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HimeYoku: A Sacrifice of Lust and Grace

Escu:de · Shiravune · 2022-09-08

Steam

Adventure

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 09, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Hell-bent on vengeance, Caldo single-handedly topples the royal throne of Solide, capturing the king and the princess and working their ruin through his dark contracts with demons. A visual novel about hate and revenge... and possibly redemption.

92%
positive of 195 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

Seeking vengeance, a young man named Caldo single-handedly storms the Kingdom of Solide, whose ruling dynasty has long prospered from the horrors of war. Consumed by hatred, he forges a series of “unholy pacts” with unseen forces to ensure victory, but on seizing the castle, he seems uninterested in Solide’s people and politics, instead turning his demonic arts to the lovely Princess Fiana…(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 27 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity up 42% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 56% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.9k–8.8k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 195 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.99 at Steam (2026-05-27)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 14 of 32 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

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454520222026Week of 2022-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$3.992022-09-092026-08-082022-09-09 — best price $15.992022-11-14 — best price $19.992022-12-23 — best price $13.992023-01-30 — best price $19.992023-04-14 — best price $12.992023-06-13 — best price $19.992023-08-07 — best price $11.992023-09-25 — best price $19.992023-11-21 — best price $11.992024-01-04 — best price $19.992024-03-14 — best price $9.992024-04-25 — best price $19.992024-06-27 — best price $9.992024-08-12 — best price $19.992024-09-19 — best price $9.992024-10-27 — best price $9.992024-11-10 — best price $19.992024-11-28 — best price $9.992024-12-20 — best price $9.992025-01-17 — best price $7.992025-03-03 — best price $9.992025-03-14 — best price $7.992025-04-20 — best price $9.992025-05-06 — best price $19.992025-06-15 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-07-25 — best price $9.992025-09-07 — best price $9.992025-09-23 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-12-01 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-02-27 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-04-28 — best price $19.992026-06-17 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-07 — best price $19.992026-08-08 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Traditional Chinese

Player tags

2DCuteDarkMagicColorfulMedievalAdventureStory RichText-BasedAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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