SACRIFICE VILLAINS
Released Jan 2025
Ever since the day the powers appeared, crime has ruled the streets of Scum City. As the conniving villains grow stronger and stronger, and the heroes find themselves walloped rather than walloping... it falls to you to rehabilitate S-rank villains in this short visual novel!
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Evaluation
SACRIFICE VILLAINS is a short linear visual novel (approximately 30 minutes of story content) that launched on January 20, 2025. The store description explicitly describes it as a linear visual novel with a defined, finite story — a self-contained product with no indication of ongoing updates or additional content. There are no DLC listings, no roadmap, no season pass, and no developer communications suggesting future content is planned. The developer's news posts consist entirely of pre-launch announcements and a launch day post. No updates of any kind have been posted since launch. This game launched as a complete, finished product.
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SACRIFICE VILLAINS launched on Steam on January 20, 2025. Publisher announced the release and requested reviews.
Store description explicitly states the game is a linear visual novel with approximately 30 minutes of story content — a finite, self-contained experience by design.
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Developer
Publisher
Shiravune
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
GAMEPLAY & FEATURES
- 30 minutes of story
- A linear visual novel
- Full Japanese voice acting by seasoned professionals
STORY
Ever since the day the SUPERVILLAINS appeared, CRIME has been the king of the streets of SCUM CITY—
But in the center of this hive of evil sits a paradise, and its name is JUSTOPIAN WARD.
Standing opposed to the dastardly villains, the SUPERHEROES built this autonomous safe zone as a thriving base of VIRTUE amidst the CHAOS around them.
Its FOUNDER—its MAYOR—its CHAMPION—is none other than JUSTOPIA himself, the ultimate hero, the bane of the countless villains he has brought to account for their innumerable sins.
As the creator and chairman of the HERO SOCIETY, Justopia also commands the other heroes in their tireless efforts to wipe crime from the face of the city and bring peace to the world at large.
Yet the conniving VILLAINS grow stronger and stronger, and the HEROES find themselves walloped rather than walloping... and some of their number pledge themselves to the darkness in acts of foulest BETRAYAL!
To whom should Justopia turn for help, if not to the ASYLUM? This rehabilitative institution brings villains to the light, and who should be fit to lead it—if not YOU?
Capture S-rank Villains and turn them into heroes as quickly and efficiently as you can.
It's up to you to reform these filthy scumbags—and set their powers back to work for the cause of JUSTICE!
CHARACTERS

Night Charger (Voice: Matsuri Sugihara)
POWERS: Electricity-based superhuman regeneration, senses, and physical and athletic abilities.
A lone-wolf villain who commits her crimes solo on the streets of Scum City, targeting criminal organizations such as the mafia with bank robberies and art thefts while also taking jobs as superpowered muscle for hire. Her lack of trust in those around her and thorny personality often bring her into conflict with other villains, and she will not hesitate to oppose former allies in the pursuit of personal profit.
Despite the evident selfishness of her motives, her actions have often saved those weaker than her, giving her a powerful base of support among a certain segment of the population.

Bad Lotion (Voice: Yuki Akashi)
POWERS: Generates a sticky fluid that she can manipulate at will.
The leader of the gang that runs Scum City's slums. After a difficult childhood, she leveraged her powers and charms to turn the tables on her environment, eventually rising to a position of effective control over her town.
She is convinced that she is the cutest thing on the planet; however, she can be remorselessly violent against even the people in her service.

Madam Venom (Voice: Shino Nakano)
POWERS: Manifests poisons with various effects and can store them within her body.
As the boss of a major mafia organization, Madam Venom is known by everyone as a key player in Scum City. She harbors an ambition to overthrow the two Witches of the Towers, the city's most powerful forces, and take their domains for her own. Her base of support includes many of the criminals within the walls of the rehabilitation facility called the Asylum.
She is convinced that she is the most beautiful thing on the planet and backs her claim up with both fearsome powers and unbreakable confidence. Naturally, her experience has also lent her formidable technique.

Justopia (Voice: Uzuki Inari)
POWERS: Physical invincibility, flight, and infinite vitality!
A world-famous superhero and the mayor of Justopia City. With his immovable smile, magnanimous heart, and ever-burning passion for justice, he has become a symbol to people everywhere.
For all his honesty, kindness, and altruism, he has little mercy for the villains who have turned their backs to the light. His power and overwhelming vigor have laid low every ne'er-do-well ever to cross his path.
Villains fear him, because they know that once you've seen his smile, you've already lost.

THE JUSTICE (Voice: Yuka Kanematsu)
The municipal AI that manages Justopia City.
It manages not only the Asylum but the city's facilities and daily routines, optimizing to increase the population of superhuman defenders.
THE JUSTICE seeks to create a utopia, and the citizens accept its interventions as a fact of life.

Protagonist (Voice: -)
The young director of the Asylum, a facility intended to rehabilitate villains. Under the direction of THE JUSTICE, the city's AI, he is responsible for turning villains' lives around.
He hates villains fundamentally because they once destroyed his life and has since turned his serious work ethic to the pursuit of justice. Though troubled by feelings of powerlessness due to his own lack of superpowers in a world increasingly overflowing with them, he now feels validated by his new appointment as director, which he owes to both his intellect and his compatibility with the assignment.
He greatly respects Justopia, who recognized his talents and elevated him to his position.
Last evaluated Jun 17, 2026
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