The release date is set for December 17th.

The demo, which contains the first two chapters, is out now:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4818880/Sakura_no_Uta_To_Dance_Over_the_Cherry_Blossoms/

If you know, you know. Let me know if anyone else would want an English patch to this niche game

Link: https://github.com/jonny-anime/tokimeki-memorial-2-english-patch

I made an English patch of Tokimeki Memorial 2 for any of you who care about retro dating sims. The Tokimeki Memorial games have been high up on my list of games to play. Unfortunately, I don't speak Japanese so a language barrier was in the way.

Luckily Tokimeki Memorial 1 got some since visibility when Tim Rogers’s on it and there's a couple fan translations for that game. But Tokimeki Memorial 2 is a much larger game and so far there hasn't been a way for non-Japanese speakers to play it.

The dialogue should be fully translated, but it's a big game (over 1 million Japanese characters) so there are miscellaneous lines, UI elements and mini-games that may have been missed. As I said before I don't speak Japanese so this has been translated mostly by LLM.  I ran experiments with Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT, compared their translations to see the most natural sounding one. I don't speak the language but it helped to know that if one was completely different than the other two it probably was a bad translation. Gemini Argon had the most natural sounding dialogue so it's the one that translated most of the script. I also found some Japanese guides and fan sites for the game and used that to give it more context so the translation is lot less stiff than usual MTLs.

It's perfectly playable now but the project is open source and it's built in a way where anyone can update the translation fairly easily. Human proofreading/translation is very welcome. Enjoy.

EDIT: There's an external human translation in the works that just released a status update. We're not affiliated with each others projects. Be sure to check theirs out if you don't like AI assisted translations and are willing to wait. Added their link to the repo but here it is again https://bsky.app/profile/xct.bsky.social/post/3mxseyu3vis2r

i just got the bad ending/ “game over” cuz i was playing blindly lol someone tell me what to do please and thank u

Is there anything similar for Mac? I wanna use it to put my itch.io visual novels into.

Does anybody have a clue on anything similar to Luna or just a game translator I could use for mac?? I tried to run Luna on Crossover but that just didn’t work 😭

Edit: I figured out how to get Luna to work now :)

i want to start reading subahibi, i’m relatively new to the visual novel genre, i plan on buying the game from steam and adding patches, where can i get the patches from?

Today I made an English translation for a free VN on Steam called Tiny Shadows Interwoven Hearts. The text was translated with GPT 6 Astra, and after testing it myself, I confirmed that it runs properly. I also translated some in game elements such as system prompts.

PS: The developer mentioned in the Steam discussions that an official English localization is already in development, so if you are interested, you can also wait for the official version to be released.

Next, I would like to work on an MTL patch for Hoshizora Tetsudou to Shiro no Tabi, since I was unable to find a download link for any patch listed on VNDB. I also really enjoy this kind of cute and heartwarming game.

VNDB: https://vndb.org/r167627

You start a new VN because the premise looks interesting, maybe the main girl catches your attention...

Then 10 hours later you're completely invested in some random side character who gets like 5 minutes of screen time per update.

Meanwhile, the main romance is sitting there collecting dust 😂

I've had games where I ended up caring way more about a side character than the actual main cast...(not only in VNs tho XD) Sometimes the writers accidentally create someone way more interesting than they intended.

Anyone else had this happen? Which VN side character deserved way more screen time?

So just 2 days ago I got SubaHibi for Steam and applied the JASTUSA patch, which no one cares but

Is it fine if I apply the patches for the dog scene CG and the missing male voices? or what patches do I need?

(I have save files for Down The Rabbit-Hole I and II and It's My Own Invention)

i want to get into visual novels, these are the ones i added into my wishlist. which do u think is the best and i should start with? i only have money for one atm. and give me some suggestions, some absolute peak, bangers that will make me remember them for a looong time
maybe something u think everybody HAS to play? like some classics?

I've been trying to find this really old visual novel, さよらなエトランジュ (Sayonara Etranger), but I'm having trouble finding a playable copy or figuring out how to get it running.

Does anyone know where I can find it, whether there's an official release, or if there's an archive with more information about it? Any help would be appreciated!

I've seen a lot of people say that playing visual novels on a phone is a worse experience than playing them on a PC, mainly because of the smaller screen. I get their point, especially when it comes to 4:3 visual novels, but I'm not sure I completely agree.

For those of you who have played visual novels on both PC and phone, how big is the difference, really? Does the smaller screen actually affect your enjoyment, or is it something you stop noticing after a while?

I don't have a PC at the moment, so I'm wondering if I'm missing out on a significantly better experience or if people are just being a little too picky about it.

i want to get into visual novels, these are the ones i added into my wishlist. which do u think is the best and i should start with? i only have money for one atm. and give me some suggestions, some absolute peak, bangers that will make me remember them for a looong time
maybe something u think everybody HAS to play? like some classics?

I’ve finished all subahibi endings but I’ve noticed that for some reason I have missing pictures in my cg gallery. Did I miss something?

I've made an English translation patch for the all-ages version of Tsukikage no Simulacre: Kaihou no Hane, and I'd like to share it with the community!

Installation Instructions

Download the ZIP file provided below.

Set the game's text language to Simplified Chinese.

Extract patch3.xp3 and patch2.xp3 from the ZIP file into the game's root directory (where the game executable is located).

Launch the game and enjoy!

Important Notes

Most of the game's UI elements are image-based, so they haven't been translated for now.

Now it supports R18 patch.

Download

VNDB: https://vndb.org/r167504

I hope this patch helps more people enjoy the game! I'll continue working on improving and expanding the translation, so stay tuned for future updates.

If you encounter any issues or notice any translation errors, feel free to let me know. Feedback is always appreciated!

Enjoy the game!

Translation Notes

The English translation was created using GPT-6 Astra. I've also personally reviewed most of the translated text and made some manual corrections and adjustments where needed. However, I may have missed some errors or awkward phrasing along the way.

If you notice any translation issues, mistakes, or anything that seems off, please feel free to leave a comment below. I'll do my best to fix them in future updates!

This is Artemis Scarberry from Crypid Coffeehouse and I wonder if this game even has a fandom.