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SIX FRUITS BARE THEIR FANGS AT THE WORLD. --The academy was their orchard. In this place of learning, protected by high walls from the outside world, there arrived a single young man who'd lost his purpose in life. He'd lost sight of what he wanted to protect.
The Fruit of Grisaia is a visual novel, anime and story rich game
developed by Frontwing
and published by Frontwing USA.
Released on May 29th 2015 is available in English only on Windows.
It has received 1,059 reviews of which 984 were positive and 75 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 36.99€ on Steam.
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- OS: Vista
- Processor: 1Ghz
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 1024x576
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 7 GB available space
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A special Visual Novel with lots of learnings/teachings. For anyone who wants alot of content with great character developement. Besides it being a harem VN, you will get some action and alot of great comedy. Disclaimer: You need patience but it pays off. Not in form of H-Scenes (cuz Steam), rather in form of a good writing. PS: I demand compatibility with the steam-deck
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The Fruit of Grisaia is a visual novel that stands out not only for its length and production quality but also for the weight of the emotional stories it tells. Developed by Frontwing and published in the West by Frontwing USA, it blends light, comedic school-life antics with intense, psychologically charged drama. What begins as a seemingly standard “transfer student arrives at a secluded academy” setup gradually evolves into a layered exploration of trauma, recovery, relationships, and the scars people carry. The game takes its time building familiarity, giving players a false sense of simplicity before revealing just how troubled and complex its cast truly is. The protagonist, Yūji Kazami, is a departure from the typical visual novel lead. Rather than being a clueless or passive observer, he comes with a mysterious military background, a stoic demeanor, and a worldview shaped by hardship. When he arrives at Mihama Academy—an isolated school housing only five girls and a handful of staff—it becomes clear that this is no ordinary learning institution. Each girl is here because something in her past has fractured her life in ways she can no longer navigate through a normal environment. Mihama is less a school and more a sanctuary, an emotional halfway house for people who have fallen out of step with the world. At first, the daily interactions are lighthearted and humorous. The girls appear to fit familiar archetypes: the cheerful troublemaker, the icy beauty, the refined maid-like caretaker, the tomboyish rival, and the quiet, introverted girl with a distant stare. The common route reinforces this sense of comfort, filled with cooking mishaps, comedic misunderstandings, playful banter, and slice-of-life charm. But this levity is a deliberate misdirection. Each route, once chosen, peels back the benign surface and plunges into raw, vulnerable territory. The shift is dramatic yet thoughtfully paced, revealing layers of emotional pain—guilt, grief, abuse, isolation, abandonment, self-harm, and broken family bonds. The Fruit of Grisaia does not treat these issues lightly; it approaches them with surprising seriousness, inviting the player to understand rather than simply react. What elevates the experience is how Yūji interacts with each girl's suffering. His own troubled past gives him a grounded, empathetic viewpoint, and his attempts to help the others feel earned rather than forced. The writing excels at balancing intense emotional revelations with moments of warmth, humor, and gradual trust. When a character finally opens up about her trauma, the emotional payoff feels powerful precisely because the game spends so much time building rapport and making the academy feel like a lived-in place. CG artwork punctuates major scenes with striking imagery, whether conveying the soft glow of quiet connection or the harsh intensity of a character’s breaking point. The soundtrack supports these shifts brilliantly—gentle piano pieces underscore reflection, while darker arrangements heighten scenes of tension and revelation. Each heroine's route offers a fully realized arc, complete with unique themes, conflicts, and resolutions. Some focus on redemption and healing; others explore the consequences of past choices or the difficult path toward reclaiming one’s sense of self. The tonal variation across routes is one of the game’s biggest strengths. One might involve survivalist drama, another a deeply personal confrontation with guilt, while another deals with emotional dependency and the struggle to move forward. This diversity ensures that each playthrough feels distinct, even as the overarching setting and protagonist remain constant. The narrative complexity means that replayability is not just encouraged but essential to fully appreciate the scope of the story. The biggest obstacle for newcomers is the pacing. The common route is lengthy and can feel slow, especially for players eager to experience the darker, more dramatic arcs. Additionally, the sharp tonal swings—from slapstick humor to intense psychological scenes—can feel jarring if one isn’t prepared for the game’s emotional breadth. Some scenes verge into melodrama, and depending on the version played, certain explicit moments may feel unnecessary or distracting. Yet these flaws are part of the game’s sprawling ambition, and for most players they do little to diminish the raw impact of its strongest narrative beats. Ultimately, The Fruit of Grisaia is a monumental visual novel—ambitious, emotionally charged, and far more mature than its playful exterior suggests. It excels at building complex characters whose traumas are neither trivialized nor exploited, and whose personal journeys resonate on a deeply human level. It explores how people break, how they cope, and how they slowly piece themselves back together with the help of others who truly see them. For players willing to invest the time, patience, and emotional energy, it offers a rich, memorable, and often heart-wrenching experience that stands among the genre’s most respected works. Rating: 9/10
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Amazing visual novel though this version is censored. So you can either get MathG0ds patches that add the +18 scenes and censored jokes back into the game or buy them on denpasoft or JAST
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This is one hell of a VN. I played an unrated version so I assume the all ages version is missing all the H stuff and some gore content. Nevertheless this is still a heavy kicker in comparison with other vns out there due to all the heavy psychological content it contains. First of all, almost every single character is an "adult" who suffered parental neglect and psychological abuse if not a torture and psychical one on top. The existential content is heavy in this one, and some of the routes are just brutal, including suicide, cannibalism and such. Every route provides the background of the character which is more or less a long string or pain, neglect and abuse in one way or the other. This is all intermixed with inane and childish dialogues and situations. There is a lot of exaggerations in place as well and characters are caricatured to an extreme. Most of the vn is just playing around in school setting with mostly inane and exaggerated situations, with minimal hints of darkness lurking around. When the routes start, that's when the existential content starts to kick in. In practice it is a very well done game. It is very well voiced and has a nice accompanying music score. Choices are minimal and just allow to pick a route and an ending for it. I am definitively a big fan of this one. I am planning to go through all 14 or so games in the coming weeks. If you want to play unrated, you need to buy it outside of steam and overwrite the steam version. I got both (steam and unrated) with heavy discounts so in total it was definitively worth it. After playing I think this one is worth full price regardless.
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Disregard steam playtime tracking for this review; something was bugged to where the steam client kept crashing while the game was running, so I closed steam and ran the game from the EXE in the install folder. This is an easy recommend from me. It can be *very* dark, and no one here is well-adjusted, but if that kind of struggle to connect despite the hardship is good for you, it's here in spades and their is about 100hrs of story if you want to unlock every scene.
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The Fruit of Grisaia is currently priced at 36.99€ on Steam.
The Fruit of Grisaia is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 36.99€ on Steam.
The Fruit of Grisaia received 984 positive votes out of a total of 1,059 achieving a rating of 8.76.
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The Fruit of Grisaia was developed by Frontwing and published by Frontwing USA.
The Fruit of Grisaia is playable and fully supported on Windows.
The Fruit of Grisaia is not playable on MacOS.
The Fruit of Grisaia is not playable on Linux.
The Fruit of Grisaia is a single-player game.
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The Fruit of Grisaia does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
The Fruit of Grisaia does not support Steam Remote Play.
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Developer
Frontwing
Publisher
Frontwing USA
Release
29 May 2015
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