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Dōkyūsei is a seminal classic of the dating sim genre that first blew Japan's mind in 1992. This updated remake adds HD art, optional modern features, and for the first time ever, a global release.
Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer is a dating sim, romance and visual novel game
developed by ELF and Shiravune
and published by Shiravune.
Released on April 14th 2022 is available only on Windows
in 3 languages: English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
It has received 1,764 reviews of which 1,649 were positive and 115 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 16.79€ on Steam.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 8.1/10
- Processor: Intel Core i Series
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: 256MB VRAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 7 GB available space
- Sound Card: PCM support
- Additional Notes: Recommended resolution: 1920 x 1080
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Doukyuusei: Bangin’ Summer is a remake of one of the most influential dating sims in the visual novel genre, originally released by Elf in the early 1990s. Now modernized and localized by Shiravune, this version updates the visuals and interface while remaining largely faithful to the original structure and spirit. The premise is simple yet effective: you play as a high school student, Takurou, who has just wrapped up a part-time job and is about to spend the remaining 21 days of summer vacation however he sees fit. Those three weeks form the entire framework of the game, with each day divided into time slots in which you can move freely around town, encounter various characters, and gradually build romantic connections that could lead to different endings depending on your choices and timing. What sets Doukyuusei apart from most contemporary visual novels is its emphasis on time management and open exploration. Unlike linear narratives, this game encourages players to navigate a semi-open world where characters appear at specific locations at specific times, and key events only occur under certain conditions. The experience is less about being led through a story and more about discovering it through interaction. It’s easy to miss events or characters entirely on a first playthrough, which adds to the replay value and a feeling of realism—after all, you can’t be everywhere at once. The remake offers a “casual mode” with additional tools like event tracking, fast travel, and a better interface, which makes it more accessible to newcomers. Still, much of the charm of the original remains in choosing to explore blindly, stumble upon events, and let each playthrough feel a little bit different. The game features fourteen different heroines, each with unique personalities, backstories, and character arcs. From the sweet girl-next-door type to more mature women, classmates, and even individuals with more complicated or mysterious lives, the range of characters is surprisingly broad. While some heroines are more fleshed out than others, and a few fall into predictable archetypes, many of the routes carry emotional weight that transcends the game’s lighthearted and sometimes overtly sexual tone. Some characters have personal struggles or nuanced motivations that unfold gradually over multiple encounters, while others exist primarily for comic relief or flirtation. The writing leans into humor frequently—sometimes in absurd or risqué ways—but it’s also capable of delivering touching, even bittersweet moments, especially as summer comes to an end and choices have to be made. Visually, the remake gives the game a much-needed facelift. The character designs have been redrawn with modern resolution and smoother line work while maintaining the distinct aesthetic of the original. Backgrounds have been updated to reflect a more vibrant seaside town atmosphere, adding warmth and personality to every location. The game features full voice acting in Japanese for all major characters, enhancing the immersion and giving each heroine a unique presence. Music is minimal but effective, with light, summery tracks that capture the mood without overstaying their welcome. The remake’s interface is sleek, clean, and user-friendly, especially compared to older versions of the game, with features like fast saving, location maps, and dialogue logs all present to streamline the experience. Where Doukyuusei stumbles slightly is in its tone, particularly when viewed through a modern lens. The protagonist, while fitting the mold of an early-90s dating sim lead, can come off as overly flirtatious or casually crude by today’s standards. Some jokes or character interactions may strike contemporary audiences as dated or even uncomfortable, especially when certain characters are presented through a male-gazey lens. Additionally, the original game featured explicit adult content, and while this remake allows players to apply a patch to restore that content, the base Steam version is all-ages and includes some altered dialogue and censored scenes. These changes may dilute the original tone for purists, though for new players they help make the experience more palatable. Pacing can be another potential issue, depending on your play style. Some players will love the slow-burn discovery process, where you carefully plan your days and slowly piece together how to win a character’s affection. Others may find the pace sluggish, especially if they’re used to more narrative-driven visual novels that progress automatically. It’s also possible to reach the end of the game without forming a strong connection with any of the heroines, which might feel anticlimactic after investing several hours. That said, the sense of freedom and multiple possibilities is part of the game’s core identity. Each failed run or missed opportunity can become motivation to try again, dig deeper into another character’s story, or explore a different area of town at a different time of day. Despite its flaws, Doukyuusei: Bangin’ Summer succeeds at delivering a nostalgic yet still engaging dating sim experience. It captures the essence of youthful summer days—the sense of endless possibility, fleeting time, and emotional highs and lows that come with adolescence. It doesn’t force you into any one story; instead, it invites you to explore, to take chances, and to accept that you won’t see everything in one playthrough. For fans of classic visual novels or those interested in the roots of the genre, this remake is a worthy revival that respects its legacy while making just enough modern improvements to stand on its own. For players willing to engage with it on its own terms—embracing both its dated quirks and its surprisingly poignant moments—it offers a rewarding and occasionally heartfelt journey through one unforgettable summer. Rating: 9/10
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I like how the events in the story unfold with time, turning it into a cohesive plot. In addition you meet charming characters who're not glaringly over the top. A very enjoyable experience.
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(Played with official external content patch) I was aromantic due to trauma before I played this game. I came out of it with stronger romantic feelings in my heart than I ever had before. Doukyuusei healed me. This 1992 (rewritten in 1999) Tokimeki Memorial-inspiring dating sim remake is still brilliant in 33 years later. It explores so many feelings and relationship challenges and worries and insecurities with a careful hand and somehow still comes out feeling like it won every battle it could have dropped the ball on. Except one, but oh my god does Doukyuusei 2 shows they knew how to make that right. Hopefully English-speakers will get to play that one in the near future! I love the addition of an "easy" mode but don't be fooled; you should manually explore the map and you should try not to rely on skipping to events as it can cause other flags to be skipped and make the game more difficult or impossible to get some heroines. I promise the game is winnable on a first playthrough on "Classic" too for those who want a more challenging simulation game to play! Doukyuusei gives you many resources with which to keep track of your progress without an event diary and even has some sly, cheat-like mechanics to help get one through the game successfully. I think the one small weakness of the gameplay is the reliance on completing meetups in specific locations over and over to "clear" the area for more important events, so later, busier days in the calendar can sometimes devolve into checking every meeting area to clear it of characters. The sequel fixes this by prioritizing flags over other events, but you'll have to bear with it here. There is a character that feels like she was added late into development and another which hasn't aged particularly well but other than that, it's a gigantic cast of wonderful women I loved spending time with, worrying about (both emotionally and within the context of gameplay), and learning their stories. I'm so glad they kept the blinking from the early releases too, I know that's on its way out even for remakes but it adds a lot of personality to the game that you won't (currently) get from the remake of 2. Doukyuusei is an incredibly fun dating sim that will probably either make you feel the tension of a relationship, or heal your wounds. I still can't stop thinking about it a year and a half after finishing it!
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I quite enjoyed this game. I've played quite a few visual novels (VN) before, and they're usually pretty static with an overall story that trails off a little depending on which heroine you go for and the choices you pick during key events. This is my first VN that played more like a proper romance simulator where you have to pay attention to the time and what small things you say in response to heroines and get to move a little chibi character sprite around the map in search of events with the characters. It was really quite fun, and I opted to use the "Easy Mode" that basically shows you on the map where there's an event that can currently be had. I just finished my first playthrough and got most of the heroine's endings, I accidentally messed a couple up by forgetting about their dates or accidentally activated a scene with someone else that caused me to miss a key scene. Also it's apparently impossible to see every single route because some routes you clear will lock you out of others. I think I will do a replay of this game one day to see the other routes, but I'm in no hurry and ended the game quite satisfied with what I played. The story was...well I can't really praise the story because there wasn't really any. In normal VNs, there's usually a general plotline but this game is literally just a romance simulator. It's just a bunch of random events that are all real slice of life, mundane conversations with people where you get to know them a little and then if you play your cards right, at the end of the few weeks you have of summer break, you get to ask them out. The endings were very brief and not much really happens. Just several lines of dialogue and some extra CGs showing you the future you and the girl who chose will have together. I enjoyed the overall simple experience and getting to know the characters, but if you're looking for an exciting or very interesting story, you won't find it here. This game does have some very uncomfortable moments in it, though. One scene in particular really rubbed me the wrong way where you pretty much assault one of the girl's in a cinema and you have no choice but to do it. It's interactive too where you have to click on various body parts. I really didn't like that. But the interactive mode was pretty interesting and more often than not quite funny. When you meet people, not just heroines but your male friends too, you can enter an interactive mode and click on their various body parts where usually your character will make a comment about it to himself. More often than not they can be down right funny. Sometimes if you click on a girl's cleaveage, he'll make pervy comments and occasionally the girl will notice you looking and react to that It's especially funnier when you do it to your own hand in view or even on your guy friends. I was quite impressed just how much more unique dialogue there was just from taking the time to click everything you can think of in the background or on the person you're talking to, rather than just talking to them as default. You'll honestly miss out on quite a lot of interactions and new dialogue conversations if you just talk to people, and not take the time to click around over them. The h-scenes were very brief, usually only several lines long and then it abruptly ends. If you're looking for a bit of fap-fap action, I reckon you'll be very disappointed. I think they just exist to show a little bit of titty here and there, which I won't really complain about. But the scenes were so short and rushed that they kinda' felt out of place just to show a bit of nudity. I feel like the people wanting those scenes will mostly be disappointed because of how brief and short they all are. This was a new experience for me, though, and I really liked it. There was no complex or real important story, it was just a comedy about a horny young male trying to make the most of his summer holiday by trying to find a girlfriend. Where you just get to know a bunch of girls and just see numerous interactions with them all. It was quite fun, I'd definitely like to play more games like this in the future. Especially its sequel if it ever releases.
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This is a full remaster into modern PC of a 30 years old+ NEC-PC eroge which has kept almost the entierly nature of the game, the drawings & the character's mindset. This is definitely not a title that has been made for 2020's modern audience (the style, gameplay, etc feels genuinely straight out of the 90's OG version with the quirks and smirks you can imagine) but for a retro-gamer, this is clearly one of the most important Dating Sim title besides Tokimeki in terms of popularity in that time (but for different target audiences). I hope the later games will be remasterised the same way to give further depth to the international audience because, unfortunelately, thoses titles are very complicated to reach for non-Japanese readers.
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Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer is currently priced at 16.79€ on Steam.
Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 16.79€ on Steam.
Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer received 1,649 positive votes out of a total of 1,764 achieving a rating of 8.89.
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Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer was developed by ELF and Shiravune and published by Shiravune.
Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer is not playable on MacOS.
Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer is not playable on Linux.
Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer is a single-player game.
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Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer does not support Steam Remote Play.
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ELF,
Shiravune
Publisher
Shiravune
Release
14 Apr 2022
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