Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary

Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary

Released Apr 2026

A mystery visual novel where horror meets occult comedy. Follow Kugayama Shiori, a ghost who casually dies over and over as she searches for her cause of death and the regrets that bind her to this world. Her investigation will eventually lead to a single incident—and the truth behind her demise.

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Evaluation

Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary is a mystery visual novel developed and published by Laplacian. It launched on April 29, 2026 — less than two months ago. The store description presents it as a self-contained narrative experience with an estimated playtime of around 10 hours, multiple endings, and no mention of DLC, seasonal content, or future updates.\n\nSince launch, all six developer communications have been bug-fix patches addressing issues such as a critical save failure (resolved April 30, 2026), CG gallery tracking errors, animation fixes, and localization corrections for English and Simplified Chinese. The developer noted on April 30, 2026 that they would continue monitoring and maintaining the game. No announcements of future content, expansions, or a post-launch roadmap have been made.\n\nThe game presents the profile of a complete, self-contained visual novel — a finite story with no announced additions. However, it launched very recently, and there is not yet enough post-launch history to say definitively whether the developer intends to add any content beyond bug maintenance.
Evidence
Store page presents the game as a self-contained visual novel with an estimated 10-hour playtime, multiple endings, and no mention of DLC or future content additions.
description · Apr 29, 2026 source ambiguous
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Most recent developer communication — a bug fix for CG gallery tracking. All six post-launch posts have been bug fixes only.
news post · May 28, 2026 source ambiguous
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Details

Developer
Publisher
Laplacian
Achievements
12
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary is a visual novel where you advance the story by making choices that appear throughout the game.

Every decision needed to uncover the death and regrets of the ghost, Kugayama Shiori, is left entirely in your hands.

There are multiple endings, and depending on your choices, the story may lead to unexpected conclusions.

Interact with all sorts of ghosts, collect archive entries to fill out the Urban Legend Encyclopedia, and unravel the truth behind the story.

*This is a work of fiction.

*Estimated playtime: around 10 hours.

*Includes scenes containing violence, frightening imagery, and depictions of suicide.

<Blood Filter>

This game includes a Blood Filter for users who prefer to avoid bloody visuals, or for those streaming on YouTube and other platforms.

*As shown in the sample image, enabling the Blood Filter will alter the color of the blood.

*This does not remove written descriptions, horror elements, or other related content.

<Story>

Even in death, Kugayama Shiori takes her own life.

Maybe her next will finally be her last.

But no matter how many times she dies, her soul refuses to leave this world.

Maybe the answer lies in her lost memories.

Maybe there's a lingering attachment she's forgotten.

Other than her name, she remembers nothing.

Who was she?

Why did she die?

Together with you—the only living person who can still speak to her—

Shiori begins her search for her memories, and for the truth behind her death.

<Characters>

Last evaluated Jun 15, 2026
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