Laura Shigihara

Rakuen

A hospitalized Boy comes to terms with his own story by traveling with his Mom to a beautiful fantasy world; ultimately helping his fellow patients find closure by walking a mile in their shoes.

Released: 10 May 2017
Developer: Laura Shigihara
Publisher: Laura Shigihara
Engine: RPG Maker XP
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Age rating: PEGI 7 · ESRB E10+
Metacritic: 84/100
Steam recommendations: 4,693
Platforms: Linux · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Mac · Nintendo Switch
Genres: Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure · Indie
Also known as: launch-rakuen.bat
Estimated owners: 200,000–500,000 (est.)

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Player rating: 79
Critic rating: 26
Ratings counted: 96.1%
Steam reviews: 15
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Rakuen

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Crossplay System requirements 512 MB RAM Download size 0.2 GB Steam Deck Playable Player counts 5

Rakuen

The story

Rakuen is an adventure game about a little Boy who lives in the hospital. One day, the Boy asks his Mom to escort him to the fantasy world from his favorite storybook, so that he can ask the Guardian of the Forest to grant him one wish. In order to receive his wish, the Boy must complete a set of challenges that revolve around helping his neighbors in the hospital by interacting with their alter-egos in the fantasy world... ...A cranky old man who guards a broken music box with his life while complaining that he never gets any visitors; a young woman in a coma whose husband hasn’t left her side in months; a little girl who laments over a friend she was never able to say goodbye to after growing ill… The Boy slowly begins to realize that his neighbors are plagued by secrets and struggles that are mysteriously tied to the strange hospital.

Rakuen