{"id":29977,"date":"2024-04-23T15:04:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T06:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=29977"},"modified":"2024-04-23T15:04:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T06:04:05","slug":"this-mysterious-japanese-indie-game-has-quietly-sold-over-210k-copies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/this-mysterious-japanese-indie-game-has-quietly-sold-over-210k-copies\/","title":{"rendered":"This mysterious Japanese indie game has quietly sold over 210k copies\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Japanese indie developer Hyogo Onimushi took to X to reveal that his adventure game <strong>Return to Shironagasu Island<\/strong> has sold 210,000 copies. Available on PC (Steam) and Nintendo Switch, the visual novel adventure game involves solving various mysteries and murders on the island. Featuring manga-style graphics and full voice acting (in Japanese), the game currently has a Very Positive rating on Steam (out of 2839 reviews).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com\/steam\/apps\/256764301\/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1688348708\"><\/video><\/figure>\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\">\u6700\u8fd1\u3001\u6570\u3048\u3066\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u30b7\u30ed\u30ca\u30ac\u30b9\u5cf6\u306e\u58f2\u4e0a21\u4e07\u672c\u8d85\u3048\u3066\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3042\u308a\u304c\u305f\u3044\u2026\u3002\u5f15\u304d\u7d9a\u304d\u7d9a\u7de8\u5236\u4f5c\u9811\u5f35\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>&mdash; \u9b3c\u866b\u5175\u5eab Hyogo Onimushi (@ONIMUSHI_HYOGO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ONIMUSHI_HYOGO\/status\/1781951538170310794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation:<\/strong><em> I haven\u2019t been counting lately but sales of Return to Shironagasu Island have exceeded 210,000 copies. I am very grateful and will continue to work hard on the sequel.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to his tweet, the indie developer received several encouraging comments from fans. On Steam, the game has been praised for its well-written plot and dialogue, good character development with some finding the tonal shifts between darker topics and lighthearted banter a bit jarring. Originally released back in March 2020, the game has frequently been featured in Steam\u2019s $2 sales, which has helped it to exceed 210,000 sales. In a separate X post, the developer confirmed that most of the game\u2019s sales come from this lower price point. A look at Return to Shironagasu Island\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/1156990\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">price history<\/a> on Steam DB shows that it is frequently on sale at 50 or 60% off.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"494\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/202040423-29977-002.jpg\" alt=\"Return to Shironagasu Island visual novel adventure game\" class=\"wp-image-29980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/202040423-29977-002.jpg 900w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/202040423-29977-002-380x209.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/202040423-29977-002-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/202040423-29977-002-600x329.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hyogo Onimushi has previously spoken out on X about issues affecting indie developers, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231221-24747\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pricing dilemma they face regarding Steam Sales<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231017-22345\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">damage that \u201cironic\u201d negative reviews do<\/a> to a game\u2019s reputation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Return to Shironagasu Island is available on PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1156990\/Return_to_Shironagasu_Island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/us\/store\/products\/return-to-shironagasu-island-switch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nintendo Switch<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese visual novel game Return to Shironagasu Island has gradually racked up 210K sales, according to its developer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":29979,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-29977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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