Black Closet

Released: Sep 16, 2015
Platforms: WindowsmacOSLinux
Last updated: 06 Sep 2026, 12:07 GMT

Updates & announcements

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29 Dec 2025Developer post
Big Bundle coming to an end
After the end of this Winter Sale, I intend to retire the big discount bundle that covers all of our pre-Zorana games together. It's just too big and unwieldy and most people don't want to buy all the games all at once, even with a bonus discount. Therefore I intend to shut it do
21 Nov 2025Developer post
Galaxy Princess Zorana is now available!
After many years the followup to Long Live The Queen is finally available on Steam! Can you dodge assassins long enough to discover the mysteries of your origin, unlock your secret powers, and become Empress? Try, die, and try again!
22 Apr 2024Developer post
New bundle offer
Do you like a bit of mystery with your yuri? Then take a look at this special bundle combination: Spooky Yuri Bundle House of Chavez : Inherit an old house in Spain and travel there to investigate its secrets Black Closet : Run a secret student council that solves mysteries in an
27 Jun 2022Developer post
Summer Sale 2022
How are you holding up in the summer heat? Black Closet and all our other titles are on discount for the Summer Sale. You can find the main game here: as well as bundle discount offers on this and other titles!
05 Apr 2022Developer post
Yuri Bundle Update
The Hanako Yuri Bundle has now been updated, allowing for a discount on Black Closet as well as other yuri-focused titles. Our latest edition, Night Cascades , features two adult heroines who are forced to work together to solve a series of occult crimes. While this is a visual n
06 Sep 2021Developer post
Discount and Yuri Bundle Update
Summer is ending, it's time for Spooky Girl Autumn. Black Closet is on sale this week! Also, we've recently released a new light-yuri game, which has been added to the Yuri Bundle collection: Purchase together with Black Closet for added discounts!
29 Oct 2020Developer post
Look out for extra-spooky cases on Oct 31!
Remember, if you play Black Closet on October 31 (or April 1st) there are a few bonus case types that can trigger which may not behave like normal cases. Do not be alarmed! Everything will go back to normal once Halloween is over. But if you've never seen the spooky cases, launch
26 Nov 2019Developer post
Autumn Sale
All titles published by Hanako Games are on sale with discounts of 60-80% off - or buy the whole catalog at once to save even more!
31 Oct 2019Developer post
Happy Halloween!
While most mysteries in Black Closet have perfectly ordinary explanations, on Halloween it is possible for mysteries to be generated that are a bit more eldritch than usual, and may lead to CERTAIN DOOM. Do not be alarmed! The school will return to normal once Halloween has passe
31 Oct 2018Developer post
Happy Halloween!
Remember that some strange cases may spawn when you play this game on October 31st. Don't be alarmed by spooky occurrences!
07 Feb 2017Developer post
Hanako Games Collection
We've put together a bundle of all titles published by Hanako Games, with a discount to complete your collections. Hope you enjoy!
07 Feb 2017Developer post
Hanako Games Collection
We've put together a bundle of all titles published by Hanako Games, with a discount to complete your collections. Hope you enjoy!
16 Nov 2016Developer post
Minor stability update (November 2016)
We've put out a new patch with a couple of bug fixes. For details on this and other upgrades, and to report any problems, please check the forum thread here: No meaningful new content (a log entry was added for one case variant), just tuning up a few details.
16 Nov 2016Developer post
Minor stability update (November 2016)
We've put out a new patch with a couple of bug fixes. For details on this and other upgrades, and to report any problems, please check the forum thread here: No meaningful new content (a log entry was added for one case variant), just tuning up a few details.
23 Aug 2016Developer post
Yuri Bundle Discount
We recently created a bundle discount option for our two lesbian-themed games, to make it easier to get one if you already own the other. Any future yuri-only titles we release will hopefully be added to the same pack. Enjoy! (This was announced earlier on the other game but hadn
23 Aug 2016Developer post
Yuri Bundle Discount
We recently created a bundle discount option for our two lesbian-themed games, to make it easier to get one if you already own the other. Any future yuri-only titles we release will hopefully be added to the same pack. Enjoy! (This was announced earlier on the other game but hadn
02 Jul 2016Developer post
Minor stability update (June 2016)
Patch 1.2.39 has been moved to stable - for details on this and other patches please check the changelog thread here: No new content, just fixing some crashes.
02 Jul 2016Developer post
Minor stability update (June 2016)
Patch 1.2.39 has been moved to stable - for details on this and other patches please check the changelog thread here: No new content, just fixing some crashes.
25 May 2016Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Black Closet Dev Releases A Little Lily Princess
A childhood in the hands of Hanako Games can be filled with love and joy, but is always perilous. Long Live the Queen can make decisions like avoiding PE class into deadly mistakes, and procedural detective procedural Black Closet exposes teens to something far more vicious – a p
09 May 2016Developer post
Feature Update (May 2016)
A new patch has been pushed out with a handful of changes. The menu should now make it more obvious that "Save and Quit" is an option, if you need to save mid-week. A bug preventing the scene where Althea pulls out of the council has been corrected. The scene has also been update