Synthetic Lover

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App ID	1151530
App Type	Game
Developer	HeartCoreDev
Publisher	HeartCoreDev
Franchise	HeartCoreDev
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine
Last Changenumber	28984517
Last Record Update	14 May 2025 – 15:53:13 UTC ()
Release Date	13 January 2022 – 15:58:00 UTC ()

❓ 75.99%

98 reviews

In-Game

In the future a biot working as a companion and without free will, encounters a device that makes him feel human. Self-discovery, hardships, and romance may follow. A BL/Yaoi visual novel.

Additional Information

Developer

HeartCoreDev

community_visible_stats

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

HeartCoreDev

Store Release Date

13 January 2022 – 15:58:54 UTC ()

osarch

empty string

community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://discord.gg/yPDEZkN

Primary Genre

Indie (23)

Store Genres

Casual (4), Indie (23), RPG (3)

Steam Release Date

13 January 2022 – 15:58:00 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

19 June 2023 – 16:52:56 UTC () (1687193576)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	UpperCenter
width_pct	61.58164173179847
height_pct	86.79739241140928

osextended

empty string

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 1 June 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 10204192

configuration:

supported_input	other
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	1
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-8.0-2
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

Content Descriptors

General Mature Content (5)

First seen on SteamDB

29 August 2019 – 05:10:38 UTC (), in changelist #6795342

Content Descriptors (Including DLC)

Some Nudity or Sexual Content (1), Adult Only Sexual Content (3), Frequent Nudity or Sexual Content (4), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

1 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Assets

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clienticon

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clienttga

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icon

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logo

09f80357244dc9417cda0069b2af94ae3696d005

logo_small

09f80357244dc9417cda0069b2af94ae3696d005_thumb

small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/english	logo.png
logo_position/pinned_position	UpperCenter
logo_position/width_pct	61.58164173179847
logo_position/height_pct	86.79739241140928

Assets

main_capsule	capsule_616x353.jpg
small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
page_background	page_bg_generated_v6b.jpg
hero_capsule	hero_capsule.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
community_icon	3d718673b30581b355d7363894a3b99dd4ca7de9.jpg
page_background_path	app/1151530
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	11 October 2024 – 17:59:00 UTC

Trailers

256818286 ↴
trailer_name	Synthetic Lover Official Trailer
trailer_category	3
trailer_480p/video/webm	256818286/movie480_vp9.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	256818286/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256818286/movie_max_vp9.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256818286/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	1151530/340676/057569fda2abeb9b428289551b479e629c85c47a/1751195832/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	1151530/340676/057569fda2abeb9b428289551b479e629c85c47a/1751195832/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	256818286/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256818286/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	340676
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1687193584
256953894 ↴
trailer_name	Gameplay Trailer
trailer_category	1
trailer_480p/video/webm	256953894/movie480_vp9.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	256953894/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256953894/movie_max_vp9.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256953894/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	1151530/579826/b3aecd1bf1827d1d19a248f397dd1b539937a038/1751195832/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	1151530/579826/b3aecd1bf1827d1d19a248f397dd1b539937a038/1751195832/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	256953894/movie.293x165.jpg
screenshot_full	256953894/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	579826
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1687193590

User File System

Key

Value

quota

95.37 MiB (100000000)

maxnumfiles

400

ignoreexternalfiles

hidecloudui

savefiles

0 ↴
root	gameinstall
path	SavesDir
pattern	*.sav

Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Platform	Path	Pattern
[All OSes]	[Steam Library]/steamapps/common/Synthetic Lover/SavesDir	*.sav

Synthetic Lover

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