FAQ // Technical Issues

[Avonder]

FAQ

If you experience a technical issue with running Katawa Shoujo (incorrect scaling, flickering, etc.), please try the modern branch. Go to Game Properties -> Betas -> Beta Participation and select "modern - Ren'Py 8 branch".

Save data is incompatible and therefore not shared between the main branch and the modern branch. Cloud saving is still available.

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Additional Language Patches

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Update (2026-01-17): Every available translation has now been integrated into the game.

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[desu]

[кончелыга23.]

ребят лучше Поливанов иль Хэпбёрн

[El Loco]

Italian

[Babadzakich]

Originally posted by канализационная фура.:

ребят лучше Поливанов иль Хэпбёрн

Поливанов это Сидзунэ. Хепбёрн это Шизуне. Думаю ты понял, выбирай что больше нравится

[Лёха ♿]

Originally posted by канализационная фура.:

ребят лучше Поливанов иль Хэпбёрн

Запись японских слов по Поливанову - единственный правильный вариант в русском языке. Но многим привычнее транслитерация с английского языка - то есть, по Хэрбёрну

[Dominius Iuvenis]

vai Corinthians

[Corbeau]

感谢汉化组的付出

[✡Kujeilija✡]

Вот бы эти языки по умолчанию были вшиты в стим версию

[Trattorino]

Why's the italian patch removed?

[Avonder]

Originally posted by Trattorino:

Why's the italian patch removed?

Its author hates Steam.

[Maffcio]

I would probably find the answer on Twitter, but here I get it straight from the source:
What were the reasons for separating R18 content?
With a strictly Steam version, do you think the Twitch category of KS would return?

[1312]

Originally posted by канализационная фура.:

ребят лучше Поливанов иль Хэпбёрн

Вообще, с точки зрения русского языка - Поливанов. Но Хэпбёрн мне ближе из-за ностальгии и благозвучности, да и игра американская, так что почему бы и нет

[MeNIC]

As one of the main translators for the Brazilian Portuguese translation, it brings me a tear to the eye seeing that this game will be able to be read among steam users, today is really a good day for me.

I never ever conceived the idea of KS coming to steam and now be endossed here.

Thank you @Avonder for being kindly enough to include us

[marcussacana]

By the way, why make it as optional patches instead just include in the full game?

[naruto_kot]

Originally posted by marcussacana:

By the way, why make it as optional patches instead just include in the full game?

Many of them have deleted their accounts / don't have access to them / don't have accounts at all.

For example, several dozen people participated in the russian translation, which of them would it be right to ask and would they agree?

The russian translation was planned to be added to the translation in the game and it was in the first act. The translation team dropped the translation and it was continued by another team, but 4LS did not agree to add the translation because they did not ask the developers for their consent to the translation (in the past the developers were very disloyal to everything).