Adventure · November 1, 2024

Homicipher (2024)

local_offer-10% current discountgroup1M–10M ownersrecommend7.0k recommendations
Latest version [2.0.5] When the protagonist wakes up, they find themselves lost in a different world. As they learn the words of the mysterious monsters that speak a strange language, they search for a way to escape. In this alternate world, a different language is used. Players will interpret and dechiper characters' words through expressions, gestures and the objects they point to. The language of this world isn’t as refined as human languages. One meaning is concentrated in one word, with almost no particles; a string of words conveys only a rough meaning. This is a point-and-click adventure game. Players will investigate items to learn words or engage in conversation to progress. Choices for actions are available at various points. Small changes in development, branching paths, or even instant death can occur. Even if you reach a game over, you can retry from just before without any penalties. There’s no affection management, and acquiring flags will unlock more choices. Players can freely jump back to previously encountered scenes from chapters and try again. Play comfortably and easily! There are 20 types of mid-story endings (bad endings or unresolved problems). There are a total of 17 endings, including character route endings and late-stage endings upon reaching Chapter 5. *Note: There is a fake ending presented as a happy ending midway through the story, so please be careful not to misunderstand. ◆Playtime It takes about 5 hours to complete one full playthrough of all routes. *This game is designed with replayability in mind, where understanding character conversations may require re-watching scenes after filling up the dictionary. ◆Playing without sound is not recommended (There are sound-based effects). Players who want to make the characters say funny things or try different playful approaches are also welcome to enjoy the game freely.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Horror · 692
  • Otome · 688
  • Female Protagonist · 670
  • Visual Novel · 665
  • Atmospheric · 631
  • Text-Based · 593
  • Multiple Endings · 586
  • Choose Your Own Adventure · 583
  • Choices Matter · 577
  • Word Game · 577
  • Conversation · 567
  • Singleplayer · 538
  • Interactive Fiction · 536
  • First-Person · 534
  • Dark · 529

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Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume6.5k Steam reviewsTop 36% in Adventure
Positive rating96% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 21%
Engagement hours7 h averageTop 43% for session depth among Adventure

Reception Metrics

Steam community

96%Overwhelmingly Positive · 6.5k reviews

6.3k positive · 262 negative

Curator recommendations

7.0k

Release & Availability

Release dateNov 1, 2024
Developer八名木Games
PublisherGamirror Games
Base price$12.59 -10%
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

7h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

8h

Typical completion time

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (4)

  • English
  • Japanese
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese

Editions & Packages

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