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Shanghai Summer
Shanghai Summer is an adventure game set in the millennium. Our protagonist, Baichuan, goes through a series of "anomalies" over the length of twelve days. In his pursuit of the truth, he found that his hopes and regrets from the past finally seem to converge. Will he be able to "fix" it for good?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“Kinda confusing at the beginning but I liked the ending.”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Shanghai Summer developed by FUTU Studio and published by Astrolabe Games is a reflective narrative adventure that places emotional introspection at the forefront of its design. Set in Shanghai in the early 2000s, the game follows Baichuan, a recent university graduate who…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“So this is a dimension-hopping adventure exploring alternate timelines. The way this is set-up is you find out something has happened and our protagonist is trapped in a false reality. To unravel this he has to explore his relationships and find points where he can realize…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedLatest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
"Shanghai Summer" is once again at The Storyteller's Festival!
Honoured and happy to announce that "Shanghai Summer" is once again part of this year's The Storyteller's Festival, together with many amazing narrative games! Join us on Steam for The Storyteller's F
Shanghai Summer Lunar New Year Sale - Lowest Price EVER
Fellow mates, From January 27th to February 10th, Shanghai Summer will be part of Steam's Lunar New Year Sale. All of us at FUTU Studio extend our heartfelt wishes to our incredible Asian player commu
Shanghai Summer Digital Art and Soundtrack Available Now
Hello everyone, We are thrilled to announce that Shanghai Summer Digital Art and Soundtrack are now available on Steam! Welcome to explore this captivating experience. https://store.steampowered.com/b
Russian translation quality greatly improved
Greetings to all Russian-speaking players! We are thrilled to announce that the quality of Russian text in the game has seen a significant improvement. We encourage all players to upgrade to the lates
Official Release Announcement & Future Update Road-Map
Dear Players, Today marks a significant milestone as we officially launch "Shanghai Summer" on Steam! This journey, spanning over four years, saw us through the challenges of the pandemic, team transi
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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, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Multiple Endings · Story Rich · Visual Novel · Anime · Cute · Dating Sim · Mystery · Time Travel · Adventure · Word Game · Investigation · 2D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | Simplified Chinese, English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Spanish - Latin America |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 35 |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://footooo.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i3 2.00 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 3000 Storage: 2 GB available space