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Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer
Dōkyūsei is a seminal classic of the dating sim genre that first blew Japan's mind in 1992. This updated remake adds HD art, optional modern features, and for the first time ever, a global release.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Heartfelt character-driven routes” (26 of 99 reviews) and “Vibrant modernized remake visuals” (11); the most common complaint is “Shallow cliché romance routes” (11). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
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Counted across 99 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 93.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“I need dokyusei 2. Release 2 ASAP. 1 is good as well.”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“it called "Doukyusei? because first time player talk with heroin was during class and this romance visual novel with the based heroin Mai and player . that was how love story first began and rhat why Mai is mascot " Doukyusei"”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure, Simulation |
| Player tags | Dating Sim · Romance · Visual Novel · Comedy · Anime · 1990's · Time Management · Multiple Endings · Point & Click · Old School · Retro · Drama (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 8.1/10 Processor: Intel Core i Series Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 256MB VRAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 7 GB available space Sound Card: PCM support Additional Notes: Recommended resolution: 1920 x 1080