A Summer with the Shiba Inu
Release date: Aug 23, 2019
Developers: Quill Game Studios
Publishers: Quill Game Studios
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie
Categories: Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languages: English

More in the Shiba Inu series About the Game A Summer with the Shiba Inu is a visual novel with interactive, meaningful choices. When Syd the Shiba Inu returns to Shiba Island after a ten year absence, she sets off a chain of events that overturns the lives of all the dogs she had left behind. She gets back in touch with her old friend, Max, and along the way meets a mysterious Labrador retriever named Quei-Li. (What’s a Lab doing on the Island, anyway?) They are her only remaining allies as she tries to survive the past that made her leave the Island in the first place. 3 main endings for Syd, with 10+ endings for other dogs depending on your actions! Visual novel with story wordcount of ~70,000 Random facts about dogs in menus 30 Steam achievements Dog bark button in preference menu Demo available - please see our website. An emulated instance made so that Reality can be reallocated amongst the dogs of the Island. This allocation is based on ranking, and therefore how good a dog is. It could be said that the ranking based on these ARInas maintains the social order. And it is in my best interests to ensure that I have the highest ranking possible. I will fight tooth and claw for it, because only then can I gain freedom... Streaming / Recording Streaming and recording the game is permitted. In order to record or stream, you must link to this Steam store page in the description. We'd love to see the content you recorded: Tweet us @quill_studios! 

Press reviews: “If I had to compare it to any other VN, I would have to say that it’s much more similar to Hatoful Boyfriend than anything else—not only for its sweet, animal-focused exterior, but also for the darker and more disturbing parts of the story hiding underneath. I’m impressed that such a small studio could produce a highly polished and unique game like this on their first effort, and I’m really looking forward to seeing what they do next.” Part-Time Storier “Overall, A Summer with the Shiba Inu has a good lengthy story with twists and plots, the altering of reality, and modern themes related to advanced technology and one of the best visual novels I have played.” Gnarly Guides “The menus have random facts about dogs, there's a 'dog bark button' in the options menu, and I don't really know what else you need to know about this.” PC Gamer