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A YEAR OF SPRINGS cover art

A YEAR OF SPRINGS

npckc · 2021-09-28

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

CasualIndieSimulation

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Nov 05, 2021 (Android), May 14, 2021 (Linux), May 14, 2021 (Mac), Dec 10, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), May 14, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 10, 2021 (PlayStation 4)

Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami, a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong.

A YEAR OF SPRINGS is a 2021 Casual, Indie, and Simulation game priced at $4.99, with an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000 and a review sentiment of Overwhelmingly Positive (98% of 999 reviews).

0
playing now
98%
positive of 999 reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
4.41★
PlayStation Store rating (260 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 130 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~16/week).
  • · Review velocity up 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 29,032 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 20k–45k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 999 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.19-36%
Microsoft Store$4.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.19 at GOG (2026-03-27) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 63 of 91 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
505020212026Week of 2021-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-09-15 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 13:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 19:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 16:00 — 1 players2026-10-05 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 23:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 14:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 22:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 05:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$4.99$3.192021-09-292026-10-142021-09-29 — best price $4.492022-01-27 — best price $3.992022-06-10 — best price $4.492022-07-25 — best price $4.242022-11-14 — best price $3.992023-01-03 — best price $4.992023-03-16 — best price $3.492023-05-27 — best price $4.992023-08-14 — best price $4.992023-11-21 — best price $3.492023-12-21 — best price $3.492024-02-06 — best price $4.992024-03-20 — best price $3.492024-05-15 — best price $4.992024-07-17 — best price $3.492024-09-25 — best price $3.492024-11-07 — best price $3.992024-12-12 — best price $3.992025-02-13 — best price $3.992025-03-15 — best price $4.992025-04-30 — best price $4.992025-06-18 — best price $3.492025-08-11 — best price $4.992025-10-07 — best price $3.492025-10-28 — best price $3.492025-12-08 — best price $3.242026-02-02 — best price $3.242026-03-19 — best price $3.492026-05-05 — best price $3.252026-06-16 — best price $4.992026-07-20 — best price $4.992026-08-29 — best price $3.192026-09-04 — best price $3.192026-09-10 — best price $4.992026-09-16 — best price $3.192026-09-22 — best price $3.192026-09-28 — best price $3.192026-10-04 — best price $3.192026-10-10 — best price $4.992026-10-14 — best price $3.19
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

5
achievements tracked
73.1%
earned "THE WORLD CAN BE KIND TOO"
48.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsKeyboard Only OptionMouse Only Option#category_playable_at_your_own_pace2 DLC

8 supported languages: English, Japanese, Korean, French, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Thai

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2021-09-29, latest 2026-05-11 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)1,63098%22
PS5 (PlayStation)1,52499%22
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)1,42895%21
PS4 (PlayStation)1,22199%22
PS5 (PlayStation)1,15398%22
PS4 (PlayStation)1,07199%22
PS5 (PlayStation)95099%22
PS4 (PlayStation)802100%22
PS5 (PlayStation)75799%22
Steam (Steam)43968%5
Switch (Nintendo)140%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DCuteCasualLGBTQ+RelaxingEmotionalSimulationStory RichAtmosphericVisual Novel

Census log

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

Recent updates

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