Nippon Ichi Software

htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary

In the depths of a labyrinthine ruin, a young girl named Mion rises from a deep sleep. Lost, alone, and with no memory of how she got here or where her parents are, she is greeted by two fireflies—one composed entirely of light, and another who lurks among the shadows. By shifting between a world of light and a world of shadows, these two fireflies must work together to recover Mion’s memories and lead her out of the ruins, where voracious shadow beasts, ancient machines, and treacherous traps lie in wait to bar her path.

Released: 19 June 2014
Developer: Nippon Ichi Software
Publisher: NIS America
Perspective: Side view
Age rating: ESRB T
Controller: Full controller support
Steam recommendations: 556
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation Vita
Genres: Platform · Puzzle · Strategy · Adventure
Also known as: Firefly's Diary · Hotaru no Nikki · Hotaru no Nikki: The Firefly Diary · htoL#NiQ -Hotaru no Nikki-
Estimated owners: 50,000–100,000 (est.)

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Player rating: 62
Critic rating: 8
Ratings counted: 68.5%
Steam reviews: 24
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Crossplay System requirements 2 GB RAM Download size 2.0 GB Steam Deck Playable

htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary

The story

The story begins on December 31, 9999, when a young amnesiac girl by the name of Mion wakes at the bottom of a dark ruins within a desolate world. Following a desire to let Mion escape the rubble and see the outside world, the firefly Hotaru leads her on a journey upwards through the ruins. On her journey outwards, she finds unmanned machines, distorted vegetation, and bodies of dead children.

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