Everlasting Summer
Everlasting Summer is the perfect mix of Visual Novel and Dating Simulation genres developed by Soviet Games and published by Independent for Cross Platform. The game supports Single-player mode only and it unfolds the story of a twenty-five-year man, living in the Russia. According to the storyline, the protagonist discovers himself shifted to a summer camp somewhere in the Soviet Union. Semyon (the protagonist) who spends most of his time in his flat interacting with others using his computer and earning enough money to keep the bills paid. One day, he boards a bus to attend a party, falls asleep during the journey, and when awakens he find himself at the front gates of the location known as Sovionok in Summer. Soon, he discovers where he is standing is a Pioneer Camp full of youth, including attractive girls. Now, the player as the protagonist must explore the relationships to find love with different people he discovers, while struggling to solve the complex mystery how and why he was brought to this place and how to flee and return to his flat.
#1 The City of Lost Children
The City of Lost Children is an Adventure, Interactive Drama, Puzzle and Single-player video game created and published by Psygnosis Limited. The game takes place in the dark sci-fi environment where you takes on the role of the protagonist named as Miette, a fictional character from the movie of the same name. It offers a stunning story, in which you travel across the streets to commit small robberies for the Siamese twins who are your schoolmistresses. As the story advances, a huge plot emerges and a mysterious men known as Cyclopses are abducted children to steal their sweet dreams. You must explore the world from a third-person perspective, interact with NPCs, and must struggle to determine what is happening. The gameplay is divided into multiple chapters and each chapter offers a set of objectives that you have to accomplish at any cost to uncover the secrets. With immersive storyline, Graphic Adventure Gameplay, and smooth controls, The City of Lost Children is the best game to play.
#2 Umineko When They Cry
Umineko When They Cry is a Japanese, Mystery, Visual Novel and Adventure video game developed and published by 07th Expansion for multiple platforms. It is the first title in the series, offering addictive gameplay, in which the player acts as the detective with a chance to show off his skills. The story revolves around a team of 18 people on the secluded island for the time of two days, and the strange mystery of slaughters befalls most of the characters. The main job is to discern whether the murder is of other supernatural source or human. The game can be described as the sound novel, which is similar to Visual Novel, though the gameplay needs no player interaction as the game is made up of entirely text dialogues. The player can explore the tips mode via the internal menu of the game, which offers save and load functions. Tips mode enables the player to read the information on the characters and the storyline that may be useful in solving the challenging mystery. Try it out.