Underplayed Gems

Aroma (2022)

Aroma cover
Developer
Oyashiro.dev, NTWL
Publisher
Oyashiro.dev
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Adventure, Indie, Free To Play
Rating
4.2 of 5, 465 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 4.2 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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The catalog in 3D

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How it feels

A gentle, text-driven journey through the everyday struggles and small joys of young adulthood in a faded post-Soviet city.

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What players say

Players are split on this free visual novel. Some praise its atmosphere and original twists, while others find the writing weak and characters uninteresting. The choices leading to endings are often described as non-obvious, and the blend of a Russian setting with Japanese school uniforms strikes some as jarring. It is short, around 30 minutes to a few hours.

Screenshots

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