Bound by Love overview

RetroLab | Jan 7, 2022 | game

Released

0players observed · 9 September 2026 - 19:16:45 UTC

Casual Indie RPG Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak417
Units sold (VGI)19,020
Revenue (VGI)$209,000
Review score84% positive

Bound by Love dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak417
Units sold (VGI)19,020
Revenue (VGI)$209,000
Review score84% positive
Total reviews630
Release dateJan 7, 2022
DeveloperRetroLab
PublisherKagura Games

Genres: Casual, Indie, RPG

Company pages: Developer: RetroLab Publisher: Kagura Games

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Game overview

Overview

Bound by Love comes from RetroLab and is published by Kagura Games. It arrived on Steam on Jan 7, 2022, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Bound by Love's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 9 September 2026 - 19:16:45 UTC, with a tracked peak near 417. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 84% positive across 630 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Bound by Love is available in 3 languages including:

EnglishJapaneseSimplified Chinese languages with full audio support

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	Intel Core2 Duo or better	4 GB RAM	DirectX 9/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU	300 MB available space
Windows	Recommended	Not listed	2+ GHz Processor	4 GB RAM	OpenGL ES 2.0 hardware driver support required for WebGL acceleration. (AMD Catalyst 10.9, nVidia 358.50)	4 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Bound by Love has sold up to 19,020 units and has 602 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $209,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Bound by Love overview details

Bound by Love combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Yokoshima is an unsuccessful magazine editor who is in love with the raven-haired beauty of the same company, Hazuki Ichinose. He's been trying to work up the courage to ask her on a date, but hasn’t been able to go through with it. However, it turns out that Hazuki is going to transfer overseas! If he's ever going to have a chance, he needs to follow through before that happens! Features: A Romance RPG Visual Novel Elements Modern Setting Gather Information on Hazuki's Likes and Dislikes

SteamPulse editorial summary

Bound by Love is listed as a game with $14.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual, Indie, and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 9 September 2026 - 19:16:45 UTC, a tracked peak of 417, and 84% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Bound by Love
Steam App ID	1770390
Type	game
Release date	Jan 7, 2022
Developer	RetroLab
Publisher	Kagura Games
Price	$14.99
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Casual, Indie, RPG
Categories	Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English, Japanese * , Simplified Chinese * languages with full audio support
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 9 September 2026 - 19:16:45 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	417
Positive reviews	529
Negative reviews	101
Total reviews	630
Positive percent	84%
Review type	Very Positive
Recommendations	602
Average playtime	307 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Jan 7, 2022
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	29 April 2022 - 18:25:55 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	9 September 2026 - 19:16:45 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	9 September 2026 - 19:16:45 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	9 September 2026 - 19:16:45 UTC

Content descriptors

Bound by Love contains strong language.

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Not available
Legal notice	© Kagura Games and RetroLab, All Rights Reserved.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/1770390
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/1770390/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/1770390
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for Bound by Love

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Bound by Love?

Bound by Love's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 9 September 2026 - 19:16:45 UTC, with a tracked peak of 417 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 5 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Bound by Love growing or declining recently?

September 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 1 players; the highest observed daily value is 4 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is August 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Bound by Love?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are Singapore (21.4%), United States (21.4%), Türkiye (7.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (19.2%), Singapore (13.7%), Germany (6.7%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (22.8%), Singapore (15.2%), Germany (6.6%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (18.9%), Singapore (10.5%), China (8.2%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Bound by Love?

Bound by Love currently sits at 84% positive across 630 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 529 positive reviews and 101 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Bound by Love have?

Bound by Love currently has about 7K tracked Steam followers as of 25 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Bound by Love?

Bound by Love is currently listed at $14.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 602, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

84% positive, 529 positive, 101 negative

Price and discount

$14.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

Steam 8 January 2022

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

RetroLabBundle #53526 - 10% off$17.98 KaguraBundle #7694 - 30% offPrice unavailable Neverending True RomanceBundle #15447 - 10% off$341.74

Bound by LoveBuy Bound by Love #635162$14.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows® 7/8/8.1/10 Processor: Intel Core2 Duo or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 300 MB available space Additional Notes: 1280x768 or better Display. Lag may occur from loading menus or maps. Turn off other programs before running the game.

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS *: Windows® 7/8/8.1/10 Processor: 2+ GHz Processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL ES 2.0 hardware driver support required for WebGL acceleration. (AMD Catalyst 10.9, nVidia 358.50) DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 4 GB available space Additional Notes: 1280x768 or better Display. Lag may occur from loading menus or maps. Turn off other programs before running the game.

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