Narcissu: Sumire

"Life is like a waiting room, except people don't leave in the order they enter." Narcissu is a thought provoking visual novel series about terminal illness, living, dying, and the relationship between those leaving and those left behind. There are no miracles, no heroes, no villains in this story. Just life and the characters finding their own ways of facing death in an indifferent, relentless, ever-impartial reality.

This is a story about two kids growing up. About the wall between those leaving, and those left behind. It is about the origins of the Seventh Floor hospice. And finally, the origins of "the rules".

The side story originally from Narcissu 3rd available as DLC for the 10th Anniversary Collection, translated into English for the first time. Includes "1993," a continuation of the "1980" short story from Himeko's Epilogue.

Narcissu Sumire is the latest chapter in Narcissu series, once again revisiting deeply personal stories of living and dying. It follows the journey of two heroines, both are filled with deep regrets over mistakes that they've made in the past.

The game's original story, involves Kazuma discovering a cursed ring that allows him to steal the underwear of others near him. He learns the only way to undo the curse would be through raising enough money. The game's "Underwear Judgment" system revolves the player controlling Kazuma in returning lost underwear to their rightful owners.

"There’s something I need to get back. Something precious that sank into the ocean years ago." The story takes place on the World Heritage-listed Ogasawara Islands. After a four-year absence, Hiroki Mizuno returns to the island during his summer vacation to help his grandmother with her shop. The story begins as he encounters a beautiful blonde girl, Emily, on the deck of the ferry on his way to the island. Emily has run away from home. She has her mind set on retrieving “sunken treasure”. Chisa, an old friend with whom Hiroki reconnects on the island, provides some insight. “The Ghost Ship―that's what we call one of the shipwrecks around here." It’s said that the treasure Emily is after lies in a shipwreck that disappears each time there’s a storm. Emily, the beautiful blonde-haired girl. Chisa, the childhood friend with golden, suntanned skin. This summer, pass the days on a tropical island with two beautiful girls, scuba diving, and adventure! Their destination: the “Ghost Ship”. Somewhere just past where the sky meets the sea...

Girls Are Weird is a short dating sim. You can't win, so it's just like talking to a real girl. Created for Pirate Kart 2 in 2 hours

Stories of the Dreaming World is a collection of short stories put together in RPG Maker VX Ace. Though some of them may seem unrelated, they are small pieces of a bigger puzzle. The stories follow the perspectives of different characters involved with a certain world. An immortal alchemist. The fledgling god of a newborn world. A homunculus and the weight of knowing. And perhaps more?

"Meat embraces you whole." Chicago, 1883. At the epicenter of bloody beef and pig innards live Fergal Byrne and Eoin Kairys, two New Yorkers who've moved to The Yards for work. Their days are drawn out, miserable, and smelly as they survive work just to sleep another night. The Front Yard is a short, visual-novel-style RPG Maker game following the monotonous and mundane lives of two best friends who've been consumed by the guilt of living and meat they work with.

"I'll never forget the day my father died." The world is ending and she couldn't be more alone. Discover the truth behind Hel and her family as she steps into the sad lives of the Vulture's Kettle. Sadness, hatred, violence: these grease the gears of the dying world.

A mini-case by risefromtheashes. Inspired in part by Apples and Oranges and Gloria in Somnium.