四季 The Four Seasons (2019)

Developer: thewindl7
Publisher: Cosmic Train
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG
Rating: 4.3 of 5, 15 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 3.2 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A story-heavy experimental RPG where you play through four school-life episodes, mixing light puzzles and combat with a repetitive structure that builds to a climactic finale.

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What players say

Players praise the four-character, four-season structure with varied gameplay, from piano minigames to bullet-hell puzzles, but many find the spring chapter tedious with excessive backtracking. The story ties together well across perspectives, though technical bugs and sluggish RPG Maker controls frustrate some.

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