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A Summer's End - Hong Kong 1986 cover art

A Summer's End - Hong Kong 1986

Oracle and Bone · 2020-04-23

Steam

CasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 23, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 23, 2020 (Mac), Apr 23, 2020 (Linux)

A Summer's End is a visual novel set in 1980s Hong Kong. It tells of a love story between two women. Lush and vibrant visuals, the game features over 400 unique hand-drawn artwork inspired by Asian cinema and 1980s anime.

5
playing now
96%
positive of 2.2k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 07:00 UTC (census sample)

Michelle is a young professional working woman living in Hong Kong during the heydays of the 1980s. She meets Sam, a free-spirited woman and an unconventional entrepreneur, by chance after an incident involving a broken heel. They share a mutual attraction. As their relationship progresses, Michelle is forced to make a decision between traditional propriety and her newfound feelings. A Summer’s End is a modern romance. It is a story about seeking identity and meaning in a rapidly changing world where conflicting worldviews and cultures collide. It is a new media homage to Asian cinema and Hong(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 160 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~20/week).
  • · Review velocity up 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 9,678 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 45k–100k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,227 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $9.74 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 3 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
18218220202026Week of 2020-04-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

712026-08-11 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 14:00 — 2 players2026-08-13 05:00 — 6 players2026-08-13 21:00 — 3 players2026-08-14 13:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 05:00 — 7 players2026-08-15 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-17 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 20:00 — 3 players2026-08-20 11:00 — 3 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 17:00 — 2 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 7 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 4 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-25 00:00 — 2 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 08:00 — 4 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-29 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-30 07:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$9.742020-04-232026-07-092020-04-23 — best price $14.992021-04-23 — best price $11.242021-04-30 — best price $14.992021-07-09 — best price $13.192021-07-17 — best price $14.992021-12-22 — best price $10.492022-01-05 — best price $14.992022-01-27 — best price $10.492022-02-03 — best price $14.992022-06-23 — best price $11.242022-07-07 — best price $14.992022-12-22 — best price $11.242023-01-05 — best price $14.992023-04-23 — best price $10.492023-04-30 — best price $14.992023-06-29 — best price $11.242023-07-13 — best price $14.992023-11-21 — best price $11.992023-11-28 — best price $14.992023-12-21 — best price $10.042024-01-04 — best price $14.992024-04-23 — best price $11.242024-04-30 — best price $14.992024-06-27 — best price $10.042024-07-11 — best price $14.992024-12-19 — best price $10.042025-01-02 — best price $14.992025-03-03 — best price $11.242025-03-10 — best price $14.992025-04-23 — best price $11.242025-04-30 — best price $14.992025-06-26 — best price $10.042025-07-10 — best price $14.992025-12-18 — best price $10.042026-01-05 — best price $14.992026-02-17 — best price $10.492026-03-03 — best price $14.992026-06-25 — best price $9.742026-07-09 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerFamily Sharing2 DLC

4 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

1980sAnimeIndieRetroCasualLGBTQ+NudityRomanceStylizedStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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