A YEAR OF SPRINGS

A YEAR OF SPRINGS

Steam Deck Verified

npckc · Visual Novel · Sep 29, 2021

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $4.99. It has been as low as $3.24.

98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
983 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 187 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 983 player reviews · updated 2 days ago

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
100% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Each story highlights a different member of a close-knit trio of young women—Haru, Erika, and Manami—allowing players to see their shared experiences from shifting perspectives.
187 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The music is great, the visuals are super cute and clean.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I managed to complete the game in just over 2 hours, but I didn't get all the endings, so theres replayability there for people who want to get more out of the VN.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack further enriches the atmosphere with calming melodies that underscore moments of reflection, joy, or vulnerability.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters187 reviews
Graphics31 reviews
Gameplay11 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $4.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.24.

5 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
5
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.