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Burial of Shortcake

NANTEDOW · NANTEDOW

Burial of Shortcake

gameAppID 3244350Released
Release dateAug 27, 2025

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Player statistics

Default: last 7 days, hourly. · Stale · Range: 6/14/2026, 2:20:40 PM - 11/4/2026, 3:28:11 AM

Current Players0
24h Peak0
All-Time Peak2
24h Player-Hours0 h

Player History

PeriodAvg. PlayersGain (total)Gain (%)Peak Players
Last 24 Hours000%0
Last 7 Days0-0.25-100%0
Last 30 Days0.14-0.03-19.05%1
Last 12 Months0.100%2
2026-110-0.25-100%0
2026-100.250.0740%1
2026-090.180.12188.27%2
2026-080.06-0.05-42.18%1
2026-070.110.0339.29%1
2026-060.0800%1

Details

DeveloperNANTEDOW
PublisherNANTEDOW
FreeNo
Required ageNone

"The Burial of Shortcake" is an unpredictable story. It is a new visual novel with characters which are created/designed by voice actor Nozomi Sasaki, whose "expressiveness" shines throughout her career as a performer.

"The Burial of Shortcake" is an unpredictable story.  It is a new visual novel with characters which are created/designed by voice actor Nozomi Sasaki, whose "expressiveness" shines throughout her career as a performer. You can click on the screen to continue to read the story. Game Features Genre: Crime suspense, visual novel Playing time: 5 to 7 hours Options: none. One way Story "Sweat, dirt, blood. It all goes in my mouth and makes me want to throw up." One night, the main character, Kisetsu, sneaks into a mountain forest in the middle of the night in order to bury the corpse for a certain reason. A snow shovel. A shopping cart from a supermarket. And then he wrapped something in a blue sheet and hid it - [that]. Surrounded by “them”, he started digging a hole, was covered with all the sweat and swallowing blood and dirt. And then... “What is that…?” He just realized that there is no end beyond the hole and beyond the tragedy. This is about “the world” beyond the tragedy. Crime Suspense Visual Novel--"The Burial of Shortcake" StaffPlanning, Scenario Direction, Movie  Luke Saito Character Design  Nozomi Sasaki Music  Shiori Kamikubo Still Illustrations  Nozomi Sasaki , Onoyama , Ayabe Eriko English Translation  Moeka Tamura , Sayaka Matsushima

Genres and categories

AdventureIndieSingle-playerFamily Sharing

Platforms and requirements

windows: yesmac: yeslinux: no
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Mac
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Linux
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Ratings and content

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Release date · Jun 30, 2026, 2:18 AM

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