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Children's Future

Explore a deserted elementary school and escape from an alternate reality in this short adventure. Collect clues and experience changing endings.

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西田匡泰
Publisher
西田匡泰
Release
December 25, 2025
220 days ago
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About the Game

"Children's Future" is a short visual novel/adventure game set in a rural elementary school. Players explore the school and advance the story by clicking on areas of interest. The game has a playtime of approximately one hour.

■ Supported Languages

This game currently only supports Japanese/English.

■ Story Overview

The story takes place in Country J, a fictional country located in the center of the Eurasian continent. You, the protagonist, work as a teacher at a rural elementary school in Country J. But one day, you suddenly realize that your familiar school building has been transformed into a world different from reality. A mysterious space with no exit in sight. Time seems to have stopped. A school building filled with only silence. In an attempt to return to your original world, you begin exploring the elementary school.

■ Game System

Exploratory adventure where you click to investigate interesting locations Collecting clues hidden around the school advances the story Finding "dolls" of students and colleagues changes the ending Playable with just a mouse Compatible with Windows (x86)

■ Features

A tranquil yet slightly mysterious world set in an elementary school Simple controls and a short story Multiple endings depending on your exploration Explore a silent elementary school and attempt to escape from another world in this short adventure. Collect clues and experience changing endings.

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