Hashihime of the Old Book Town

Released Sep 2019

Step into the shoes of an aspiring author during the Taisho era in this psychedelic BL murder-mystery visual novel. Travel back in time to try and save your friends while confronting your own character flaws. Will you retreat into your fantasies, or can you keep it together enough to rescue them?

96% positive · 671 reviews

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Evaluation

Hashihime of the Old Book Town is a completed visual novel that launched on September 26, 2019. The store description presents it as a fully self-contained story with a defined 30-40 hour playtime and multiple endings — the hallmarks of a finished product. There are no DLC listings, no post-launch content announcements, and no developer news posts of any kind on Steam. The game has no season passes, expansions, or roadmaps. It was released as a complete, standalone experience and has remained exactly that since launch.

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Store description presents the game as a complete, standalone experience with a defined 30-40 hour playtime and multiple endings — no mention of additional content, DLC, or ongoing updates.

description · Sep 26, 2019 source content shipped

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No developer news posts of any kind have been made on Steam — no updates, patches, announcements, or communications since launch.

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Details

Developer

ADELTA

Publisher

MangaGamer

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

—

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

Visual Novel LGBTQ+Anime Story Rich Mystery Historical Atmospheric Romance Dark Philosophical Surreal Emotional Psychedelic Psychological Horror Sexual Content

About this game

Your dream had always been to become an author, and while you made it to Tokyo with your friends, you've failed to get into University. Yet getting lost in the fantasies and the stories you weave has left you ousted from your boarding house and relegated to manning an old used book store.

That dull, monotonous life seemed like it might go on forever, but one day your closest friend turns up dead.

Police have ruled it suicide, but you're convinced it was murder.

As you scramble to uncover the truth, a step through a puddle sends you three days back in time.

What is the truth? And what's just another fantasy in your head? Can you save your friends from their fate?

Enjoy a tale set in the age of Japan's most prominent and tumultuous literary movements.

The characters of your stories come to life in your eyes as well, influencing you too.

Enjoy well over a hundred CGs bringing life to both psychedelic and somber moments.