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Play Overview
Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid (2024) is a life simulation game about a rural Japanese town visited by a circus troupe. You play the 10-year-old son of the circus ringmaster and explore the town, collect gems and get to know the locals. It stands out for letting you take things at your own pace as you while away the summer catching bugs, climbing mountains, fishing and raising animals.
The game is set in Yomogi Town and the surrounding countryside, ready for you to explore and discover. It's a laid-back world of nostalgic scenery filled with towering clouds, beautiful sunsets, and the sound of cicadas. There's lots to do, but nothing is compulsory. How you spend your time is recorded with words and pictures in your daily diary.
As you progress, you can spend time in nature, collecting bugs, digging up fossils or even go fishing. Donating the things you find to the museum earns you badges that let you explore further and climb higher. Or maybe you'd prefer to have the fish cooked into a delicious dish. There's a local detective agency to help, a train to ride and summer festival fireworks to help with.
The result is as much a world to play in as a specific game. It aims to offer the wonder of childhood adventures with recreations of shopping districts and charming single-car trains. Add to this a day and night cycle and changing weather conditions, and you have a place that's fun to spend time in.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid 11 weeks ago. It was re-examined by Thom Robertson and updated 8 weeks ago.
The game is set in Yomogi Town and the surrounding countryside, ready for you to explore and discover. It's a laid-back world of nostalgic scenery filled with towering clouds, beautiful sunsets, and the sound of cicadas. There's lots to do, but nothing is compulsory. How you spend your time is recorded with words and pictures in your daily diary.
As you progress, you can spend time in nature, collecting bugs, digging up fossils or even go fishing. Donating the things you find to the museum earns you badges that let you explore further and climb higher. Or maybe you'd prefer to have the fish cooked into a delicious dish. There's a local detective agency to help, a train to ride and summer festival fireworks to help with.
The result is as much a world to play in as a specific game. It aims to offer the wonder of childhood adventures with recreations of shopping districts and charming single-car trains. Add to this a day and night cycle and changing weather conditions, and you have a place that's fun to spend time in.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid 11 weeks ago. It was re-examined by Thom Robertson and updated 8 weeks ago.
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Play Style
This is an Adventure, Collecting and Simulation game with Communication and Traversal elements. This is a single-player game.
You can play this game in the following styles:
Benefits
Age Ratings
Skill Level
7+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Still, it’s important for parents and guardians to ensure they understand in-game purchases and have spending limits set-up. For younger players to enjoy this, they may need some help with the reading. Also, players need to be able to navigate the 3D world.
Costs
Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid usually costs £34.99.
There are a series of games from Kaz Ayabe, the creator of this game, that have a similar slice-of-life attraction:
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Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid
There are the following additional costs associated with this game:
- In-Game Purchases: Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience.
There are a series of games from Kaz Ayabe, the creator of this game, that have a similar slice-of-life attraction:
- Boku no Natsuyasumi (2000) - PlayStation A nostalgic summer vacation adventure set in rural Japan. (Japan only)
- Boku no Natsuyasumi 2 (2002) - PlayStation 2): Seaside summer holiday with new characters and events. (Japan only)
- Bokura no Kazoku (2005) - PlayStation 2: Life sim following a couple through decades of family life. (Japan only)
- Boku no Natsuyasumi 3 (2007) - PlayStation 3: Rural mountain summer vacation with updated visuals. (Japan only)
- Boku no Natsuyasumi 4 (2009) - PSP: Summer break adventure with local traditions and minigames. (Japan only)
- Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale (2013) - Nintendo 3DS: A 1970s sci-fi slice-of-life about a boy and kaiju. (Released internationally)
- Shin-chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation (2021) - Switch/PS4/PC: Shin-chan’s time-traveling countryside summer.
- Natsu-Mon! 20th Century Summer Vacation (2023) - Switch/PC: Open-world nostalgic vacation sim.
- Shin-chan: Shiro and the Coal Town (2024) - Switch: Shin-chan and his dog explore a mysterious mining town.
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Game Details
Release Date: 05/08/2024
Out Now: Switch
Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Adventure, Collecting, Simulation (Communication and Traversal)
Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )
Components: 3D First-Person, Cartoon, Day and Night, Open World and Weather
Developer: Toybox Inc (@Toybox_Inc)
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