Tales from Toyotoki: Arrival of the Witch (The witch of the Ihanashi)

Adventure· Visual Novel· Story Rich· Emotional

Released Aug 2022

The English version of the heartwarming story that was highly acclaimed in Japan. Enjoy the meticulously crafted narrative. Set in Okinawa, Japan, it is also a story that unravels the mysteries hidden within its history and fantasy.

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All announced content has been released

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Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $24.98

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Evaluation

Tales from Toyotoki: Arrival of the Witch is a fully released visual novel. The game originally launched in Japanese in August 2022. The developer shipped a Japanese-language DLC (an Append mini-novel and artworks) on January 8, 2023. The long-awaited English version was announced on March 29, 2024, formally dated on August 23, 2024, and officially released on October 22, 2024 — marking the game's completion as a bilingual release on Steam. The store description's header referencing "Release in late autumn of 2024" is an outdated notice that predates the English launch; that release has since shipped. The August 2024 announcement noted that the Steam version would not include certain setting materials and after stories (those are available on console), but this reflects a deliberate scope decision for the Steam release rather than a promise of future Steam content. No further DLC or updates have been announced since the English release. The game is a completely linear visual novel with a defined playtime (~10 hours), and the developer has made no statements about additional planned content. All shipped content — the base game in both languages and the Append DLC — is available and released.

Evidence

English version of the game officially launched on October 22, 2024, completing the game's bilingual release on Steam.

news post · Oct 22, 2024 source content shipped

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Developer confirmed English version launch date of October 22, 2024, and noted the Steam version intentionally omits setting materials and some after stories (those are on console only). No further Steam content was promised.

news post · Aug 23, 2024 source content shipped

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Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Released

イハナシの魔女 Append

Jan 2023

Media

Details

Developer

Fragaria

Publisher

Fragaria

Achievements

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Platform

Windows

Controller

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Steam Deck

Verified

Players

Single-player

Visual Novel Story Rich Emotional Comedy Cute Text-Based Magic Romance Indie Adventure Choose Your Own Adventure Hand-drawn Historical Mythology Modern

About this game

English version is still working. Release in late autumn of 2024

How to play

Tales from Toyotoki: Arrival of the Witch, old title "The witch of the Ihanashi" is a classic text adventure game. Click on the screen to read through the story.

Game Features

Genre: Romance x Comedy x Fantasy
Choices: Completely linear novel
Playtime: Around 10 hours
Voice Acting: Main characters are fully voiced

Story

Hikaru Nishime, who lost his parents at a young age, is told by his foster mother to live with his grandfather in the spring of his first year of high school. He boards a ferry alone to "Toyotoki island", a remote Okinawan island with a population of less than 1,000. He arrives at his grandfather's house only to find out his grandfather has moved overseas.

Unable to contact his foster mother and with the new school claiming no record of a student named Hikaru Nishime, Hikaru realizes he has been abandoned by his foster family. He wanders through a sugarcane field at night and encounters a girl named Lilun dressed in mysterious attire.

With no survival skills, Hikaru, a former first-year high school student, and Lilun, who disregards common Japanese norms, team up to live on the small island. However, Lilun has her own reasons for coming to Toyotoki island...