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Homicipher
Homicipher is a 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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☑ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“There was WAY more game in this game than I'd expected! I didn't collect all the endings until around hour 27, which was a lovely surprise, and of course I still want more!! I hadn't thought that I'd find a game that scratched the same itch that Slay the Princess did, but this…”
— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played“This game intrigued me in every way when I first saw it. I love the mixed media art style, (ie, sometimes they'll use a photo of a real hand, rather than drawn). The atmosphere is very well crafted and makes you feel tense, even if you *think* you're safe. I emphasize think,…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 14:04 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Horror · Otome · Female Protagonist · Visual Novel · Atmospheric · Text-Based · Multiple Endings · Choose Your Own Adventure · Choices Matter · Word Game · Conversation · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://317.zashiki.com/mozibake/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: 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