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Iwaihime
From hit writer Ryukishi07, the creator of When They Cry, comes a story on the theme of “curses.” Strike down the dark riddle of dolls and soot in this supernatural horror visual novel.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“10/10 would fill with soot again”
— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played“Cool vibes but the main protagonist is just so incredibly bland. He solves all the problems through the virtue of shrimply not having character flaws”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs playedLatest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Simulation |
| Player tags | Visual Novel · Anime · Psychological Horror · Adventure · Supernatural · Atmospheric · Horror · 2D · Hand-drawn · Emotional · Mythology · Story Rich (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Japanese * , Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese * |
| Achievements | 12 |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://shiravune.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Vista/7/8/8.1/10 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 6000 MB available space