Life After Magic

Released Mar 2023

Can you save magic before the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve? Life After Magic is a queer, retro visual novel that follows jaded ex-magical girls as they reconnect, deal with young adulthood, and face off against one last threat before Y2K hits.

97% positive · 288 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

Life After Magic is a free-to-play visual novel that launched on March 23, 2023. Shortly after launch, the developers announced and released a single post-launch story expansion — The Anna Lee Story — which became available on April 20, 2023. This bonus story adds new art, music, and narrative content centered on the character Anna Lee. Since that release, there have been no further developer communications, no roadmap, no announced upcoming content, and no unreleased DLC listed on the store. The game's two major content milestones (the base game and The Anna Lee Story) were both delivered within the first month of release, and the developer has been silent since April 2023. With no outstanding commitments and no further update activity across more than three years, the game appears to have launched as a complete product with a single planned bonus story that has since shipped.

Evidence

The Anna Lee Story shipped as a free update on April 20, 2023, fulfilling the prior announcement. No further content announced.

news post · Apr 20, 2023 source content shipped

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Life After Magic launched on Steam as a free-to-play visual novel on March 23, 2023.

news post · Mar 23, 2023 source content shipped

high

Media

Details

Developer

Team Starlight

Publisher

Chirashi Games

Achievements

Platform

Windows, Linux

Controller

—

Steam Deck

Unsupported

Players

Single-player

LGBTQ+Story Rich Visual Novel Dating Sim Female Protagonist Cute Romance Casual Choices Matter Multiple Endings Pixel Graphics Anime Colorful Magic Retro

About this game

Being an adult sucks! Life was so much easier when Akiko was saving the world with her magical girl squad, the Sentinels of Justice. Now she’s stuck working a boring retail job, watching the days creep closer to Y2K. She’s lost touch with her high school friends, her powers, and herself. Worst of all...

MAGIC IS DISAPPEARING

When Akiko realizes her healing magic is fading, she knows it's a sign of trouble. But things only get worse from there — her old teammates are affected too and soon the greater populace of the city! As Akiko, with help from the Sentinels, track down what's happening to magic (and who might be behind it) before it's too late.

Meet the Sentinels

Reconnect with your former teammates! All the Sentinels have moved on from magical girl life in their own way. Spend your free time getting closer to them (and even finding love!) with optional routes between your work day and your magical girl sleuthing.

But the Sentinels aren't the only ones you'll meet! Hang out with your Glamour Pop work wife and avoid running into your ex, Solaire Blaze (don't even get us started!).

Go to Work!?

Even former magical girls have to pay rent! Go to your shift at Glamour Pop: the high-end, low-paying retail job that you got after high school. Deal with the demands of the customers and if successful, you might just have more energy to hang with your friends! Plus, you wouldn't want to get on the bad side of Glamour Pop's CEO Anna Lee…