Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
$29.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
A beloved sci-fi time-travel visual novel with an emotional, tightly plotted story and memorable characters, but a very slow start and obscure true-ending routes. Skip it if you want gameplay or dislike otaku humor.
Great for
Patient readers who love sci-fi, time travel and character-driven stories, including anime fans
Main risk
The first 10+ hours are slow, with cringey otaku humor, and the true ending needs a guide
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Everything comes together so well: all the little breadcrumbs the game sprinkles from the very beginning, and all the mysteries that slowly get answered and unraveled.”
Steam review · 68.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The characters just feel real, and much closer to actual humans rather than just mindless quirky anime characters”
Steam review · 8.4 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“I went into this thing expecting it to just be a solid VN, but instead came out with my heart destroyed and rebuilt.”
Steam review · 49 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“What feels like a slow, casual start is actually the game meticulously building the emotional foundation you need for what comes later.”
Steam review · 60.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The way every day i could appreciate the soundtrack, so much it made me want to play it in piano, is just superb.”
Steam review · 115.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“the game simply has way more content, deeper character relationships, and more slice-of-life stuff.”
Steam review · 52.1 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Rintaro Okabe might be my least favorite character in anything ever”
Steam review · 57 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“It is NOT worth the 12-18 hour investment to get to that point.”
Steam review · 43.4 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“If a visual novel is 70% book and 30% game, this one is 99% book and 1% game.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“The reason I'm leaving a negative review is the sexual violence and transphobia.”
Steam review · 20.4 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“the "true ending" is locked behind how you reply to a random text message half way through the game. This is impossible to do without a guide”
Steam review · 20.8 h played ↗
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