Scars of Summer

Scars of Summer

Released Apr 2021

A slice of life RPG. Due to family circumstances, Keita finds himself living with his childhood friend Ryoka for the summer. Explore a contemporary Japanese setting, and enjoy spending time with Ryoka.

75% positive · 1,357 reviews
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All announced content has been released
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Evaluation

Scars of Summer launched on April 9, 2021 as a self-contained slice-of-life RPG. The store description presents it as a complete narrative experience — spend a summer with Ryoka, explore the town, and see her story unfold — with no mention of DLC, expansions, or post-launch content. The developer news feed (50 posts scanned) belongs to the publisher Kagura Games, not the game's developer Shinachiku-castella. All 10 returned posts are about other games in the Kagura Games catalog — announcements and releases of titles like Kung Fu Grand King, Succubus x Saint, Magical Girl Celesphonia, and an April Fools' day post about a fictional mobile game. None of these posts reference Scars of Summer at all. The one post tagged as a development status post (NEWS-1, April 1, 2022) is an April Fools' announcement for a fictional mobile game called "Kagura Compact" — it contains no information about Scars of Summer's development. There are no DLC listings, no post-launch updates, no roadmaps, and no developer statements about future content for this game. It launched as a finished product and has received no post-launch content cycle. The last publisher-level communication from the channel was in April 2022, over four years before today's date of June 24, 2026.
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Store description presents a self-contained summer narrative RPG with no mention of DLC, expansions, seasons, or post-launch content
description · Apr 9, 2021 source development ending
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Short description confirms a complete, single narrative experience with no references to ongoing or future content
store metadata · Apr 9, 2021 source development ending
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Media

Details

Publisher
Kagura Games
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

Keita lives in a quiet countryside town. His childhood friend, Ryoka Enomoto, is a women's basketball ace for her university.

Due to family circumstances, he needs a place to live for the summer, so he gets invited to stay at his friend Ryoka's house.

Spend the summer exploring the area, meeting new people, and learning more about Ryoka in this slice of life RPG.

Features:

  • A Slice of Life RPG

  • Contemporary Japanese Setting

  • Explore a Japanese Countryside Town

  • Calendar System with a Time Limit

  • Get to Know Ryoka

Last evaluated Jun 24, 2026
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