Element-174

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App ID	1288920
App Type	Game
Store Name	Element-174 - Part 1
Developer	Knotty Games
Publisher	Knotty Games
Supported Systems	Windows macOS Linux
Technologies	PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine
Last Changenumber	31672051
Last Record Update	14 October 2025 – 22:17:25 UTC ()
Release Date	3 January 2022 – 20:00:16 UTC ()

❓ 71.54%

160 reviews

In-Game

Element-174 is an adult sci-fi visual novel where everyday choices can have long lasting effects. In this story-rich and erotic adventure, play as a young man new to a university as he uncovers the secrets of Branchfield and the women he meets there.

Additional Information

Developer

Knotty Games

community_visible_stats

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Knotty Games

Store Release Date

3 January 2022 – 20:00:19 UTC ()

osarch

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community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Indie (23)

Store Genres

Indie (23)

Steam Release Date

3 January 2022 – 20:00:16 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

22 November 2021 – 23:26:54 UTC () (1637623614)

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library_hero	en
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height_pct	50.00000000000001

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review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 18 January 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 9470704

configuration:

supported_input	other
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	1
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	native
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

restricted_countries

CN,DE,SA

China,

Germany,

Saudi Arabia

Content Descriptors

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

First seen on SteamDB

8 April 2020 – 23:50:52 UTC (), in changelist #8147911

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
English	Yes

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LinuxClientIcon

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header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

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library_hero ↴
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image2x/english	library_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
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image2x/english	logo_2x.png
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community_icon	a61c277134d18473e88d887d44bdc160983a7f7d.jpg
page_background_path	app/1288920
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	14 October 2025 – 22:17:20 UTC

Trailers

414040 ↴
trailer_name	Episode 1 Trailer
trailer_category	0
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microtrailer/video/mp4	1288920/414040/6834e6f52e3b2a908643193242260b62db3432af/1751215557/microtrailer.mp4
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screenshot_full	256858701/movie_full.jpg
all_ages	false
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1639170433

Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
1288922	Windows Element-174 v0.20e Windows	2.59 GiB	2.46 GiB
1288923	macOS Element-174 v0.20e Mac	2.54 GiB	2.45 GiB
1288924	Linux Element-174 v0.20e Linux	2.57 GiB	2.46 GiB

Total size on disk is 7.70 GiB and total download size is 7.37 GiB.

Total size on disk is 2.59 GiB and total download size is 2.46 GiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		9470704	7 September 2022 – 18:18:34 UTC

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Name	Value
baselanguages	English

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