Each day you go to school, choose what to do and gain (or lose) points in a variety of categories such as charisma, intelligence and luck. Yes, there are some moments you choose what to say, but the bulk of gameplay is more in line with dating sims. Some players may be expecting a straight visual novel experience with nothing more than dialogue choices but that’s not how this one plays out very much at all. There’s a surprisingly harsh difficulty curve to surviving each task, but it’s also quite a bit of fun. Kayto’s blamed if they fail and players are left with a bad end.

Once that’s out of the way, each club must prove their merit by winning competitions. First, he has to ensure they all have a minimum of five members. He must monitor the three worst-performing clubs at school and ensure they meet all standards as the year goes on. During the first week back at school after vacation the student council president pegs him with a difficult task. Sunrider Academy tells the story of teenager Kayto Shields in this third year at the prestigious Academy. Don’t panic just yet as there’s still a fair bit of content available via Sunrider Academy as long as you’re not looking to start dating any of the leading ladies.

While a chunk of content is completed (about four hours’ worth) there’s still tons more writing that needs to be done. Yet, Sunrider Academy has recently debuted there - and with good reason. One genre that doesn’t see too much focus via Early Access is visual novels.

Steam’s Early Access service has brought tons of shooters, roguelikes and local multiplayer experiences to impatient players.

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