Shanghai1920 (2021)

Developer

Jiacheng Sun

Platforms

Windows

Genres

Casual, Free To Play, RPG

Rating

3.6 of 5, 37 player ratings

Typical playtime

about 27 minutes

Where to get it

Steam

How it feels

A low-effort, atmospheric visual novel where you click through a fantasy-mystery story set in 1920s Shanghai, making choices that lead to different endings.

casualstory-drivenchoice-basedmysteriousfantasyatmosphericrelaxedsuspenseful

What players say

Players describe Shanghai1920 as a very short free visual novel with a detective setup that shifts into supernatural romance. Many enjoy the story and atmosphere, but others find the writing rushed, the translation poor, and the plot too reliant on tropes, with opinions split on whether the brief runtime works or leaves too little time for proper development.

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