Corporate slave yuri visual novel Citrus Summer to release on January 5. Script fully overhauled based on community feedback

Yuri fans who like their stories grounded in realism, but with a tiny splash of magic, might find Citrus Summer up their alley. Developed by Chinese indie team LimeStudio and published by ZtoA, this yuri visual novel follows the story Rachel, an overworked game industry employee.

Following her encounter with a strange talking plushie (which looks exactly like the LimeStudio mascot), Rachel knocks over a bottle of perfume she bought as a birthday present for her friend, not knowing that these two events would change her life forever.  

Rachel soon notices three women who have strangely taken a shine to her:

Scarlett is a red-haired boutique owner whose family owns a clothing factory. She met Rachel at a friend’s birthday party, whereupon she took an interest in her. Scarlet is a Scorpio and enjoys reading yuri novels.

Ivy has been Rachel’s best friend since high school, and suddenly becomes more affectionate toward her than ever before. She currently works for the government and secretly draws yuri doujinshi with Rachel. Ivy is a Cancer who loves anime and manga.

Lyra is the purple-haired new programmer at Rachel’s workplace. She grows closer to Rachel through a wheel‑spin app she made, which the two use to decide where they go for their lunch breaks. Lyra is an introvert and a Pisces who spends her free time creating her own game.

Your choices throughout the story affect which girl Rachel ends up with. As Citrus Summer tells the romantic stories of working adult women in an urban workspace, the developers are aiming for a more mature and realistic narrative style, with a splash of fantasy.

LimeStudio released a free demo back in September 2025, which was met with negative feedback from the game’s Chinese community. Specifically, issues regarding the demo’s storytelling were brought up, which included redundant descriptions of parts unrelated to romance, forced unrequited love scenarios, and the abrupt formation of couples. Following the criticisms, the devs brought in a new writer to build the entire scenario from scratch. Since the demo was rewritten, the new version currently doesn’t have any voice acting.

Citrus Summer is set to release on January 5 for Windows (Steam). A free demo, which includes the rewritten scenario, is also available.

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