UsoNatsu Yuri Visual Novel Coming to Switch

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The 2023 yuri visual novel UsoNatsu ~The Summer Romance Bloomed From A Lie~ is set for a Nintendo Switch release in 2026.

A picture captured by the Japanese website Gamer at the Tokyo Game Show 2025 booth of the port’s developer Prototype indicates that the Switch release will support Japanese, English, and Simplified Chinese.

UsoNatsu ~The Summer Romance Bloomed From A Lie~ (Uso kara Hajimaru Koi no Natsu) is a LYCORIS-developed title featuring spine animation, focusing on two students helping each other to cope with their painful pasts—one of them, Kaoru, seeks to forget her first crush, while the other, Shiori, aims to let go of her attempts to match her capable brother. The storyline also includes Mirei, a teacher who is Kaoru’s first crush, and Riku, another student harboring feelings for Shiori.

The visual novel is available on Steam, and is currently offered at 40% off as part of the Tokyo Game Show 2025 event. It has been the inspiration for a voice drama and a manga titled Uso kara Hajimaru Koi no Natsu -squall-, illustrated by Rococo, focusing on the characters Kaoru and Mirei.

Here’s the story premise as described on Steam:
Overlooking the sea, atop a hill, stands Aoba Dai-ichi High School in Minatocho.

One fateful night, the heart of Tachibana Kaoru, a second-year student, is shattered by her middle school homeroom teacher, Shimotsuki Mirei. This moment is witnessed by Minagi Shiori, a diligent classmate of Kaoru’s and a model student.

In her state of despair, Kaoru confides in Shiori about her painful past with Mirei. Shiori, with an enigmatic aura, raises a thought-provoking question:
Instead of forgetting someone you cared about… do you think it’s possible to simply overwrite those memories with different ones?
Uncertain but willing to try, Kaoru contemplates this idea as a means to move forward.

In a surprising turn of events, Shiori makes an unusual request of Kaoru—to help her forget her older brother. This request involves embarking on a journey through Shiori’s own memories, as she has long sought to match the excellence set by her sibling but has realized that she’s lost sight of her own desires.
Both enthusiastic about this “memory tour,” Kaoru is eager to forget her first crush, her teacher, and Shiori is eager to forget about matching up to her older brother. However, their evolving connection is soon discovered by Inohara Riku, another classmate who secretly holds feelings for Shiori. As the curtain rises on their story, it promises to deliver a mix of slapstick humor and heartfelt romance.

Staff
• Character designer: Shio Koji
• Scenario: Akeo
• Background art: Senju Kobo
• Music: Yua（next marginalized progress）
• Planning and development: LYCORIS
Cast
• Makoto Koichi as Kaoru Tachibana
• Manaka Iwami as Shiori Minagi
• Konomi Fujimura as Riku Inohara
• Eriko Matsui as Mirei Shimotsuki

Source: LYCORIS Pixiv Fanbox