The Diary

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App ID	2343880
App Type	Game
Developer	HuCang Studio, Pone Games
Publisher	IndieArk
Franchise	IndieArk
Supported Systems	Windows macOS
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	31893269
Last Record Update	25 October 2025 – 00:18:38 UTC ()
Release Date	20 June 2025 – 08:59:48 UTC ()

❓ 64.93%

183 reviews

In-Game

Several diaries gradually reveal the thrilling story of a missing case; after multiple deductions, are the answers in the past or present? With frequent plot twists, you never know which is the truth and which is the unexpected; in a dense fog, time buries the past, but the marks remain.

Additional Information

Developer

HuCang Studio

community_visible_stats

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

IndieArk

Store Release Date

20 June 2025 – 09:00:03 UTC ()

osarch

empty string

community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://discord.gg/N5B44cezHm
https://qm.qq.com/cgi-bin/qm/qr?_wv=1027&k=leD4BSVAMsXtHjNxBlIY9F7AtH_qZZe3&authKey=R6byHI8JCrpnuAf4FZPSrNM0hhFffrl07nUx85B2zPJQZFZ0I0xuJQtit2BoyFlj&noverify=0&group_code=337179598
https://space.bilibili.com/3493293495159537
https://weibo.com/u/6636085745

Primary Genre

Indie (23)

Store Genres

Casual (4), Indie (23), RPG (3), Simulation (28)

Steam Release Date

20 June 2025 – 08:59:48 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

20 June 2025 – 10:25:20 UTC () (1750415120)

library_assets

library_capsule	en,zh-cn,ja
library_hero	en,zh-cn
library_logo	en,zh-cn,ja
library_header	en,ja,zh-cn
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	73.80166973313274
height_pct	63.00213652867225

osextended

macos64

name_localized

schinese	她的日记
tchinese	她的日記
japanese	彼女の日記

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unity Engine, FMOD SDK, Resonance_Audio SDK, UnityBurst SDK, cURL SDK

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: 18 October 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 18949349

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
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	proton-10.0-beta
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

controllertagwizard

Yes

First seen on SteamDB

3 March 2023 – 12:03:26 UTC (), in changelist #17941731

Supported Languages

3 Languages	Interface	Subtitles	Achievements
Simplified Chinese	Yes	Yes	Yes
English	Yes	Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes	Yes	Yes

Assets

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clienticon

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clienttga

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icon

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small_capsule

english	capsule_231x87.jpg
schinese	capsule_231x87_schinese.jpg
japanese	capsule_231x87_japanese.jpg

header_image

english	header.jpg
schinese	header_schinese.jpg
japanese	header_japanese.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
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image/schinese	library_600x900_schinese.jpg
image/japanese	library_600x900_japanese.jpg
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
image2x/schinese	library_600x900_schinese_2x.jpg
image2x/japanese	library_600x900_japanese_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
image/schinese	library_hero_schinese.jpg
image2x/english	library_hero_2x.jpg
image2x/schinese	library_hero_schinese_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
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logo_position/height_pct	63.00213652867225
image/english	logo.png
image/schinese	logo_schinese.png
image/japanese	logo_japanese.png
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
image2x/schinese	logo_schinese_2x.png
image2x/japanese	logo_japanese_2x.png
library_header ↴
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image/japanese	11741bba5f16c8eaa7a17bb5e73210fc2233fe20/library_header_japanese.jpg
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image2x/schinese	f0a93715dde82dfe15bfda274e7c3c1d80691103/library_header_schinese_2x.jpg

Assets

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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
library_hero_2x	library_hero_2x.jpg
community_icon	9ddf4f974ef86255b61c7d850e0522355c7f01a6.jpg
page_background_path	app/2343880
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	20 June 2025 – 10:25:32 UTC

Trailer 919280 ↴

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trailer_category	3
trailer_480p ↴
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video/mp4	257159059/movie480.mp4
trailer_max ↴
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video/mp4	257159059/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer ↴
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video/mp4	2343880/1148088281/01a8c09a51a6322acdf4396ba72fc1ca856158f2/1750389713/microtrailer.mp4
adaptive_trailers ↴
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dash_h264	2343880/1148088281/01a8c09a51a6322acdf4396ba72fc1ca856158f2/1750389713/dash_h264.mpd
hls_h264	2343880/1148088281/01a8c09a51a6322acdf4396ba72fc1ca856158f2/1750389713/hls_264_master.m3u8
screenshot_medium	257159059/cb383f83f6791c8f79bfc7e221bfad578b72de7a/movie_600x337.jpg
screenshot_full	257159059/cb383f83f6791c8f79bfc7e221bfad578b72de7a/movie_full.jpg
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	20 June 2025 – 08:59:52 UTC

Trailer 586053 ↴

trailer_name	The Diary EN
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p ↴
video/webm	256957396/movie480_vp9.webm
video/mp4	256957396/movie480.mp4
trailer_max ↴
video/webm	256957396/movie_max_vp9.webm
video/mp4	256957396/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer ↴
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video/mp4	2343880/586053/5053f23cc1838933f3275692fbc9559641a43bd1/1750812369/microtrailer.mp4
adaptive_trailers ↴
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screenshot_full	256957396/movie_full.jpg
all_ages	true
timestamp	10 July 2023 – 09:02:48 UTC

User File System

Key

Value

quota

9.54 MiB (10000000)

maxnumfiles

1000

savefiles

0 ↴
root	WinAppDataLocalLow
path	HuCangStudio/TheDiary
pattern	*
recursive	1

sync_while_suspended

rootoverrides

0 ↴
root	WinAppDataLocalLow
os	MacOS
oscompare	=
useinstead	MacAppSupport
pathtransforms/0/find	HuCangStudio/TheDiary
pathtransforms/0/replace	HuCangStudio/TheDiary

Save File Locations

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

Platform	Path	Pattern
[All OSes]	%USERPROFILE%/AppData/LocalLow/HuCangStudio/TheDiary	*
MacOS (Override)	~/Library/Application Support/HuCangStudio/TheDiary

The Diary

Additional Information

Supported Languages

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Assets

Trailer 919280 ↴

Trailer 586053 ↴

User File System

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