Turn any PDF, TXT or DOCX into an interactive visual novel. Pick an anime companion, upload a paper or any text you want to understand, and let AI turn it into a 5–10 minute story — with quizzes, voice narration, a blackboard for formulas, and full character customization via Steam Workshop.

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What the developers have to say:

Why Early Access?

“Paper2Galgame combines AI-assisted paper analysis, visual novel generation, character interaction, cloud saves, voice features, and a Creative Workshop for sharing and discovering user-made content. Early Access allows us to test these systems with real users, improve generation quality, optimize the reading-to-story workflow, and expand the content, workshop, and community features based on player feedback.”

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?

“We currently expect Paper2Galgame to remain in Early Access for about 6 to 12 months. The exact timing may change depending on user feedback, technical improvements, and the stability of AI, voice, and online service features.”

How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version?

“We plan to improve the full version with more polished AI generation quality, better paper parsing, expanded character and voice options, improved cloud save and sharing features, a richer Creative Workshop experience, a smoother user interface, and more stable online services. We also plan to add more customization options and quality-of-life improvements based on player feedback during Early Access.”

What is the current state of the Early Access version?

“The Early Access version already includes the core paper-to-visual-novel workflow, AI-assisted paper analysis, story generation, character interaction, cloud saves, voice playback, and a Creative Workshop for browsing and sharing user-made content. Some features are still being refined, and generation quality, parsing accuracy, voice stability, and online service performance may continue to improve throughout Early Access.”

Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?

“We plan to keep the base game price stable during Early Access. Pricing may be adjusted in the future if the amount of content, online features, and service costs change significantly, but we will communicate any major pricing changes in advance.”

How are you planning on involving the Community in your development process?

“We plan to collect feedback through Steam discussions, community channels, in-game feedback, and the Creative Workshop. Player feedback will help us improve AI generation quality, paper parsing, character and voice features, workshop usability, UI/UX, and overall service stability. We will also monitor bug reports and common user requests to prioritize future updates.”
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About This Game

Learn anything, with a character you love

Paper2Galgame (Paper2Gal) turns the things you need to read into an interactive visual novel — generated fresh by AI for every upload. Drop in a paper, a textbook chapter, lecture notes, technical docs, an article, even a recipe. Pick a companion. The AI restructures the material into a short, playable story (~5–10 minutes) that you advance chapter by chapter. The name says it all: Paper → 2 → Galgame. "Paper" as in anything worth reading. "Galgame" as in dialogue, chapters, choices, and a companion who's actually glad you showed up.

Learn like you're advancing a story

No more slogging from first page to last. Paper2Gal breaks the material into bite-size chapters and conversations, and your companion walks you through the structure and context, complex concepts, and key takeaways and conclusions. Skim a whole paper fast — or take one section slowly. Upload a recipe and let them teach you the dish. What matters isn't the file name. It's whether there's something inside you want to understand.

Build your own study partner

Who teaches you matters as much as what. Customize everything: character art and expressions, personality, speaking style, and voice. The same document plays completely differently with a different companion. Steam Workshop is supported — grab companions, backgrounds, and music made by other players, or share your own. Voice narration and output are available in English, Japanese, and Chinese.

Not just for papers

It started with one question: "Can a paper actually be fun to read?" It doesn't stop at academia. Use it for research papers and study materials, programming and tech docs, history, economics, psychology, recipes and cooking guides — any text worth understanding. If there's something you want to figure out, try turning it into an episode.

Before you start — three things to know

Paper2Gal generates content with AI in real time. For the best experience:

  • Each generation makes one short session of about 5–10 minutes. []Long books or papers? Split them by chapter or topic before uploading.

  • Feeding the AI one huge file won't make a longer story — it can lower quality or fail entirely.

Not a traditional galgame. Not a study app.

There's no fixed script, no routes, and no 50-hour visual novel here. And it's not a course, an exam bank, or a flashcard trainer either. It's a new kind of AI content: you pick the knowledge, you pick the character, and the AI writes a one-of-a-kind learning episode. We're not trying to study for you — we're trying to make the stuff you'd normally avoid just a little easier to open.

Pick a chapter. Pick a companion. Press start on your next episode. Learn anything, with a character you love.

AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

This game uses generative AI to produce real-time, dialogue-based explanations, narrative content, and key summaries during gameplay (with optional AI-generated voice output).

The generated content dynamically adapts based on player inputs, such as uploaded papers or text, as well as in-game choices, and is used solely for in-game presentation.

Players are advised not to input sensitive personal information and to independently verify any important information.

System Requirements

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    Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
    • Processor: Intel Core i3 / AMD Ryzen 3
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: DirectX 11–compatible integrated or dedicated graphics
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 8 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Windows-compatible sound device
    • VR Support: Not supported
    • Additional Notes: An active Internet connection is required for online AI features. Steam features (achievements/stats/cloud saves) require launching the app through Steam; if Steam is not running, these features will be unavailable and the app will run in a degraded mode.
    Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    Minimum:
    • Requires an Apple processor
    • OS: macOS 12.0 Monterey or later
    • Processor: Apple Silicon (M1 or later) or Intel 64-bit dual-core processor
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Metal-compatible integrated or dedicated GPU
    • Network: Broadband Internet connection
    • Storage: 1 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Standard audio output device
    Recommended:
    • Requires an Apple processor
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