The Letter - Horror Visual Novel

When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?

The Letter - Horror Visual Novel is a visual novel, horror and choices matter game developed and published by Yangyang Mobile.
Released on July 24th 2017 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 3 languages: English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 1,420 reviews of which 1,227 were positive and 193 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 5.85€ on Steam and has a 70% discount.

The Steam community has classified The Letter - Horror Visual Novel into these genres:

Visual Novel Horror Choices Matter Indie Story Rich Adventure Gore Psychological Horror Anime Mystery Multiple Endings RPG Interactive Fiction Drama Violent Replay Value Female Protagonist Nonlinear

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Requirements

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Windows

OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10
Processor: Intel® Core 2 Duo
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: GTX 260 or equivalent
DirectX: Version 9.0
Storage: 5 GB available space

MacOS

OS: OS X 10.5 or higher
Processor: Intel® Core 2 Duo
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000 or better
Storage: 5 GB available space

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 12.04 or newer
Processor: Intel® Core 2 Duo
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: GTX 260 or equivalent
Storage: 5 GB available space

Reviews

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Oct. 2024

A nice visual novel that's fun to play but incredibly painful to complete lmao. It has an interesting story and plenty of interaction, which is great but horrible at the same time if you want to complete the flowchart/get all achievements (I was actually crying when I had to repeatedly skip through the entire story from the very beginning til the last chapter only to complete every story branch that was often just a tiny difference in the dialogue). I guess it's important to mention that despite being a horror game, the VN still has lots of emphasis on the characters and their relationships (which I occasionally found boring tbh) but I think that it's actually refreshing how the game makes all characters have some sort of unlikable flaws that make them realistic, plus many of the characters are really dramatic which makes it entertaining (the voice actors truly gave their best there lol). The art is flawless and while I agree with the popular opinion that the character sprites seem somewhat odd at first and need to get used to, the CGs are still very beautiful and easily have some of the best detailed gore I've seen in VNs/games so far. The main antagonist is overall a quite stereotypical/cliche ghost that is often seen in classic horror movies (based on her design and "performance") which I honestly enjoyed for that nostalgic feeling, yet I also liked how there is still a decent (implied) explanation for the ghost's actions. However I wish that the story had more flashbacks/detailed background information, especially for the ghost (since it's the most important plot part which I wanted to find out more about) but also all characters in general, since the reader often only gets a vague idea of what their past was like. Overall I loved playing this, especially since you could experience the plot through different perspectives and also freely impact the story (it's fun to just, be able to murder the entire cast if you want to lol). I just believe it would've been better if that major effort rather went into going deeper in the lore, instead of creating that huge amount of story branches that often don't change the plot at all XD.

Oct. 2024

It can get a little boring. The story spends a lot of time establishing all the characters' bonds. I wanted Scary Movie, not Friends. But the scary moments are fun. It's a great horror visual novel if you don't mind all the build-up.

Aug. 2024

The Letter is all over the place but it's a labor of love and it shows. The branching story and character arcs are substantial. It's easy to dismiss and miss out on the story if you only play through it once. The strength is definitely playing out the different branches to understand what's going on in the story. Overall the game is good slow burner, but occasionally the writing shines through big time. It's far more sinister and bleak than the surface level shows. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

May 2024

Usually I don't really write serious reviews, but I love this game so much. I've been playing it on and off for many years now and it is by far my favourite visual novel ever. The plot is so nicely put together and, while of course there are certain areas that feel lackluster, overall the experience is so worth it. The voice acting and animations, the artwork in the backgrounds, cgs, etc., is so gorgeous yet gruesome at times— I love it. I feel as if this game does not get as much appreciation as it deserves because it is a visual novel that doesn't fall under the "anime esc" style, but that doesn't change the fact that it's such a wonderfully well made visual novel and I'll always appreciate it a lot. I've replayed the story countless times, seen every route through to the end and every branch as well (or at least on my old account, which I sadly lost). I'd say that if you are a fan of visuals novels and horror/grotesque themes in general, that this game is so worth playing through. I most definitely recommend it!

Feb. 2024

The story is honestly really well written and engaging, I was hooked throughout the story, voice acting was also pretty damn good imo. However, the mini-games sometimes don't work quite how they should, but they do allow you to skip them so it's not that bad. Overall I'd say if you like horror or just mystery and visual novels to give it a go.

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-70% 19.50€ 5.85€

8.2

1,227

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Developer

Yangyang Mobile

Publisher

Yangyang Mobile

Release 24 Jul 2017

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