The Chrono Jotter

The Chrono Jotter

Released Aug 2021

Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.

94% positive · 2,266 reviews
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All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

The Chrono Jotter is a completed visual novel that launched on August 25, 2021. The two-person development team at Orca Layout shipped the game as a finished narrative experience. Post-launch activity has consisted of bug fix patches (September 2021), Steam trading card support (May 2022), and an improved English translation (initially released June 2023, then refined and updated March 2024) — all maintenance and quality-of-life work rather than new story content. The only DLC ever released is the original soundtrack, which shipped on September 16, 2021. There are no unreleased DLC items listed on the store. A June 2022 news post announced an afterstory companion book (《回溯依存-后日谈-》) available on an external Chinese crowdfunding platform, with a note that it "may come to Steam in the future but needs some time to prepare." That content never appeared on Steam, and the developer made no further mention of it. This is the only signal that could suggest additional content, but it was never formally announced for Steam and was not followed up on. The August 2025 post promoting a bundle with a separate game, Raining City: Millions Recollections, is marketing for that other title — it is not new content for The Chrono Jotter itself. There has been no developer statement announcing future content for The Chrono Jotter, no roadmap, and no unreleased DLC. The game launched as a self-contained story and has remained so. The most recent communication touching on the game's own content was the March 2024 translation update.
Evidence
The only DLC is the original soundtrack, released shortly after launch. No additional DLC has been listed or announced.
dlc listing · Sep 16, 2021 source content shipped
high
Post promoting a bundle with a separate game, Raining City: Millions Recollections. Not new content for The Chrono Jotter.
news post · Aug 26, 2025 source ambiguous
low

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
2P Games
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player

About this game

A Heartbreaking Yuri Tale of Love and Loss

Years ago, Ann Sakura—your girlfriend—vanished without a trace. Now, high school student Ran Ibuki is trapped in a derelict forest school where classmates are being brutally murdered. To escape and reunite with Ann, Ran must unmask the killer... and harness a desperate new power: rewinding time after every death.

But each loop reveals darker secrets. Can you save everyone—or will the truth destroy everything?

Rewind Time, Change Fate

  • Die and rewind: Return to before each murder with clues intact, altering events to prevent deaths.

  • Deduce the killer: Interrogate suspects, spot inconsistencies, and connect clues across timelines.

  • Multiple endings: Your choices shape the story—uncover the full truth through replays.

Trust No One in This Psychological Horror

  • Deceptive classmates: The sweetest friend or popular idol could be the psychopath.

  • Mind-bending twists: Vanishing rooms, haunting footsteps, silkworm cocoons trapping you... Is it real, or a hallucination?

  • Deep yuri romance: Piece together Ran and Ann's emotional bond amid the terror.

Last evaluated Jun 24, 2026
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