BUSTAFELLOWS Western Announcement Trailer

Following a successful Japanese launch in 2019, BUSTAFELLOWS—a "steamy"  otome visual novel which mixes equal parts romance, murder mystery and time travel—has been confirmed for release in the West on PC and Switch in 2021. Check out the announcement trailer above.

As visual novels go, there are a lot of moving parts here, with time-sensitive gameplay mechanics, presenting players with choices as to how they spend their valuable time; puzzles to solve, requiring them to use an in-game note-taking system; and multiple endings dependent on their choices in-game, including which side-stories they choose to pursue. Oh, and it wouldn't be a true romantic visual novel with romance options, would it?  BUSTAFELLOWS offers five separate romance options: Limbo, Shu, Helvetica, Mozu and Scarecrow. Who takes your fancy? Best spend your time with that fellow.

BUSTAFELLOWS releases on PC and Switch in 2021.