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The Men of Yoshiwara: Kikuya

Dogenzaka Lab · 2015-10-14

Steam

Adventure

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 19, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 01, 2018 (Nintendo Switch)

"The Men of Yoshiwara" is a popular romance game for women. At the end, to whom is it that you will be talking of love? Vocal opening song/English text

0
playing now
74%
positive of 486 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
$29.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 12:00 UTC (census sample)

At this red-light district, a certain young lady buys a night with a man who won't become anybody's. Because she wanted to have a child. Because she desired love. On this island, young men aren't birthed. Consequently, all the women go to Yoshiwara. There wasn't a single day she thought of this as abnormal or strange. However, one day... She decided to venture to "Yoshiwara", a nightless city that emits a dazzling light without pause. For the first time ever in her entire life, she viewed the procession of the beautiful male courtesans. The protagonist, Hidetomi Misawo, becomes captivated b(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 41% of 11,362 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 12k–29k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 486 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.49 at Steam (2016-11-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 9 of 19 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
151520162026Week of 2016-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2016-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2016-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

202026-08-12 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 04:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 12:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$7.492015-10-152026-08-172015-10-15 — best price $17.992015-12-22 — best price $9.892016-04-28 — best price $9.892016-08-29 — best price $17.992016-12-22 — best price $7.492017-06-22 — best price $9.892017-11-22 — best price $9.892018-02-15 — best price $9.892018-11-21 — best price $9.892019-02-04 — best price $9.892019-04-30 — best price $9.892019-10-28 — best price $9.892020-01-23 — best price $9.892020-03-16 — best price $8.992020-06-25 — best price $8.992020-10-29 — best price $9.892020-12-22 — best price $9.892021-03-11 — best price $9.292021-06-24 — best price $8.992021-10-28 — best price $8.992021-12-22 — best price $8.992022-03-24 — best price $7.492022-09-14 — best price $8.992022-12-22 — best price $8.992023-06-29 — best price $8.992023-09-18 — best price $8.992023-12-21 — best price $8.992024-06-27 — best price $8.992024-11-27 — best price $8.992025-02-18 — best price $8.992025-04-28 — best price $8.992025-08-25 — best price $8.992025-11-03 — best price $8.992026-02-16 — best price $8.992026-04-27 — best price $8.992026-06-25 — best price $8.992026-08-17 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

17
achievements tracked
84.7%
earned "Welcome to Kikuya"
15.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

3 supported languages: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)41435%17
Switch (Nintendo)180%0

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

Player tags

AnimeOtomeRomanceAdventureDating SimSingleplayerVisual NovelFemale Protagonist

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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