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How Stories Die

How Stories Die overview

VisualBagel | Nov 5, 2020 | game

Released

0players observed · 21 September 2026 - 23:28:41 UTC

CasualFree To PlayIndieSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak24
  • Units sold (VGI)3,630
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score90% positive

How Stories Die dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak24
  • Units sold (VGI)3,630
  • Revenue (VGI)No data available
  • Review score90% positive
  • Total reviews120
  • Release dateNov 5, 2020
  • DeveloperVisualBagel
  • PublisherVisualBagel

Genres: Casual, Free To Play, Indie

Company pages: Developer: VisualBagelPublisher: VisualBagel

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Game overview

Overview

How Stories Die comes from VisualBagel and is published by VisualBagel. It arrived on Steam on Nov 5, 2020, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

How Stories Die's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 21 September 2026 - 23:28:41 UTC, with a tracked peak near 24. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 90% positive across 120 reviews.

Language and system requirements

How Stories Die is available in 1 languages including:

English

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumWindows 2000+Intel Core i3+1 GB RAMIntel Integrated Graphics Chipset1 GB available space
macOSMinimumMac OS X 10.4+Intel Core i31 GB RAMIntegrated Graphics Chipset1 GB available space
LinuxMinimumPost 2012 Linux OS1 Ghz1 GB RAMIntegrated Graphics Chipset1 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

How Stories Die has sold up to 3,630 units and has recommendation data pending. Revenue data is not available for this game yet. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

How Stories Die overview details

How Stories Die combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Story "I will create the perfect story... even if it destroys billions of lives." - ??? Horace lived a cozy and nice life as the prince of Alteria until his father sent him a letter that changed his life. In the letter he was required to escort the child of prophecy whom is destined to defeat the demon king to the palace. Surprisingly, when he arrives at the meeting place, he encounters three girls, each claiming to be the true hero. From here Horace is tasked with uncovering the real hero, or at least waiting until his father's sickness is over so he can roll over the responsibility to him. But time is not on Horace's side, as a mysterious voice appears in his dreams calling him both "master" and "enemy" and the army of hell marches closer and closer... Features -25-35 hours of engaging story, immerse yourself within the rich world of How stories die and watch as it breaks apart. -3 unique routes with completely different atmospheres, each based on one of the classic RPG roles: The mage, warrior and rogue. A different experience every route! -Overarching mystery that brings a new take on meta. -Partial beautiful OST with variations for some certain plot twists... -About 12 endings + true ending (not including bad endings or comedic endings). -15+ beautifully drawn CGs. -Tons of terrible jokes from Nozomi. Characters Nozomi Taara Nozomi is a cheerful and energetic girl. She lived in the forest most of her life with her demonic magician gangster bunny mentor so she doesn't know a lot about civilized society and gets excited about every little thing(with a lot of funny mi…

SteamPulse editorial summary

How Stories Die is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual, Free To Play, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 21 September 2026 - 23:28:41 UTC, a tracked peak of 24, and 90% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameHow Stories Die
Steam App ID1204740
Typegame
Release dateNov 5, 2020
DeveloperVisualBagel
PublisherVisualBagel
PriceFree to play
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresCasual, Free To Play, Indie
CategoriesSingle-player, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 21 September 2026 - 23:28:41 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak24
Positive reviews108
Negative reviews12
Total reviews120
Positive percent90%
Review typeVery Positive
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateNov 5, 2020
Official Steam feed update (UTC)26 October 2022 - 20:21:51 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)21 September 2026 - 23:28:41 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)21 September 2026 - 23:28:41 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)21 September 2026 - 23:28:41 UTC

Content descriptors

The game contains blood and depictions of violence including suicide. Some of the characters suffer from mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. The game contains depictions of mental torture.

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLNot available
Legal noticeNot available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/1204740
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1204740/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1204740
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for How Stories Die

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for How Stories Die?

How Stories Die's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 21 September 2026 - 23:28:41 UTC, with a tracked peak of 24 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is How Stories Die growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 1 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for How Stories Die?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (27.3%), Spain (9.1%), Russia (4.5%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (25.9%), Spain (6.2%), Germany (5.9%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (31.9%), Spain (6.1%), Germany (5.3%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (23%), China (7.4%), Russia (5.8%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for How Stories Die?

How Stories Die currently sits at 90% positive across 120 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 108 positive reviews and 12 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does How Stories Die have?

How Stories Die currently has about 936 tracked Steam followers as of 25 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for How Stories Die?

How Stories Die is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

90% positive, 108 positive, 12 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 5 November 2020

DLC and packages

How Stories Die Partial SoundtrackThe How Stories Die partial original soundtrack includes: - Haruka's theme (All 3 Versions) - Nozomi's theme (All 3 Versions)music #1545630$0.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS: Windows 2000+ Processor: Intel Core i3+ Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Intel Integrated Graphics Chipset Storage: 1 GB available space

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