Backstage Pass

Backstage Pass

Released Aug 2016

A visual novel/sim game about life, love, and working in the entertainment industry. Play as makeup artist Sian Goodin as she navigates the world of showbiz. Make friends, forge business relationships, and maybe even find romance!

86% positive · 279 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Steam $29.99
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Evaluation

Backstage Pass launched on August 22, 2016 as a complete visual novel/simulation game with a defined set of features: over 15 endings, full English voice acting, 80+ CGs, and an original soundtrack. The store description presents the game as a finished, self-contained product with no mention of planned expansions, DLC, or additional content. Developer activity since launch has been limited to maintenance work: an engine update posted on December 18, 2020, and a follow-up bug fix on January 1, 2021, both focused on technical compatibility rather than new content. The developer's own framing in the engine update post ("it's been a couple years since Backstage Pass was last uploaded") further reinforces that the game had been in a stable, finished state. There has been no developer communication of any kind since January 1, 2021. No DLC has been released or announced. Nothing in the developer's communications points toward any future content additions. The game launched as a complete product and has received only occasional maintenance patches in the years since. It is a finished title.
Evidence
Store description presents a fully-featured, self-contained visual novel/sim with a defined set of content: 15+ endings, full voice acting, 80+ CGs, and an original soundtrack. No mention of planned DLC or future content.
description · Aug 22, 2016 source content shipped
high
Bug fixes addressing issues introduced by the engine upgrade. Last official developer communication on record. No new content announced.
news post · Jan 1, 2021 source development ending
medium

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
sakevisual
Achievements
20
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

A visual novel/sim game about life, love, and working in the entertainment industry. Play as makeup artist Sian Goodin as she navigates the world of showbiz. Work with upcoming talent or established pros? Focus on your schoolwork, or use your industry connections to climb the ladder and land a job as a high-ranking producer? Date a famous actor, cultivate romance with a fresh-faced pop star, or strike out on your own? The choices are yours (and yours alone)!

Story
The glamor and glitz of showbiz hold little appeal for Sian. As the daughter of a professional makeup artist, she knows how stressful and uncertain work can be, and she aspires to something more stable. When a sudden accident topples her plans for a smooth college life, she realizes she must put her own makeup skills to use if she wants to make it through the year. The entertainment world may be wild and unpredictable, but Sian's about to learn there's also a lot to love.

Features
  • Over 15 unique endings
  • Fully Voiced (English)
  • Opening and ending animated by Studio DEEN
  • Work jobs to earn money and increase your status in the industry.
  • Choose Sian's look with 80+ articles of clothing - clothing changes appear in CGs.
  • 80+ unique CGs
  • Original Sound Track
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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