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Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid

bySpike Chunsoft2023

Natsu-Mon! 20-seiki no Natsu-yasumi is an adventure game where you spend a summer as a boy. Catch insects, fish, swim in the sea, and interact with the towns people. You can also travel to neighboring towns by train and participate in festivals at night. By experiencing various things, the things you can do and the places you can go will expand.

Release Date

July 27, 2023

Developer

Spike Chunsoft, Millennium Kitchen, ToyBox

Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid Reviews

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I really love the visual style of Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid, with the character proportions and expressions easily conveying so much of their personalities and individual quirks. There are some small frame drops in the Nintendo Switch version that were a little distracting, but it wasn’t enough to really mess with my experience.

Aug 5, 2024 Read Review

It’s so hard to look at summer now and feel that it’s anywhere as good as it was when I was a child. From the age of five to eighteen, summer meant two to three months of open freedom, of choices, ideas, and possibilities that existed only in this window of opportunity. I remember camping, sleepovers, exploration, and endless games, movies, and stupidity. Sure, there was homework eventually, but summer held a double-edged sword of chance and missed moments. And when it was over, it was ov...

Aug 5, 2024 Read Review

Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid is like living through your childhood summers: filled with adventures, friends, chores, and great memories to look back on. Though the controls could be finicky, the overall experience was a level of wholesome all its own!

Sep 10, 2024 Read Review

A circus troupe comes to Yomogi Town, a rural town in Japan situated between mountains and the ocean. As the son of the circus ringmaster, enjoy a special summer filled with adventures! All of Yomogi Town and the nature surrounding it are an open world where you can enjoy summer to its fullest. Immerse yourself in nostalgic scenery filled with towering clouds, beautiful sunsets, and the sound of cicadas. Switch version reviewed. Review copy provided by company for testing purposes.

Aug 5, 2024 Read Review

Natsu-Mon! 20th Century Summer Kid is an open-world life simulator I had a lot of fun with. Live summer to the fullest as you explore Yomogi Town. Go climbing, fishing, bug catching, and even treasure hunting to collect everything. Talk to the town and make friends, even solve mysteries and play with spirits. A world of limitless possibilities await you in this nostalgic adventure.

Aug 23, 2024 Read Review

A beloved life sim series joins the open world era.

Aug 14, 2024 Read Review

Natsu-mon is a lovely summer getaway, with a ton of adventure packed that is sure to get you nostalgic as you catch bugs, fish, and take a break from your own reality.

Aug 26, 2024 Read Review