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Kanon
A tale of small miracles in a snow-covered town— Kanon, the very first game from visual novel studio Key, is now available on Steam! Now featuring HD visuals and full voice support! (The protagonist is only voiced in certain scenes.)
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-15.
“Foreword: The Steam launch of Kanon excited me greatly. I am a big fan of all Key visual novels. Kanon is one that I did not get to read yet, but I had great expectations for. Aesthetics: The story is a tearjerker. It takes place in a small town, and you play the role of Yuichi,…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“Dont read the system reqirements you can run this shi on win98 becouse it came out in 1999 "Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system" WRONG! A 32Bit system is OK "OS: Microsoft Windows® 10(64bit)/11(64bit)" WRONG! Windows 98SE WinXp SP1 Will be just fine "PROCESSOR:…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“Key's first Visual Novel, which I'm playing for the first time with this re-release. I'd give it a tentative recommendation. I've played Clannad, albeit many years ago, but I can say that if you're expecting anything like that, you probably should heavily temper your…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 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
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Update (Ver. 1.5.0.6)
•Fixed some bugs. •Fixed typos and mistranslations in the Simplified Chinese text.
Update (Ver. 1.4.0.5)
•Fixed some bugs. •Fixed typos and mistranslations in the English text. •Fixed typos in the manual.
Update (Ver. 1.3.0.4)
Fixed typos and mistranslations in the English text. Fixed typos and mistranslations in the Simplified Chinese text.
Update (Ver. 1.2.0.3)
•Adjusted the manual. •Adjusted the manual with Steam Deck-related content.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-15.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Simulation |
| Player tags | Adventure · Casual · Visual Novel · Simulation · Dating Sim · Choose Your Own Adventure · 2D · 2D Platformer · Cute · Anime · Text-Based · Drama (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 14 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Microsoft Windows® 10(64bit)/11(64bit) Processor: intel® Core™ i3 or higher Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 512MB Video Memory DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: DirectSound compatible sound device Additional Notes: Supports touch screen devices / Steam Deck: Proton 8 is recommended