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The Chrono Jotter

The Chrono Jotter

Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.

Released Aug 25, 2021 Developer Orca Layout Publisher 2P Games, Orca Layout Platforms Windows Visual NovelIndieFemale ProtagonistStory RichLGBTQ+
View on Steam ↗ $11.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

94.7%positive1,939 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“A bit messy both story-wise and technically, with completely superfluous adventure game mechanics and an unexpected point of no return that forced me to watch the ending on YouTube. Regardless, the cast is absolutely wonderful and I would spend another 10 hours reading Ran Ibuki…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Absolutely loved the game and the concepts behind it. The implementation of the 'otherworldly' (the only word I can think to use) world building was amazing. To place the player in a world that looks or feels so familiar to the real world, only to implement the strangeness that…”

— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played
Not recommended · 2 found this helpful

“I wish there was a Mixed option, I feel bad hitting the No button, but I do think it deserves to have its average lowered a little bit so I'm doing my part. I'd say it's a 6/10 experience overall. Pros: - Great characters, I really liked everyone in the cast. Nice designs, nice…”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:37 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

7playing at last check
724-hour peak
124all-time peak
0 50 100 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 56 avg · Aug 2021

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$11.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$11.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US11.99 USD
EU9.99 EUR
UK8.49 GBP
Australia16.00 AUD
Canada13.49 CAD
Japan1,200 JPY
Brazil42.00 BRL
China38.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$5.6 Japan Brazil Canada Australia UK EU US≈$12

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

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Aug 26, 2025
Raining City: Millions Recollections is now available!

Greetings, everyone! We’re excited to share Raining City: Millions Recollections is officially available starting today!Raining City: Millions Recollections BundleStep into the bizarre, where mysterie

Mar 16, 2024
Critical Update: New English Translated Version

A good news to you that the updated English translation for The Chrono Jotter is available now! It’s almost impossible for our 2-person production team to translate into many languages. This is also t

Aug 08, 2023
Visual Novel Fest - Historic Low Discount, English Translation Under Refinement

Greetings! We are glad to announce that "The Chrono Jotter" is participating in this year's Steam Visual Novel Fest. During this event, the game will be available with a 35% discount off. Furthermore,

Jun 29, 2023
The Chrono Jotter releases in English!

Hello everyone, You’ve been asking for this translation long enough and it’s finally here… *Drum roll* Now you can enjoy the adventures of Ibuki Ran in English!! To celebrate this big announcement, we

Jun 05, 2022
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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsVisual Novel · Indie · Female Protagonist · Story Rich · LGBTQ+ · Lovecraftian · Detective · Adventure · Atmospheric · Horror · Mystery · Drama (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesSimplified Chinese, English
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista/7/8/10 Processor: 1.6Ghz Single Core Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 1280 x 720 or Greater Resolution Storage: 6 GB available space