Hashihime of the Old Book Town

Buy96%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 702 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

ADELTA · Visual Novel · Sep 26, 2019

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$34.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
23
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
3
Full audio1 of 3
Subtitles3 of 3

Should I buy Hashihime of the Old Book Town?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 160 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 702 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
66% of themes are praise17% are divided17% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
160 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
As I said, I really didn’t like how Tamamori was just using Professor for most of the route, but the ending is pretty sweet, and Tamamori did grow.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The amount of thought put into every aspect is impressive: from small details in background to overall presentation, from plot twists to romantic scenes, from beautiful music to splendid voice acting.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art style is unique and pretty to look at, especially the more psychedelic and colorful CGs.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Oh and the art is just beautiful, particulary the character design.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story160 reviews
Audio45 reviews
Graphics23 reviews
Characters20 reviews
Divided opinion
Gameplay
93% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
75% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$34.99

The lowest we've tracked is $19.24.

6 points recordedtoday · $34.99

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