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Homicipher: Demo

Homicipher: Demo

Homicipher is a female-targeted language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.

Released May 31, 2023 Developer 八名木Games Publisher Gamera Games Platforms Windows · Mac Female ProtagonistDialogue HeavyText-BasedOtomeHorror
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 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.

98.5%positive1,627 reviews
Recommended · 53 found this helpful

“As a linguist this is prolly my dream game. If you're an english speaker I advise you to keep in mind that this game wasn't made for your language, so try to narrow your possibilites to mere words (that is, don't try to write "are you lost?" but instead "you lost?" or "it is…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 39 found this helpful

“I'm the biggest coward on earth when it comes to horror but this is really interesting. Deciphering the strange language, figuring out who's trustworthy and who's dangerous- it makes for a very fun and creepy game. Mr. Crawling is my bestie. I'm forming a fan club immediately.…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 36 found this helpful

“Totally waiting for the full release! I find the core idea higly interesting and this is the first game where I want to romance a severed head lol”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

338all-time peak
0 100 200 2024 2025 2026 104 avg · Nov 2024

Latest official news

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Oct 14, 2024
The official version of “Homicipher” will be released on November 1, 2024

The official version of “Homicipher” will be released on Friday, November 1, 2024. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2302660

Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsFemale Protagonist · Dialogue Heavy · Text-Based · Otome · Horror · Adventure · Choose Your Own Adventure · Interactive Fiction · Word Game · Multiple Endings · Choices Matter · Thriller (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese
Official sitehttps://317.zashiki.com/mozibake/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 or greater Processor: Intel i5 Quad-Core Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti Storage: 2 GB available space