Set Yourself on Fire

Buy98%

Very Positive · 405 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Denhop · Visual Novel · Apr 24, 2026

Player review score
98%
Very Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy Set Yourself on Fire?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 86 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 405 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
86 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Their connection gives the story a human scale even when the subjects surrounding them become bleak.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game can be used with the handheld's default controller configuration, and its default graphics settings perform appropriately.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Full English voice acting further benefits a character-focused visual novel, allowing personality, hesitation, affection, and emotional tension to be communicated through performance as well as written dialogue.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The characters feel real and alive, and it almost reminds me of Before Sunrise in how the game is mostly about exploring this relationship between two real, fully developed people as they explore and interact with this equally-developed world.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story86 reviews
Graphics29 reviews
Audio21 reviews
Gameplay7 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

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