The Symbiant

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App ID	1883090
App Type	Game
Developer	HeartCoreDev
Publisher	HeartCoreDev
Franchise	HeartCoreDev
Supported Systems	Windows macOS Linux
Technologies	PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine
Last Changenumber	28990651
Last Record Update	14 May 2025 – 22:19:45 UTC ()
Release Date	2 February 2023 – 15:00:35 UTC ()

😍 90.00%

755 reviews

In-Game

The Symbiant is a BL / Yaoi / Gay visual novel about two men, both from vastly different worlds, embracing their sexuality and their newfound romance. It is also a tale of interstellar friendship and being gay in space!

Additional Information

Developer

HeartCoreDev

community_visible_stats

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

HeartCoreDev

Store Release Date

2 February 2023 – 15:00:00 UTC ()

osarch

empty string

community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://discord.gg/nJgzCxUcA2

Primary Genre

Indie (23)

Store Genres

Adventure (25), Casual (4), Indie (23), Simulation (28)

Steam Release Date

2 February 2023 – 15:00:35 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

12 February 2024 – 20:42:53 UTC () (1707770573)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
library_header	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	31.726814515428714
height_pct	38.9002601930817

osextended

macos64,macosapplesilicon

name_localized

schinese

The Symbiant (共生纽带)

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 27 April 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 10492461

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	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

Content Descriptors

General Mature Content (5)

First seen on SteamDB

20 January 2022 – 03:38:04 UTC (), in changelist #13708952

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

14 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes		Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes		Yes	Yes
Traditional Chinese	Yes		Yes	Yes
German	Yes		Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes		Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes		Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes		Yes	Yes
Italian	Yes		Yes	Yes
Thai	Yes		Yes	Yes
Korean	Yes		Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes		Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Portugal	Yes		Yes
Spanish - Latin America	Yes		Yes	Yes

Assets

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clienticon

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logo

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logo_small

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clienticns

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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 ↴
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image/english	library_hero.jpg
library_logo ↴
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logo_position/height_pct	38.9002601930817
library_header ↴
image/english	library_header.jpg

Assets

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small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
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hero_capsule	hero_capsule.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
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community_icon	2b58bd81e3b50803c1a6b820b1c0525f4173450d.jpg
page_background_path	app/1883090
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	27 February 2025 – 13:23:42 UTC

Trailers

256953952 ↴
trailer_name	Gameplay Trailer
trailer_category	1
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trailer_480p/video/mp4	256953952/movie480.mp4
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trailer_max/video/mp4	256953952/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	1883090/579897/ecd2173bc99ed1806509227d065981b65e91cf05/1751042805/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	1883090/579897/ecd2173bc99ed1806509227d065981b65e91cf05/1751042805/microtrailer.mp4
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screenshot_full	256953952/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	579897
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1687220371
256953956 ↴
trailer_name	Cinematic Trailer
trailer_category	3
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trailer_480p/video/mp4	256953956/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256953956/movie_max_vp9.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256953956/movie_max.mp4
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screenshot_medium	256953956/movie.293x165.jpg
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trailer_base_id	579902
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1687220260

Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
1883091		846.99 MiB	656.30 MiB
1883092	macOS	725.78 MiB	623.39 MiB
1883094	DLC 2261480The Symbiant - Adult Patch	161.51 MiB	136.24 MiB
1883093	Linux Steam DeckUnused	No size

Inner depots from DLC

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
2261481	Windows Linux DLC 2261480The Symbiant - Adult Patch	161.41 MiB	136.17 MiB
2261482	macOS DLC 2261480The Symbiant - Adult Patch	161.41 MiB	136.17 MiB
2261491	DLC 2261490The Symbiant - 18+ Artbook & CG Pack	993.70 MiB	931.82 MiB
2261490	UnusedDLC 2261490The Symbiant - 18+ Artbook & CG Pack	No size
2261493	UnusedDLC 2261490The Symbiant - 18+ Artbook & CG Pack	No size
2277881	DLC 2277880The Symbiant - Game Choice & Achievement Guide	6.58 MiB	5.84 MiB
2326981	DLC 2326980The Symbiant - PG-13 Artbook & CG Pack	486.94 MiB	462.12 MiB

Total size on disk is 3.46 GiB and total download size is 3.02 GiB.

Total size on disk is 846.99 MiB and total download size is 656.30 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		13906688	31 March 2024 – 12:41:50 UTC

Other

Name	Value
baselanguages	English, German, French, Italian, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Thai, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America
hasdepotsindlc	1
privatebranches	1

The Symbiant

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Supported Languages

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Depots

Inner depots from DLC

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