ERROR143
Released Jul 2022
A bickering and bantering rivals-to-lovers visual novel where you fall in love after first hack.
92% positive · 5,400 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
ERROR143 is a free-to-play visual novel that launched on July 26, 2022. It has expanded significantly since then through a series of DLC chapters telling a longer story.
The previous evaluation noted that Days 6–8 and Night 7 were still upcoming. All four of those DLC chapters have now shipped — the store listing shows them all released on June 30, 2026, matching the weekly rollout schedule the developer announced. All six DLC entries are now marked as released.
On June 26, 2026, the developer explicitly described delivering "Micah's completed story" and expanding the game to 8–16 hours. On August 11, 2026, the developer posted a milestone update celebrating 100,000 copies sold and stated they will be "focusing on bug fixes and translations in the following months" — language that describes maintenance work rather than new story content. No further DLC or story chapters have been announced.
With all DLC chapters released, the story explicitly described as complete by the developer, and the most recent communication (August 11, 2026) pointing only to bug fixes and translations ahead, the game's content is fully delivered.
Evidence
Developer celebrates 100,000 copies sold and states the team will focus on bug fixes and translations in the coming months — no new story content mentioned.
Day 6, Day 7, Night 7, and Day 8 — all previously unscheduled or upcoming — are now listed as released on June 30, 2026, completing the full chapter lineup.
Content
6 of 6 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Jenny Vi Pham
Achievements
20
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
A bickering and bantering rivals-to-lovers hacking game!
Your rival just bested you in a hacking competition. Were you going to be a sane person and let that slide? HECK NO! You hack into his database and leave him a little message, proving your superiority.
--but what's this? He's hacked you back?
Well, two can play this game.
pronoun opSIONS!! <3 <#
3 endings (1 bad end, 1 good end, 1 proposal)
hella soundtracks and songs
some amount of play time? like 1-3 hours depending on how ur vibing
ability to hack into the dev's PC and change ur m00ds
frisghteining ability to make hacking look like a hangman puzzle
5 million dollars
PLEASE PLAY WITH THE MUSIC BOX THERE ARE LIKE HELLA SONGS OOP
nuggets,,,
CUSSING!! bad language :(( fuck
having feelings maybe??? fallin' in love???? lol simp
Warnings that contains spoilers
Your rival just bested you in a hacking competition. Were you going to be a sane person and let that slide? HECK NO! You hack into his database and leave him a little message, proving your superiority.
--but what's this? He's hacked you back?
Well, two can play this game.
Features
1 Hot snarky asshole man (stupid f-ing smirk man_)pronoun opSIONS!! <3 <#
3 endings (1 bad end, 1 good end, 1 proposal)
hella soundtracks and songs
some amount of play time? like 1-3 hours depending on how ur vibing
ability to hack into the dev's PC and change ur m00ds
frisghteining ability to make hacking look like a hangman puzzle
5 million dollars
PLEASE PLAY WITH THE MUSIC BOX THERE ARE LIKE HELLA SONGS OOP
nuggets,,,
Warnings
waMRING DEEX NUTS ON UR FACE! AHACUSSING!! bad language :(( fuck
having feelings maybe??? fallin' in love???? lol simp
Warnings that contains spoilers
Last evaluated Aug 27, 2026
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