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Nepenthe

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App ID 789570
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher yours truly
Franchise Nepenthe
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies RPGMaker Engine
Last Changenumber 28978768
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 10:37:39 UTC ()
Release Date 17 May 2018 – 09:15:31 UTC ()
❓ 83.10%
91 reviews
0
In-Game
🎲 RPG 🗺️ Adventure 💥 Action 🧰 RPGMaker 😱 Horror

You won't need a haircut where you're going... mostly because you're bald. Inspired by Earthbound, Undertale, and other alt-RPGs, Nepenthe is a hand-drawn game made of dad-jokes and existential dread. Also cookies. Lots of cookies.

Additional Information

Developer Yitz
metacritic_name Nepenthe
controller_support partial
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher yours truly
Store Release Date 17 May 2018 – 09:15:43 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://x.com/YitziLitt
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXrjbFb1xuLEZBjm00WSOQw/
Primary Genre RPG (3)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 17 May 2018 – 09:15:31 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 31 October 2019 – 23:19:34 UTC () (1572563974)
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review_score 8
review_percentage 94
Detected Technologies (?) RPGMaker Engine, Greenworks SDK, NWJS SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • 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 support cross-platform saved games
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: This game does not support cross-platform saved games
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 13 October 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 2950759
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    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-8.0-4
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported1
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 17 January 2018 – 22:42:47 UTC (), in changelist #3943219

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

🎲 RPG 🌱 Indie 🗺️ Adventure 💥 Action 🧰 RPGMaker 😱 Horror 🫠 Surreal 🌫 Atmospheric 💥 Action RPG 🧞 Choices Matter 🎭 Fantasy 🎶 Great Soundtrack 😃 Funny 😨 Dark 💥 Bullet Hell 🤫 Mystery 📚 Story Rich 🔚 Multiple Endings 😌 Casual 🤣 Memes

Categories

Single-player Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp31 October 2019 – 23:20:16 UTC

Trailer 142456 ↴

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timestamp 19 December 2018 – 03:04:21 UTC

Steam charts

  • 0 players right now
  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 4 all-time peak 1 January 2019
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User reviews history

  • ❓ Very Positive
  • 83.10% SteamDB Rating
  • 86 94.5% positive reviews
  • 5 5.5% negative reviews

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Markers

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17 May 2018 Steam Release -
10 September 2018 ⇄ Indiegala: Monday Motivation Bundle #57 -

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