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MetaWare High School (Demo)
How do you see the world when nothing is real? An experimental metafictional visual novel.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Note: I fully played this game on Itch before reviewing on Steam. MetaWare High is a "demo" of a game about being a demo. It's fiction about fiction, combined with queer teenagers. My favorite combination.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“It's just really good. And fun. No reason not to play it :)”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“The "demo" is short for existentialism”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
The Creator's Character Arc - Five Years Later
There's this YouTube comment on the music video of Goodie Bag by Still Woosy that's been stuck in my head: Yeah, they do. Fresh Gen X looking 20 year-olds in colorful 90s throwback fits chill out and
Major Longevity Update (Version 1.1.0.0)
Reimplementation of an Endgame Event The main new change in this update is a safer and more reliable implementation of (spoilers for the end of the game): the game's final delete functionality. Previo
Minor longevity update (Version 1.0.3.0)
MetaWare High School (Demo) has been given a minor longevity update. The following changes have been made: Minor corrections of unintentional typos, animations, and game logic. A tweak regarding how v
Please Nominate MetaWare High School (Demo) for Best Demo!
Hi everyone! Aspen here. The Creator just informed me that the Steam Store has started an award nomination process that you can participate in! So I implore you: please nominate MetaWare High School (
OH MY GOD GUYS THE CREATOR ADDED SOME SPECIAL STUFF
Ok guys Isadora here and OH MY GOD THERE’S SOME SPECIAL FEATURES THING I didn’t really look at what it is yet but the Creator told me to tell you guys that it exists. So like it has some music and an
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Visual Novel · Philosophical · Experimental · Funny · Anime · Well-Written · Emotional · LGBTQ+ · Surreal · Nonlinear · Psychological · Cute (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 1 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or higher. Processor: 2.0 Ghz 64-bit Intel-compatible Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 200 MB available space