MiHoYo Announces Desktop Chill Software 'BSide: Olivia Lin' on Steam
This marks miHoYo's first publicly detailed desktop software project, distinct from its core gacha games, and showcases the company's AI integration in a non-game interactive product.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, Game Spark.
MiHoYo has opened a Steam store page for 'BSide: Olivia Lin', a desktop chill software where users interact with a Shanghai piano student named Lin Li through music and letters. The software features AI text generation, MIDI file uploads that auto-generate music videos, and a live wallpaper mode. It is planned for Early Access release on PC, with the period expected to last until the end of 2026.
MiHoYo published a Steam store page for 'BSide: Olivia Lin' on June 22, 2026. The software centers on Lin Li, a Shanghai university student majoring in piano and minoring in psychology, who is conducting personal research on music and memory. Users can watch her perform, upload their own MIDI files to generate corresponding music videos, and write letters that she will read and reply to. A desktop live wallpaper feature is also included.
The store page notes the software uses AI text generation capabilities. 'BSide: Olivia Lin' is in development for PC via Steam and will launch in Early Access, with the period expected to run through the end of 2026. The store page is currently inaccessible from Japan without special methods.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.