Yoshiwara Higanbana
--Whether I end up after falling in love, in your arms or in a scarlet prison? It's up to you to make my vow of higanbana fall or wither-- Even if it's only for one night, I want to be held by you...
Yoshiwara Higanbana is an adventure developed by MariaCrown, released 25 September 2015 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Yoshiwara Higanbana is
Yoshiwara Higanbana is an adventure game developed by MariaCrown and released in 2015. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
It is the Edo era. Lust and desire swirls within the "other side" of the luxurious and gorgeous Shin-Yoshiwara. At the long-standing brothel called "Oukaya", the protagonist Chihaya works as its top-ranking oiran (courtesan). In order to go back to her motherland, she enterains male strangers day and night. Her unchanging everyday life... Yoshiwara might be a small world, but to Chihaya, it's a treasured place in which she can prove herself. The brothel's owner, Shigure. Her servant, Yuzu. The strong-willed fellow harlots that work alongside her. Surrounded by irreplaceable people, though her line of work is called "the world of suffering", Chihaya is proud of being a courtesan... ...Until…
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are drama and romance. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Yoshiwara Higanbana launched on 25 September 2015, within three weeks of Undertale, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone and Soma.
Released around the same time: Undertale, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone, Soma.
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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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