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Shanghai Summer

89% positive of 394 Steam reviews

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Released
2024
Steam Deck
Playable
Platforms
Steam

Made by FUTU Studio. Published by Astrolabe Games.

About the game

Shanghai Summer is an adventure game set in the millennium. Our protagonist, Baichuan, goes through a series of "anomalies" over the length of twelve days. In his pursuit of the truth, he found that his hopes and regrets from the past finally seem to converge. Will he be able to "fix" it for good?

Tagged by players

  • Time Travel
  • Word Game
  • Dating Sim
  • Investigation
  • Multiple Endings
  • Visual Novel
  • Text-Based
  • Interactive Fiction
  • Romance
  • Anime
  • Mystery
  • Hand-drawn

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Updated review now that I have finished it. Shanghai Summer is one of the game that I got curious of that I have bought it on release date. I like the art style that is completely anime-ish The normal protagonist is a normal guy which is usual in the Anime stories - The introverted, dull guy. The game is short but I can see how much effort the developers have put on it. I like how interactive the game is like you…

    24 min played when written. 24 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    It's a chill investigative visual novel type game if you're looking for something low-energy to play. Very linear, decisions don't make a real difference for the most part. Took 5 hours to complete every achievement and ending, so do what you will with that information. I'm not a huge visual novel gamer so I wouldn't buy it again if I went back in time, but I won't say I don't recommend it since it's accurately…

    5.1 h played when written. 13 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    Disappointed for the following reasons: 1. There is nothing "Shanghai" about this game. It's in the freaking title and the game description also highlights the setting of Shanghai. Yet the game simply doesn't depict or capture any vibe of the city. Not even superficially. Aside from swapping a few street names, you can literally transplant this game to any other city in the world. 2. The story is beyond bland and…

    3.8 h played when written, mostly on Steam Deck. 26 found it helpful.

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