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Known issueFixUpdated · 11 replies on Steam

To the Wives Who Were Heroes: Solution for Demo Not Working (Workarounds)

Short answer

No confirmed fix yet. Players suggest: We've now added a "How to Change the System Locale to Japanese" guide to help players resolve the issue.

How to fix it

If the demo is not working and you cannot launch the game, you can try changing your system settings to Japanese. Follow these steps for Windows 10 or Windows 11:

  1. Open the Control Panel on your computer.
  2. Select the Clock and Region option.
  3. Select Region.
  4. Open the Administrative tab.
  5. Click the Change system locale button.
  6. Choose Japanese (Japan) from the options.
  7. Restart your computer.
  8. Launch the game again.

You can also check the ReadMe file included with the game for these same instructions.

If it still doesn't work

  • Some players note that other adult visual novels do not require a Japanese system locale change, but this workaround is currently the main option suggested for this title.
  • If you are unable to change your system locale, you may not be able to run the demo until an alternate solution becomes available.

What players reported

It's in the ReadMe file in the game, just do the following. ## How to Change the System Locale to Japanese ### Windows 10 / Windows 11 1. Open **Control Panel** 2. Select **Clock and Region** 3. Select **Region** 4. Open the **Administrative** tab 5. Click **Change system locale...** 6. Select **Japanese (Japan)** 7. Restart your computer 8. Launch the game again

inspector gadget, original post

What players suggest

Thank you for the feedback! We've now added a "How to Change the System Locale to Japanese" guide to help players resolve the issue. We hope everyone can launch the game successfully!

072

Why does it need to be changed to a Japanese locale? this is such a lazy port. No other H games require me to change my system to Japanese locale before.

Rei

If someone can't change the locale, like me, then they can't play it

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Source: original Steam Community discussion. Quotes are shortened; all credit goes to the posters.

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Has the Japan Locale Thing Been Fixed for the Normal Version?

No confirmed fix yet. Players suggest: You need to set your PC to Japan locale indefinitely because of the program used to create the game—the Japan version has mosaic censorship as a result of Japanese law, whereas the global version does not.

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Do This Game Still Error When Start Game

Suggested fix (unconfirmed): Change your Windows system locale to Japanese in the regional settings to make the game engine function.

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BUG Reports / English

Suggested fix (unconfirmed): Change your system's non-Unicode administrative language to Japanese. Launch the game using the pinned announcement guide for setup instructions.

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