Underplayed Gems

The Sound of Fireworks: The Haiku (2022)

The Sound of Fireworks: The Haiku cover
Developer
thatdiesel
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Casual, Indie
Rating
4.5 of 5, 22 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.9 hours
Where to get it
Steam
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How it feels

A gentle, story-driven visual novel where you journal through a young woman's everyday life and modest hopes.

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What players say

Players describe a relatable, slow-burn slice of life about a shy teen adjusting to a new school, with believable characters and good voice acting. But it is a short kinetic novel with no choices, the engine has minor graphical glitches, and it was planned as a trilogy that seems to have stopped at this first episode.

Screenshots

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