Homicipher

Homicipher

八名木Games · November 1, 2024 · Otome, Horror, Visual Novel, Female Protagonist, Atmospheric

Buy Homicipher from Steam at $13.99 — the cheapest of 2 stores we compare. The cheapest Homicipher key from a keyshop is $19.33 at CJS CD Keys.

PC
Overwhelmingly Positive97% · 8,34120playing now
Best price 36 Fair price
$13.99
lowest tracked $12.59
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Where to buy Homicipher — official stores

Steam
Steam
Standard Edition · Steam
$13.99
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Cheapest Homicipher keys — keyshops

Keyshops are third-party marketplaces — keys are resold and can be region-locked or a different edition. Check the listing's region & edition before buying.

CJS CD Keys
CJS CD Keys
Standard Edition · Steam
$19.33
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Homicipher price by region

Homicipher costs $7.99 in Georgia (USD), £11.79 in the United Kingdom, €13.79 in Europe (EUR), $13.99 in the United States, CA$17.99 in Canada, NZ$20.49 in New Zealand, A$20.50 in Australia, R$44.49 in Brazil and zł63.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Homicipher offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $7.99 $7.99 $19.33 2
United Kingdom £11.79 £11.79 £14.38 2
Europe (EUR) €13.79 €13.79 — 1
United Statesyour region $13.99 $13.99 $19.33 2
Canada CA$17.99 CA$17.99 — 1
New Zealand NZ$20.49 NZ$20.49 — 1
Australia A$20.50 A$20.50 — 1
Brazil R$44.49 R$44.49 — 1
Poland zł63.99 zł63.99 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Homicipher

✦ AI summary

Wake up in a mysterious world where you must decipher a strange alien language through gestures, objects, and expressions to uncover the truth and escape. This point-and-click adventure features branching paths, 17 unique endings, and forgiving retry mechanics that let you freely explore different choices and revisit scenes to unlock the full story.

Latest version \When the protagonist wakes up, they find themselves lost in a different world. As they learn the words of the mysterious monsters that speak a strange language, they search for a way to escape.

In this alternate world, a different language is used. Players will interpret and dechiper characters' words through expressions, gestures and the objects they point to.

The language of this world isn’t as refined as human languages. One meaning is concentrated in one word, with almost no particles; a string of words conveys only a rough meaning.

This is a point-and-click adventure game. Players will investigate items to learn words or engage in conversation to progress.

Choices for actions are available at various points. Small changes in development, branching paths, or even instant death can occur.

Even if you reach a game over, you can retry from just before without any penalties.
There’s no affection management, and acquiring flags will unlock more choices. Players can freely jump back to previously encountered scenes from chapters and try again. Play comfortably and easily!

There are 20 types of mid-story endings (bad endings or unresolved problems).There are a total of 17 endings, including character route endings and late-stage endings upon reaching Chapter 5.*Note: There is a fake ending presented as a happy ending midway through the story, so please be careful not to misunderstand.◆PlaytimeIt takes about 5 hours to complete one full playthrough of all routes.*This game is designed with replayability in mind, where understanding character conversations may require re-watching scenes after filling up the dictionary.◆Playing without sound is not recommended (There are sound-based effects).Players who want to make the characters say funny things or try different playful approaches are also welcome to enjoy the game freely.

Homicipher — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

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

✦ AI summary

Homicipher is praised by players for its fresh and unique blend of horror and otome visual novel gameplay, distinctive art style, and creative concept of learning a ghost language to befriend supernatural characters. The overwhelmingly positive reviews suggest players find it genuinely engaging and original, though the reviews provided don't contain specific complaints or detailed purchasing recommendations.

Recommended Oct 2, 2026
This game is amazing super spooky and i love the art style! 10/10
Recommended Sep 30, 2026
Amazing beautiful amazing
Recommended Sep 29, 2026
super fun and interesting.
Recommended Sep 29, 2026
obessed with this game
Recommended Sep 27, 2026
An amazing game and refreshing take on the VN otome game. You have to leanr to speak ghost and befriend and Marry the ghosts. The VN and Yanadera otome groups were going crazy over this game and I truely see why. Very Fresh take and merges horror and otome games play were well.
Recommended Sep 26, 2026
Aimed for Mr Crawling, ended up with Mr Gap. 10/10

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