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A short tale, a long journey. With a beautiful watercolor touch, it depicts the life of a woman.

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Developer:
Arc System Works
Release date:
12 February 2026
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All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (56)

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Description

A short tale, a long journey.

With a beautiful watercolor touch, it depicts the life of a woman.

In her ordinary and modest life...experience her joys, her sorrows, her growth.

Witness the story she spins in a life woven by those around her.

♦A short and simple interactive adventure

This is a textless game with simple interactive elements.

Experience the tale of one woman’s life within a short play time of under one hour.

♦Vivid visuals captured with watercolor and rotoscoping

A story told through beautiful visuals combining the rich watercolor-style aesthetics of Taisuke Kanasaki and rotoscope technology.

♦Memorable theme music and soothing sounds

The theme song, "Strange Journey," along with the many impressive sound tracks, enhances the story even further.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS:
Windows10(64bit)
Processor:
Intel® Core™ i5-4690
Memory:
2 GB RAM
Graphics:
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4GB VRAM)
DirectX:
Version 12
Storage:
8 GB available space

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

User reviews

Jocosity
Recommended | 12 Feb 2026
45 min played

I've already played through this on the Switch 2 and just wanted to support the studio again, so don't take my playtime at face value (though I probably will go through it a second time soon). But with that being said,

Helpful: 32
Jokerdad4
Recommended | 12 Feb 2026
5 min played

Arc system works known for making amazing fighting game and one of my favorite/best fighting game dragonball fighterz made a visual novel????(what a joke,i thought but i never expect to get a nasty combo on my heart)

Helpful: 25
Cyrus
Recommended | 12 Mar 2026
2.1h played

A really short and linear piece of interactive fiction. Amazing artstyle most people would recognize from Hotel Dusk. Good story that deals with grief but in a way that feels optimistic and hopeful. It's really just a

Helpful: 4
Saehri
Recommended | 21 Apr 2026
1h played

Very lovely story, told without any text, so some details might get lost... but the overall feeling is the same, and I enjoyed every second of it. If you enjoy a nice little story, and gorgeous visuals, then this game

Helpful: 0
Ronopoly
Recommended | 14 Feb 2026
55 min played

As a fan of visual novels and Arc Sys, I knew I had to get this That being said, its not exactly a visual novel/game as much as it is a short movie with limited interactions. It is also quite short (~40 mins) The

Helpful: 6
CyborgNumberBlue
Recommended | 15 Feb 2026
1.3h played

A very heartfelt story concerning the path of life we take and the peaks and valleys we traverse. Happiness, loss, grief, failure, fear, and how we embody these things through our choices. I challenge anybody with a

Helpful: 2