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Research Story

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App ID 1629830
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher PetalCatGames, Electronic Sheep Games
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies GameMaker Engine
Last Changenumber 30080415
Last Record Update 16 July 2025 – 02:01:21 UTC ()
Release Date 21 February 2023 – 01:01:33 UTC ()
❓ 85.59%
203 reviews
7
In-Game

Set out to discover and record plants and creatures for the Violet Archive. Grow crops, tame animals, and build the perfect farm! Forge friendships along the way as you begin your life as a researcher!

Additional Information

Developer PetalCatGames
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher PetalCatGames
Store Release Date 21 February 2023 – 01:01:36 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.com/invite/J7uyBRqzcf
https://x.com/mikixen_
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUjs494SjPLMvByXhUhWarg/
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Casual (4), Indie (23), RPG (3), Simulation (28), Early Access (70)
Steam Release Date 21 February 2023 – 01:01:33 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 16 July 2025 – 02:01:06 UTC () (1752631266)
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name_localized
schinese研究物语
review_score 8
review_percentage 94
Detected Technologies (?) GameMaker Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 14 March 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 17693112
  • configuration:
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    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-9.0-4RC
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported1
    hdr_support0
Early Access Release Date 21 February 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 6 May 2021 – 01:48:43 UTC (), in changelist #11413678

Supported Languages

2 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes

Tags

🌽 Farming Sim 🧫 Life Sim 🖥️ Simulation 🌾 Agriculture 🎲 RPG 🏠 Building 🦎 Creature Collector 👾 Pixel Graphics 🧘 Relaxing 🧱 Sandbox 🗺 Exploration 📦 Collectathon 🏠 Base Building 🔧 Crafting 🦹 Character Customization 🌍 Open World 🛏️ Cozy 🧸 Cute 😌 Casual 🏽 2D

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Family Sharing Early Access

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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Trailers
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User File System

Key Value
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0 ↴
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osLinux
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Save File Locations

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

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
[All OSes] %USERPROFILE%/AppData/Local/ResearchStory/Saves *.save
[All OSes] %USERPROFILE%/AppData/Local/ResearchStory/SavesInfo *.info
[All OSes] %USERPROFILE%/AppData/Local/ResearchStory/Backups *.bak
Linux (Override) [Steam Library]/steamapps/common/Research Story/ResearchStory/Saves
[Steam Library]/steamapps/common/Research Story/ResearchStory/SavesInfo
[Steam Library]/steamapps/common/Research Story/ResearchStory/Backups
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