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Faulty Apprentice

Adult Only · 18+

Faulty Apprentice

In this world of magic, monsters, and mystery, the fate of Stars Reach Castle will be determined by you, the Faulty Apprentice! A story-rich visual novel/dating with Light Ecchi on the side. (Free 3 DLCs)

Released Nov 12, 2019 Developer AGL studios Platforms Windows
View on Steam ↗ $7.99 (US · as of 2026-09-28)

What players say

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

81.0%positive189 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Gameplay: 4/10 Graphics & Sound: 7/10 Narration: 6/10 ✔️ Pretty visuals, nice music. ✔️ The narration can get pretty fun, the character cast is somewhat diverse (though the female characters do lack some body type diversity). ✔️ Nice narrative rhytm, not many opportunities to be…”

— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Nothing exposed after 4 hours. Censored scenes. Not a spicy game. I didn't see any notes on needing an adult patch. I was unable to find online. Grindy and linear.”

— a player, Steam review · 5 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.

99achievements
19.5%median completion
3.1%rarest: Pitch Black
87.4% of players 80.9% of players 80.8% of players 80.2% of players 78.3% of players 78.1% of players 78.1% of players 77.8% of players 77.1% of players 73.1% of players 69.5% of players 66.8% of players 62.9% of players 56.3% of players 53.7% of players 51.7% of players 51.6% of players 49.7% of players 49.1% of players 49.0% of players 48.8% of players 48.6% of players 48.6% of players 46.8% of players 46.7% of players 44.6% of players 43.1% of players 37.9% of players 37.6% of players 34.5% of players 33.7% of players 33.5% of players 30.2% of players 28.8% of players 28.7% of players 27.6% of players 26.3% of players 25.6% of players 25.1% of players 24.8% of players 24.6% of players 24.6% of players 23.5% of players 23.3% of players 23.2% of players 22.3% of players 21.2% of players 20.4% of players 20.0% of players 19.5% of players 19.5% of players 19.1% of players 18.9% of players 18.8% of players 18.7% of players 17.4% of players 17.0% of players 15.8% of players 15.0% of players 14.5% of players 87.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
87.4%Welcome Home — Finished Prologue Act 2.
80.9%Cold Welcome — Met the Royal Commander.
80.8%New Old Friend — Finished Prologue Act 1.
Rarest badges of honor
3.1%Pitch Black — Lowered Midnight's Morale completely.
3.1%Dungeon Dweller — Go to Jail more than 10 times.
3.2%Knightmare — Lowered Sir Quintus' Morale completely.

Latest official news

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

Nov 10, 2023
Best Elf fans coming to Faulty Apprentice

Hail Apprentice! We noticed a lot of new folks since Best Elf was featured on New and Trending, so we wanted to say welcome and hope you enjoy your time at Stars Reach! This story takes place before B

Nov 09, 2023
Best Elf is available now!

It's time for an adventure! Best Elf is available now on Steam! A limited time bundle called the 'Champion' which includes both Faulty Apprentice and Best Elf for 25% off. With Steam's "complete my bu

Oct 28, 2021
Halloween 2021 Sale!!

🎃 I hope you're ready to be spellbound with this devilish deal! Faulty Apprentice is 25% off for a limited time! This includes three free DLC adventures! The sale ends on Nov 1st at 10:00 am (PT) http

Jun 24, 2021
Steam Summer Sale 2021!

Need to beat that summer heat? Well, we can't really help you with that, but we can offer Faulty Apprentice at a price that can't be beat! ☀️ Until July 8th, Faulty Apprentice will be only $14.99!! Th

May 07, 2021
💚 New Visual Novel Announced 💜

Since the battle, Stars Reach Castle has been peaceful and light. However, for a certain two elves, things haven't been going quite right... Is it the result of a contest with tunics most wet, or perh

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

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

GenresAction, Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
Achievements99
Official sitehttp://www.aglstudioart.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or higher Processor: Intel® Core 2 Duo Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX compatible card DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 2 GB available space