Katawa Shoujo is a bishoujo-style visual novel set in the fictional Yamaku High School for disabled children, located somewhere in modern Japan. Hisao Nakai, a normal boy living a normal life, has his life turned upside down when a congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school after a long hospitalization.
Genre: Adventure
Release Date: 1 Apr 2011
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$9.99 USD

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Includes 3 items: Katawa Shoujo, PxT, The Answer

Reviews

"I had a great time playing through it for the first time. I actually came to care about the characters, and it was... An experience."
— grenadingbadger

"The writing is solid with enjoyable characters, artwork and effects are wonderful, and the music is excellent. I for one think that it's extremely refreshing that you didn't follow typical bishoujo game tropes, and I believe that the characters and story are that much stronger for that."
— Warwick

"GET OUT KS DEVS"
— /jp/



About the Game

Katawa Shoujo is a bishoujo-style visual novel set in the fictional Yamaku High School for disabled children, located somewhere in modern Japan. Hisao Nakai, a normal boy living a normal life, has his life turned upside down when a congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school after a long hospitalization. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right. There are five main paths corresponding to the 5 main female characters, each path following the storyline pertaining to that character.


The story is told through the perspective of the main character, using a first person narrative. The game uses a traditional text and sprite-based visual novel model with an ADV text box.



Key features:

  • Play as Hisao Nakai, during a formative stage of his life.
  • Play through the stories of five heroines, each with their own personality and history.
  • Future DLC packs will include additional routes, including Saki and Rika.