Piano at 5 a.m.

Piano at 5 a.m.

Released May 2023

"Piano at 5 a.m." is a short text adventure game. A girl who is the main character wanders in a fog forest while adjusting the four factors of "drowsiness," "thirst," "madness," and "recharge," which increase or decrease depending on the choices she makes.

97% positive · 194 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

Evaluation

Piano at 5 a.m. is a short, self-contained text adventure game that released on May 1–2, 2023. In the launch announcement, the developer noted plans to add a "stroll mode" as post-ending content. That content — called "Going for a Walk" along with a companion "Shopping" feature — was delivered on May 14, 2023 with the ver1.1.0 update, fulfilling the only announced commitment. A final bug-fix patch (ver1.1.1) followed on June 9, 2023, addressing issues in the new mode. There have been no developer communications of any kind since June 9, 2023, no unreleased DLC, no roadmap, and no statements of intent to add further content. The store description frames the game as a short, finished experience. All announced content shipped, development activity ended naturally after the post-launch stabilization period, and the game has been quiet since mid-2023.
Evidence
ver1.1.0 delivered the promised post-ending content: 'Going for a Walk' (unlimited stroll mode) and 'Shopping', fulfilling the only announced future plan.
news post · May 14, 2023 source content shipped
high
Launch announcement stated the only planned future feature was a 'stroll mode (tentative name)' to be added in the near future after the ending.
news post · May 2, 2023 source content planned
high

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Kazuhide Oka
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

Introduction

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In the early hours of the morning, around 5 a.m., there is sometimes a thick fog.

In addition, there is a story about people who went out on a foggy day and never came back.
People are not sure if this is true or not.
However, most people in this town do not go out on foggy mornings.

She, who lives in a log house in the mountains, loved such fog.
On foggy mornings, she always goes for a walk.
But she doesn't really know why she likes fog.
So, although she likes fog, she does not like foggy mornings. 

She wanders around in the fog as if she is attracted and driven by something she does not understand.

Character

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The main character is a girl who likes fog.
She lives with her family in a log cabin in the mountains.
She loves this house and the fog, where she has lived since she was a child, as much as she loves the smell of the trees, the garden with its small flowers, and the forest she can see from her window.

But soon she will be moving out of this house.
She doesn't want to forget the time she spent here - she thinks as she walks through the fog.

System

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Wandering through the fog until 8 a.m.
"Piano at 5 a.m." is a text adventure game.

A girl leaves her house at 5 a.m. and encounters various things in the fog, and she always chooses one of two options to proceed.

Depending on the choice, the four values of "Drowsiness," "Thirst," "Madness," and "Charge" will be increased or decreased.
If you can make a choice so that these four do not reach their maximum limit and reach 8:00 a.m., the story will progress.

Staff

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Planning, Production, Scenario :
Kazuhide Oka

Event Planning :
Aoki

Character Design / Main Visual :
fina

Music :
Kano
Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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