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Little Busters! English Edition
Capturing the hearts of countless fans since 2007, Little Busters! is an emotional visual novel from Key, the minds behind Angel Beats! and CLANNAD. This special English release supports touch controls and dynamic switching between English and Japanese text, and is in HD for the first time on PC.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.
“I recently received this game for free from a curator connect offer for my group Visual novel, JRPG, Anime. This 7th visual novel release on Steam by VisualArts and Key features a group of teenage students Riki Naoe, Kyousuke Natsume, Rin Natsume, Masato Inohara and Kengo…”
— a player, Steam review · 103 hrs played“Do you have that one movie, anime, book or any other kind of experience you love so much that if you had the chance to erase that memory to live it again for the first time you would do it? That's Little Busters! for me. It helped me grow as a person, and for that I am grateful.…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“Thanks KEY For Literally Conditioning Me To Cry Everytime I Hear The First Note To 'Only One Magic Word' . It's A Bittersweet Farewell To What Was An Incredibly Special Read; Soo Many Loveable And Silly Characters I Will Dearly Miss (Saya My Beloved). In Conclusion: Muscle Yay…”
— a player, Steam review · 91 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-10-21.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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KSL Live World 2016 ~The Animation Charlotte & Rewrite~ is Now Available!
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/30942356/663f2933b7c0f30d12144faf775b31ee46945c20.png Key loyalists and anisong lovers, rejoice! The full KSL Live World 2016 ~the An
Patch fixing several spell/translation-misses and improving game stability (Ver. 1.2.4)
With this update the following issues were solved: ■Fixed about 2300 spell/translation-misses mainly inside the story route of Saya Tokido. ■Fixed the issue that with certain systems the BGM stops pla
Patch fixing several spell/translation-misses and improving game stability (Ver. 1.2.4)
With this update the following issues were solved: ■Fixed about 2300 spell/translation-misses mainly inside the story route of Saya Tokido. ■Fixed the issue that with certain systems the BGM stops pla
Translation patch focusing on the main story route of Kudryavka Noumi (Ver. 1.2.3)
The newest patch fixes about 600 spell/translation-misses mainly inside the story route of Kudryavka Noumi. Thank you for your continued support.:kud:
Translation patch focusing on the main story route of Kudryavka Noumi (Ver. 1.2.3)
The newest patch fixes about 600 spell/translation-misses mainly inside the story route of Kudryavka Noumi. Thank you for your continued support.ːkudː
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Simulation |
| Player tags | Visual Novel · Adventure · Anime · Simulation · Casual · Story Rich · Great Soundtrack · Multiple Endings · Comedy · Drama · Romance · Dating Sim (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Japanese * * |
| Achievements | 27 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or higher Processor: Core 2 Duo or higher Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 10 or higher compatible graphics card / VRAM 512 MB or more (GeForce 8400 or higher, Radeon HD 2400 or higher) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 9 GB available space Additional Notes: 1280x720 compatible display, Supports touch screen devices