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Summer Snow.

Escape the endless midsummer in this time-loop mystery visual novel. Find the "exit key," solve the cryptic MAZE app's missions, and reach the future with your childhood friends! A coming-of-age drama with stunning visuals, a 300k-character voiced script, diverse puzzle mechanics, and no bad ends.

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About the Game

Escape the time loop in this coming-of-age mystery visual novel.

Rely on your memory to find the "exit key" and escape the endless midsummer day.
Immerse yourself in a beautiful yet bittersweet coming-of-age mystery woven together with stunning visuals and a fully voiced script.
Experience the importance of trust that lies beyond the heartache.

A mysterious midsummer tale of youths in a rural seaside town.

Betrayed by his girlfriend, high school sophomore Akira Setouchi starts to find his relationships at school suffocating.
To sort out his thoughts, he returns to his peaceful seaside hometown for summer vacation.
Now back home, Akira is reunited with his childhood friend, Madoka Hasumi, his stepsister, Hikaru Setouchi, and the friends he once left behind.
But Akira keeps them at a distance, haunted by the fear of being betrayed again.

There, he encounters a little girl with a strange request:

"I want you to grant a certain girl's wish."

As he deals with his inner conflict, grief, and heartache alongside his childhood friends, he eventually finds himself swept into a time loop.

When he wakes up, the day has repeated, and a cryptic mission arrives from the MAZE app:

"AVOID THE CONFESSION"

Trapped in a recurring day, Akira must now search for the "exit key," relying on his memory and emotions to open the path forward.

Who was that girl she spoke of?
Why does the day keep repeating?
Akira and Madoka chase the mysteries of this endless midsummer, and the answers to their fate.

Complete the App's Missions

Missions arrive directly from the mysterious MAZE app.
The events tied to these missions are happening somewhere around you.
Find the clues and clear the objective.

Gather Clues Through Memory Puzzles

Recall the hints and conditions needed to clear your missions and break through the cycle.
Piece your memories together using locations, keywords, and connections to find a way forward.

Collect the Keys to Your Future

As you relive the same day, these "keys" will expand your perspective and change how you think.
Spot subtle inconsistencies and slight shifts in the conversations to uncover the path forward and unlock new choices.

Escape the Time Loop

Uncover the truth behind the loop by exploring your relationships with those around you.
You may hurt others along the way—or find yourself getting hurt.
Even so, you must break free from the unending day.

A Story with No Bad Endings

This game has no bad endings.
But the looping world will continue.
The toll of repeating the same events over and over won't end until you find a way out.

Madoka Hasumi (CV: Saya Aizawa)

Hikaru Setouchi (CV: Tomoyo Takayanagi)

Yuuri Matsugasaki (CV: Akane Fujita)

Kotone Sawano (CV: Chinami Hashimoto)

Kiyotaka Yonemori (CV: Touya Kasuga)

Eiji Hattori (CV: Katsuya Fukunishi)

Futaba Tsutsuga (CV: Ryoko Ono)

Mao Setouchi (CV: Yurika Hirayama)

Tamayori-hime (CV: Rin Mitaka)

Yukino Kanno (CV: Nacyu Aizawa)

  • Character Design & Original Art: Ume (KAMITSUBAKI CITY REGENERATE, Sub-Character Design / Jake Hunter Series, Original Art)

  • Opening Theme Song: Tsukino

  • Ending Theme Song: Yuno Sakura

  • Background Art: Nashisaba, Yao-shichiya, Saburo

  • Music: Takeke, nCha, AzuPiano

  • UX/UI Design: K.ISHIDA

  • Scenario / Script: Kanzaki

  • System Development: Studio Couleur

  • Planning & Production: Cynical Honey

  • Planning & Production: Cynical Honey