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NUKITASHI cover art

NUKITASHI

Qruppo ยท Shiravune ยท 2023-06-23

SteamGOG

Adventure

Modes: Single player ยท Perspectives: Text

Releases: Jun 23, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Seiran Island. Even here in paradise, there are those who work in the shadows to bring it down... Confront the tyranny of a twisted system in this long-awaited visual novel adventure.

NUKITASHI is an Adventure game released in 2023, priced at $24.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (95% of 3824 reviews).

63
playing now
95%
positive of 3.8k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000โ€“100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$24.99
steam price (US)

63 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Nukitashi (ใฌใใŸใ—), short for Nukige Mitai na Shima ni Sunderu Watashi wa Dล Surya Ii Desuka? , is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Qruppo and released for Windows on July 27, 2018. An English version of the visual novel was released by Shiravune in June 2023. A sequel to the visual novel titled Nukitashi 2 was released in July 2019, with an English version being released by Shiravune in February 2024.

Trailer

NUKITASHI trailer thumbnail

Die Jagd der Lustlosen!๐Ÿ’ฆ๐Ÿ”ซ | Teaser OmU | NUKITASHI

โ‰ˆ13,168 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Cooling
  • ยท 63 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • ยท 539 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~67/week).
  • ยท Review velocity down 49% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • ยท Top 6% of 28,821 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 76kโ€“172k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,824 total reviews โ€” how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.49 at GOG (2026-02-12)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 ยท on sale 42 of 92 observed days ยท $17.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
29829820232026Week of 2023-06-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 298 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

133132026-09-15 02:00 โ€” 25 players2026-09-16 10:00 โ€” 72 players2026-09-17 18:00 โ€” 56 players2026-09-19 01:00 โ€” 42 players2026-09-20 09:00 โ€” 71 players2026-09-21 16:00 โ€” 98 players2026-09-23 00:00 โ€” 30 players2026-09-24 07:00 โ€” 50 players2026-09-25 15:00 โ€” 133 players2026-09-26 22:00 โ€” 26 players2026-09-28 06:00 โ€” 66 players2026-09-29 13:00 โ€” 84 players2026-09-30 21:00 โ€” 13 players2026-10-02 04:00 โ€” 59 players2026-10-03 12:00 โ€” 84 players2026-10-04 20:00 โ€” 30 players2026-10-06 04:00 โ€” 47 players2026-10-07 11:00 โ€” 80 players2026-10-08 19:00 โ€” 29 players2026-10-10 02:00 โ€” 32 players2026-10-11 10:00 โ€” 62 players2026-10-12 17:00 โ€” 47 players2026-10-14 01:00 โ€” 13 players2026-10-14 17:00 โ€” 63 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
28712Jun 2023Aug 2026Jun 2023 โ€” avg 245 ยท peak 586Jul 2023 โ€” avg 92 ยท peak 356Aug 2023 โ€” avg 28 ยท peak 80Sep 2023 โ€” avg 16 ยท peak 48Oct 2023 โ€” avg 12 ยท peak 34Nov 2023 โ€” avg 14 ยท peak 39Dec 2023 โ€” avg 18 ยท peak 59Jan 2024 โ€” avg 19 ยท peak 52Feb 2024 โ€” avg 103 ยท peak 488Mar 2024 โ€” avg 75 ยท peak 229Apr 2024 โ€” avg 65 ยท peak 206May 2024 โ€” avg 37 ยท peak 115Jun 2024 โ€” avg 40 ยท peak 112Jul 2024 โ€” avg 42 ยท peak 104Aug 2024 โ€” avg 40 ยท peak 111Sep 2024 โ€” avg 27 ยท peak 88Oct 2024 โ€” avg 22 ยท peak 76Nov 2024 โ€” avg 25 ยท peak 82Dec 2024 โ€” avg 34 ยท peak 105Jan 2025 โ€” avg 42 ยท peak 124Feb 2025 โ€” avg 42 ยท peak 133Mar 2025 โ€” avg 70 ยท peak 204Apr 2025 โ€” avg 46 ยท peak 120May 2025 โ€” avg 39 ยท peak 136Jun 2025 โ€” avg 70 ยท peak 213Jul 2025 โ€” avg 197 ยท peak 1,007Aug 2025 โ€” avg 287 ยท peak 832Sep 2025 โ€” avg 127 ยท peak 357Oct 2025 โ€” avg 101 ยท peak 350Nov 2025 โ€” avg 55 ยท peak 189Dec 2025 โ€” avg 57 ยท peak 201Jan 2026 โ€” avg 50 ยท peak 143Feb 2026 โ€” avg 71 ยท peak 251Mar 2026 โ€” avg 58 ยท peak 163Apr 2026 โ€” avg 57 ยท peak 157May 2026 โ€” avg 48 ยท peak 133Jun 2026 โ€” avg 57 ยท peak 160Jul 2026 โ€” avg 60 ยท peak 144Aug 2026 โ€” avg 60 ยท peak 164
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) โ€” history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$7.492023-06-232026-10-142023-06-23 โ€” best price $19.992023-11-02 โ€” best price $24.992024-02-06 โ€” best price $17.492024-04-03 โ€” best price $17.492024-05-26 โ€” best price $17.492024-06-19 โ€” best price $17.492024-07-11 โ€” best price $24.992024-07-30 โ€” best price $17.492024-08-13 โ€” best price $24.992024-10-27 โ€” best price $17.492024-11-12 โ€” best price $24.992024-12-19 โ€” best price $14.992025-01-03 โ€” best price $24.992025-01-30 โ€” best price $24.992025-03-10 โ€” best price $24.992025-04-20 โ€” best price $12.492025-06-05 โ€” best price $12.492025-07-10 โ€” best price $24.992025-08-09 โ€” best price $24.992025-09-29 โ€” best price $9.992025-11-05 โ€” best price $24.992025-12-03 โ€” best price $24.992026-02-12 โ€” best price $7.492026-03-19 โ€” best price $7.492026-04-13 โ€” best price $7.492026-05-27 โ€” best price $7.492026-06-19 โ€” best price $7.492026-07-11 โ€” best price $24.992026-08-08 โ€” best price $24.992026-08-30 โ€” best price $24.992026-09-04 โ€” best price $24.992026-09-09 โ€” best price $7.492026-09-14 โ€” best price $7.492026-09-19 โ€” best price $7.492026-09-24 โ€” best price $24.992026-09-29 โ€” best price $24.992026-10-04 โ€” best price $7.492026-10-09 โ€” best price $24.992026-10-14 โ€” best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8492332026-06-03 โ€” 433 pageviews2026-06-07 โ€” 447 pageviews2026-06-11 โ€” 448 pageviews2026-06-15 โ€” 384 pageviews2026-06-19 โ€” 515 pageviews2026-06-23 โ€” 631 pageviews2026-06-27 โ€” 571 pageviews2026-07-01 โ€” 649 pageviews2026-07-05 โ€” 849 pageviews2026-07-09 โ€” 539 pageviews2026-07-13 โ€” 390 pageviews2026-07-17 โ€” 404 pageviews2026-07-21 โ€” 387 pageviews2026-07-25 โ€” 545 pageviews2026-07-29 โ€” 458 pageviews2026-08-02 โ€” 422 pageviews2026-08-06 โ€” 383 pageviews2026-08-10 โ€” 309 pageviews2026-08-14 โ€” 303 pageviews2026-08-18 โ€” 354 pageviews2026-08-22 โ€” 424 pageviews2026-08-26 โ€” 341 pageviews2026-08-30 โ€” 347 pageviews2026-09-03 โ€” 339 pageviews2026-09-07 โ€” 303 pageviews2026-09-11 โ€” 315 pageviews2026-09-15 โ€” 280 pageviews2026-09-19 โ€” 310 pageviews2026-09-23 โ€” 279 pageviews2026-09-27 โ€” 266 pageviews2026-10-01 โ€” 297 pageviews2026-10-05 โ€” 477 pageviews2026-10-09 โ€” 296 pageviews2026-10-12 โ€” 287 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) โ€” a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

CuteAnimeCasualComedyMysteryRomanceSurvivalAdventureEmotionalDark Humor

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only โ€” dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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