Is Absent in the Rain free?

Yes — Absent in the Rain is free to play, so you can install and play it without buying anything.

Is Absent in the Rain Steam Deck compatible?

Mostly. Valve rates Absent in the Rain Playable on Steam Deck: it runs, but may need some manual tweaking — a community controller layout, or zooming in on small text.

Can I play Absent in the Rain on Mac?

Not natively — Steam lists no macOS version of Absent in the Rain. Mac players would need a cloud gaming service or a Windows compatibility layer.

Is Absent in the Rain multiplayer?

No — Steam lists Absent in the Rain as single-player only.

Is Absent in the Rain on PC Game Pass?

No — Absent in the Rain is not on PC Game Pass right now.

Absent in the Rain

Name: Absent in the Rain
Brand: D10RAMA
Availability: InStock

D10RAMA · October 13, 2022 · Visual Novel, 2D, Romance, Relaxing, Adventure

Absent in the Rain is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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Absent in the Rain price

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About Absent in the Rain

A visual novel about a mysterious senpai and a suspicious case

A mysterious senpai. A serial murder case that has taken the world by storm.
And a giant, shadowy fish swimming at my feet...
What if all of them are connected and surround me like a circle?
What should I do?

◆Outline
Genre : Visual Novel
Play time : about 60 minutes
Ending : 2 endings + 1 extra scene

◆Staff
Scenario : Tsubakichi
Illustrations : Kato, Milk
Music : Aioi Aoha
Video : Hayu, Ashinai Apoda
Logo/UI/WEB design : B1ack Apric0t
Script : Toritsukiyarou, B1ack Apric0t
Direction : Pirumu, Joey
English Localization : Marta Güell
Chinese Localization : 346lab Localization
Spanish Localization : Shinzou translations
French Localization : wapiaclm
Production : D10RAMA

Absent in the Rain — game info

Platforms: Windows
Steam Deck: Playable
Player modes: Single-player
PC Game Pass: Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Sep 20, 2026

rain sounds and doomed lovers, what's not to love

4 found this helpful

Recommended Sep 3, 2026

pretty intriguing short story of a mystery novel. i think it was a worthwhile read

1 found this helpful

Recommended Sep 15, 2026

i cant express how beautiful this story is even making me cry twice 10/10 experience

Recommended Sep 15, 2026

Really interesting. Feels like of like a proof of concept for a longer VN. I can easily see both the story and world expanded. Not at all a bad choice if you need something to fill an evening, especially with how atmospheric it is at times. I like it.

Recommended Sep 10, 2026

fun read

Recommended Sep 9, 2026

do you like the rain?

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