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Is the Vat Utopia or Dystopia?
"We regret to inform you that the Earth has been demolished." Coming next—a "Human Observation Documentary" starring "Landmine Girl"(fake) and "Nerd" (so-called).
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“Love the art, game looks good! However i do not speak Korean. Please add English. Arigatou!”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“Is the Vat Utopia or Dystopia? is a compact visual novel that mixes romance, science fiction, dark comedy, and philosophical reflection into an experience that is much stranger than the average love story. Developed and published by Night Cruising 夜间巡航, it uses the destruction…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“核心叙事薄弱，美术全靠平面拉，作为一个视觉小说，差评。 虽然我一开始写了差评，但是平面美术和音乐非常优秀。 最后，剧本人工度非常高，花了很大心血。作为一款游戏，好评。”
— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
现已支持点数商店&集换式卡牌
感谢各位玩家的游玩，在过去的近二十天时间里，我们收获了近万份销量以及Steam商店页的“好评如潮”评级，这离不开各位玩家的支持。 对于一个初出茅庐的新制作组来说，能收获这样的成绩对我们来说是莫大的鼓励，谢谢大家。 目前我们的游戏已支持点数商店与集换式卡牌功能，欢迎各位玩家看看有没有喜欢的装扮ːAi_ManiacSmileː 除此之外，我们的周边众筹创意页面已经在摩点公开，目前尚未确定具体周边品类和
"Disable Effects"
In the Settings menu, go to Other Options → Miscellaneous, and check "Disable Effects" to prevent crashes caused by the GL2 renderer.
Thank you all for playing. Here is the Day 1 update patch.
Added a "Skip transitions to prevent stuttering" option. If you experience lag during fast-forwarding, you can check this option. Fixed text misalignment issues in certain events of The Legend of Quiz
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Visual Novel · Dark Comedy · Dystopian · Romance · Memes · Adventure · Emotional · Casual · Comedy · Anime · Dark Humor · Cute (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Custom Volume Controls · Keyboard Only Option · Mouse Only Option · Narrated Game Menus · Playable without Timed Input |
| Languages | Simplified Chinese |
| Achievements | 9 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7或以上版本 Processor: 1 GHz 双核（如 Intel Core 2 Duo 或同级） Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 2000 Storage: 4 GB available space