Chihiro Himukai Always Walks Away
Released Jul 2021
Chihiro Himukai can't hold down a job... A sweet visual novel about two people finding each other after slipping apart.
96% positive · 338 reviews
Done
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to buy
Steam $19.99
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Evaluation
Chihiro Himukai Always Walks Away is a visual novel that launched on July 27, 2021 as a complete, self-contained story. Its only DLC is a soundtrack that released the day after launch on July 28, 2021 — a standard companion release rather than a content expansion. All DLC has been released. The news posts associated with this game's store page are publisher-wide announcements from Shiravune promoting entirely different titles (such as Ego's Spark, KamiYaba, Nope Nope Nurses, etc.), not updates or additions to this game. There have been no patches, expansions, roadmaps, or developer statements indicating any further content is planned. This is a finished visual novel that shipped complete and has received no post-launch content beyond the soundtrack.
Evidence
The only DLC is a soundtrack that released one day after the game launched — a standard companion product, not a content expansion.
The store description presents the game as a complete, standalone visual novel with no mention of future updates, expansions, or additional content.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Details
Developer
Publisher
Shiravune
Achievements
8
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
A sweet visual novel about two people finding each other after slipping apart.
Chihiro Himukai can't hold down a job.
It's really her sense of responsibility that does it. She's too warm where other people are too cold, and that breaks her relationships with her coworkers.
She knows all that, but doesn't know what to do.
After graduating high school she's been cycling through jobs, quitting every time.
This is the twelfth time it's happened, and like every time, no one tried to stop her.
She's on the verge of losing herself until a chance reunion with an old classmate brings the hope of change...
“So, are we doing this now? You and me.”
“—Huh?”
“Sex.”
Chihiro Himukai, an old classmate I haven't heard from in forever, overhears my boss and coworkers roasting me about my virginity and proposes we become “friends with benefits.”
“Ugh, seeing you getting made fun for being a virgin makes me so mad. Just do it with me already—that way you can go back to work tomorrow with your head held high!”
It's been three years since we last talked. Sure, we were close friends back then, but I still can't believe what she's saying! Nevertheless, after some awkward, on-the-spot decision-making, we head back to her apartment...
“So, uh... this whole last-name basis is kinda killing my mood... Call me Chihiro?”
My first time touching a girl's soft skin, my first time hearing her sweet moans...
And afterwards, my first time seeing a red spot on the sheets...?!
“Just so we're clear—don't start acting like you're my boyfriend just 'cause you slept with me this one time.”
More than friends, but not quite lovers—two souls who start out on the wrong foot, only to retrace their steps back to true love...
SUMMARY
Chihiro Himukai can't hold down a job.
It's really her sense of responsibility that does it. She's too warm where other people are too cold, and that breaks her relationships with her coworkers.
She knows all that, but doesn't know what to do.
After graduating high school she's been cycling through jobs, quitting every time.
This is the twelfth time it's happened, and like every time, no one tried to stop her.
She's on the verge of losing herself until a chance reunion with an old classmate brings the hope of change...
STORY
“So, are we doing this now? You and me.”
“—Huh?”
“Sex.”
Chihiro Himukai, an old classmate I haven't heard from in forever, overhears my boss and coworkers roasting me about my virginity and proposes we become “friends with benefits.”
“Ugh, seeing you getting made fun for being a virgin makes me so mad. Just do it with me already—that way you can go back to work tomorrow with your head held high!”
It's been three years since we last talked. Sure, we were close friends back then, but I still can't believe what she's saying! Nevertheless, after some awkward, on-the-spot decision-making, we head back to her apartment...
“So, uh... this whole last-name basis is kinda killing my mood... Call me Chihiro?”
My first time touching a girl's soft skin, my first time hearing her sweet moans...
And afterwards, my first time seeing a red spot on the sheets...?!
“Just so we're clear—don't start acting like you're my boyfriend just 'cause you slept with me this one time.”
More than friends, but not quite lovers—two souls who start out on the wrong foot, only to retrace their steps back to true love...
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Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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