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Hashihime of the Old Book Town

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Hashihime of the Old Book Town

gameAppID 1039940Released
Release dateSep 26, 2019

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Player statistics

Default: last 7 days, hourly. · Fresh · Range: 6/16/2026, 10:28:09 PM - 6/21/2026, 4:09:48 AM

Current Players5
24h Peak16
All-Time Peak18
24h Player-Hours213 h

Player History

PeriodAvg. PlayersGain (total)Gain (%)Peak Players
Last 24 Hours8.892.4838.62%16
Last 7 Days8.1300%18
Last 30 Days8.1300%18
Last 12 Months8.1300%18
2026-068.1300%18

Details

DeveloperADELTA
PublisherMangaGamer
FreeNo
Required ageNone

Follow the protagonist's pursuit to uncover the death of his friends during the Taisho era of Japan. An highly-acclaimed, psychedelic BL murder-mystery visual novel from indie developer ADELTA!

An highly-acclaimed, psychedelic BL murder-mystery from indie developer ADELTA!Features- A traditional BL visual novel taking place during the Taisho era of Japan - Story written and CGs drawn by Kurosawa Rinko (ADELTA) - Solid 30-40 hour gameplay time - Multiple EndingsStoryJinbochou, Tokyo June 1922, Taisho Era The Rainy Season Tamamori came to Tokyo with his sights set on getting accepted to the Imperial University. However, he doesn't pass the entrance exam, and is so undisciplined and wrapped up in endless fantasies that he's kicked out of his boarding house after only two years. Through a stroke of luck, Tamamori begins to live and work at Umebachidou, a used book store. There, he enjoys whiling away his time as a "student preparing for entrance exams" and taking advantage of friends who are also from his hometown. But one right after the other, mysterious deaths befall those friends and, realizing he's been repeating the same rainy three days over and over again, Tamamori finds himself racing throughout Jinbochou to save them. In this pop-occult mystery that surrounds the deaths of his friends... What is real, and what is a hallucination?

Genres and categories

AdventureSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

Platforms and requirements

windows: yesmac: nolinux: no
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