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The Song of Saya
Bear witness to a love that will change the world, in this classic horror romance visual novel from acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Overall Saya No Uta is like crack. It's definitely bad for you, it's hard to put down, and your friends and family will judge you for having experienced it. No one should read this novel but I recommend it. God help me.”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“I don’t even know how to describe saya no uta without sounding weird asf, but this game genuinely stuck with me. I spent around 23 hours on it and did all the endings maybe 3 times??, and honestly I don’t regret a second. The atmosphere is insane LIKE it’s eerie in this quiet,…”
— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played“A very controversial, but highly influential VN no doubt. I wanted to experience it for myself in its original form meaning I installed the JAST patch and everything. My biggest complaint: [spoiler]Despite knowing that "Saya" is just a super intelligent slime monster, the way…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:33 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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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 | Adventure, Simulation |
| Player tags | Visual Novel · Psychological Horror · Gore · Sexual Content · Lovecraftian · Horror · Nudity · Romance · Anime · Story Rich · Dark · Great Soundtrack (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Simplified Chinese, Korean |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: 1 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 128MB VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 600 MB available space