Intense & Emotional Visual Novel Iwakura Aria Coming to Steam and Nintendo Switch

PQube (London, UK) - January 7th, 2025 - Sink back in time, to a summer full of twisting emotions and an unexpected romance! This new visual novel developed by MAGES. is coming to Steam and Nintendo Switch this year.

The Iwakura mansion holds a mysterious secret. Ichiko the new young maid joins looking for nothing but safety and security, but she would soon find herself entangled with the beautiful daughter of the Iwakura household. Unravel the secrets of the Iwakura mansion in this gripping suspense visual novel.

*Will be available digitally on Steam PC & Nintendo Switch
*Will be available physically on Nintendo Switch
*Coming in 2025!

• Heart Pounding Revelations: Play as Ichiko, housekeeper to the Iwakura mansion, and uncover the chilling machinations at play as you grow closer to Aria and her fate.
• Change the Future: With nine different endings to unlock, the choices you make affect the outcome of the future and the life the protagonist is living 33 years after the events of the main game.
• Unlock Secrets: Use the map to explore different rooms of the mansion to piece together key information needed to uncover characters' hidden secrets.
• Ichiko's Sketchbook: Carefully detailed drawings of what captivates her interest, these drawings can also reveal hidden clues to the twisted heart of the Iwakura mansion.
• Renaissance Dream: The story comes to life through painterly illustrations and cut-out frames which piece together multiple images into one scene, by illustrator Hyakunen and graphic designer Fumi Nakada.
• Gripping Connections: The bonds between the women of the mansion pull together the story, from friendship to love, these strong emotions underpin the suspense which builds with each chapter.

Check out the 'Iwakura Aria' Announcement Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn9WMS8K7YM

SUMMER OF '66
After the war Japan experiences rapid economic growth, and in the cracks of society one girl gets left behind. With no future to look forward to, she grasps onto a thread of hope, a possibility of a new life, as the maid to the Iwakura household.

However, the Iwakura family holds its own secrets, most connected to its heir Aria, and Ichiko finds herself sucked into another world contained within that mansion.

In the midst of people's hopes and expectations, Aria and Ichiko have lost sight of their true selves. To whom do the lives of these girls - who continue to play the roles they are given - belong?

In order to take back control of their own lives, courage and willpower are needed, and the fateful meeting between them may just be the key to unlocking their hidden strength.

This is the story of one summer in 1966 that shaped the future of the Iwakura family, and their new maid.

'Iwakura Aria' is coming to Steam and Nintendo Switch in 2025

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