TOUCHSTARVED: A Dark Romance Visual Novel
A downloadable visual novel for Windows and macOS
You were born cursed, with hands that twist the mind of any human you touch.
Desperation leads you to the shadowy city of Eridia, where your fate intertwines with 5 monstrous strangers. Each can offer you salvation…or damnation.
How far will you go to cure yourself?
Red Spring Studio is a small, POC and queer-owned indie studio made up of veteran game developers from Riot Games, Nix Hydra, Bungie, and more. The demo for TOUCHSTARVED contains the entire Prologue.
Choose your main character’s pronouns and origin story, and guide them through a thrilling journey with branching storylines, character based routes, and multiple endings. Your choices determine whether the story ends with gothic romance or blood-curdling horror. Will you lose your humanity in search for a cure, or will you find a way to save yourself and those you love?
Play our DEMO to meet your fate...
Characters
Kuras ✦ The Repentant Angel
“I rarely come across so fascinating a patient.”
An otherworldly angel condemned to eons spent among humanity, Kuras masquerades as a mortal doctor to hide his true intentions.
Ais ✦ The Demon Renegade
“You look lost, little sparrow.”
An intimidating outsider with violent ambitions, Ais offers miracles for the forsaken, but at a terrible cost.
Mhin ✦ The Cursed Outsider
"If you come any closer, you'll get hurt."
A moody hunter more skilled at killing than conversation, Mhin pushes people away to hide their deadly secret.
Vere ✦ The Chained Charlatan
"All that suffering has made your soul irresistible…"
Beautiful and dangerous, Vere is a cunning fox spirit born of the depths of the Shroud and bound by a magic collar.
Leander ✦ The Heroic Mage
"I can keep you safe as long as you trust me."
A dashing and rebellious mage, Leander seems like a perfect hero, but a darkness haunts his chivalry.
Features
✦ Customizable characters
Choose your Main Character’s name and pronouns (She, He, or They), and select from one of three unique backstories.
✦ Choose from 3 unique origins: The Unnamed, The Exile, or The Alchemist
Your origin affects your abilities and interactions with other characters. Each origin reveals hidden secrets and choices.
✦ TOUCHSTARVED is designed to be played multiple times
Replay the game to experience as much of the story and learn as much about the characters as possible. Your choices determine whether the story ends with gothic romance or blood-curdling horror.
✦ TOUCHSTARVED features 5 interconnected routes with 16+ hours of gameplay
Each route features a rich branching storyline rife with unique threats and horrors reflective of the character’s themes.
✦ With multiple endings for each route, TOUCHSTARVED contains 15+ possible endings
In a world steeped in horror, your decisions determine whether you can save yourself and the one you love. Not every ending has a happily-ever-after. You’ll have to choose carefully or you and your Love Interest may meet a gruesome end.
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Content Warning
TOUCHSTARVED contains mature themes and is intended for an older audience. Player discretion is advised. Specific warnings for this demo include but are not limited to: horror, unwanted advances, violence, alcohol and drug references, strong language, and serious injury.
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Development log
- Updates + Delay AnnouncementJul 31, 2025
- Demo Version 2.0 PatchJul 11, 2025
- Demo Version 2.0 UpdateApr 25, 2025
- Updated Mac Installation InstructionsApr 26, 2024
- Demo PatchApr 12, 2023
- Enter Key BugApr 09, 2023
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The fact i am going to buy everything that has Kuras in it ffrom the shop soon, i wanna try drawing all of them in my art style bc yes, i will probably keep it to myself though
bro i saw the voice reveal for one of the characters on insta . and OH. MY GOD!!!! i just had to come back an replay the game
ive been following this game development for ab 3-4 years now and im soooo happy we finally have a official release date to look forward to im soooo excited for the full game!! <33
This game has had a chokehold on me for like. 2 years now. Pls I'm so brainrotted for all of them I can't wait for the full game to come out I will genuinely start crying tears of joy
I really need this in Android 😭😭
Anyone know if this game is getting any updates?
yes, I was part of the kickstarter and they are still hard at work, the latest ks update says they are aiming for a spring 2027 release! they also have a patreon if you want to follow along there yourself
I had this game downloaded not too long ago and I went to reinstall but now it is giving me issues. I typed everything in the terminal but it says file not found
UPDATE: If anyone is having issues downloading on mac, download the itch app and download it from there. For some reason it will not work if you download off of the browser
I love this game!! I enjoyed the worldbuilding, and all the character designs sooo much. I keep coming back to see if theres updates...waiting patiently for the full version!!!
楽しかった。<3
Brilliantly written characters and well-developed relationships between them, which is something that was a really pleasant surprise for me (cause usually VN's don't really care about relationships between love interests or at least not that much). An interesting protagonist and a GORGEOUS art style. It's 100% worth playing.
Saw dr ratio pfp. No further comfirmation nedded.
I would love to play is there a way to play it on an iPhone? 😭😭 it seems like an amazing game I wish I could play it
please we need a version for the android users
Pls release the next chapter😭🙏🏻
等一个中文翻译！！！！
同求！
I remember playing this game and I could never forget because of how freaking long it took me to get all the endings!! It was so long but I was so invested and the art and plot of everything was just something I couldn't resist! ♡
so excited
Will there be an Android version? Brazilian Portuguese?
im lowkey confused asl, i remember playing the demo like 2-3 years ago and its still not close to being finished ?
their patreon says spring 2027
YAY I been wondering ToT
Is this still a demo?
yesss it is, but they announced that they will release the game around next springggg
I love thiss gameeeee!!!!!!
please get a discord lol. I'm so obsessed with this game and I feel like there will be plenty of people jumping in there lol
WHAT YALL KNOW ABOUT TOUCHSTARVED🗣🗣🗣
yo😭😭😭😭imso😭😭😭excited😭😭omfg
if i could wipe my memory just so i could play this game again, i would in a heartbeat. I ADORE THIS SM!
The game was so cool and interesting! I'm so curious of how the story will proceed
hey so this is officially the best game i've ever played
edit: i've learned 10 new words from this 😭
idc how much the full game costs, i WILL be leaving my soul as a tip
Devouring this game into my soul, peak writing peak art peak everything TT
will this be for android? because i would love to play it it seems interesting!!
will it be available for Linux or android? I really want to try this game, that is the only matter stopping me from trying this. thx
I LOVE THIS GAME RAAAAAA
ais and mhin are soo fine... cant wait for this to fully release even though im too broke to afford it
Does it say anywhere how much it is going to cost? Should I expect it to be between $40-80 USD?
Normally its 2-10 dollars for an average dlc. Could be more depending on this game. 🤷🏻♀️
Insane in a good or bad way? You think it is going to be more than an $100 game?
i think they said its gonna be about 30 :)
bro just learned how to swear
LMAO
can't even spell lmfao right 🙏 "laughing my fucking off ass off off ass"
does anyone know when/ if this game will be finished? only as on the development log the last update says last year
As of the most recent Dev Log on July 31 2025, the plan is sometime this year, probably later in the year since it says chapter 1 will be done this winter
They periodically release dev updates on patreon, but the average person can't see them, unfortunately. I've looked into it on reddit and the game's steam page, and some people who have access to the patreon think it's possible that it could be pushed back again, opposed to being released this year.
It will release in spring of the next year
It got delayed again??
idk, Im not a member of the patreon so i cant read but the title of their most recent post was that new date so i guess so
Great work on the UI design, looks very clean!
This is definitely one of my fav now... I cannot wait to play the full version T____T Ais and Leander will be the death of me surely
Disculpa has pensado en ponerlo para Android ❤️🔍
You can use joiplay to emulate, probably
joiplay doesn't support unity games, i'd highly recommend switching to winlator cmod instead!
Terribly sorry to bother but may i ask if you know if there's any tutorials on how to run touchstarved or how to run winlator cmod in general? Totally cool if not :^]
every background gives me the owl house kinda vibes, idk why
wait omg yes i get you
Está en español?? Y si no podrías ponerlo en español porfii😭😭quiero jugarlo y en Andorid tbm porfavor TE DOY MI ALMAAA
Si no es mucha molestia, que alguien se aviente tutorial para los de Mac, por que seguí las instrucciones pero no sale el "Terminal", ya hice lo que pude y nada :c