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oath

oath

don't break your oath

Released Sep 2, 2024 Developer vai5000 Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux CasualSoftwareInteractive FictionVisual Novel2D
View on Steam ↗ $2.99 (US · as of 2026-05-15)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

95.8%positive118 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“I've been a fan of vai5000's music for a while, but Oath found me at a strangely important point in my life. I am dealing with my own emotional fallout right now, and its focus on trauma, loss, regret, and all of those lingering "what if" thoughts hit much closer to home than I…”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“first of all i got to know about the soundtrack before the game and i gen loved it so much and the game oml its phenomenal and somehow rlly relatable !! thank you vai5000 for this game and the soundtrack i gen love it”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Absolutly incredible game! everthing about it from the art the story and music is all perfect”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
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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.

47achievements
6.0%median completion
2.3%rarest: steal (DLC)
67.0% of players 41.9% of players 38.8% of players 33.2% of players 23.6% of players 20.3% of players 17.8% of players 15.0% of players 14.9% of players 13.6% of players 12.6% of players 12.1% of players 10.6% of players 10.5% of players 10.2% of players 9.7% of players 8.0% of players 7.9% of players 7.4% of players 7.3% of players 6.8% of players 6.4% of players 6.2% of players 6.0% of players 6.0% of players 5.6% of players 5.6% of players 5.2% of players 5.1% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.4% of players 3.4% of players 3.3% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.5% of players 2.3% of players 67.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
67.0%oath — you didn't break your promise
41.9%futuresight — you saw what might come next
38.8%salvation — you found yourself
Rarest badges of honor
2.3%steal (DLC) — ... a bad deliverygirl (hold onto it until the credits)
2.5%left behind (DLC) — ???
2.8%collecter (DLC) — Hidden achievement

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 27, 2026
(CN BUILD) Version 6 Patch Fixes

NOTE: this patch update ONLY applies to the Chinese build of the game. No bugs here are present in the English build, and so no update has been pushed for that build. Change Log: NPCs that mention tim

Mar 09, 2026
oath - chinese language support!

Thank you for all the recent support! There's been an uptick in players from China recently, and multiple requests for a properly localised version to be made. And so.... Simplified Chinese is now ava

Jan 06, 2026
oath 4.19 [base game]

Changelog Happy new years! This update goes back and reworks the base game of oath , so that QoL features added in the free DLC are also present in the base build as well, when you don't have the DLC

Nov 03, 2025
"emerald" is out now + oath graphical update!

New game - emerald! As mentioned in the 1 year anniversary post, I've been working on a brand new game using the same underlying base as oath - a free, shorter experience called 'emerald' that ties in

Oct 03, 2025
Bugfix Patch v.11

PLEASE NOTE! this bugfix applies only to builds of the game with the there is a you that remains DLC expansion installed. Please go download it if you haven't! the DLC improves the base game + adds bu

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresCasual, Indie, RPG
Player tagsCasual · Software · Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · 2D · Abstract · Hand-drawn · Minimalist · Stylized · Atmospheric · Dark · Emotional (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Custom Volume Controls · Keyboard Only Option · Narrated Game Menus · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish * , Simplified Chinese *
Achievements47
Official sitehttps://soundcloud.com/vai5000/sets/oath
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or higher. Processor: 2.0 Ghz 64-bit Intel-compatible Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 or DirectX 11 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space VR Support: No Native Support