How Stories Die
Released Nov 2020
Time travel, assassins and one magical gangster rabbit! The demon king threatens your kingdom and it's up to you, the prince, to find a suitable hero to fight it. Not an easy task, as it will require you to shed a lot of blood and maybe even die. But at least you will save everyone... right?
89% positive · 121 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
How Stories Die launched on November 5, 2020 as a free-to-play visual novel. The only post-launch developer activity for this game was a minor grammar/spelling fix on March 4, 2021, and the release of an official soundtrack DLC on February 24, 2021. No additional content was ever announced or delivered for the game itself.
By February–October 2021, the developer had shifted focus entirely to a new project — Evil Lawyer: Alexander Twist — announcing it in February 2021 and launching it in October 2022. The developer's news posts for How Stories Die's page were used primarily to promote that new game. No roadmap, expansion, or future content was ever communicated for How Stories Die.
The game shipped as a complete, self-contained visual novel with a defined story, multiple routes, and a stated ending count. The developer never indicated any plans for post-launch content beyond what was already present at release. The soundtrack DLC, released in February 2021, was the last content addition. All DLC is released, and the developer's communication since then has been entirely about their next title. The game is complete as originally shipped.
Evidence
Game launched on November 5, 2020 with full story content, 3 routes, 12+ endings, and 15+ CGs as described.
Developer launched Evil Lawyer: Alexander Twist, their next game, with no mention of any further content planned for How Stories Die.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
VisualBagel
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
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 misunderstandings).
Nozomi has an endless supply of horrendous jokes and puns and has a talent to use them exactly in the worst time. She isn't the sharpest tool in the shed but she has a great affinity for magic.(magic is mainly used by demons)
Riko Futukami
Riko has a short fuse and quite a lot of ego. She won numerous gladiator championships before with her amazing agility. Her ego is quite fragile, and with her
childish and stubborn attitude that's quite the explosive combo. She loves drinking and talking like a walking thesaurus. Riko's former family was a family of gladiators but they disowned her for being too weak. Now Riko plans to beat her father in the finals and take revenge on him. She also possesses a drawing of Horace for some reason...
Haruka Saionji
Haruka is a shy and insecure girl. She is a genius that solves riddles in the blink of an eye and predicts what others will do based on cold logic. She lives in the slums of the Capital and is very physically weak. Although Haruka is insecure most of the time, when she faces an intellectual challenge her personality transforms into a very dominant and confident one. She also holds some very strong political views regarding the royal family. Contrary to her innocent looks, she hides a lot of very dark truths, some of which even she doesn't fully understands...
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 25, 2026
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