Fading Afternoon

Seiji Maruyama is a middle-aged yakuza recently released from prison. Known as "Gozuki" (one of the demon generals from Buddhist mythology) he is the power that his oyabun counts on. But there is one thing his aniki is not taking into account: Maruyama is getting old.

EnglishActionAdventureIndieSeptember 15, 2023
Recommended
GamePickHub score
80% of 971 Steam reviews positive
-70%$19.99$5.99
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At a glance

● Pros

  • Steam reviews: "Very Positive" (80%)
  • English supported
  • Full controller support
  • 70% off right now ($5.99)

● Cons

No notable downsides in the data.

Great for

  • Fans of punchy combat and action
  • Exploration and storytelling
  • Discovering distinctive indie games

Summarized automatically from Steam reviews, Metacritic, language support, price and spec data.

What players talk about

How often each topic comes up in 55 Steam reviews (English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese) · 78% of them recommend the game

  • Story👍 17 👎 6
  • Combat & action👍 17 👎 2
  • Atmosphere👍 11 👎 4
  • Bugs👍 8 👎 3
  • Amount of content👍 9 👎 1
  • Music & sound👍 6 👎 3
  • Grind & repetition👍 4 👎 5
  • Controls👍 6 👎 2
  • Graphics👍 8
  • Difficulty👍 3 👎 3

Counts how many reviews mention each topic, split by whether the review recommends the game.

“A Fading Afternoon TLDR: Great game. It’s vibes.”
👍 From a Steam review · 12.6 hrs played · Read full review ↗

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About the game

You play as Seiji Maruyama, a middle-aged yakuza recently released from prison. Old tropes are here but you can choose to not follow them. The question is — does anything really matter that much now?

The game features:

- Multi-endings;

- Complex beat'em up action;

- Mini-games;

- City to explore.

Source: Steam store page (provided by the developer/publisher)

PC requirements

Minimum

OS: 7
Processor: 1.2 GHZ
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 600 MB available space

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