Step into the shoes of an aspiring author during the Taisho era in this psychedelic BL murder-mystery visual novel. Travel back in time to try and save your friends while confronting your own character flaws. Will you retreat into your fantasies, or can you keep it together enough to rescue them?

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“The game has a fantastic visual style, and the art is excellent across the board.”
Noisy Pixel

“Hashihime’s ability to seamlessly move from comforting to discomforting ... is as fluid as a river. It never shies away from the ugly, but that only makes its pristine moments shine all the more beautifully.”
94/100 – RPG Fan

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This title contains mature content that may not be suitable for all audiences including violence, self-harm, gore, nudity, and sexual situations between men.

About This Game

What Is Real, And What Is A Hallucination?

Your dream had always been to become an author, and while you made it to Tokyo with your friends, you've failed to get into University. Yet getting lost in the fantasies and the stories you weave has left you ousted from your boarding house and relegated to manning an old used book store.

That dull, monotonous life seemed like it might go on forever, but one day your closest friend turns up dead.

Police have ruled it suicide, but you're convinced it was murder.

As you scramble to uncover the truth, a step through a puddle sends you three days back in time.

What is the truth? And what's just another fantasy in your head? Can you save your friends from their fate?

Key Features

Hot, Charming Men

  • Minakami - The Sweet Childhood Friend

  • Kawase - The Handsome Sadist

  • Hanazawa - The Stoic Soldier

  • Hikawa - The Awkward Eccentric

Taisho Era Setting

Enjoy a tale set in the age of Japan's most prominent and tumultuous literary movements.

Psychedelic Blend of Fantasy And Reality

The characters of your stories come to life in your eyes as well, influencing you too.

Stunning Visual Style

Enjoy well over a hundred CGs bringing life to both psychedelic and somber moments.

Full Voice Acting

Gay Sex

Multiple Endings

Each completed playthrough adds a new choice leading to new paths and stories themed around different literary genres.

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows 7 and up
    • Processor: Pentium 4
    • Memory: 512 MB RAM
    • Graphics: 1024x576
    • Storage: 1200 MB available space
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

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