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Romance 12 handsome warriors and the samurai of the Shinsengumi, uncover their dark secrets, and conquer your demons in this historical fantasy visual novel! Your narrative choices unlock multiple branching storylines and 30 different endings!

Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds is a otome, visual novel and female protagonist game developed by Idea Factory and Design Factory and published by Idea Factory International.
Released on August 24th 2017 is available only on Windows in 3 languages: English, Japanese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 1,878 reviews of which 1,743 were positive and 135 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. šŸ˜Ž

The game is currently priced at 8.19ā‚¬ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds into these genres:

Otome Visual Novel Female Protagonist Adventure Anime Historical Romance Story Rich Dating Sim Cute Violent Singleplayer Multiple Endings

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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: Intel i5 1.8GHz or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: DirectX 10 compatible video card
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 27 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Windows compatible sound card

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April 2025
I want to preface this review by saying that I was familiar with the Shinsengumi and their role as cultural icons in Japanese media and extended culture as a whole, even before playing this game. Perhaps no other Japanese political group has been romanticized as much as they have, it is quite fascinating to me. The end of the Bakumatsu period signaled a big shift for Japan, after all. This game is a testament to all those ideas, attributes, and even exaggerations bestowed upon the group and their history together. Of course, you don't have to know about the Shinsengumi beforehand to enjoy this game. It does a good job at explaining the era's political climate, and the glossary feature is helpful if you want to learn more as well. You should know that there is a fantasy element to the game too. It personally is what kept me so interested and wanting to come back for more each time, along with the political themes in some of the routes. It is also what sets it apart from other retellings of the history of the Shinsengumi. Each route has differences that make you want to keep playing through them and seeing how the story develops. I will say though, some are better written than others. I do not know if it is something to do with the localization, but the dialogue in certain routes did make me roll my eyes on a few ocassions. Still, each route has something that everyone can enjoy. Also, as other people have mentioned this particular Hakuoki game isn't as heavy on the romance as the next one (Edo Blossoms). There is ocassional romantic dialogue, but it is not the main focus. All in all, there is a reason for why Hakuoki is one of the most popular otome franchises of them all. Kyoto Winds has a beautiful, emotional soundtrack, pretty illustrations, stellar voice acting, and a engaging rethreading of the narrative surrounding the Shinsengumi.
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April 2025
I highly recommend this game ā€” itā€™s an absolute masterpiece! From the captivating story to the amazing voice acting and breathtaking background music, everything is top-tier. But letā€™s be honestā€¦ the real highlight? The hotties. My personal favorite is Okita, with Saito coming in second, and Heisuke third. Trust me, you wonā€™t regret diving into this beautiful, emotional journey.
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Dec. 2024
Looove this game, there's so much extra content than in the anime (obviously, i suppose), and i feel so warm and fuzzy playing. The characters are so likeable. Only gripe is I wish Chizuru had more of her own independent journey, though i guess that would defeat the whole point of it being an otome game. 10/10
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Oct. 2024
I wanted to do a good amount of routes before making a review and this is it: I really like the game, especially when they have the 2nd game out to continue on with the story and choice of guy! Each one is slightly different OR A HUGE difference on information about you and who you are! (I forgot the girls name you play but hopefully you get it) I like the art a lot and the story! I say if you like stories building up and getting to know the guy before romancing this is for you and I think you should try it!
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Aug. 2024
I thoroughly enjoyed this one for a couple of reasons. The art style is fantastic, the soundtrack is great and the story goes from intriguing to wholly captivating at a reasonable rate. This games story starts out seemingly mellow and slowly turns deeper and more mysterious and I found myself having trouble walking away (Needless to say, I lost some sleep through this story, oops). Naturally, you have to play through all the routes to get the entire story, but since each character is unique (both good and bad quirks) it never really gets dull. I found myself enjoying the camaraderie and banter amongst the guys enough to feel like part of the group, which is unusual for me in most games, but it was a welcomed bonus enjoyment. I got to care for the groups fate more than the individual romantic relationships, meaning the overarching story is better than any of the person-to-person stories. Character note: For real, some characters are quite abusive towards the main character, to say the least. Granted, none of the male characters in this game are unscathed, they have been through and seen some s**t, so psychologically their behaviours make sense. Doesn't make it okay though. It does however add a lot of depth to the characters, which is good. Unfortunately the main character is by far the weakest one in the entire game. She is literally incapable of doing anything else besides being supportive (and even then she has no idea how or what to do) and getting dunked on unless someone else steps up to protect her. She is by far the most annoying and most forgettable part of the entire game.. The overarching story is a very bitter sweet one, after all the setting is a historically grim era of war and conflict. Naturally, certain things hit me straight in the feels which made this game an unforgettable experience to me and I found myself saddened when it ended. But eventually all good stories must come to an end. (This one happens to have a continuation in Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms, yay) The overarching story is captivating and fantastic! The romance routes for some characters is meh, others are okay but I've had better. For the price tag (8,19 euros as of writing this) I can easily recommend it. The soundtrack is great too!
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Frequently Asked Questions

Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds is currently priced at 8.19ā‚¬ on Steam.

Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 8.19ā‚¬ on Steam.

Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds received 1,743 positive votes out of a total of 1,878 achieving a rating of 8.84.
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Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds was developed by Idea Factory and Design Factory and published by Idea Factory International.

Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds is not playable on MacOS.

Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds is not playable on Linux.

Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds is a single-player game.

There are 2 DLCs available for Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds. Explore additional content available for Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds on Steam.

Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds does not support Steam Remote Play.

Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds
8.19ā‚¬
8.8
1,743
135
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Developer
Idea Factory, Design Factory
Publisher
Idea Factory International
Release 24 Aug 2017
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