The Butterfly Collector

The Butterfly Collector

Released Feb 2025

investigate the evidence left by a stalker and kidnapper and track the fate of a college girl. The player advances and watches the plot by clicking to make choices for the heroine at key moments, with different choices leading to different endings.

87% positive · 966 reviews
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All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

The Butterfly Collector is a short visual novel that launched on February 9, 2025. The store description presents it as a self-contained narrative experience with a fixed text volume (~40,000 characters), three defined endings, and no mention of additional content or expansions. The game was clearly designed and shipped as a complete, finished product. The only post-launch developer communication was a bug fix on August 3, 2025, which addressed stability issues but gave no indication of planned new content. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no roadmap, and no developer statements about future additions. This is a complete standalone game.
Evidence
Store description presents the game as a complete, self-contained short visual novel with a fixed text volume (~40,000 characters) and three defined endings. No mention of DLC or future content.
description · Feb 9, 2025 source development ending
high
Developer applied bug fixes post-launch. No content announcements or future development plans mentioned.
news post · Aug 3, 2025 source ambiguous
low

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Wicky Yu
Achievements
10
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

       While investigating the evidence left by a stalker and kidnapper, track the fate of a college girl. The player advances and watches the plot by clicking to make choices for the heroine at key moments, with different choices leading to different endings.

       Two unnamed police officers are investigating the media sensation “The Raw Incedent”. A college girl was kidnapped and imprisoned in the basement, but when her friend found the scene and called the police, the kidnapper was already dead and the victim of the kidnapping was in a state of semi-insanity, unable to provide any clues. The police found the kidnapper's voice recordings and security footage in the house, hoping to find the information that will reveal the whole truth. After two days of conflict and maneuvering between an ugly and rotten soul and a resolute and bold mind, the story finally unfolds in front of people.

       The different options lead to three different endings, but only one of them is the truth. The other two are nothing more than someone's fantasies before death.

       A short visual novel of psychological horror in an East Asian setting, available in English and Chinese, with a text volume of about 40,000 characters. Read John Fowles' The Collector before gaming for a better experience.

Last evaluated Jun 18, 2026
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