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Tsukihime

This story is about a young boy named Tohno Shiki who, after experiencing a traumatic accident, wakes up in the hospital with the ability to see lines and cracks in every surface and being. These lines, when…

29 December 2000

Tsukihime is an adventure developed by TYPE-MOON, released 29 December 2000 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Tsukihime is

Tsukihime is an adventure game developed by TYPE-MOON and released in 2000. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on NScripter.

The premise, in the publisher's words

This story is about a young boy named Tohno Shiki who, after experiencing a traumatic accident, wakes up in the hospital with the ability to see lines and cracks in every surface and being. These lines, when traced with any sharp or blunt edge, will be permanently cut. As he is forced to see these lines everywhere, Shiki is distraught until he meets a mage girl who gives him glasses that allow him to live a normal life. Years later, after living in a relative's home, the death of his father has him summoned back to the mansion he left years ago. There he must learn to live with his younger sister and two maid girls. One day Shiki's life takes a turn for the worst when, on the way to school…
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are erotic, fantasy and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Tsukihime series

Tsukihime is the first of 16 entries we hold in the Tsukihime series. The next entry was Tsukihime Plus-Disc in 2001.

See all 16 Tsukihime games in release order →

What it launched against

Tsukihime launched on 29 December 2000, within three weeks of Pokémon Crystal Version, Phantasy Star Online, Pokémon Stadium 2 and Quake III: Team Arena.

Released around the same time: Pokémon Crystal Version, Phantasy Star Online, Pokémon Stadium 2, Quake III: Team Arena.

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When did Tsukihime come out?
Tsukihime was released on 29 December 2000 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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