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The Symbiant

HeartCoreDev

The Symbiant is HeartCoreDev’s science-fiction relationship visual novel about Danya and Brahve, two adult men from different worlds. Danya works aboard the cargo ship Ameretat with Juniper. After a difficult transport job leaves the ship in need of repair, they accept a new passenger whose private life becomes part of the story’s central mystery. Choices shape the developing relationship and lead to multiple endings. The main game supports English voice acting and a broad set of text localizations. The Steam base edition is described by its developer as a censored version, and its demo is separately identified as all-ages.

Gameplay

The game is primarily read through illustrated scenes, with dialogue decisions determining the path through two routes and four endings. The developer identifies a single central romance.

Setting and premise

In 5066, Danya and Juniper transport goods across the Milky Way aboard the Ameretat. Their new passenger Brahve becomes the focus of an interstellar mystery and relationship story.

Development and release

The Steam base game is dated February 2, 2023. The developer distinguishes this base edition, an all-ages demo and additional adult-edition material. The edition table describes the base desktop release.

Screenshots

The Symbiant — The crew talking aboard the ship
The Symbiant — Dialogue aboard the ship

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Editions & languages

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1 edition documented
Steam base edition (censored)Windows · macOS · LinuxFebruary 2, 2023
LanguageInterfaceText / subtitlesFull audio
EnglishSupportedSupportedSupported
FrenchSupportedSupportedNot listed
RussianSupportedSupportedNot listed
Traditional ChineseSupportedSupportedNot listed
GermanSupportedSupportedNot listed
JapaneseSupportedSupportedNot listed
Portuguese (Brazil)SupportedSupportedNot listed
Simplified ChineseSupportedSupportedNot listed
ItalianSupportedSupportedNot listed
ThaiSupportedSupportedNot listed
KoreanSupportedSupportedNot listed
Spanish (Spain)SupportedSupportedNot listed
Portuguese (Portugal)SupportedSupportedNot listed
Spanish (Latin America)SupportedSupportedNot listed

System requirements

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Platform and edition comparison
ComponentWindowsSteam base edition (censored)macOSSteam base edition (censored)LinuxSteam base edition (censored)
Operating systemMinimumWindows 7RecommendedWindows 08/10/11MinimumMac OS X 10.6+RecommendedMac OS X 10.6+Not listed
ProcessorMinimumIntel Core2 Duo, AMD Phenom II or betterRecommendedPentium 4 1.5GHzMinimum1GHzRecommended1GHzMinimumIntel Core2 Duo, AMD Phenom II or betterRecommendedNot specified
MemoryMinimum512 MB RAMRecommended512 MB RAMMinimum256 MB RAMRecommended512 MB RAMMinimum2 GB RAMRecommendedNot specified
GraphicsMinimumVRAM 8MBRecommendedVRAM 16MBMinimumDirectX or OpenGL compatible cardRecommendedDirectX or OpenGL compatible cardMinimumNvidia GT 750RecommendedNot specified
DirectXMinimumVersion 9.0RecommendedVersion 9.0Not listedNot listed
StorageMinimum1 GB available spaceRecommended1 GB available spaceMinimum1 GB available spaceRecommended1 GB available spaceMinimum1 GB available spaceRecommendedNot specified
Detailed specifications by platform
Windows · Steam base edition (censored)
ComponentMinimumRecommended
Operating system

Windows 7

Windows 08/10/11

Processor

Intel Core2 Duo, AMD Phenom II or better

Pentium 4 1.5GHz

Memory

512 MB RAM

512 MB RAM

Graphics

VRAM 8MB

VRAM 16MB

DirectX

Version 9.0

Version 9.0

Storage

1 GB available space

1 GB available space

macOS · Steam base edition (censored)
ComponentMinimumRecommended
Operating system

Mac OS X 10.6+

Mac OS X 10.6+

Processor

1GHz

1GHz

Memory

256 MB RAM

512 MB RAM

Graphics

DirectX or OpenGL compatible card

DirectX or OpenGL compatible card

Storage

1 GB available space

1 GB available space

Linux · Steam base edition (censored)
ComponentMinimumRecommended
Processor

Intel Core2 Duo, AMD Phenom II or better

Not specified
Memory

2 GB RAM

Not specified
Graphics

Nvidia GT 750

Not specified
Storage

1 GB available space

Not specified