Katawa Shoujo — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Language Support Added + Happy 14 Year Anniversary KS ! | 2026-01-17 | Hello Everybody!! Popping in to announce that Katawa Shoujo has added support for the following languages -Russian (Novellae Subs)German (Hikari 光)Korean (Team KS)Brazilian Portuguese (VNX+)Polish (Polish Route)Simplified Chinese (Katawa Girl Translation Team)Traditional Chinese (Max113277)A big thank you to everyone involved in the fan translations 👏👏👏!!Also Katawa Shoujo recently turned 14 years old 🎂 Thanks for all the support over the decade and a half (*・ω・)ﾉ”┌iii┐♡! |
| Katawa Shoujo Original Soundtrack now available on Steam! | 2025-04-15 | Hi Everybody!! We're pleased to announce that the Katawa Shoujo original soundtrack is now available for free via Steam below!! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3171120/Katawa_Shoujo_Enigmatic_Box_of_Sound_Original_Game_Soundtrack/ Thank you to all the folks who've left reviews and messages for the team on the Katawa Shoujo Steam page. Please also enjoy the OST! Love and Peace (ゝ∀･)v ✧~ |
| Steamdeck Verified + Bugs | 2024-08-31 | We're pleased to announce that Katawa Shoujo is now officially Steam Deck Verified! Thank you very much to Valve for their review and approval. This verifies that Katawa Shoujo gives a good experience on the Steam Deck, including its text legibility, game controls, and interface. No reconfiguration is needed: just install from Steam and run, and your cloud saves will also come over. We've also pushed a minor fix to try and resolve continuing issues around achievements, external language patches, and achievements. (´ ε ` )♡ Thank you everybody for playing so far! |
| ♡ Thank you everybody for 1000 reviews ♡! | 2024-08-24 | Thank you everybody for helping Katawa Shoujo reach 1000 reviews on Steam! It means so much that so many people care about KS after all these years. |
| Katawa Shoujo 1.3.1c - Achievements and Unofficial Language Support | 2024-08-21 | We have pushed an update to resolve an issue with achievements not unlocking properly in some circumstances, as well as a full screen cursor bug. There is also now support for unofficial languages patches to be compatible with the Steam build - including German, Korean, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, and Simplified Chinese. You will need to download and install them externally - there is a list on the Steam forums here. Thank you so much everybody for all your support (人●´ω｀●)!! |
| Katawa Shoujo 1.3.1b - Fullscreen fix | 2024-08-18 | We have pushed an update to resolve an issue with full screen mode not displaying correctly on high resolution monitors, including 4K and Retina monitors. Thank you ദ്ദി(⎚_⎚)!! |
| Katawa Shoujo 1.3.1a - Save file issue fix | 2024-08-16 | We have identified an issue regarding cross-compatibility between save files with previous versions of Katawa Shoujo with the Steam version. We have pushed an update which should prevent the game here on Steam from picking up save files from other versions. Please do not try to load save files from previous versions of the game on Steam. This update also resolves an issue with Steam cloud saves not applying across platforms. We are looking into a bug where the game does not display properly in fullscreen on certain monitors and are hoping to resolve it soon. Thanks everyone for playing ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧ !! |
| Katawa Shoujo releases in 6 hours! | 2024-08-15 | KATAWA SHOUJO RELEASES IN 6 HOURS ON STEAM!!!! PLEASE WATCH WARMLY UNTIL IT IS READY...........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3068300/Katawa_Shoujo/ |
| Katawa Shoujo releases in 12 hours!!! | 2024-08-15 | Katawa Shoujo will be available on Steam very shortly! Today's illustration by weee_desu ☆ In memory of Fiohnel https://store.steampowered.com/app/3068300/Katawa_Shoujo/ |
| Katawa Shoujo releases in 24 hours!!!!!! | 2024-08-15 | Katawa Shoujo releases in 24 hours on Steam!!!!!! Today's illustration by @hachisame ☆ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3068300/Katawa_Shoujo/ |
| Katawa Shoujo releasing in 2 days! | 2024-08-13 | Katawa Shoujo will be releasing in 48 hours on Steam! Today's illustration by Pimmy ☆ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3068300/Katawa_Shoujo/ |
| Katawa Shoujo releases in 3 days! | 2024-08-12 | Katawa Shoujo will be releasing in 3 days on Steam! Today's illustration by caps ☆ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3068300/Katawa_Shoujo/ |
| Katawa Shoujo releases in 4 days! | 2024-08-11 | Katawa Shoujo will be releasing in 4 days on Steam! Today's illustration by fom ☆ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3068300/Katawa_Shoujo/ |
| Katawa Shoujo releasing in 5 days! | 2024-08-10 | Katawa Shoujo will be releasing in 5 days on Steam! Today's illustration by sonnet ☆ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3068300/Katawa_Shoujo/ |
| Katawa Shoujo releases on Steam in 6 days! | 2024-08-09 | Katawa Shoujo will be releasing in 6 days! Today's illustration by moekki☆ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3068300/Katawa_Shoujo/ |
| Katawa Shoujo releasing in 7 days! | 2024-08-08 | Katawa Shoujo will be releasing in 7 days on Steam! Today's illustration by fom ☆ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3068300/Katawa_Shoujo/ |
| Katawa Shoujo Releasing in 8 Days on Steam! | 2024-08-07 | Katawa Shoujo will be releasing in 8 days on Steam! Today's illustration by sonnet ☆ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3068300/Katawa_Shoujo/ |
| Katawa Shoujo Releasing in 9 Days on Steam! | 2024-08-06 | Katawa Shoujo will be releasing in 9 days on Steam! Today's illustration by @weee_desu ☆ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3068300/Katawa_Shoujo/ |