# The Letter Horror Visual Novel

> Highly Rated Visual Novel Game

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1251251637](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1251251637)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1251251637`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** MAMA MORIN LLC.
- **Category:** Roleplaying
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (266 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.3.3
- **Last updated:** 2021-03-08
- **First published:** 2017-11-22
- **Size:** 312 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-letter-horror-visual-novel/id1251251637)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://theletter.yangyangmobile.com/privacypolicy](https://theletter.yangyangmobile.com/privacypolicy)

## Description

The Letter is an immersive horror/drama visual novel inspired by classic Asian horror cinema. Through a branching narrative, you inhabit seven characters as they confront a centuries‑old curse in the Ermengarde Mansion. Your choices shape relationships, fate, and who survives the peril.

Features include non-chronological storytelling across seven chapters, seven playable characters, romance and drama, butterfly‑effect decisions, English voice acting, animated backgrounds, CGs, sprites, a painterly art style, and an original soundtrack. Chapter One is free, and there are no ads.

## Rankings

- #95,528 — Overall

## Review summary

Praised for production quality, engaging characters, and branching replayability with strong mobile support and value in the first chapter. Recurring drawbacks include offensive racial slurs, journal/UI bugs, excessive filler dialogue, and a paid-chapters model that gates most of the story for some players.

### Pros

- High production quality across art, voice acting, music, and ambience
- Engaging characters and storytelling with multiple endings and strong replay value
- Substantial first chapter and overall value; rest of chapters worth buying
- Broad mobile appeal and suitability for newcomers to visual novels
- Character-driven depth and emotional resonance

### Cons

- Excessive filler dialogue and slow pacing; limited traditional gameplay
- Offensive racial slurs used in dialogue, drawing strong criticism
- Journal/UI bugs (journal pages freezing, days not loading)
- Paid DLC gating the rest of the chapters; price concerns for some players
- Not much actual gameplay; heavy emphasis on reading

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