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One of the most highly-acclaimed visual novel series arrives on Steam, newly revamped and officially in English! An interdimensional love story that takes high school romance on a roller-coaster ride through the depths of despair, culminating in a sci-fi grand finale of epic proportions.

Muv-Luv is a visual novel, anime and romance game developed and published by aNCHOR Inc..
Released on February 28th 2018 is available only on Windows in 3 languages: English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 1,646 reviews of which 1,545 were positive and 101 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 11.59€ on Steam with a 60% discount, but you can find it for 10.92€ on Eneba.

The Steam community has classified Muv-Luv into these genres:

Visual Novel Anime Romance Mechs Story Rich Cute Choose Your Own Adventure Sci-fi Comedy Post-apocalyptic Singleplayer Casual Kickstarter Adventure Crowdfunded Psychological Horror Family Friendly Great Soundtrack

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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 1024x768
  • Storage: 3 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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June 2025
Very good VN. And very underrated one. I mean, reviews are very positive and stuff, but... even within many of these positive reviews you can see something like 'uh, you just need to endure this to get to great Alternative' or 'it's meh, but you need this for better understanding of 1337 Alternative' . Some people even claim that you can just read main route or even safely skip it entirely and just start reading Alternative right away... Ehm, excuse me? EXCUSE ME?! How is it even possible? Alternative, without slightest doubts, is a top VN. One of the best if not the best. But I have no idea how it could be that great without Extra and Unlimited. Yeah, from absolutely formal point of view, Alternative will tell you a lot about events of Extra and Unlimited. A lot, but not everything. And characters won't have that depth, events won't have that impact. Everything won't just be the same. Context is critical. Not persuaded? Here are few spoiler free tips for you. What is Alternative about? Main character is trying to save something special and also prevent something horrible. Why the first thing is so special for him? - you will discover it in Extra. Why the second thing is so horrible? - you will discover it in the very end of Unlimited. Still on the fence? Here is one last tip. Muv-Luv trilogy is a kinetic novel. That means? It has only one story. It has many routes, you may even consider them as secondary or optional, but no. Everyhing you do here is a part of the main story. And all your choices will be adressed lated. All your choices. Unlimited will track all your choices in Extra. Alternative will track all your choices in Extra and Unlimited. The most recent ending in Extra will affect the beginning in Unlimited, while the most recent ending in Unlimited will affect the beginning in Alternative. You may get an impression that I'm advocating for Extra just because it's important for Alternative, but may still be meh on it's own? Nope. It's indeed very fun stuff to read. It's absolutely self-sufficient VN with lot's a work done. All dialogs are fully voiced. Sprites are simply mindblowing. With lot's of animations and grimaces. That's why even watching casual scenes may be very fun and engaging. Overall, extra is 66% comedy and 33% drama. Unlimited is 33% comedy and 66% drama. Alternative - 33% drama and 66% tragedy. The last but not least - reading order and cut content. It is only important to read the trilogy in proper order. 1) Extra; 2) Unlimited; 3) Alternative. An order for the rest of VNs in the serie is not that critical and you will figure everything out yourself. Do not visit community hub - 100% you will catch a spoiler. As to the cut content - all Muv-Luv VNs on Steam are censored. But the patches for the trilogy exists and good people have it on local forum. Make sure to check it and grab ones. Prudes and shills will claim that you don't need it - ignore them. Now you are ready to make a deep dive into legendary trilogy with roughly 150 hours of reading.
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June 2025
While it serves as setup for Alternative, and it does a really good job at that, i really enjoyed all of it even besides that. Presentation is also top notch and the characters are rather likable. Some suggest to do the 2 main routes in Extra and move on after, but really, you should finish all of it.
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Nov. 2024
This is like the "Better Call Saul" of visual novels. It starts off on a really odd note and just makes no sense and seems a bit mundane. In time though it pays off and things start coming together and the story gets more interesting. Highly recommended!
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Sept. 2024
I'm a grown man who hasn't completed a visual novel in almost 15 years. I believed I'd long since seen the best of what the genre had to offer, and frankly I was bored when I bounced off newer titles like Somnium Files. Then, about a month ago I purchased Muv-Luv on a whim. In the time since, I've logged 40+ hours and thoroughly 100%'d the game. It's hard for me to put into words why this game captivated me. It's like packing up a bunch of old books, and finding a note a girl wrote to you 20 years ago that you used as a bookmark. I implore you to welcome Muv-Luv into your heart, as I have.
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July 2024
I have heard alot about Alternative but gotta say even at its own, Extra is an extremely enjoyable ride despite its age. Unlimited is also such a solid set up for Alternative that I can't ask for more. In some way, the ending 2 of unlimited somehow feels more satisfied than Alternative's ending, in my opinion. Also, Sumika and Ayamine best girls.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Muv-Luv is currently priced at 11.59€ on Steam.

Muv-Luv is currently available at a 60% discount. You can purchase it for 11.59€ on Steam.

Muv-Luv received 1,545 positive votes out of a total of 1,646 achieving a rating of 8.91.
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Muv-Luv was developed and published by aNCHOR Inc..

Muv-Luv is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Muv-Luv is not playable on MacOS.

Muv-Luv is not playable on Linux.

Muv-Luv is a single-player game.

There are 4 DLCs available for Muv-Luv. Explore additional content available for Muv-Luv on Steam.

Muv-Luv does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Muv-Luv does not support Steam Remote Play.

Muv-Luv is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Muv-Luv
-60% 28.99€ 11.59€ -63% 28.99€ 10.92€
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Release 28 Feb 2018
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