BURIED STARS on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

『BURIED STARS』 is an adventure game that takes place at a collapse site of a live audition show. The trapped survivors communicate with each other, and through social media, while waiting for the rescue team’s arrival. But an unexpected turn of events splits them apart and drives them into a corner.

BURIED STARS is a interactive fiction, mystery and visual novel game developed and published by LINE Games Corporation.
Released on November 29th 2021 is available only on Windows in 5 languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Korean.

It has received 1,797 reviews of which 1,532 were positive and 265 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 33.99€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-6300U
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 520
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 10 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible SoundCard or Onboard Chipset
  • Additional Notes: DualShock®4, Xbox Controller or Direct Input Compatible Controllers Supported.

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March 2025
do-yoon han the man that you are in all seriousness this was a very enjoyable experience! this is the first time i've played a korean visual novel (or one with korean voice acting) and the actors' performances really blew me away! absolutely made the game for me. i did enjoy the story and the mystery of it, all of the characters have relatively compelling backstories and identities and the art/cgs are great. as many have mentioned, the translation errors can make some of the dialogue + choices quite unclear, and i really wish these had been addressed because it would've improved the already great story. also the lack of "skip seen text" button was annoying, but i mainly used saves to retrace my steps and get every ending so that didn't affect me as much. still feels like a QoL miss, though. i think the experience is absolutely worth it despite those flaws, though, and do-yoon will live in my head rent free for at least another month or so. <3
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March 2025
I really like this game! Art is good, story is good, good voice acting, good x100. The only reason I never got around to finishing it is because I spoiled myself on very important content, which sort of ruined it for me. Can't blame the game for that, I'll probably come back to it in a couple years. Visual novel fans, definitely play this and don't make my mistake.
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Nov. 2024
剧情还不错,制作非常精美,但系统实在是太蛋疼了,SL一次要好久...
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Sept. 2024
Really good mystery, compelling characters, and on top of that a unique setting that goes into the intricacies and ethics of the Kpop industry
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Aug. 2024
It's been a long time since I've played a game that was this up my alley. A character-focused mystery that deals with the messed-up reality of social media and the entertainment industry? Yes, please. Still, before I start with the praise, there is one major caveat that buyers should be aware of: The English translation for this game is not very good, to the point of making things difficult to understand at points. If, like me, you know enough Japanese or Korean to get by via the voiced dialogue, it won't be a big problem, but it is still bothersome at times. That aside, though, the story is to the point, the characters are fascinating, the mystery is just enough of a challenge to be satisfying and the social commentary works well without getting soap box-y. The game play can be a bit trial and error in terms of raising and lowering affection, but the deduction sections all make sense. If I had to sum it up in one sentence, Buried Stars is a game that knows exactly what it wants to be and achieves that very well, without unnecessarily limiting itself or getting overly ambitious. Despite its rough edges, I would call this one of my favorite visual novels.
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BURIED STARS
8.2
1,532
265
Online players
2
Developer
LINE Games Corporation
Publisher
LINE Games Corporation
Release 29 Nov 2021
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