Hookah Haze
Hookah Haze is a visual novel developed by Acquire and published by Aniplex. The player takes the role of a terminally ill protagonist, whose final wish is to manage a hookah lounge. Through this new job, they…
Hookah Haze is a point-and-click developed by ACQUIRE Corp., released 11 July 2024 on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Hookah Haze is
Hookah Haze is a point-and-click game developed by ACQUIRE Corp. and released in 2024. It was published by Aniplex. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
It's the year 2xxx. The inexperienced Toru Sumiki lands a job managing Hookah Haze, a new hookah lounge on the outskirts of Akihabara, where he meets three eccentric girls. The story unfolds as the girls gradually open up to him, connecting through their fondness for hookah...
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are drama and romance. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Hookah Haze launched on 11 July 2024, within three weeks of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Nobody Wants to Die, Thank Goodness You're Here! and Once Human. It arrived 7 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Nobody Wants to Die, Thank Goodness You're Here!, Once Human.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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