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Kara no Shojo
Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“Great murder mystery, didn't find myself bored. 9.67/10 highly reccomend if you want a good read and overall story”
— a player, Steam review · 38 hrs played“i need a lobotomy”
— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played“In my opinion, Kara no Shojo is one of the best serial killer mysteries ever presented in the video game medium. The characters are really memorable, story events have their own twisted logic behind and in several spots action comes thick and fast, leaving no breathing room…”
— a player, Steam review · 40 hrs playedLatest official news
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Sexual Content · Nudity · Visual Novel · Adventure · Gore · Detective · Psychological Horror · Violent · Mystery · Story Rich · Anime · Great Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP and up Processor: Pentium III 800MHz Memory: 512 MB RAM Storage: 1 GB available space