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"KAMITSUBAKI CITY ENSEMBLE" is a rhythm game in which AI girls who were awoken after the apocalypse use special song magic to create melodies with you, in an effort to restart the world. How did the destruction happen? Why do these girls exist? All answers will be revealed...when the music stops.
KAMITSUBAKI CITY ENSEMBLE is a adventure, music and rhythm game
developed and published by KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO and Studio Lalala.
Released on August 28th 2024 is available only on Windows
in 5 languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
It has received 1,153 reviews of which 800 were positive and 353 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.7 out of 10. 😐
The game is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam.
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- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows10
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.0GHz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia® GTX 460 or AMD HD 5850 or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 20 GB available space
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Kamitsubaki City Ensemble is an ambitious rhythm game from KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO and Studio Lalala that attempts to blend music, storytelling, and a post-apocalyptic setting into a cohesive and emotionally resonant experience. It’s not just a game about hitting notes to catchy beats—it’s a narrative-driven journey that uses music as a means of healing and rebuilding in a broken world. At its heart lies a group of AI girls—each with their own personality and voice—who awaken after an apocalyptic event with the ability to manipulate the world through song. You, the player, take on the role of their guide, helping them restore Kamitsubaki City by completing rhythm challenges that gradually piece the world back together. It’s a high-concept setup, and while it doesn’t always stick the landing narratively, the ambition behind it is admirable and gives the rhythm mechanics a deeper sense of purpose. The musical foundation of the game is one of its strongest aspects. The tracklist pulls heavily from Kamitsubaki Studio’s impressive music catalog, including songs from popular virtual singers and the “Musical Isotope” series. With over 48 tracks included in the base game and more than 100 available through season passes and monthly expansions, the variety on offer is substantial. The music spans a range of styles—emotional ballads, high-energy electronic tracks, and everything in between—making for a rhythm game that rarely feels sonically repetitive. Songs like "Devour the Past," "Carnivorous Plant," and "Sirius’s Heart" are not only fun to play but contribute thematically to the game’s narrative of survival and rebirth. There’s a lot of personality in the music, and it’s clear that great care went into curating a tracklist that reflects both the tone of the story and the distinct identities of the characters performing them. Gameplay-wise, Kamitsubaki City Ensemble offers a decent amount of flexibility. Players can choose from four difficulty levels (Easy, Normal, Hard, and Pro), and the number of lanes ranges from four to seven, which allows for gradual progression and accommodates both newcomers and seasoned rhythm game veterans. That said, the gameplay experience isn’t without its flaws. There have been reports of visual clarity issues, especially on higher difficulties, where the note colors and effects can become hard to distinguish—dark blue hold notes, for example, can blend into the background, making them frustrating to follow. Lane spacing can also become visually overwhelming in the seven-lane configuration, which is unfortunate since the game does try to position itself as suitable for competitive rhythm players as well. Still, when it works, it feels fast, fluid, and satisfying, especially when playing along to high-tempo songs or emotionally charged ballads. Visually, the game has moments of brilliance, though it's somewhat inconsistent. The opening animation is striking, the character designs are clean and appealing, and there’s a real sense of artistic cohesion throughout the menus, backdrops, and in-game overlays. The world of Kamitsubaki City itself is stylishly presented, leaning into an urban-fantasy dystopian aesthetic that complements the music and themes well. However, there are places where the production values feel more in line with a mobile game than a fully realized PC experience. Some of the in-game animations and UI elements feel flat or underdeveloped, and that can occasionally clash with the emotional weight the story is trying to carry. There’s a sense that the game’s reach exceeds its grasp at times, especially when it comes to marrying gameplay, narrative, and presentation in a way that feels seamless. From a performance standpoint, the game runs reasonably well on most PC setups, but there have been complaints regarding frame drops or lag during intensive segments, especially when multiple visual effects and notes overlap. These technical hiccups can be particularly annoying in a rhythm game, where timing and precision are everything. On mobile, the problems become more pronounced, with performance dips on mid-tier devices becoming more common as the screen fills with notes. These issues are frustrating, especially because the game demands such precision to truly enjoy its harder content. It’s clear the developers aimed high, but optimization is an area that still needs refinement. The pricing model is another aspect worth discussing. The base game is relatively affordable, priced around $4, which is generous considering the size of the initial tracklist. However, the cost of DLC adds up quickly. Season passes and monthly song packs push the full content experience well beyond the initial low price tag. For fans of Kamitsubaki Studio or those deeply invested in rhythm games, the investment may feel worthwhile, but casual players may find the paywall for full access a bit steep. Still, given the amount of content and the quality of the music, the pricing isn’t exploitative—just something to be aware of if you plan to stick with the game long-term. Perhaps the most polarizing aspect of Kamitsubaki City Ensemble is its story. On paper, the narrative is unique and emotionally rich: a devastated world, reborn through the voices of sentient AI girls, each coping with their own identity and place in a ruined society. In practice, however, the storytelling doesn’t always deliver. The pacing feels uneven, with emotional beats that either arrive too late or are undercut by the limitations of the rhythm-game format. Dialogue can feel sparse or superficial at times, and the worldbuilding—while visually compelling—lacks the depth needed to make the post-apocalyptic setting feel fully immersive. That said, for players who are already fans of Kamitsubaki Studio’s music universe, the lore and character backstories may hit harder, offering a kind of meta-layer of emotional resonance that newcomers might not immediately appreciate. In the end, Kamitsubaki City Ensemble is a game brimming with heart, creativity, and ambition. It’s a love letter to music’s transformative power, wrapped in the structure of a modern rhythm game and infused with the aesthetic and emotional DNA of Kamitsubaki Studio’s growing creative universe. While technical and structural issues hold it back from reaching its full potential, there’s still a lot to admire—and enjoy—here. For fans of Japanese rhythm games, vocaloid-inspired music, and hybrid narrative experiences, this title offers a fresh and heartfelt take on a genre that often plays it safe. It may not be perfect, but it’s full of soul—and in a game about saving the world through music, maybe that’s what matters most. Rating: 6/10
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tldr > addictive gameplay, decent story, cutes characters, low price. if you enjoy 7k charts and a bit of storytelling featuring cutes girls, or you just like kaf/kafu, you'll like the game. detailed review > - chart fading in and out between 5k and 7k is pretty fun and unique, but should've had a stronger indicator whenever the side lanes appear. not a massive dealbreaker for me, just catches me offguard if i'm not paying attention. - charts are somewhat challenging, enough to be fun. although difficulty values aren't very accurate, like a chart shown to be lower difficulty than quite a few other songs yet is many times harder (though keep in mind i've only played hard and pro difficulty songs). - there's an obvious difference in quality between the charts, the more wellmade charts are of course a lot more fun. - love the song selection included in the base game, love the lobby theme. dlcs are really pricey.. or maybe i'm just broke. - UI is unique and i like it quite a bit, but i've heard a lot of complaints on it so maybe it's just preference. - i haven't gotten that far into the story, and i'm someone who tends to skip over stories the moment they start getting boring, but i've been pretty committed to it. story seems pretty decent so far, and the characters are adowable🤍 - i've only owned the game for a day but i've been playing for hours and having lots of fun. - and yes there's a proper working note offset/delay setting don't worry👍 - i rarely write out reviews so this game has my wholehearted approval🤍 i love kaf and kafu
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The good: -The charts are good, almost no bs except for the glitched difficulty of some songs which are quite challenging. -The game boots up really fast and the navigation on the menus is simple and quick meaning its a very comfortable gaming experience. -If you have no interest in the story of the game there is a skip button. -There is a lot of freedom on key bindings. -You get 50 songs with the base version of the game. The bad: -Very bright colors which might be slightly blinding. -Color options for the note blocks are way too similar and can lead to confusion. -Poor menu explanation. For example, the tutorial stage uses lane pattern A but after entering to your first song it switches to pattern PC which is slightly worse and you are never told where to change it. -Unlocking the last 10 songs or so takes a while. -DLC is expensive (can't say if it is worth or not tho since I'm not planning on buying it). Things to consider: -If you like Vocaloid It's a good purchase since it uses a similar software for some of the songs (the ones by the V.I.P group to be precise) and you will recognize names of producers or songs that are popular in the community. -It's a cheap game worth 4€ or 2€ on sale. Even if you are not planning to buy the DLC the pricing is justified. IMO it's an 8/10 purchase if you have some experience with rythm games and want to try something different (I might be slightly biased, since I was a fan of the girls before purchasing this game).
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Only buy on sale or if you're a huge Kamitsubaki fan, for those who are unfamiliar with Kamitsubaki I think this game is still worth checking out if you like rhythm games in general, if you've been in the rhythm games sphere you might notice some familiar names here such as Giga, Feryquitous, and more, And who knows, there might be some songs here who are familiar to you that you didn't know was originally made using the voice of one of the V.I.P girls all along, like CH4NGE or Cat Loving (ft. Kafu) Now for the gameplay, it's clear that they made the charts so that the game is playable on both PC and mobile devices, there's no crazy gimmick like in most mobile rhythm games nor there are charts with crazy patterns like in most keyboard based rhythm games, the hit window is also quite lenient, also you only drop combos if you miss, even if you hit very late it still continues your combo. So generally, the game is quite easy, but there are challenges like the "GLITCH" mode, sometimes songs are "glitched" (not actual glitch of course) and the gimmick is that sometimes you have to hit more than 2 keys at the same time. Now for the story, it can be interesting, it takes place in the Kamitsubaki City universe, but you don't need prior knowledge to that to understand what's going on, that's all I can say, I think from the visuals and the synopsis you can expect what you'll be getting into. For the songs selection itself, for me it's fine, I think it's good enough for any Kamitsubaki fans, but I do hope they add more artists here in the future like VALIS (not too hopeful about this one), CIEL, and maybe even GIRLS REVOLUTION PROJECT. So overall, I think it's a good game, good for killing time, very enjoyable for casual play, but can still be challenging enough at higher difficulty and the glitch mode.
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clarification for people unfamiliar since people are giving negative reviews based on their misconceptions: this game does NOT use generative AI. CeVIO AI is a software similar to vocaloid, a digital voice instrument that requires writing and tuning by the user to render a result like any other digital instrument, but that uses a trained machine learning model by the voice provider instead of just regular recordings from the voice provider to create a better rendered result. in the case of CeVIO and vocaloid6 it's for a more expressive voice, and in the case of softwares like SynthesizerV and Maghni AI it's for a more flexible and less digital sounding rendered result. regardless, all of the control is in the hands of the user and the programs are useless without b hours /b of user input. the ai terminology is leftover from an era before generative AI, where the ML (machine learning) models used in these softwares were the only AI that really existed and thus made it a cool marketing point. most companies are even dropping AI branding now, with dreamtonics removing AI from their synthesizerV branding with the release of version 2 since the meaning of AI has changed since these softwares released. now onto... THE REVIEW update 3/29/25 honestly, just get the game on switch. the game looks way better and plays way better in handheld mode on the switch, and you can also get the dlc on switch if you want it, so just get it there. pretty much all of my negatives aside from story things are not issues with that version. Original review The game has very clear signs of being a mobile game first. from the criware engine for audio to the large touch designed UI, it's clear that this is just a mobile port, so that could potentially bug some players. Additionally, the game only supports up to 1080p which is quite strange, as even most midrange phones have a higher than 1080p screen nowadays. This causes the game to look kinda blurry on my 1440p monitor. The reference lane for adjusting offset is also bugged, causing the visuals and sound to be misaligned in the offset preview even though there are no issues in game. i imagine this is another occurence of weird mobile game port problems. The last issue is with the gameplay. the game regularly changes from 5k to 7k, with lanes 1 and 7 disappearing until they are needed. as a person who's only played VSRGs (vertical scrolling rhythm games) on PC that are 4k/4k with a gimmick and is thus having to learn 7k to play this game, having the lanes appear and disappear is HORRIBLE for muscle memory, and causes me to drop the combo nearly every time. i imagine this will be less of a problem as i learn 7k better but it does make the game less accessible for rhythm gamers new to 7k. lastly for issues with the game, it does that rhythm game story thing where the story throws a massive pile of mysterious jargon at you with no real explanation right away, making it really uninteresting to trudge through very quickly. after the first 4-5 or so dialogue scenes i started skipping the story entirely. as for positives the game runs really well, the songs list the vocalist used, the producer, and any other writing credits as well, which is nice to see for a relatively unknown rhythm game (even as a person who listens to singing synth music, is a music producer, and owns KAFU boxed i didn't know this existed LMAO). there are some really great songs available and the song list is pretty long for a 4 dollar game, even though the DLCs seem kinda expensive. this is one of those where you'll probably be happy with just the base game due to the sheer amount of great content unless there are songs you really really want in the DLCs. The game also utilises kamitsubaki's aesthetic really well, so if you're a fan of their voice instruments or other projects made by them you'll find the aesthetic of this game right in line with your expectations.
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KAMITSUBAKI CITY ENSEMBLE is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam.
KAMITSUBAKI CITY ENSEMBLE is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 3.99€ on Steam.
KAMITSUBAKI CITY ENSEMBLE received 800 positive votes out of a total of 1,153 achieving a rating of 6.71.
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KAMITSUBAKI CITY ENSEMBLE was developed and published by KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO and Studio Lalala.
KAMITSUBAKI CITY ENSEMBLE is playable and fully supported on Windows.
KAMITSUBAKI CITY ENSEMBLE is not playable on MacOS.
KAMITSUBAKI CITY ENSEMBLE is not playable on Linux.
KAMITSUBAKI CITY ENSEMBLE is a single-player game.
There are 19 DLCs available for KAMITSUBAKI CITY ENSEMBLE. Explore additional content available for KAMITSUBAKI CITY ENSEMBLE on Steam.
KAMITSUBAKI CITY ENSEMBLE does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
KAMITSUBAKI CITY ENSEMBLE does not support Steam Remote Play.
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KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO,
Studio Lalala
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KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO,
Studio Lalala
Release
28 Aug 2024
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