Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds
Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds
Game
Game2018
Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms
Developer Idea Factory, Design Factory
Continue your journey to Edo in Hakuoki™: Edo Blossoms, where you play as the heroine Chizuru Yukimura. Romance the famous warriors of the Shinsengumi as you enter a fantasy drama of battles and self-discovery. Your narrative choices unlock multiple branching storylines and 30 different endings! From the Steam store page
315 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 2, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
94
LovedLoved
170 positive · 11 negative
95% range 89–97%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 170 | 11 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 40 | 7 | 63 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 10 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
285 of 304 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
94% recommend · 174 yes, 12 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 186 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (1,081 of 1,124 positive).
Players praise the emotional depth and romance, calling it a beautiful and heartbreaking conclusion. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note that the translation and localization have issues, including errors and vulgarity. [4][5] A few players criticize the main character as useless and the bad endings as repetitive. [6][7][8]
Liked
Representative posts
- [8]
I haven't played in 2 years but I remember playing through Saito, leader guy, and guy with tuberculosis routes. I tried starting Kazama, Harada, ninja guy, and buff bro guy's routes but stopped in the middle of their routes. Beautiful art and music. The MC: is annoying, makes stupid decisions that endanger others, feels sorry for herself a lot, and is just so bland and pitiful. Example: *MC gets told to be careful …
- [1]
The single most depressing thing you've ever read in your life happens in this game and then you find out that's the good ending
- [4]
Edo Blossoms is better than Kyoto Winds, but still has some issues that take away from the enjoyment. The issues - While the translation is better in this game, it's still fairly subpar. Sentences are overly interpreted (making them unnecessarily vulgar and misogynistic), some sentence are simply added in English that don't exist in Japanese, there are errors, there are typos... It's good to have a translation of …
- [2]
SUCH A BEAUTIFUL AND SAD GAME. i literally had to stop playing for my own mental health LMFAO.. truly one of the best written and most heartbreaking otoges, do NOT play this game if you just want a fluffly little romance story. this is gaining found family and brutally losing it and its sososososooooo good
- [16]
Hakuōki in one sentence? One of the best OTOME games on Steam worth twice its full price! Hakuoki Edo Blossoms is the second and conluding part of the story. The first part (common route plus the first chapter for the chosen LI) is in Hakuoki Kyoto Winds. Edo Blossoms represents unique routes for all LI from Kyoto Winds. For the best experience, I highly recommend to finish Kyoto Winds route for your chosen LI and …
Summarised from 34 of the 303 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
94% of the 186 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms. The complaint that keeps coming up: translation is subpar with errors and typos. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 315 · most liked firstThe single most depressing thing you've ever read in your life happens in this game and then you find out that's the good ending
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i'm curious why everyone is talking about previous fandoms today lmao but uhh mine are - ffxiv - the dear hunter (this is a band lol) - dragon age: inquisition - otome game tumblr (with a focus on Hakuoki) - animal crossing: new leaf - DC comics/cartoons (the flash and GL were my boys) - mass effect
neutral · AI labelView post →The Hakuoki SSL: Sweet School Life high school spinoff game gets a Western release in English for Switch!
neutral · AI labelView post →Hakuoki 3ds 🌸⚔️✨ * game & book thread * Ik this is stupid but, I want to play the og storyline while reading about that real Shinsengumi (book title in alt). Doing 1 chapter between session. I want to better understand the context this time. Plz mute #mHwots if u don't want to see my rumbling! ;)
neutral · AI labelView post →This one has same problems that Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds had. Every bad end written as afterthought just to have it and after some time I couldn't even bother to keep reading them, because they were all pretty much the same. It felt the same as encountering time after time piano that is falling on your head, which gets old very fast. Choices that you do for good endings on every route didn't feel that much different from other ones that you have, more like same thing that is put in different words…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i want to romance hot japanese men: the sequel
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hakuoki SSL is finally here!! Otome Valentine’s Day surprise! 🥰 It’s been so long since I’ve played Hakuoki. Can’t believe we finally have this game in English 😭 Also such a nice Limited Edition 🎮
positive · AI labelView post →A masterpiece, that's what I would say in short. If you are wondering whether you should buy this at a full price, I would say go ahead, as considering the big amount of the romanceable characters, and different interesting plot and ending. It is absolutely worth at the full price. Not to mention, the voice acting are great too, they even done it for each and every characters; including those side characters who didn't have a drawing.. Some other or most otome games, will charge you at a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hello otome gamer friends. What was the first otome game you played? I'm curious how many people started with Hakuoki, lol. Yo-Jin-Bo was my first otoge, but it was Hakuoki that got me hooked on the genre.
neutral · AI labelView post →Gonna show my age with these ones, buuuut~ >o< lol My first "true" otome game from Japan was Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom on PSP~
neutral · AI labelView post →Hakuoki: Chronicles of Wind and Blossom is coming to the Nintendo Switch later in 2024! 🥳 The game will include Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms and Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds🌸
neutral · AI labelView post →The characters of Hakuoki SSL: Sweet School Life meet their valentines in the English Switch release on February 12!
neutral · AI labelView post →It's 'post a random game of your collection' Saturday! BUT IM LATE ITS SUNDAY. I gotta post Hakuoki, I have bought this so many times. The first PSP release and the most recent one for reference. Excited for Hakuoki SSL!
positive · AI labelView post →I finished my Hakuoki replay!! It took a while to get through, but every moment was very much worth it. Wonderful game.
positive · AI labelView post →⚠️ Otome checkpoint #otomesky show me your... 🌷 Last Game: The Red Bell's Lament 🌼 Next Game: Hakuoki SSL 🌹 Best Game You’ve Played This Year: 🙈 🌸 Most Anticipated Game: Otome Daoshi & Over Requiemz
neutral · AI labelView post →On the last route for Meiji Tokyo Renka, I really adore this game. It is such a fun otome it feels like it's the counterpart to Hakuoki. Historically based but more of a comedy rather than a tragedy.
neutral · AI labelView post →I haven't played in 2 years but I remember playing through Saito, leader guy, and guy with tuberculosis routes. I tried starting Kazama, Harada, ninja guy, and buff bro guy's routes but stopped in the middle of their routes. Beautiful art and music. The MC: is annoying, makes stupid decisions that endanger others, feels sorry for herself a lot, and is just so bland and pitiful. Example: *MC gets told to be careful and that she is in danger of being attacked* So, what does she do? Walks to an…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Preorders open NOW with Playasia for our physical release of otome visual novel Hakuoki SSL ~Sweet School Life~ for Nintendo Switch! ow.ly/N1Ht50VwWXv Only 2000 LEs which include game, manual, OST, art book, mini case, Joy-Con stickers, acrylic standees and certificate!
neutral · AI labelView post →I didn't recommend the Kyoto game and I also cannot recommend this one. The music, story and graphics are great, but the MC and guys just destroy it for me. One of the guys kills his friend, captures her and delivers to someone who wants to run experiments on her, keep her locked up for days, then offer a tea and she's literally telling him that she knows he's kind deep inside and 'When his is all over, why don't you and I go on a journey?'... At this moment I wish I could have a choice to kill…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →only downside is that i love souji too much and it hurts
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Preorders are NOW OPEN for our physical Nintendo Switch release of Hakuoki Memoirs: Drifting Clouds! 📦🛒 ow.ly/BaGX50Z6PBo Only 2000 LEs which include the game, manual, drama CD, art book, stickers, mini case, acrylics, poster and certificate! Standard copies also available.
neutral · AI labelView post →#25: Game I plan on playing Hoping to pick up Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds soon; I'm excited to dive in! 🎎
neutral · AI labelView post →Hakuoki SSL is releasing in just 2 weeks!! 😱 I've waited 8 long years to play this game, I still can't really believe that it's real 🥲
positive · AI labelView post →Hakuoki is where it all began 🥲 I honestly don't think I could've started with a better game! This series will always mean a hell of a lot to me 🥹
positive · AI labelView post →I’m bouncing on my heels waiting for this to arrive. Also, pls play this game if you’re into Japanese history and/or romance visual novels. You can get it on Steam too, but be warned that that particular translation is very iffy. #Hakuoki
positive · AI labelView post →New Hakuoki game????? I think I might cry 😭
neutral · AI labelView post →Scrolling through the Dating Sims feature on the Nintendo eShop, and it’s like: -Joke dating sim -Joke dating sim -Joke dating sim -This one’s a farming game -This one has a fun horror twist -Joke dating sim -This one legit tries -Joke dating sim -Hakuoki??? What are you doing among these pretenders
positive · AI labelView post →Edo Blossoms is better than Kyoto Winds, but still has some issues that take away from the enjoyment. The issues - While the translation is better in this game, it's still fairly subpar. Sentences are overly interpreted (making them unnecessarily vulgar and misogynistic), some sentence are simply added in English that don't exist in Japanese, there are errors, there are typos... It's good to have a translation of the game, but the quality just isn't there. - The UI was better adapted to a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →U.S. BASED OTOME PLAYERS WARNING. We all are excited about the Hakuoki SSL localization . PLAYASIA SHIPS FROM HONG KONG. IF THE DE MINIMUS FEE EXEMPTION IS STILL GONE BY THE TIME THE GAME RELEASES THE GAME WILL HAVE EXTRA FEES FROM CUSTOMS CHARGED AT THE TIME THE ITEM PASSES THROUGH CUSTOMS.
neutral · AI labelView post →Late post! Ah! The forest is sleeping~ 🍄🍃✨️ We ended up playing Hakuoki the entire time! Every time I play this game, I get pulled in because I love it! Thank you all for chilling and gooning with me! 🥰💕 We raided out to @luciinasoleil.bsky.social last night! Check her out! 🧜♀️
positive · AI labelView post →⚠️ Otome Checkpoint!! Show me your current top 5 LIs ✨️ I've been on an mobile otome game run recently. 😂 ♡ Saito - Hakuoki ♡ Shingen - Ikemen Sengoku ♡ Sylus - Love and Deepspace ♡ Victor - Mr. Love: Queen's Choice ♡ Gilbert - Piofiore
neutral · AI labelView post →I will likely be revisiting my review once I complete the game, however, I was encouraged to break up the Hakuoki games in order to not burn out on the story since there are 12 LIs, and Kyoto Winds is a very robust game. I played each LI's path in Edo Blossoms right after finishing them in KW, so, as of right now, I've managed 3 of the 13 routes with 27 hours on record and 12 different endings. Edo Blossoms is basically the romance you were looking for in Kyoto Winds, and a wrap up to the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm whizzing though these Hakuoki SSL routes now!! The more I play, the more I want to replay the main Hakuoki game though and there's no way I have time for that 🙃
positive · AI labelView post →As I've been looking forward to Hakuoki SSL since forever, here are my predicted rankings for the main LIs based on my rankings of the main game that I played back in 2018. It'll be interesting to see if this changes!!
neutral · AI labelView post →Hakuoki SSL ~Sweet School Life~ for Nintendo Switch launches February 12th. Physical copies have started shipping. Here's a look at the beautiful limited edition. Game details: www.eastasiasoft.com/games/Hakuok...
neutral · AI labelView post →Guess what? I'm early! I remember how confused I was by visual novel mechanics when I played Hakuoki for the first time back in 2012. In this video, I will be discussing what otome games I think are good for beginners and some that are not.
neutral · AI labelView post →I need to replay Hakuoki. Idea Factory keeps rereleasing the game and what for? For me. They're doing it for me.
positive · AI labelView post →SUCH A BEAUTIFUL AND SAD GAME. i literally had to stop playing for my own mental health LMFAO.. truly one of the best written and most heartbreaking otoges, do NOT play this game if you just want a fluffly little romance story. this is gaining found family and brutally losing it and its sososososooooo good
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Steam Winter Sale Otome game deals!. Steam Winter Sale Otome game deals! [Bustafellows is down from $39.99 and the cheapest it's ever been :D](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1494470/BUSTAFELLOWS/) [VNDB](https://vndb.org/v25197) Other current Steam winter sale deals I could find were: [Taisho x Alice (-64% for the entire bundle)](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1056570/TAISHO_x_ALICE_episode_1/) [VNDB](https://vndb.org/v16032) [Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds (50%…
neutral · AI labelView post →🏵️NOW LIVE🏵️ We're back for otome game night! Gonna continue my playthrough of Hakuoki: Chronicles of Wind and Blossom, feel free to drop by! ✨ 🟣 twitch.tv/karoshin 🔴 youtube.com/live/iurCg5g... #vtuber #envtuber #otomegame #twitch #youtube #live
neutral · AI labelView post →The Hakuoki: Chronicles of Wind and Blossom game compilation gets an English Switch release this year!
neutral · AI labelView post →I've been thinking about how to review this game for a longggg time, there's so much to say! If you thought Kyoto Winds was a bit boring or slow paced, Edo Blossoms turns all of those preconceived notions on it's head. Every route in this game is bursting with romance, and they're all distinctly different and tell vastly different stories despite following the same chain of events. All the guys are very likable (even when their appeal is being an ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥..... yes Kazama is my husband) and you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →HAPPY SSL DAY!! My game just landed in New York last night so I prob won't get it for another day or 2 so just resharing a portion of my Hakuoki collection to celebrate 🎉
neutral · AI labelView post →Finding out Hakuoki SSL was only going to have 2k LE copies like Hakuoki's previous Switch release led me to pre-ordering early. They eventually sold out of the first game, & this one would be in higher demand. My otome backlog grows. They don't know it makes me more powerful. #otomebsky
neutral · AI labelView post →Two community matters: backup instance, and icon picking. Soliciting community input on two things that should happen, but if I don't receive input in several weeks I'm willing to proceed myself—in other words, I'm not just kicking the ball to the community to make a decision for me and refusing to make any decisions myself. # Backup Instance This community exists on ani.social because... 1. someone else made [email protected] and I participated. kbin.social died. 2. So I made an otome…
neutral · AI labelView post →Ohhh booyyo.. So first off, this game is a continuation off of Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds, meant to tie up the entire storyline and give you the happy-ever-after ending with the chosen romantic interest. Without playing Kyoto Winds first you will feel lost as to whom these characters are, who the main character is and what has and is transpiring in the back of all of this.. Again, the art style is fantastic, the soundtrack is great and the overarching story is this game series' main selling point.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heisuke is in it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Being the second installation of the Hakuouki story (first of course being on the psp, with several ported editions to other systems - this is the second half of the afformentioned psp game that was cut in half when revisited) - the first being Kyoto Winds. This second half finds us where we left off from there. That being said, if you haven't read/played/watched the beginning story, Kyoto Winds, I suggest doing that first. However, you wont have a hard time if you start with this game but it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Price and value of video games with playersvault 🎮 HAKUOKI KYOTO WINDS — PlayStation Vita Visual Novel · NEW ⭐ Vault Score: 75/100 — STRONG PICK 💰 New: £59 · Used: £24 · CEV: £63 · Gap: +£4 🔗 www.myplayersvault.com/card/hakuoki... #myplayersvault #KnowYourCollection #PlayStationVita #VisualNovel
neutral · AI labelView post →I want every CG of Hijikata burned permanently into my eyeballs
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A new Hakuoki game (that isn't a spin-off) in this day and age 😭🥹 totally unreal. And with that, Kazama welcome back 🙇♀️🖤 It's gonna be a feast 🙂↕️
positive · AI labelView post →Alphabet year isn't going too well... I thought I'd be much further into this by now and I'm running out of patience to start Hakuoki SSL 😅 Those were the days when I could get through a whole 30hr game in a week 🥲
negative · AI labelView post →A few years ago, I made an account on Twitter for the doodles I was drawing while replaying Hakuoki at the time. My friend is playing through the game for the first time, and I'm revisiting those doodles. I re-made that account here to keep going with the drawings, but ... uh ... kind of gave up.
neutral · AI labelView post →Now that we are a mere month away from the release of Hakuoki SSL, I want to make an insane licensing prediction. East Asia Soft's next otome game will either be Hakuoki Reimeiroku OR they'll be the ones to crack the dam and get us a Rejet title. I have no basis for this. Just a feeling.
neutral · AI labelView post →Oh no…. I think I lost my Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds Vita Game?! It’s not with my Edo Blossoms follow up. I know they re-released on switch but I have the collectors editions 😭 This sucks.
negative · AI labelView post →I'll limit myself to one boy per game >o< 1.) Souji Okita (Hakuoki) 2.) Yosuga (Olympia Soiree) 3.) Impey Barbicane (Code: Realize) 4.) Scien (Virche Evermore) 5.) Kent (Amnesia)
neutral · AI labelView post →Frozen Essence most likely! My first commercial Otome Game was probably Hakuoki a friend lend me for PSP
neutral · AI labelView post →I made a Otome Community, where you can discuss Otome PC games!. I created a Community on Lemmy to discus Otome Games obviously PC Otome games are more than Welcome I'll Share Links to some Otome games on Steam for those of you who are curios or would like to know what's available on PC since it is a pretty niche genre :) [OZMAFIA!!](https://store.steampowered.com/app/303290/OZMAFIA/) [Steam Prison](https://store.steampowered.com/app/977460/Steam_Prison/) [Psychedelica of the Ashen…
neutral · AI labelView post →I played the first volume and I confess that I found this second volume much more interesting, for the simple reason that there is more drama and feelings in the mix. Of the various candidates that the game offers, only a few interested me. The fact of being vocalized gives a more interesting touch to the Visual Novel where there are several endings depending on the choices that are made throughout the game. If you’re curious to try a visual novel, I don’t think you’ll regret it with this one.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wrote a pretty detailed review on Kyoto Winds so I'll put a TL;DR version here. Wonderful game, wonderful music, wonderful art despite being a little inconsistent, incredible story that goes to great lengths to fill in context for all routes to come together. My biggest complaint is the localization or more directly the translation felt like the skimped out on us. I'm sure it's not easy translating word for word, and trying to 100% portray exactly how the script writers intended it to be…
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