Shan Gui (山桂)

Buy72%

Mostly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Magenta Factory · Visual Novel · Aug 19, 2014

Player review score
72%
Mostly Positive
Price
$0.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
8
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio1 of 9
Subtitles9 of 9

Should I buy Shan Gui (山桂)?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 220 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 116 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k 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
72% of themes are praise14% are divided14% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
220 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I won't say much about the story since you can read the game description but it's great and the characters are cute especially He Jia she is so kawaiii hnnnhhhghh.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
116 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The music and sound design in Shan Gui also play a central role in shaping the experience.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It’s not your typical visual novel filled with choices, plot twists, or romantic entanglements—instead, Shan Gui is more of an interactive poem, relying heavily on mood, visuals, and ambient storytelling to convey its message.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I think its a matter of taste, but I personally liked the illustrations and the character design a lot.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
One of the features I thought was really nice was that in the menu was the option to select backgrounds from the game to use as your desktop and I wish more games implimented something like this.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story220 reviews
Audio116 reviews
Graphics35 reviews
Characters10 reviews
Interface10 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
83% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
76% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$0.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $0.99

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