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A Clockwork Ley-Line: The Borderline of Dusk
In a mysterious school where day and night are two separate worlds, a mismatched trio work to resolve magic-related incidents. A world of magic, intrigue, mystery and the occult awaits you!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“Posted in 28 Dec, 2017 - will update if there's a change (mainly on Cons section) Pros + Interesting setting, kinda like Hogwarts but in anime style + The cast is alright ; MC isn't really your typical "passive" character and can be reliable when needed. The other characters is…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“One of my favorites VN so far.. Pros : + Pretty Nice Voice Acting + Not your typical coward MC, MC is pretty strong in his own way. Not a coward, pretty bold, brave, and cool looking. + Another character is also well developed and cute ! + The art is really good, especially the…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“This is the first visual novel I've read from Unison Shift: Blossom. I'm happy to say that they impressed. For what is essentially a Visual Novel starting a trilogy, they did an exceptional job of wrapping everything up nicely, while still leaving more than enough to make you…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedLatest official news
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May 2023 Update -- Bug Fixes on Beta Branch
We've uploaded a public beta branch! It has current fixes for users experiencing a bug or crash at the first animation part of the game's new engine. Be warned that switching to the Beta build will de
Engine Upgrade + Other Fixes
We've got a major update for A Clockwork Ley-Line - Borderline of Dusk - With the 2nd and 3rd games released, we've decided to port the first game into the same engine. This update also includes the a
A Clockwork Ley-Line: Flowers Falling in the Morning Mist - Out Now!
We've kept you waiting long enough and today we're proud to announce that the FINAL episode in the Ley-Line Trilogy is now available on Steam! If you've been waiting to see the trilogy finished before
A Clockwork Ley-Line: Flowers Falling in the Morning Mist - The Final Episode!
We've kept you waiting long enough and today we're proud to announce that the FINAL episode in the Ley-Line Trilogy is releasing next week on Friday (Nov. 11th!) If you've been waiting to see the tril
A Clockwork Ley-Line: Daybreak of Remnants Shadow Released on Steam!
We just wanted to let you know that A Clockwork Ley-Line: Daybreak of Remnants Shadow, aka the second volume in the Ley-Line trilogy, has just released on Steam! This is a direct sequel so we highly r
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Adventure |
| Player tags | Anime · Adventure · Visual Novel · Singleplayer · Mystery · Story Rich · Magic · Cute · Kickstarter · Crowdfunded · Sexual Content · Nudity (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Official site | https://sekaiproject.com/products/leyline/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: XP/Vista/7/8/10 Processor: Pentium4 1.3GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX or OpenGL compatible card DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 4 GB available space