NEKOPARA Vol. 1

NEKOPARA
NEKOPARA Vol. 1	2014
NEKOPARA Vol. 0	2015
NEKOPARA Vol. 2	2016
NEKOPALIVE	2016
NEKOPARA Vol. 3	2017
NEKOPARA Extra	2018
NEKOPARA Vol. 4	2020
NEKOPARA After	2025

NEKOPARA Vol. 1 ^{[Note 3]} is a singleplayer adult visual novel game developed and published by NEKO WORKs. It is the first entry in the NEKOPARA series.

It was released worldwide on December 30, 2014, with a localized English release by Sekai Project being released on Steam and Sekai Project's Denpasoft adult game store. Overseas version of the game on Steam have the adult contents removed and requires an optional DLC to restore it

While the Steam version has the adult patch that is sold as a DLC, it's possible to replace the game's files with that of the NSFW version by enable Steamworks manually (See below).

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Japanese NSFW physical version by NEKO WORKs.
Retail		Overseas NSFW version physical release by Sekai Project under their Denpasoft brand.
Publisher website		Overseas NSFW version digital release by Sekai Project under their Denpasoft brand. (NSFW link)
Steam		Overseas all-ages version by Sekai Project. NSFW patch can be bought as DLC here.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\savedata^{[Note 4]} %APPDATA%\NEKO WORKs\nekopara_vol %USERPROFILE%Documents\NEKO WORKs\nekopara_vol1
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/333600/pfx/^{[Note 5]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\savedata^{[Note 4]} %APPDATA%\NEKO WORKs\nekopara_vol %USERPROFILE%Documents\NEKO WORKs\nekopara_vol1
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/333600/pfx/^{[Note 5]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud		^[2]

Video

General settings.

Graphics settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Only 1280x720 with optional scaling method.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		Render resolution limited at 1280x720
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Fully resizeable window. Game reacts to window movement and resizing.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Inconsistant frame rate. Goes up to monitor's refresh rate, but goes back to 60 FPS when stationary.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input

Keyboard and mouse, touch	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Touchscreen optimised
Controller
Controller support		Still need mouse or touch to access some buttons in game.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Remap in advanced menu
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.

Voice settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, music, sound and voice. Also separate voice adjust to all characters.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
Japanese
Polish				Fan translation, version Steam [1], version non Steam [2]
Russian				Fan translation, download
Spanish				Fan translation, download
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation by VNX+; download.

Other information

Enabling Steamworks on adult version

Replace game files^[3]
Remove all game files that Steam has loaded in <path-to-game>. Install adult version on same folder or copy files from already installed location. Use launch parameter `-steam="yes"`. Start the game normally.

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	E-mote

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista, 7, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 2.0 support	256 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ NSFW version published under their Denpasoft brand.
↑ KiriKiri Z engine build: 1.2.0.3^[1]
↑ Known as NEKOPARA Vol.1 - Soleil Kaiten Shimashita! (ネコぱら Vol.1 ソレイユ開店しました！) in Japan.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/333600/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (333600) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2017-06-30
↑ Verified by User:Qinlili on 2024-07-06
Saves are uploaded.
↑ Adult Version Works on Steam! :: NEKOPARA Vol. 1 General discussion - last accessed on 2015-01-02

[Note-1] NSFW version published under their Denpasoft brand.

[3] KiriKiri Z engine build: 1.2.0.3^[1]

[Note1-4] Known as NEKOPARA Vol.1 - Soleil Kaiten Shimashita! (ネコぱら Vol.1 ソレイユ開店しました！) in Japan.

[gamedir-5] 4.0 ^4.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-6] 5.0 ^5.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/333600/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (333600) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[6] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[7] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/333600/.

[8] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[9] The app ID (333600) may differ in some cases.

[10] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[11] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[engineversion-2] Verified by User:Vetle on 2017-06-30

[7] Verified by User:Qinlili on 2024-07-06
Saves are uploaded.

[8] Adult Version Works on Steam! :: NEKOPARA Vol. 1 General discussion - last accessed on 2015-01-02

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[Note 5]

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[1]

Developers

	NEKO WORKs
Publishers
Japan	NEKO WORKs
Overseas	Sekai Project^{[Note 1]}
Engines
	KiriKiri Z^{[Note 2]}
Release dates
Windows	December 30, 2014
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Relaxed
Genres	Visual novel
Themes	Adult
Series	NEKOPARA