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Shimaigusa

During summer vacation, Tsubame returned to his father's parents' house with her family. In there, she was invited to collect ideas for a horror game production by her childhood friend, Kozaki Hayato. There's…

31 December 2009

Shimaigusa is a visual novel developed by Home Security Company, released 31 December 2009 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Shimaigusa is

Shimaigusa is a visual novel game developed by Home Security Company and released in 2009. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on KiriKiri.

The premise, in the publisher's words

During summer vacation, Tsubame returned to his father's parents' house with her family. In there, she was invited to collect ideas for a horror game production by her childhood friend, Kozaki Hayato. There's a forest that is forbidden from entering, according to the village convention. However, it's the best place to find horror materials. "If this could free me from this boring summer vacation, even just a little bit..." With that in mind, she decided to accompany him to the forest exploration. Night falls. Slipping out of the house without her parents knowing, she starts heading into the forest...
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Shimaigusa launched on 31 December 2009, within three weeks of Gothic II: Gold Edition, Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, Darksiders and Final Fantasy XIII.

Released around the same time: Gothic II: Gold Edition, Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, Darksiders, Final Fantasy XIII.

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When did Shimaigusa come out?
Shimaigusa was released on 31 December 2009 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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