Danchi Days
Details
- Release date: 2026
- Genre: Adventure
- Developer: sandy powder, Melos Han-Tani, mogumu, gingham games
- Publisher: Analgesic Productions
- Metacritic: tbd tbd
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Description
An adventure game about a unique side of Japan!
A story-focused adventure set in quirky 2000s Japan! Laugh, cry, chat up neighbors and explore your hometown, in a story about a girl and her grandma living with Alzheimer's.
A danchi is a Japanese mass apartment complex, home to many neighbors. But it's not always cheerful! Danchis are home to societal challenges, from aging populations, to dementia and loneliness.
Save the world by... talking to neighbors?
The world of Danchi Days is full of people from all walks of life - from quirky seniors teaching you about the pleasures of chatting, to brooding high-schoolers who desire nothing more than to escape their hometown! In her quest to revive her hometown's summer festival, Hoshino will meet all sorts of faces.
Surf the internet and read about your neighbors
Hoshino's Dad created the "NeighborNet" - a place where you can read websites made by your neighbors! Search keywords to find pages to surf, and learn more about your world. But watch out! Some websites are... darker, malevolent, even. Not everyone views life so positively...
Play minigames to learn about the world
Our heroine, Hoshino, also hopes to become a Sense Master! By focusing in on the mundane world around her, she can delight in unique "Sense Games", where she'll bump into trees to smell them, collect beads of condensation from iced tea, and even listen to the sounds of neighbors' toilets! You never know what you'll encounter in these everyday minigames.
▲Hoshino Kanaoka
A lively 6th grader! Her dad's job took them both to the USA for 5 years, but recently, they've returned to her hometown of Another Danchi to live with her grandmother.
▲Kimiko Kanaoka (Hoshino's Grandma)
Former kindergarten principal, and Hoshino's beloved grandma! She's been living with dementia for a few years, but back when she was healthy, Hoshino and Rio learned all sorts of things from her.
▲Rio Isshiki
Born and raised in Another Danchi, Rio and Hoshino were close childhood friends. But ever since she moved back to the danchi, Rio's been acting distant towards Hoshino and her grandma...
▲Moro-Q
Your trusty festival assistant kappa! He's a fan of poetry. One day, he mysteriously appeared to help Hoshino... however, he seems to remember little of his past!
There's all sorts of other neighbors to meet!
On the Development Team
sandy powder writes the story in Japanese and co-designs the game
Melos Han-Tani (Anodyne 1+2, Even the Ocean, Sephonie, and Angeline Era) does programming, music, game design and English translation.
mogumu is the artist!
We're assisted by Olivia and ume for marketing!