{"id":72184,"date":"2026-09-09T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=72184"},"modified":"2026-09-09T18:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T09:20:07","slug":"revive-onsen-town-is-a-cozy-life-sim-set-in-a-quiet-rural-japanese-hot-spring-town-steam-demo-available-until-october-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/revive-onsen-town-is-a-cozy-life-sim-set-in-a-quiet-rural-japanese-hot-spring-town-steam-demo-available-until-october-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Revive! Onsen Town! is a cozy life sim set in a quiet rural Japanese hot spring town. Steam demo available until October 8\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fans of farming and life simulators might want to keep\u00a0<strong>Revive! Onsen Town!<\/strong>\u00a0on their radar, as the title features elements from\u00a0both\u00a0genres.\u00a0Set in a rural Japanese town\u00a0that lost its hot springs in a disaster,\u00a0the game follows dual protagonists\u00a0Shinnosuke (the\u00a0young\u00a0mayor)\u00a0and\u00a0Kyoko (a girl who visiting her family for summer vacation) as\u00a0they\u00a0restore the\u00a0settlement\u00a0to its former glory.\u00a0A limited-time demo is available until October 8 for Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3573190\/Revive_Onsen_Town\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).\u00a0\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=\"Revive! Onsen Town! \u2668\ufe0f | PV Released!\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ev8uNWvQxrU?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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You spend the first two days\u00a0playing as\u00a0Kyoko, where you learn\u00a0morning activities such as catching bugs, fishing, farming, and\u00a0helping out\u00a0the local restaurant. Nighttime\u00a0presents its own\u00a0events too, such as a night market where you can\u00a0fry up takoyaki\u00a0and engage in\u00a0mini-games\u00a0like a shooting gallery.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ll\u00a0eventually meet\u00a0mayor\u00a0Sinnosuke, whose job is to reconstruct the town through various projects. While you\u00a0start off\u00a0with small tasks such as posting on social media and\u00a0maintaining\u00a0the\u00a0town\u00a0roads, you can work your way up to bigger projects like building a radio tower and restoring the famed hot springs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you reach the third in-game day, you can choose to play&nbsp;as either&nbsp;Kyoko or Shinnosuke. Selecting&nbsp;a protagonist&nbsp;locks you into that role for the day, with the other&nbsp;person&nbsp;going about their life based on your past choices.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1410\" height=\"785\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1410px) 100vw, 1410px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260909-72184-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-72189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260909-72184-001.jpg 1410w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260909-72184-001-380x212.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20260909-72184-001-768x428.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s&nbsp;worth noting that Kyoko and Shinnosuke each have&nbsp;activities that are unique to them.&nbsp;For&nbsp;example,&nbsp;Shinnosuke has access to a car and can accept requests from the bulletin board.&nbsp;Though you can play exclusively as one character, the story is written in such a way that experiencing both sides reveals the full picture.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Developed by\u00a0\u997c\u997c\u00a0Studio\u00a0and published by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hsworld.hswstc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harrison World<\/a>,\u00a0Revive! Onsen Town! is currently in development for Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3573190\/Revive_Onsen_Town\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>). A free demo is available for a limited time until October 8.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/naniwa-underground-is-a-japanese-gta-inspired-indie-life-sim-set-in-an-anarchistic-crime-ridden-fictional-osaka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Naniwa Underground is a Japanese GTA-inspired indie life sim set in an anarchistic, crime-ridden fictional Osaka<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/nippon-ichi-softwares-creepy-farming-sim-village-in-the-shade-sells-over-200000-copies-in-japan-in-just-one-month\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nippon Ichi Software\u2019s creepy farming sim Village in the Shade sells over 200,000 copies in Japan in just one month<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Revive! 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