Everlasting Summer

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Very Positive · 95%Very Positive · 95%2014

Free to play

US Steam price, checked 5 h ago

The verdict

A free, cult-classic Russian visual novel set in a Soviet pioneer camp, loved for its atmosphere, music, characters and mods. Skip it if you dislike heavy reading or a whiny protagonist.

Great for

Visual novel fans who like nostalgic, melancholic atmosphere, many endings, and a huge modding scene

Main risk

Walls of wordy text and an annoying protagonist with unresolved plot can make it feel boring

What players love

Emotional impact and story

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“This game changed me.”
Steam review · translated · 25.9 h played ↗

“this game would leave such an emotional mark and euphoria in me.”
Steam review · translated · 8.7 h played ↗

Warm nostalgic camp atmosphere

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews

“Incredibly vibey from the feeling of the camp.”
Steam review · translated · 28.3 h played ↗

“Cute and chill. Like it.”
Steam review · 3.6 h played ↗

“Summer in this game felt warmer than in real life.”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗

Multiple endings and replayability

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews

“At first you think you'll just read for a couple of hours, then you're up at night unlocking another ending.”
Steam review · translated · 3 h played ↗

“The best novel, I've played it about 13 times and won't stop.”
Steam review · translated · 3.5 h played ↗

Excellent soundtrack

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews

“A special bow to the soundtrack.”
Steam review · translated · 51.2 h played ↗

“The huge plus is the music.”
Steam review · translated · 25.4 h played ↗

“The music by Sergey Eybog is divine honey.”
Steam review · translated · 24.7 h played ↗

Huge modding scene

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews

“A vast library of mods lets you play completely different stories, from lyrical to maximally meme.”
Steam review · translated · 1197.7 h played ↗

“A huge amount of varied content, you can find and explore their work.”
Steam review · translated · 15.8 h played ↗

Memorable characters and routes

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews

“Every character here is a unique, completely different personality.”
Steam review · translated · 25.2 h played ↗

“The game's main strength is its characters.”
Steam review · translated · 18.1 h played ↗

What players complain about

Too much wordy text, boring

Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews

“All these protagonist texts are filled with meaningless filler.”
Steam review · translated · 2.6 h played ↗

“Too much text and dialogue, and very little actual gameplay.”
Steam review · translated · 10.2 h played ↗

“90% of the time I spent, the main character was standing at the blackboard talking about himself.”
Steam review · 7.8 h played ↗

Flat characters and weak writing

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews

“The girls you can date are flat, with no sense of depth.”
Steam review · translated · 49.1 h played ↗

“the characters evoked no feelings.”
Steam review · translated · 3 h played ↗

Weak plot with unanswered mysteries

Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews

“The game creates nothing but mysteries and gives no answers.”
Steam review · translated · 7.6 h played ↗

“the game leaves almost every mystery unanswered”
Steam review · 28.4 h played ↗

Annoying protagonist

Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews

“Semyon himself is a maximally mediocre character.”
Steam review · translated · 7.1 h played ↗

“The protagonist is annoying as hell”
Steam review · 28.4 h played ↗

Opaque endings, little real choice

Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews

“Pure randomness of endings, the actions needed for an ending are completely illogical.”
Steam review · translated · 10.9 h played ↗

“Didn't think decisions would come so rarely.”
Steam review · translated · 7.1 h played ↗

Controversy over sequel and censorship

Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews

“decided to churn out an AI-made sequel.”
Steam review · translated · 1.4 h played ↗

“they put a black screen, this is outrageous!!!”
Steam review · translated · 12 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Unsupported

Minimum

OSMicrosoft® Windows® XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10/11

ProcessorPentium® 4 1.5 GHz / Athlon® XP

Memory512 MB RAM

GraphicsDirectX® 9.0c compatible

Storage877 MB available space

OSMicrosoft® Windows® XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10/11

ProcessorPentium® 4 1.5 GHz / Athlon® XP

Memory512 MB RAM

GraphicsDirectX® 9.0c compatible

Storage877 MB available space

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