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Welcome to the Karoshi Club

Welcome to the Karoshi Club

If you're nervous about job searching and interviews, face your fears head-on in "Welcome to the Karoshi Club" a Japanese horror business punk visual novel.

Released Dec 27, 2023 Developer Kamishibai Interactive Platforms Windows CasualVisual NovelAnimeExploration2D
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-09-27)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27.

91.3%positive173 reviews
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“It is a really interesting psychological horror visual novel. You play as Kenji, a former game developer who is looking for a new job. Most of the game takes place during a strange job interview, where you need to make choices and decide whether to tell the truth or lie. As you…”

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

“Welcome to the Karoshi Club turns one of modern working life’s most uncomfortable rituals, the job interview, into the foundation for a strange and effective psychological horror story. Rather than beginning with monsters, abandoned buildings, or conventional supernatural…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 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 2026-09-27.

5achievements
60.8%median completion
53.0%rarest: Hey, I’m Kenji
95.1% of players 76.9% of players 60.8% of players 55.1% of players 53.0% of players 95.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
95.1%How Did Your Job Interview Go Today? — Let's begin a new day.
76.9%Falling Down — Find ways to avoid a job interview.
60.8%You’re Hired — Hidden achievement
Rarest badges of honor
53.0%Hey, I’m Kenji — Hidden achievement
55.1%We'll Call You Back — Hidden achievement
60.8%You’re Hired — Hidden achievement

Latest official news

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May 31, 2026
Cross Promo - Delta Demo by 0xc3pti0n

Hello everyone! Our close friends have released a demo of their game "Delta" Please play it and rate it on Steam:

Aug 24, 2025
Update 1.3.0

Update 1.3.0 Overview Add Spanish Language Pack Add Spanish Language Pack We’re absolutely thrilled to announce our latest addition: the Spanish Language Pack! It fills us with joy to see our communit

Mar 04, 2025
Steam Visual Novel Fest 2025 & Special Recommendation

Steam Visual Novel Fest 2025 This year, we are also participating in the Visual Novel Games Festival, which is exciting! Don't forget to visit the main page to discover some great games in the genre!

Feb 17, 2025
The Storyteller's Festival 2025

The Storyteller's Festival 2025 We are delighted with the "Welcome to the Karoshi Club" at The Storyteller's Festival by TwoHalfStudios. Please check out a variety of cool games: https://store.steampo

Dec 14, 2024
Congratulations on completing your first year at Keneō Industry!

We want to thank everyone who played our free prologue for Karoshi Club! Your feedback and reviews are greatly appreciated! Don't forget to add Karoshi Club in your Wishlist https://store.steampowered

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-27.

GenresIndie
Player tagsCasual · Visual Novel · Anime · Exploration · 2D · Hand-drawn · 1990's · Capitalism · Atmospheric · Dark · Psychological Horror · Sci-fi (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Russian, Japanese, Italian, Vietnamese, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America
Achievements5
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1+ Processor: SSE2 instruction set support Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 230 MB available space