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It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.

BAD END is a indie, visual novel and adventure game developed by Arai Koh Create Office and published by YOX-Project.
Released on November 25th 2015 is available only on Windows in 5 languages: English, Japanese, French, German and Spanish - Spain.

It has received 385 reviews of which 323 were positive and 62 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified BAD END into these genres:

Indie Visual Novel Adventure Horror Anime Mystery Multiple Endings Story Rich Interactive Fiction Choose Your Own Adventure Colorful Cute Memes Psychological Psychological Horror Casual Supernatural Short Singleplayer

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System requirements

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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 11 / 10
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen series, Intel Core i series, or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 1280x720, 32-bit colors, Vertex Shader 2.0, Pixel Shader 2.0
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 308 MB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectSound compliant device

User reviews & Ratings

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April 2025
I can't lie, when I first got into the game, I thought it was REALLY bad and REALLY stupid. Like, it feels like the first half of the game is "this game... le kill people" and "my best fried... le died? but how? did he... play le game?" over and over again, and its REALLY obnoxious. But after it gets going, the story gets kind of interesting and intriguing in a way that genuinely took me by surprise. As others have mentioned, the game is kind of cliche and silly, but I really liked learning more and putting the pieces together as it went on. I got the good ending and I don't really care to get all of the other bad endings, and its pretty solid. I'd say its worth checking out if its on sale and you wanna kill an hour. I actually first played this game way back in 2015 when I was like 12 and I think I genuinely got scared so bad by some jumpscare that I just stopped playing. I wonder if I would have liked this game more if I kept at it, it def feels like it would be hella impactful if I was younger when I played it first...
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Jan. 2025
Its an alright visual novel. The horror isn't too bad and its just right for those with faint of heart. The gameplay may be short as said on the store page description and the other endings are just as. Music is decent and is just enough for the situations you're put in. The graphics are decent as well although lacking in some expressions which makes some conversations quite dull to go through. Personally, the sprites are positioned too high which lets my eyes drift from the text bar to the sprites to see expression changes but as I said, didn't happen much unfortunately. Characters were unfortunately not as memorable but for a VN that can be completed in less than 4 hours, you can at least etch their names in your mind for the whole game. All in all, its a decent enough VN to read through if you have less than 4 hours to spare with your free time.
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Dec. 2024
Decent short VN. Art is decent and writing is OK (albeit predictable). If you have a few hours to kill it gets the job done. But if you're expecting anything unique outside of its general premise it will probably fall flat for you. Overall I don't regret my time with this game.
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July 2024
I can't believe our best friend died so we could get a girlfriend
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June 2024
BAD END is an horror Visual Novel with multiple choices and 14 different endings. I'll start this review by mentioning that the game is still relatively short, but nevertheless a solid 2-3 hours of playtime to get all endings. The artstyle is great, the music is relatively good too (the one track with banging on metallic railings is quite annoying to be honest xD) and the writing is alright. The writing doesn't have any typos but it does feel very emotionless and it's it could've been much better. Talking about something else that could've been much better is the overall plot of the game and as much as I recommend it, it could've been a lot better. The story is cliché and while I did not see the main ending coming, it is still pretty obvious in the end. The death scenes are not varied enough and honestly game isn't scary whatsoever. I did enjoy the plot and the setting of the game, especially the idea of a game that kills you in real life for failing. So taking into account the low price of the game, I would recommend it to players who like weird/mysterious visual novels. Overall, a good and original game that could've been a great game, worth playing to the end and gets you really engaged.
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BAD END is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

BAD END is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 4.99€ on Steam.

BAD END received 323 positive votes out of a total of 385 achieving a rating of 7.83.
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BAD END was developed by Arai Koh Create Office and published by YOX-Project.

BAD END is playable and fully supported on Windows.

BAD END is not playable on MacOS.

BAD END is not playable on Linux.

BAD END is a single-player game.

BAD END does not currently offer any DLC.

BAD END does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

BAD END does not support Steam Remote Play.

BAD END is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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BAD END
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