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Shui's Odyssey
This is a puzzle game that combines text and images. Players use visual illusions to piece together fragments of memories from Alzheimer's patients, in order to reconstruct the truth of the story and witness the passage of time for three generations.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“A sad and beautiful game. I really liked it, especially the art and the music. It was a very real experience for me.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“A bit of heartwarming, a bit of heartbreak permeates this game as you recover memories and go through some soul-searching from the point of view of Xiaoshui, the main character. The donghua/Chinese painting art style and the soundtrack are beautiful. Prepare for waterworks if…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Shui’s Odyssey is a gentle, introspective puzzle-adventure that anchors its entire experience in emotion, memory, and the small moments that shape a life. Rather than relying on dramatic twists or elaborate mechanics, the game focuses on the quiet poetry of its hand-drawn world…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 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 2026-09-26.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Small Update v1.0.2
Hello everyone! Due to the announcement of a new Unity security vulnerability, we have fixed the vulnerability while also optimizing issues recently reported by players. (1) Fixed the Unity security v
Confirmed to Join Steam China Special Sale We are excited to announce that we will join Steam China Special Sale to celebrate the Chinese new year from Jan 27th to Feb 10th. What's more, the special d
Minor Update 1.01
Dear players, We have published an update contains following improvements and bug fixes: 1.Fixed some mistakes and typos on texts 2.Optimized “right-click to connect”, player can now check the status
A Time Capsule combined with Sweet Pain: Shui's Odyssey is OUT NOW!
Original soundtrack also available here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3376220/ Xiao Shui, the young lass heads over heels on wishful dreams and lovelornness, has only seconds left to confess her
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Puzzle · Adventure · Hand-drawn · Atmospheric · Drama · Emotional · Casual · Interactive Fiction · Point & Click · Word Game · Life Sim · Exploration (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | Simplified Chinese, English, Traditional Chinese |
| Achievements | 14 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: i5-3570K Memory: 1 GB RAM Storage: 2 GB available space