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Summer Pockets

Summer Pockets

From the creators of Angel Beats! and CLANNAD, Key, comes their latest emotional, award-winning journey. Follow protagonist Takahara Hairi as he travels to the secluded island Torishirojima, where he rediscovers what it means to enjoy summer vacation.

Released Feb 5, 2020 Developer VisualArts/Key Publisher VisualArts Platforms Windows AdventureVisual NovelCasualEmotionalAnime
View on Steam ↗ $17.99 (US · as of 2026-10-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-15.

98.6%positive4,961 reviews
Recommended · 137 found this helpful

“This VN is the Epitome of what makes Visual Novels so great... It is a must buy for anyone who loves Visual Novels.. The Story, The art, Character Development.. The Cast are all top notch... You will get hooked Right from the get go.. and be ready for a fun, thrilling as well as…”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Recommended · 62 found this helpful

“So to begin with, this is not a former review for Summer Pockets but rather my opinions and feelings for the game. To start off, it's been a year since I finished playing Summer Pockets (April 30th, 2020) and it was hella an emotional ride. I was reading the story with another…”

— a player, Steam review · 5,759 hrs played
Recommended · 42 found this helpful

“(I played the Blue Reflection version off-Steam, so don’t mind the hours — I’ve spent around 200 hours in reality.) My gateway into Japanese This VN is something truly special to me. I picked it up on a whim, since I like island settings and knew that Key is a big name in the…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

220all-time peak
0 50 100 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 No data collected for this period 74 avg · Mar 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-26.

15achievements
28.7%median completion
8.7%rarest: The Four Celestial Beasts
54.7% of players 53.5% of players 36.9% of players 36.9% of players 34.4% of players 33.4% of players 31.4% of players 28.7% of players 28.6% of players 24.0% of players 23.1% of players 20.8% of players 11.0% of players 9.7% of players 8.7% of players 54.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
54.7%The Summer's Beginning — Complete the prologue
53.5%The Way of Table Tennis — Play table tennis with Tenzen
36.9%Our Song That Day — Use the Music Gallery
Rarest badges of honor
8.7%The Four Celestial Beasts — Collect all four Celestial Beasts Islamon
9.7%The King of the Island — Complete the Islamon Battles
11.0%The Table Tennis God — Obtain the title, "Table Tennis God"

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$17.99−60% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-10-25 20:53 UTC
$44.99base price
$15.74lowest since tracking began2026-10-01
US17.99 USD−60%
EU15.19 EUR−60%
UK12.79 GBP−60%
Australia25.98 AUD−60%
Canada20.59 CAD−60%
Japan1,900 JPY−60%
Brazil33.99 BRL−60%
China50.40 CNY−60%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$6.1 China Japan Canada EU UK US Australia≈$18

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-26). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-31 08-21 09-11 10-02 10-25

Latest official news

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

Feb 28, 2020
Steam Trading Cards Added!

We added Steam Badges, Trading Cards, Profile Backgrounds and Emoticons for Summer Pockets!ːChahanːːDoyaːːHydroːːMousouːːMugyuːːOppaiːːSukaː ※Unfortunately the Japanese Badge descriptions for Badge Le

Feb 19, 2020
Summer Pockets Update #1

We updated Summer Pockets and fixed some bugs that occurred with some systems. Your save data won't be deleted by this update. In case you changed the text font during the first startup or inside the

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAdventure, Casual
Player tagsAdventure · Visual Novel · Casual · Emotional · Anime · Great Soundtrack · Story Rich · Dating Sim · Romance · Simulation · Sexual Content · Nudity (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Simplified Chinese
Achievements15
Official sitehttp://key.visualarts.gr.jp/summer/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Microsoft Windows® 11/10/8.1 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo or higher Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 256MB Video Memory (with Pixel Shader 2.0) DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 8 GB available space Sound Card: Required