start;again (2022)

- Developer
- Two and a Half Studios
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Genres
- Indie, Simulation
- Rating
- 4.7 of 5, 190 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 9.2 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A tense, time-limited escape where you navigate mysterious supernatural drama and romantic connection through branching choices.
mysterioustenseromanticemotionalbranchingsupernaturaldramaticatmospheric
What players say
Players describe it as a short visual novel with puzzles and a touching BL romance, not a dating sim. The story's twist is mild but emotional for some, though others find it hollow. The game has no voice acting and only one ending.
Screenshots






More games like this
- My Nemesis and Hero - Slice of Life Boys Love (BL) Visual Novel (2022)
- Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate (2025)
- Night Town (2024)
- Tasty Love (2023)
- Yonder World: Interview with the Void (2022)
- Sky in your eyes (2022)
- 轮回之理-MOBIUS THEORY (2022)
- Extra Case: My Girlfriend's Secrets (2022)
More by Two and a Half Studios
- A Date with Death (2023)
- The Divine Speaker (2022)
- Dreambound (2024)
- Amelie
This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like playing and it picks from the whole catalog, or browse by platform and genre.