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春はあけぼの、我はバケモノ。 - Spring at Dawn, I Am a Monster.

春はあけぼの、我はバケモノ。 - Spring at Dawn, I Am a Monster.

“You were only trying to do the right thing—so why is everything falling apart?” A Japanese language teacher’s choices to save three girls who have stopped attending school will change their fates. A psychological horror visual novel with 16 endings.

Released Aug 19, 2026 Developer CHARON, STUDIO CHARON Platforms Windows Visual NovelMultiple EndingsHorrorAnimePsychological Horror
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

65.5%positive87 reviews
Recommended · 11 found this helpful

“I'm a long time fan of Charon's works and they are my favorite visual novel creator. I did enjoy this visual novel a lot. It had some surprising elements and intriguing stories in each route. The character art is very cute, and the more scary/unsettling artworks are brilliant as…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 9 found this helpful

“Firstly, slightly biased as I am a fan of the older works from Charon. I will try to be fair though as I usually am. First and foremost this a series of short stories (each roughly 30min-1hr depending on how fast you read) They're nothing amazing, the stories themselves give…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Not recommended · 107 found this helpful

“I've come across Studio Charon games as a lil baby, the rpgmaker stuff namely. Overall I held it in pretty decent esteem, I knew it wasn't the pinnacle of story telling nor was it the greatest execution but at the very least it was great food for thought and seemed decently…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

20achievements
60.0%median completion
50.4%rarest: We, the Adults
94.8% of players 84.0% of players 68.7% of players 67.5% of players 67.5% of players 64.3% of players 60.8% of players 60.6% of players 60.5% of players 60.3% of players 60.0% of players 59.9% of players 59.8% of players 57.8% of players 57.8% of players 56.7% of players 55.4% of players 52.2% of players 50.4% of players 50.4% of players 94.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
94.8%The Story Begins — Started the game
84.0%The First Ending — Reached an ending for the first time.
68.7%The Forgiven Monster — Reached Nanatsu’s True End, “The Forgiven
Rarest badges of honor
50.4%We, the Adults — Reached the Teacher’s True End, “We, the Adults.
50.4%Memories of Spring — Unlocked all CGs.
52.2%Their Stories — Reached all 15 endings across the three students' routes.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 09, 2026
Major Update | Expanded Stories for All Three Routes!

Thank you for playing “春はあけぼの、我はバケモノ。”! With this update, the scenario expansions for all three characters— 心目ななつ, 迷子にゃこ, and 木ノ葉あじみ— are now complete. New scenes and episodes have been added to each

Sep 09, 2026
Update Notice

Thank you for playing Haru wa Akebono, Ware wa Bakemono. With this update, additional scenes and episodes have been added to the stories of the following three characters: Nanatsu Kokorome Nyako Maigo

Sep 05, 2026
September 6 Update | Scenario Expansion & Presentation Improvements

Haru wa Akebono, Ware wa Bakemono. has been updated. This update adds new writing and presentation adjustments to several scenes so that the story and characters’ emotions come through more clearly. M

Sep 04, 2026
Scenario Expansion & Presentation Update

This update expands several scenes throughout the game and improves the overall presentation. Added and expanded dialogue and character moments across Nanatsu, Nyako, Ajimi, and the Teacher Route. Add

Aug 27, 2026
Spring at Dawn, I Am a Monster — One Week Since Launch & Over 1,000 Copies Sold!

🌸 One Week Since Launch & Over 1,000 Copies Sold! Thank you so much for playing Spring at Dawn, I Am a Monster ! Today marks exactly one week since the game’s release. And we’re happy to announce that

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsVisual Novel · Multiple Endings · Horror · Anime · Psychological Horror · Story Rich · Choices Matter · Mystery · Dark · Text-Based · Emotional · Atmospheric (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Custom Volume Controls · Keyboard Only Option · Mouse Only Option · #category_playable_at_your_own_pace · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime
LanguagesEnglish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean
Achievements20
Official sitehttps://enoshima210.work/spring/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated Graphics DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 500 MB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible