18+ GAME TECHNICAL DOSSIER // CHOICE-DRIVEN VISUAL NOVEL, EPISODIC RPG, INTERACTIVE DRAMA
Being a DIK
- Genres
- Choice-Driven Visual Novel, Episodic RPG, Interactive Drama
- Platforms
- PC (Steam / GOG / itch.io), macOS, Linux, Steam Deck
- Engine & Runtime
- Ren'Py 8 (Native Linux / OpenGL)
- Steam Deck OLED
- Platinum (Native 90Hz OLED / 5W TDP)
- Lab Rating
- 94 / 100
- Initial Release
- 2020-02-13
Being a DIK sets the technical standard for Western choice-driven visual novels. Built on Ren’Py with hundreds of tracked alignment, relationship, and economy variables, every dialogue decision ripples across seasons.
Because Ren’Py compiles native Linux x86_64 binaries, Being a DIK runs natively on Steam Deck OLED without Proton translation overhead, delivering 5+ hours of battery life on a single charge.