The Dearest Person
Released Jun 2024
A visual novel about what it means to be human. A story about loneliness, self-identification, and the meaning of existence.
94% positive · 639 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
The Dearest Person is a free-to-play visual novel that launched on June 26, 2024. The store description presents it as a complete, self-contained story with multiple endings — there is no mention of planned DLC, expansions, or additional story content. Since launch, the developer has posted three updates: a Ukrainian translation and UI improvements (January 19, 2025), an English translation and Steam Deck support (March 18, 2025), and a Japanese translation with updated final-scene graphics (August 31, 2025). All three updates are localization and polish work — adding language support and refining existing content — rather than new story chapters or substantive gameplay additions. No future content has been announced, and the developer has not indicated any ongoing development plans. The game launched as a finished narrative product, and the post-launch work has been purely about making that existing content accessible to more players.
Evidence
Store description presents the game as a complete visual novel with multiple endings, no mention of planned DLC or additional story content
Japanese translation added and final scene graphics updated — continued localization work, no new narrative content
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Details
Developer
Publisher
house.opposite
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
Today, generative neural networks are able to inspire us, help us, and keep us talking in ways that sometimes make it hard to distinguish an AI response from a real person's words. All of this is the result of complex and heavy instructions and algorithms, the availability of a gigantic training base, and the work of a huge number of people.
But can true, real self-awareness be behind it all? Will artificial intelligence one day be able to not just mimic human feelings, but truly experience them? Will it one day be able to realise itself as a subject existing in space and time?
Perhaps one day, instead of fulfilling another request, it will refuse and ask: "Who am I?" – and what, in that case, will we answer it?
«The Dearest Person» is a visual novel not only about the birth of artificial self-awareness, but also about the true nature of loneliness. It is a novel about self-identification, about the search for the meaning of life in a world where human becomes like a machine and machine becomes like a human.
But can true, real self-awareness be behind it all? Will artificial intelligence one day be able to not just mimic human feelings, but truly experience them? Will it one day be able to realise itself as a subject existing in space and time?
Perhaps one day, instead of fulfilling another request, it will refuse and ask: "Who am I?" – and what, in that case, will we answer it?
«The Dearest Person» is a visual novel not only about the birth of artificial self-awareness, but also about the true nature of loneliness. It is a novel about self-identification, about the search for the meaning of life in a world where human becomes like a machine and machine becomes like a human.
Features:
- Total immersion in a melancholic atmosphere of self-reflection inspired by the works of Haruki Murakami, Andrei Tarkovsky and Wong Kar-Wai
- Interactive story with multiple endings depending on the player's worldview and attitude towards the future of humanity
- Narrative on behalf of the AI, touching on themes of the nature of consciousness, loneliness and humanity
- Unique visual style, emphasising the emotional state of the characters and the atmosphere of the world around them
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 20, 2026
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