日陰の日葵 - sun in the shade (2024)
- Developer
- 斜塔ソンブレロ
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Adventure, Indie
- Rating
- 5.0 of 5, 20 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 1.7 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A quiet, linear visual novel where you follow a high school boy's introspective journey through his own mistakes and small acts of repair, told through static illustrations and text.
atmosphericemotionalslice of lifeintrospectivelinearslow-pacedvisual novelreflective
What players say
Players say it is a short visual novel with no choices, finishing in about an hour. The story centers on a boy fixing a school piano after getting caught cheating. Many found the plot predictable early on, but praise the writing, music, and art for creating a warm, satisfying experience.
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