful of typos in the English version, so if anybody owns this VN but hasn

May 05, 2017
New VN on Steam

Hi guys, I've released a new visual novel on Steam with artwork by SillySelly (the same artist as Empty Horizons). If you're fond of her artwork, please check it out! http://store.steampowered.com/app

May 05, 2017
New VN on Steam

Hi guys, I've released a new visual novel on Steam with artwork by SillySelly (the same artist as Empty Horizons). If you're fond of her artwork, please check it out! http://store.steampowered.com/app

Feb 28, 2017
New build

Hi guys, I just uploaded a new build for this VN! It has a few differences from the previous version, including: - two improved backgrounds - new, cleaner SFX (particularly for the ambient sounds, lik

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresIndie, Simulation
Player tagsIndie · Visual Novel · Female Protagonist · Otome · Anime · Nudity · Casual · 2D · Cinematic · Romance · Drama · Emotional (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Russian
Achievements13
Official sitehttps://sekaiproject.com/products/empty-horizons/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Win XP+ Processor: 1Ghz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX® 9 Compatible Graphics Card DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 620 MB available space