Released Jul 29, 2026 $49.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Village in the Shade

By Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. · published by NIS America, Inc.

Adventure Simulation Horror Farming Sim Exploration 2D Cute Anime Third PersonSingleplayerControllerCrafting

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Village in the Shade is a game tagged Adventure, Simulation and Horror by Nippon Ichi Software, Inc., released Jul 29, 2026. It has 649 Steam reviews (Very Positive). The Steam games most like it include Lily's Night Off, Harvest Moon®: Echoes of Teradea and Flirting With Girls in Fantasy World.

Enjoy quiet, countryside living in a Japanese village in this brand new farming sim! Just make sure you follow the rules—or else!

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Everything Steam lists for Village in the Shade · record updated 17 hours ago

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Overview

App ID3934250

Release dateJul 29, 2026

Last change number39892070

Last record update17 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.
Publisher: NIS America, Inc.
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Website: nisamerica.com/village-in-the-shade

Windows 64-bit

Steam Deck: Verified
Controller: Full support

Single-playerFull controller supportPlayStation controllersPlayStation controller BluetoothSteam AchievementsXbox controllersSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$49.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$49.99Oct 23, 2026

Checked7 hours agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
25311578	public	Sep 29, 2026

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Price (US)
5217160	Not on the store yet	—

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
228989	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
228990	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
3934251	—	All	8.17 GB	5.51 GB	4788320778623457007

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	25311578	Sep 29, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Village in the Shade

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
village.exe		All
villageR.exe		All	debug

Space per player95.4 MB

Filesup to 40

Save locations3

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
WinAppDataRoaming	Nippon Ichi Software, Inc\Honogurashinoniwa	save.*	Windows
WinAppDataRoaming	Nippon Ichi Software, Inc\Honogurashinoniwa	.systemsave	Windows
WinAppDataRoaming	Nippon Ichi Software, Inc\Honogurashinoniwa	save.lst	Windows

Achievements

Achievements5217 hidden

Most unlocked95.4%Zero Memories

Rarest0.7%Home on the Mountain Range

Zero Memories Hidden achievement 95.4%
Rule 1 Hidden achievement 80.3%
Five Pecks of Rice Shipped 10,000 yen worth of products in Village in the Shade Mode. 78.8%
Yours, Mine, and Ores Broke 1,000 boulders in Village in the Shade Mode. 69.9%
Rule 2 Hidden achievement 69.2%
Do Process Used a processer 100 times in Village in the Shade Mode. 67.3%
Doing Good Business Shipped 100,000 yen worth of products in Village in the Shade Mode. 61.9%
Living off the Land Gathered 500 forageables in Village in the Shade Mode. 61.4%
Field Guide Greenhorn Added 300 item entries to the field guide in Village in the Shade Mode. 58.8%
Rule 3 Hidden achievement 57.4%
Plowman Tilled 1,000 squares of land in Village in the Shade Mode. 54.9%
Rule 4 Hidden achievement 54.5%
For the Birds Picked up 100 items dropped by wild birds in Village in the Shade Mode. 51.7%
Rule 5 Hidden achievement 47.7%
Rule 7 Hidden achievement 47%
Rule 6 Hidden achievement 46.9%
Petting Zoo Interacted with animals 500 times in Village in the Shade Mode. 46.7%
Angler Devil Caught 300 fish in Village in the Shade Mode. 44.4%

All 52 achievements

Tater Toaster Successfully roasted a sweet potato in Village in the Shade Mode. 44.2%
Divinely Blessed Hidden achievement 43.9%
Rule 8 Hidden achievement 41.6%
Made in the Shade Hidden achievement 41.5%
Liquid Assets Hidden achievement 41.5%
Mochi to be Desired Successfully made mochi in Village in the Shade Mode. 37.5%
More Like Goodminton Successfully return 15 shots in a single badminton rally in Village in the Shade Mode. 36.3%
Field Guide Genius Added 500 item entries to the field guide in Village in the Shade Mode. 31%
Put a Bow on It Hunted 100 animals with a bow in Village in the Shade Mode. 30.2%
Kitchen Duty Cooked 100 times in Village in the Shade Mode. 27.9%
Summertime Spender Made a total of 10 purchases at the Summer Festival in Village in the Shade Mode. 27.6%
Chop Till you Drop Chopped down 1,000 trees or logs in Village in the Shade Mode. 27.4%
Gifts From Above Upgraded all tools with meteoric iron in Village in the Shade Mode. 26%
Dr. DIY Crafted at a workbench 500 times in Village in the Shade Mode. 24.1%
Produce Producer Harvested 10,000 crops in Village in the Shade Mode. 23.9%
Well-to-Do Shipped 1,000,000 yen worth of products in Village in the Shade Mode. 22.3%
Rain Supreme Hidden achievement 21.3%
Greatest of Animal Tenders Collected 1,000 animal products in Village in the Shade Mode. 15.3%
As You Wish Granted 100 villager requests in Village in the Shade Mode. 14.6%
Magatama Magnate Picked up 500 magatamas in Village in the Shade Mode. 12.8%
Music to My Ears Hidden achievement 11.7%
Pastorale Dug 1,000 squares of paddies in Village in the Shade Mode. 10.7%
Countryside Socialite Befriended all villagers in Village in the Shade Mode. 7.5%
ER Regular Carried to the clinic 10 times in Village in the Shade Mode. 6.8%
Imagine the Late Fees... Hidden achievement 5.9%
A Rat in a Well Hidden achievement 4.7%
Catch Them All Trapped 100 animals in Village in the Shade Mode. 4.5%
Lawn and Order Cut 10,000 bushels of grass in Village in the Shade Mode. 3.6%
Field Guide Guru Added 1,000 item entries to the field guide in Village in the Shade Mode. 3.1%
Kiki Delivery Service Hidden achievement 2.2%
Filthy Rich Shipped 10,000,000 yen worth of products in Village in the Shade Mode. 1.6%
Barnraiser Built 50 structures in Village in the Shade Mode. 1.1%
Field Guide Grandmaster Completed the entire field guide in Village in the Shade Mode. 0.9%
Home on the Mountain Range Unlocked all achievements. 0.7%