Pandemic Love
Released Apr 2021
A short visual novel about isolation. You try to search for comfort in the lonesome people around you. Keeping the darkness at bay with small embers of light. Will you let the fear change you?
92% positive · 232 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
Pandemic Love is a short free-to-play visual novel that launched on April 27, 2021 as a self-contained, complete experience. The store description explicitly markets it as "a short story of 1-2 hours" with branching paths and more than 8 different endings — language consistent with a finished, standalone product rather than a game intended to receive ongoing updates. The only DLC listed is a guide and extras pack, which was released on the same day as the game itself. The developer posted one bug-fix patch on May 26, 2021, addressing a game-breaking bug and minor dialogue polish, with an explicit note that there were "no gameplay changes, no story changes." No roadmap, future content announcements, or additional updates have been communicated since. The game launched as a complete product and has received no signals of planned future content.
Evidence
Store description markets the game as a short 1-2 hour visual novel with branching paths and 8+ endings — framed as a complete, self-contained story.
Developer released a bug-fix patch (v1.1g) explicitly noting no gameplay or story changes. This is the last and only developer communication on record.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Red Skald
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
Fear and illness spreads through the city. You try to search for comfort in the people being isolated around you. Keeping the darkness at bay with small embers of light.
Will you let the fear change you?
You play as Trond, a self-reliant loner who's forced into quarantine for the next two weeks after making it out of Italy's lockdown. Stuck at home you meet other lonesome souls, isolated in the darkness, trying to stay sane. Together, at least.
Who will you be when the quarantine is over?
- Step into the shoes of Trond, a lonesome main character with a highly developed sarcastic coping mechanism.
- A short story of 1-2 hours.
- Branching paths.
- Lots of choices that change the story.
- More than 8 different endings.
Will you let the fear change you?
When the walls start creeping closer.
Will you make the right choice?
Will you let the fear change you?
You play as Trond, a self-reliant loner who's forced into quarantine for the next two weeks after making it out of Italy's lockdown. Stuck at home you meet other lonesome souls, isolated in the darkness, trying to stay sane. Together, at least.
Who will you be when the quarantine is over?
- Step into the shoes of Trond, a lonesome main character with a highly developed sarcastic coping mechanism.
- A short story of 1-2 hours.
- Branching paths.
- Lots of choices that change the story.
- More than 8 different endings.
Will you let the fear change you?
When the walls start creeping closer.
Will you make the right choice?
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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