Sakevisual (stylized as sakevisual) is a developer and publisher of interactive story games such as
visual novel
A visual novel (VN) is a form of digital interactive fiction. Visual novels are often associated with the medium of video games, but are not always labeled as such themselves. They combine a textual narrative with static or animated illustratio ...
s and
otome games, well known for their otome game ''RE: Alistair++''. Their games are for
Windows
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,
macOS
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and
Linux
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. ''Sakevisual'' is a partner of
Hanako Games,
Winter Wolves, and
Tycoon Games.
History
Sakevisual was founded by
Ayu Sakata. On July 28, 2009, ''The Cute, Light and Fluffy Project'' was released, an anthology of short stories made by different people; Ayu Sakata's short story in this is called ''Cuter Than Fiction''. Their first release was the
freeware otome game, ''RE: Alistair''. On April 10, 2010, they released an updated version with more scenes and additional content called ''RE: Alistair++''. Sakevisual continues to release free games, but in 2010, they introduced the ''Green Tea Line'', a series of commercial games. Ayu Sakata also wrote the stories for ''
The Flower Shop'' and ''The Flower Shop: Winter in Fairbrook'', visual novels by
Winter Wolves. ''The Flower Shop'' was released on January 28, 2010, the sequel ''The Flower Shop: Winter in Fairbrook'' was released on December 8, 2011. They won the award for the "Best Fanbase" in 2011 by
IndieDB.
''Jisei'' and ''Kansei'' are the first two entries in the ''Green Tea Line'' and the first two installments of the Jisei Murder Mystery Series. ''Jisei'' and ''Kansei'' both received positive feedback in regards to its visual aspects, although reviewers agreed that the actual mysteries in the games needed work. The third installment ''Yousei'' was released on February 1, 2013. There are currently five installments planned.
Sakevisual plans to release more free games in the future; ''Oneiro'' a mystery otome game, ''Hanami X2'' another otome game which is set in the
Heian period
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and ''Every Sunrise'' the sequel to ''Ripples''. Furthermore, they announced another untitled project that will be part of the ''Green Tea Line'' and therefore commercial and a new free game, ''Swan's Melody'', with an unknown release date.
In 2013, they announced that besides ''Yousei'' they would like to release two free games and one commercial game this year. The also announced that the new game in the Green Tea Line is called ''Backstage Pass'' and is set in the same universe as ''RE: Alistair''. It was released in August 2016.
Games
Free Games
Green Tea Line
Jisei Murder Mystery Series
Other Games
Other Games
References
External links
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Video game publishers
Video game development companies
Video game companies of the United States