Fake Kaguya-sama: Love Is War VN appears on Steam
In another case of Steam’s lack of quality control and odd decision making, a fake Kaguya-sama: Love Is War visual novel has managed to make its way onto the store.
Supposedly developed by Shueisha Games (something that doesn’t exist) and published by Shueisha Inc, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War’s sparse Steam page describes it as a “Non-Linear Visual Novel”, where you can “Choose your own name, and become the President of the Student Council.”
However, as pointed out by DistortedMapleNepvision on the game’s Steam forums, existing fan art is being used instead of new assets. That, and Shueisha itself hasn’t mentioned the game at any point after its appearance on Steam.

As the final nail in this flimsy coffin, the reviews and awards sections are both taken from impressions on the anime — the reviews from MAL, and awards from the Cruncyroll Anime Awards 2021.
According to the Steam page, Kaguya-sama: Love Is War releases on May 31, 2021. It would be incredibly surprising (and honestly disappointing) if it manages to stay up for more than a day.
When actual games get blocked from Steam, but fakes like this do not, you know Steam has a problem. Yet, something tells us that Valve wont be quick to change things any time soon.
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