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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 ()
❓ 82.93%
89 reviews
0
In-Game

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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osextended macos64
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
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    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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Assets
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timestamp31 October 2019 – 23:20:16 UTC
Trailers
256706199 ↴
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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
228990 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980DirectX Jun 2010 Redist No size
789571 Windows Nepenthe Windows 487.27 MiB 358.31 MiB
789572 macOS Nepenthe Mac 451.55 MiB 356.89 MiB
789575 Nepenthe Linux 465.33 MiB 361.13 MiB

Total size on disk is 1.37 GiB and total download size is 1.05 GiB.

Total size on disk is 952.60 MiB and total download size is 719.44 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 2950759 17 July 2018 – 00:02:19 UTC
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