About this game

Karoshi Club

About the Game

"Welcome to the Karoshi Club" is a free visual novel set in the Japanese horror business punk in black and white manga style. The story follows Kenji Haishima, a former game developer, as he tries to find a new job and land an interview for the sales specialist position at a new company. As the player, you will face the consequences of your choices. Explore the "Karoshi Club" world and uncover the terrifying truth. Enjoy a thrilling experience and immerse yourself in this unique visual novel.



It is a fact that we are keen on expanding the universe of "Karoshi Club" in collaboration with the gaming community. Therefore, "Welcome to the Karoshi Club" is a free showcase of our primary product. We are looking to get feedback on the game to determine whether we are heading in the right direction and identify what we did well and what needs improvement.

• Job Interview Horror Simulator: Experience the fear of job searching in a new reality
  
• Art: This game's visual style is reminiscent of other famous horror manga artists
  
• Setting: The crisis in Japan during the 90s is relevant to modern times

Our multinational indie team is a group of game developers impacted by layoffs in the gaming industry in 2023. However, we refused to give up and used this to create something of our own. We are determined to develop games and create specific worlds we are passionate about, and we hope you will love them just as much as we do.

Listen to the stories from Kamishibai while you sit back.

Latest news

• Announcements·31 May 2026Official

  Cross Promo - Delta Demo by 0xc3pti0n

  Hello everyone!Our close friends have released a demo of their game "Delta"Please play it and rate it on Steam:
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• Patch Notes·24 Aug 2025Official

  Update 1.3.0

  Update 1.3.0 Overview Add Spanish Language PackAdd Spanish Language PackWe’re absolutely thrilled to announce our latest addition: the Spanish Language Pack! It fills us with joy to see our community rally together to help translate "Welcome to the Karoshi Club" into various languages. A heartfelt thank you to everyone involved, especially Angelina Christiansen, for paving the way for our new support of the Spanish language as well. Exclusive Sneak PeekCheck out these exciting screenshots from the main game of Karoshi Club in the development phase!Join our vibrant Discord community for exclusive updates and insider information about Karoshi Club and Project: Celestine. Your support means the world to us, and we can’t wait to share more with you! Thank you for being an essential part of our journey!Yours, Kamishibai Cat ᨐᵉᵒʷ
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• Community & Events·4 Mar 2025Official

  Steam Visual Novel Fest 2025 & Special Recommendation

  Steam Visual Novel Fest 2025 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44788712/f739f5993fe1f5512b755a3b0212af141e1740f7.png This year, we are also participating in the Visual Novel Games Festival, which is exciting! Don't forget to visit the main page to discover some great games in the genre! As always, Welcome to the Karoshi Club is completely free to play. Special Recommendation - MUSE We would also like to share a project with you from our friends at EVA! 🎨✨ Discover Muse! ✨🎭 https://store.steampowered.com/app/3517180/Muse/ Muse is a narrative adventure about an artist struggling against creative block. 🖋️💡 Your choices shape her journey as she faces her inner challenges and searches for inspiration. Help the project grow by adding Muse to your Steam wishlist! 💖 Trailer! Trailer! Trailer! That's all for today. We're still working on the trailer for Karoshi Club, so stay tuned! More news on the main project will be coming soon! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44788712/02c0a8aabdf87249503d638ebdc6d6bca836f6ae.jpg Yours, Kamishibai Cat!
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• Community & Events·17 Feb 2025Official

  The Storyteller's Festival 2025

  The Storyteller's Festival 2025 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44788712/b732256543000a56be364cd77e372af586e269d0.png We are delighted with the "Welcome to the Karoshi Club" at The Storyteller's Festival by TwoHalfStudios. Please check out a variety of cool games: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/TwoHalfStudios/sale/thestorytellersfestival2025 New Screenshots from Karoshi Club Dressed for Eternity - The Shroud {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44788712/bb31d4657dcade6f3e5c2d4df3c36f3cf3d8a381.png We are excited to see you at our Corporation {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44788712/a0e0df87a161fa05d5f7fc6b1b6fc78634cf2f84.png Don't forget to add Karoshi Club to your Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3218870/Karoshi_Club/ That's all for now! We'll see you next time with a trailer and a new design for the Karoshi Club Steam page! /ᐠ ˵> ⩊
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• Announcements·14 Dec 2024Official

  Congratulations on completing your first year at Keneō Industry!

  We want to thank everyone who played our free prologue for Karoshi Club! Your feedback and reviews are greatly appreciated! Don't forget to add Karoshi Club in your Wishlist https://store.steampowered.com/app/3218870/Karoshi_Club/ We want to inform you that we will conduct more social activities for the main project, Karoshi Club. You can subscribe to stay updated on the latest developments about the Karoshi universe. Welcome to the Karoshi Club, Mobile Android version (◎△◎;) Why did we do this? We can't answer that question ourselves. We think it was just dev for fun! We hope more people learn about the Karoshi Club universe through the mobile platform. Click the link to download the prologue version from Google Play. We wish you a wonderful holiday season! We are excited to see you next year with more updates. Thank you for being with us! Yours, Kamishibai Cat! ∧＿∧ (・◦・) ✧･ﾟ:* /づ~ ♡･ﾟ:*:･★‧₊˚
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