Game facts: price, version and platforms
Village in the Shade on Steam costs $49.99, runs Patch 1.30, carries 52 achievements, is Steam Deck Verified, ships seven languages and needs 9 GB of disk.
Village in the Shade costs $49.99 on Steam, ships as Patch 1.30 since 27 October 2026, installs at 9 GB, and is Steam Deck Verified.
The facts below come from the Steam store listing and the official news feed, checked on 28 October 2026 against Patch 1.30.
The short version
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. |
| Publisher | NIS America, Inc. |
| Release date on Steam | 29 July 2026 |
| Current patch | 1.30 (27 October 2026) |
| Price | $49.99, no discount at the time of checking |
| Genres | Adventure, Simulation |
| Install size | 9 GB |
| Achievements | 52 |
| Steam Deck | Verified |
| Reviews | Very Positive — 91% of 670 all-time; 96% of 85 in the last 30 days |
Languages
Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, English, French and Spanish (Spain). English, French and Spanish arrived with Patch 1.30 on 27 October 2026; the Chinese scripts and Korean were supported earlier. Language is chosen per save file and cannot be changed after a file is started, which the controls page walks through.
Editions and extras
| Item | Price | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| Village in the Shade | $49.99 | Base game |
| Touring Kagatsu Artbook | $9.99 | 31 pages of key visuals, character and animal designs |
| Sounds from the Shade OST | $9.99 | 38 tracks across two discs |
| Deluxe Edition | Bundle | Game plus artbook and soundtrack |
The Deluxe Edition is sold as a bundle, so the price you see depends on what you already own. Full breakdown on the editions page.
PC requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10/11, 64-bit | Windows 10/11, 64-bit |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6400 | Intel Core i5-12500 |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | GeForce GTX 750 Ti | GeForce GTX 1650 |
| DirectX | 11 | 11 |
| Storage | 9 GB | 9 GB |
Store features
Single-player, Steam Achievements, full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, custom volume controls, DualShock and DualSense support, stereo sound, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on TV, and Family Sharing.
What the game actually is
A hand-painted farming sim set in Kagatsu, a Japanese mountain village. You farm, fish, mine, cook, decorate and befriend a cast of villagers. You are also told, immediately, not to talk to strangers, not to leave the village and not to go out at night. The rules page covers what happens when you do, and the updates page tracks what each patch changed since launch.
Next
- Editions and prices — the extras and both spec tiers.
- Platforms and Steam Deck — where the game runs.
- Patch history — what changed since launch.
