Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Project
Released Jan 2016
"Life is like a waiting room, except people don't leave in the order they enter." Narcissu is a thought provoking visual novel series about terminal illness, living, dying, and the relationship between those leaving and those left behind. There are no miracles, no heroes, no villains in this story.
97% positive · 769 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
The Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Project was a Kickstarter-funded visual novel anthology that launched on January 27, 2016. It was structured around a season pass delivering four story chapters and an official soundtrack. All promised content has been delivered: "A Little Iris" released on April 18, 2016; "Narcissu: Zero" on August 12, 2016; "Narcissu: Sumire" (the final story chapter) on March 17, 2017; and the full official soundtrack on May 1, 2017. All five listed DLC items are marked as released, and no unreleased content remains. Developer news after May 2017 consists entirely of minor maintenance work — engine updates for consistency, small script corrections, and soundtrack file fixes — with the last communication on January 14, 2019. The developer has not announced any additional story content or expansions since the anthology was completed. This game launched as a finite, scoped project with a defined content plan, and that plan was fully executed by May 1, 2017.
Evidence
Soundtrack DLC launched; developer described the wait as over, framing this as the final deliverable
Official soundtrack DLC released, completing all season pass deliverables
Content
5 of 5 released · no outstanding content
Media
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Publisher
Sekai Project
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Platform
Windows
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
"Life is like a waiting room, except people don't leave in the order they enter."
So when it is time to leave, where will it be? And will you be able to smile in the end?
Narcissu is a thought provoking visual novel series about terminal illness, living, dying, and the relationship between those leaving and those left behind. There are no miracles, no heroes, no villains in this story. Just life and the characters finding their own ways of facing death in an indifferent, relentless, ever-impartial reality.
Praised by fans for its moving story and high production quality, the original games have been download over a million times and spawned a manga and light novel, and has been localized in several languages across the world. This anthology finally brings the games that were never released outside of Japan in any form to the world for eager fans, as well as updating artwork, voice work, and a brand new written chapter exclusive to this anthology: "Sumire".
Further breaking new grounds, this anthology builds on the massively popular music which has captured the hearts of thousands of Narcissu fans by adding 2 video game legends to the musical roster: Chris Huelsbeck of Turrican fame, and Hiroki Kikuta of Secret of Mana fame.
The story is told in 5 games and produced through a Kickstarter campaign. The original games (Narcissu 1st&2nd) of the series are available for free on Steam. This anthology series will contain an additional 4 scenarios in the series.
The core of this anthology are the following included games:
These stand-alone chapters are available as DLC:
So when it is time to leave, where will it be? And will you be able to smile in the end?
Narcissu is a thought provoking visual novel series about terminal illness, living, dying, and the relationship between those leaving and those left behind. There are no miracles, no heroes, no villains in this story. Just life and the characters finding their own ways of facing death in an indifferent, relentless, ever-impartial reality.
Praised by fans for its moving story and high production quality, the original games have been download over a million times and spawned a manga and light novel, and has been localized in several languages across the world. This anthology finally brings the games that were never released outside of Japan in any form to the world for eager fans, as well as updating artwork, voice work, and a brand new written chapter exclusive to this anthology: "Sumire".
Further breaking new grounds, this anthology builds on the massively popular music which has captured the hearts of thousands of Narcissu fans by adding 2 video game legends to the musical roster: Chris Huelsbeck of Turrican fame, and Hiroki Kikuta of Secret of Mana fame.
The story is told in 5 games and produced through a Kickstarter campaign. The original games (Narcissu 1st&2nd) of the series are available for free on Steam. This anthology series will contain an additional 4 scenarios in the series.
The core of this anthology are the following included games:
- Narcissu - The story that started it all. Two terminally ill patients meet on the 7th floor hospice. Neither like the 7th floor, nor their own homes. And so they set off on a journey.
- Narcissu 2 - A prequel to the original, telling the story of a patient named Himeko through Setsumi's eyes.
- Narcissu 2 - Himeko's Epilogue, details the final moments of Himeko's story.
These stand-alone chapters are available as DLC:
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- Narcissu: A Little Iris - A side story set in medieval Europe, exploring what it means to desire to live, or die.
- Narcissu: Zero - The origin story of the 7th floor hospice and its rules.
- Narcissu: Sumire - An entirely new chapter in the series, it tells the tale of two girls who cross paths: one dying and the other desiring death, both filled with profound regrets about their respective lives.
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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