A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux


You play as a high school student, and your first summer job is to photograph an Akiya—also known as "empty house"! 

Well, it looks like you've arrived... And a cute guy wants to tag along?

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ABOUT
A wholesome game about exploring an abandoned traditional Japanese house with a new friend :)

FEATURES

  • References to Japanese culture!
  • Wholesome banter!
  • 3 Endings!
  • A friend!! (u can romance~)

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Akiya is a short visual novel created for the ASIA326 Final Project :) All art + dialogue is by Chary~ ( ItchioTwitter

Find sources for the music over in the Reference Document!

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StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(255 total ratings)
Authorchary 🌷
GenreVisual Novel
TagsBoys' Love, Cute, Dating Sim, mythology, Otome, Relaxing, Romance, Short, Slice Of Life

Download

Download
Akiya-win.zip 82 MB
Download
Akiya-mac.zip 87 MB
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Akiya-linux.tar.bz2 75 MB
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🎋 Reference Document 🎋.pdf 109 kB

Install instructions

The reference document includes explanations + references for all the footnotes in game, so I recommend checking it out while you play! (ˊᗜˋ*)

Development log

Comments

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el juego esta disponible en español?

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LATE BUT I LOVE IT SM OMGOMG ( BTW I LOVE UR ARTSTYLE)

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THIS WAS SO GOOD AND CUTE, I LOVE THE ARTSTYLE

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Sukaa bangett ama art stylenya, seketika membuat diri ini jatuh cintaaa<333

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<3<3<3 I thoroughly enjoyed playing this. Towa is so lovable! (Made me cry... <3) I am very pleased with the art style and the storyline itself. I was taken on a beautiful  journey.

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a wholesome game, made me cry T_T Towa is adorable and the artstyle is so edible aghh >_< loved every second of it

I like this art style!

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THIS WAS SO CUTE I ADORED IT

Cute! The art style is adorable, and I loved the descriptive language to explain the setting.

An absolute delightful little gem. How pretty and sweet and informative! This is the sort of visual novel I aspire to make.

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I love this! Towa is so cute and cuddly!

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that was so nice!!! Love Towa my boy <33

The art is amazing! I love the bright colors!! It gives you a "warm summer day" vibe and I'm here for it! ^-^ Also can I say that I love Towa's design?!?! It's relatively simple but it differs from the rest!  Towa's so cute ahh! c: I'd recommend this 100%!

First try on this game and i love it so much, Towa is just too cute i can't. I got the true end too and i'm crying now !

Everything's so cute in this visual novel!
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This wonderfully short game is like green tea to me, somewhat sweet and bitter. The story is much like that of a hazy summer dream, and the art style is bright and beautiful!

One thing I truly appreciate was how much research was put into this supposedly simple game, the various new terms intrigued me. I learned more through this, so thanks a lot!

I really loved this game! I am a sucker for Japanese culture and myths and all that. Also Towa is such a sweetheart!I need more with him!! ;;

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Hello! I am Mattsu, a translator from Brazil. I am just starting my journey as a translator for games and would like to provide translation services for indie games (for FREE!) to expand my portfolio and acquire more experience. Would a translation/localization in Brazilian Portuguese interest you? Please let me know!

Написано что на андройд а никак не могу где можно скачать на нем хотя слышала игра прекрасная

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I dont want to part away with Towa :<

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(spoiler warning :3) 





I love this game sm but the way my smile faded when i found out Towa isnt an actual human (i still love him 💜)

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ADORABLEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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This was so cute!!! Love the art style and the character 🩷

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nah bro is making me delulu 😭😭 augh i love it when games so sweet and wholesome thank you so much for this ヾ(≧▽≦*)o

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the game was so lovely! it was so refreshing and felt like an anime episode. thank you!

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the game is so good, its short but its amazing!!! The storyline is cute and good and the art style is gorgeous!

thank u sm for creating this cute game <3!

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i love this sm

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aw man, such a beautiful game in every aspect! though i will say it left a slightly bittersweet taste in my mouth with the twist, amazing nonetheless.

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非常好游戏,爱来自瓷器

Although my English is very bad, it was so interesting that I couldn't help finishing it! I made a lot of effort to figure out the meaning of words, tried to translate the text, and read the whole story. Towa is very charming. 

I LOVE IT!!🥳🥳

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I like the artstyle it reminds me of toilet bound hanako-kun, but like I feel like there's something off about SOME backgrounds and towa, they're both bright and makes it kinda hard to distinguish :,)

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As a Vietnamese this game is so good, i love the art style tho :>

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好玩画风好好看喜欢喜欢

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PLEASE MAKE AN ANDROID VERSION

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i dont even know what to say, they're so sweet, the twist made me cry-

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i have an android and I can't download it cuz it's a "pdf" not "apk" i really hope that you can make for android too 😞💖

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It's such a cute and interesting premise. I'll forever love and miss Towa. he's so beautiful and lovely. I wish there was more but I'm just glad we met him. thank you for the game <3 it was amazing

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An enchanting encounter, a cheerful high school student hiding melancholy, like a refreshing soda on a summer day. I reached ending 1 for the first time, and when saying goodbye to Towa, I felt a sense of loss. Who could resist a gentle Bishōnen who shows a hint of melancholy.

The amount of text is not large, the process is short, and the vocabulary is not difficult, so even though I'm not a native English speaker, I can still play through it.

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CHATT PLS HELP MEEE if any of u guys see this AND got all the endings, can someone pls help me get the 2nd ending 😭 like im so confused someone pls instruct me or at least tell me what option do I pick to change this whole thing to not get 1 or 3 ending...

ps... i heart towa.

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Hi. I got the 2nd ending on my first run. Here's how I did it:

*Spoilers* below.







-Wait, too?

-Yeah, I'm excited to explore the area!

-Everything sure looks worn out.

-The dust sprites! They got me...

-Maybe because they need too many renovations?

-(Try to cheer him up)

-(Offer him a hand)

-(Offer him gloves)

*I then chose all 3 options of conversation before asking Towa what he thinks*

-I usually spend time by myself.

-I'll take you on a date-

-Yeah

-Are you really... A Kami?


I hope this helps :)

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there's a walkthrough at the end of the document that the dev madet!! there's a download button under the downloads area called🎋 Reference Document 🎋.pdf !! if you download that and go all the way down, you'll find the walkthrough!!

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there is reference doc linked to download that shows you how to get all the endings

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i made an itchio account just to talk about this beautiful vn !! 

the art is gorgeous !! so vibrant and warm, it feels exactly like a nostalgic hot summer's day, with the texture of oil pastels like that of my childhood. towa's expressions through his sprites were a joy to watch. the environments were also amazing, i'd only wished they were a little more detailed while i played through like small vignettes of the different things towa was talking about since the house was the highlight of the game

i love towa so much and i can't wait to see what you'll come out with next !! (and maybe a continuation of this if you can *bats eyelashes*)

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