{"id":19731,"date":"2023-06-23T16:14:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T07:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=19731"},"modified":"2023-07-07T14:14:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T05:14:09","slug":"20230623-19731","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20230623-19731\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience being shrunk and kept in a giantess\u2019 drawer in this upcoming Japanese game\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Indie game developer SAFE HAVN STUDIO released the first trailer for <strong>SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim<\/strong> on June 22. A demo of the game is scheduled to be released in August. The surreal setting and theme of the game has gathered significant attention from Japanese users, with a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gamecast_blog\/status\/1671431924735442944?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tweet<\/a> introducing the game receiving over 10,000 retweets.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim | \u30d5\u30a1\u30fc\u30b9\u30c8\u30c8\u30ec\u30fc\u30e9\u30fc\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rKV4H0SKmsE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim is an all-ages adventure game about the lives of tiny people who have been shrunk by a young girl called Saeko. The protagonist of the game wakes up one day to find that they have been shrunk by Saeko to a mere few centimeters in height. They then encounter other people whose bodies have also been shrunk by Saeko. While spending time with these unique individuals inside Saeko\u2019s desk drawer, they must think of choices that will help everyone to survive. The game tells the fate of Saeko and the people she has shrunk.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230622-253026-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230622-253026-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230622-253026-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230622-253026-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230622-253026-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230622-253026-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230622-253026-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230622-253026-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230622-253026-001-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230622-253026-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This game is described as a novel game, and the story seems to be presented in a point-and-click type format with the focus being on the text and graphics. Another element of the game is that the shrunken characters have parameters. The trailer reveals a scene in which the characters use Saeko\u2019s hair clip to scrape at a ration to make it into a powder that they can eat. It is likely that the game will depict the harsh life of the shrunken people living inside the desk.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While confronting the situation, the protagonist is also Saeko\u2019s talk partner. Based on screenshots and other information, it seems the player will be able to choose their own responses during the conversation such as \u201cYes,\u201d \u201cNo,\u201d \u201cWhy?\u201d and similar. But even though the main character is free to respond, caution seems to be needed as the giantess Saeko can pose a threat. These dialogues with Saeko may be the key to controlling the fates of the shrunken people and Saeko herself.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3010\u5c0f\u4eba\u305f\u3061\u3068\u306e\u751f\u6d3b\u3011<br>\u8eab\u9577\u6570cm\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u3001\u5b66\u7fd2\u673a\u306e\u5f15\u304d\u51fa\u3057\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u904e\u3054\u3059\u3053\u3068\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<br>\u305d\u3053\u306b\u3044\u305f\u306e\u306f\u3001\u81ea\u5206\u3068\u540c\u3058\u304f\u51b4\u5b50\u306b\u7e2e\u3081\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3001\u500b\u6027\u8c4a\u304b\u306a\u4ef2\u9593\u305f\u3061\u3002<br><br>\u304a\u3057\u3083\u3079\u308a\u3067\u6642\u9593\u3092\u6f70\u3057\u305f\u308a\u3001\u98df\u6599\u3092\u307f\u3093\u306a\u306b\u5206\u3051\u305f\u308a\u3057\u306a\u304c\u3089\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306f\u307f\u3093\u306a\u304c\u751f\u304d\u6b8b\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306e\u9078\u629e\u3092\u8003\u3048\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hdYbq2RaDg\">pic.twitter.com\/hdYbq2RaDg<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim (@saekogame) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saekogame\/status\/1664925886385360896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><font size=\"2\"><strong>Tweet translation: <\/strong>When you wake up, a giantess is looking down on you \u2015\u2015 SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim is a novel game about the life of Saeko, a girl with mysterious abilities, and the people she has shrunk. Development is currently underway for a demo release in the summer of 2023. Please look forward to it!&nbsp;<br>You find yourself only a few centimeters tall and having to spend your time in the drawer of a study desk. In there you find your others, who, like you, have been shrunk into Saeko, and are full of individuality. While killing time by chatting and sharing food with everyone, you ponder the choices you must make to ensure everyone&#8217;s survival.<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0The developer of this game, SAFE HAVN STUDIO, is a Tokyo-based indie game studio with a small team including members newkyp and koh. The game is based on a novel by Shizue Fuechi.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_newkyp\/status\/1650023622076162048?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tweet<\/a> by newkyp, who does the planning\/scenario, etc. for this game, a novel by Shizue Fuechi left a lasting impression on them more than ten years ago, when they had not even heard of the \u201cgiantess genre.\u201d They began writing the scenario for this work using Shizue Fuechi\u2019s character Saeko as the model. At first, they thought of replacing her with an original character, but were unable to create a more attractive character than Saeko, and thus went with the idea of creating a game that borrows her character. SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim seems to take influences from the work of Shizue Fuechi while also being charged with the developer&#8217;s own sexual proclivities and fascinations.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/saekogame\/status\/1671362004026814466?s=20\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><font size=\"2\"><strong>Tweet translation: <\/strong>When you wake up, a giantess is looking down on you \u2015\u2015 SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim is a novel game based on the novel by Shizue Fuechi, about the life of Saeko, a girl with mysterious abilities, and the people she has shrunk. Development is currently underway for a demo release in August of this year. Please look forward to it!<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/saekogame.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim<\/a> is currently under development, with a demo scheduled for release in August 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><br><br><br><br><em>Written by. Amber V based on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20230622-253026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>\u00a0(original article\u2019s publication date: 2023-06-22 14:09\u00a0JST)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim by SAFE HAVN STUDIO is an upcoming Japanese adventure game where the player is shrunk and kept in the drawer of the giantess Saeko.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":19736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[39,17],"class_list":["post-19731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-indie-games","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Experience being shrunk and kept in a giantess\u2019 drawer in this upcoming Japanese game\u00a0 - 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