Home Sweet Homecoming Coming to Steam
TOKYO, JAPAN – JUNE 13, 2025.
Shiravune is pleased to announce that Home Sweet Homecoming from the developers at Hooksoft will be coming to Steam!
The game is a visual novel following Ryoutarou Shinozaki, who, after years abroad, finally returns to Japan thanks to a heartfelt offer from his childhood friend. Reuniting with familiar places—and faces—Ryoutarou's journey unfolds into more than just a homecoming; it's a chance to rediscover himself, reconnect with his roots, and maybe even find love along the way. The game features multiple endings, over 10 hours of storytelling, and full Japanese voice acting.
As of June 13th, the game is now available for wishlisting on Steam!
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3742820?utm_source=enpr
Johren (18+): https://www.johren.games/games/download/homesweethomecoming-en-zh
INTRO
Ryoutarou Shinozaki has been forced to live abroad for most of his life due to his parents' work, but he's kept in touch with his childhood friend Tooru Hanazono—if only to gripe.
With Ryoutarou unable to overcome the language barrier overseas, and his yearning for his home country of Japan growing more with every passing day, Tooru sympathizes with his old pal enough to ask his parents if they'd let Ryoutarou come stay with them in Japan...
And after negotiating it over with Ryoutarou's parents, they've agreed to let him move in!
Not only is Ryoutarou thrilled to finally return to Japan... perhaps he'll even find love?!
CHARACTERS
Emi Hanazono
Voice: Iroha Haruno
A freshwoman at Hanyuu Academy, and a year younger than her childhood friend, Ryoutarou, with whom she reunited when he moved back to Japan.
Emi and Ryoutarou were so close when they were kids that she'd call him Big Brother... despite her already having a big brother, Tooru.
Although she used to be bossy when she was young and always forced Ryoutarou and Tooru to do what she wanted, she's become much friendlier now that she's grown up, and is deeply ashamed of the way she used to act.
Mia Tougane
Voice: Honoka Yūki
The representative of the class Ryoutarou has transferred to.
Adored by her classmates, she has a bit of a clumsy side that makes everybody worry about her.
She's also a student librarian at the campus library, and often has duties there after classes end.
Rikako Jinnai
Voice: Shiho Nakaya
A junior at Hanyuu who loves to run and is a dedicated member of the track and field club.
After spotting her doing morning training, Ryoutarou finds himself sitting next to her during their English class by coincidence, and the two end up becoming fast friends.
Rikako is so shy when it comes to talking to other people, especially guys, that she comes off as cold.
Although she wants to make lots of friends, she's afraid of giving people the wrong impression.
Misato Suzuyama
Voice: Midori Shirayuki
A senior at Hanyuu who's in the same class as Tooru. She's bright, bubbly and well-liked by both the guys and the girls, and there's not a student in her year who doesn't know her.
Caring, fun-loving and positive, Misato won't hesitate to chat up anybody that takes her interest.
Yuka Karasuma
Voice: Yuki Nekomura
A first-year at Hanyuu. She is the only daughter of the owner of the prestigious Karasuma Confectionaries. Her overprotective father has assigned a bodyguard in a black suit to accompany her everywhere she goes to protect her from any 'scoundrels,' a.k.a. guys. As a result, the other students are reluctant to approach her and she can't make any friends, which makes her want to rebel against her father and run away from her bodyguard.
Although she keeps up appearances on campus, as Ryoutarou gets to know her, she reveals her innocent side to him.
Rin Yoshimura
Voice: Ion Momoyama
A senior at Hanyuu, and in the same class as Misato and Tooru.
Due to an embarrassing incident at last year's beauty contest, she earned herself the nickname 'the Medusa.'
Now she regrets ever competing in the contest, and hides her face behind her long hair.
While she'll speak to most of the girls, she barely talks to any of the guys.
She often hangs out with Misato, and steps in whenever she bothers Ryoutarou.
Erina Sayama
Voice: Waka Kawata
The main advisor of Ryoutarou's class.
She's popular among her students, who affectionately call her 'Miss Eri.'
As she's easy to approach, they often come to her for advice, but the sheer number of students who want to talk to her can be a little overwhelming at times.
PRODUCT INFORMATION
Title: Home Sweet Homecoming
OS: Windows
Players: Single-Player
Developer: Hooksoft
Publisher: Shiravune
Languages: English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese
PLATFORMS
Steam, Johren (18+ Adult Version), Other Platforms TBA
PRICING DETAILS
TBA
ABOUT SHIRAVUNE
Shiravune is a Tokyo-based localization team dedicated to bringing Japanese games to fresh audiences in English and Chinese. We work with developers large and small to help them deliver their stories to players around the world. Since our founding in 2019, it has been our pleasure to expand our catalog to include the seminal 90s dating sim Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer, the crossdressing rom-com Otome * Domain, the hyperkinetic rush that is Marco & The Galaxy Dragon, PC ports of the acclaimed Utawarerumono series of story-driven tactics RPGs, and much more! Find our games primarily on Steam and Johren, or join us on Twitter and Discord for the latest announcements.
Steam Publisher Page: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/shiravune
Twitter: https://Twitter.com/shiravune
Discord: https://discord.gg/qBmrqDy
Website: https://shiravune.com/
© Shiravune
Shiravune is pleased to announce that Home Sweet Homecoming from the developers at Hooksoft will be coming to Steam!
The game is a visual novel following Ryoutarou Shinozaki, who, after years abroad, finally returns to Japan thanks to a heartfelt offer from his childhood friend. Reuniting with familiar places—and faces—Ryoutarou's journey unfolds into more than just a homecoming; it's a chance to rediscover himself, reconnect with his roots, and maybe even find love along the way. The game features multiple endings, over 10 hours of storytelling, and full Japanese voice acting.
As of June 13th, the game is now available for wishlisting on Steam!
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3742820?utm_source=enpr
Johren (18+): https://www.johren.games/games/download/homesweethomecoming-en-zh
INTRO
Ryoutarou Shinozaki has been forced to live abroad for most of his life due to his parents' work, but he's kept in touch with his childhood friend Tooru Hanazono—if only to gripe.
With Ryoutarou unable to overcome the language barrier overseas, and his yearning for his home country of Japan growing more with every passing day, Tooru sympathizes with his old pal enough to ask his parents if they'd let Ryoutarou come stay with them in Japan...
And after negotiating it over with Ryoutarou's parents, they've agreed to let him move in!
Not only is Ryoutarou thrilled to finally return to Japan... perhaps he'll even find love?!
CHARACTERS
Emi Hanazono
Voice: Iroha Haruno
A freshwoman at Hanyuu Academy, and a year younger than her childhood friend, Ryoutarou, with whom she reunited when he moved back to Japan.
Emi and Ryoutarou were so close when they were kids that she'd call him Big Brother... despite her already having a big brother, Tooru.
Although she used to be bossy when she was young and always forced Ryoutarou and Tooru to do what she wanted, she's become much friendlier now that she's grown up, and is deeply ashamed of the way she used to act.
Mia Tougane
Voice: Honoka Yūki
The representative of the class Ryoutarou has transferred to.
Adored by her classmates, she has a bit of a clumsy side that makes everybody worry about her.
She's also a student librarian at the campus library, and often has duties there after classes end.
Rikako Jinnai
Voice: Shiho Nakaya
A junior at Hanyuu who loves to run and is a dedicated member of the track and field club.
After spotting her doing morning training, Ryoutarou finds himself sitting next to her during their English class by coincidence, and the two end up becoming fast friends.
Rikako is so shy when it comes to talking to other people, especially guys, that she comes off as cold.
Although she wants to make lots of friends, she's afraid of giving people the wrong impression.
Misato Suzuyama
Voice: Midori Shirayuki
A senior at Hanyuu who's in the same class as Tooru. She's bright, bubbly and well-liked by both the guys and the girls, and there's not a student in her year who doesn't know her.
Caring, fun-loving and positive, Misato won't hesitate to chat up anybody that takes her interest.
Yuka Karasuma
Voice: Yuki Nekomura
A first-year at Hanyuu. She is the only daughter of the owner of the prestigious Karasuma Confectionaries. Her overprotective father has assigned a bodyguard in a black suit to accompany her everywhere she goes to protect her from any 'scoundrels,' a.k.a. guys. As a result, the other students are reluctant to approach her and she can't make any friends, which makes her want to rebel against her father and run away from her bodyguard.
Although she keeps up appearances on campus, as Ryoutarou gets to know her, she reveals her innocent side to him.
Rin Yoshimura
Voice: Ion Momoyama
A senior at Hanyuu, and in the same class as Misato and Tooru.
Due to an embarrassing incident at last year's beauty contest, she earned herself the nickname 'the Medusa.'
Now she regrets ever competing in the contest, and hides her face behind her long hair.
While she'll speak to most of the girls, she barely talks to any of the guys.
She often hangs out with Misato, and steps in whenever she bothers Ryoutarou.
Erina Sayama
Voice: Waka Kawata
The main advisor of Ryoutarou's class.
She's popular among her students, who affectionately call her 'Miss Eri.'
As she's easy to approach, they often come to her for advice, but the sheer number of students who want to talk to her can be a little overwhelming at times.
PRODUCT INFORMATION
Title: Home Sweet Homecoming
OS: Windows
Players: Single-Player
Developer: Hooksoft
Publisher: Shiravune
Languages: English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese
PLATFORMS
Steam, Johren (18+ Adult Version), Other Platforms TBA
PRICING DETAILS
TBA
ABOUT SHIRAVUNE
Shiravune is a Tokyo-based localization team dedicated to bringing Japanese games to fresh audiences in English and Chinese. We work with developers large and small to help them deliver their stories to players around the world. Since our founding in 2019, it has been our pleasure to expand our catalog to include the seminal 90s dating sim Dōkyūsei: Bangin' Summer, the crossdressing rom-com Otome * Domain, the hyperkinetic rush that is Marco & The Galaxy Dragon, PC ports of the acclaimed Utawarerumono series of story-driven tactics RPGs, and much more! Find our games primarily on Steam and Johren, or join us on Twitter and Discord for the latest announcements.
Steam Publisher Page: https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/shiravune
Twitter: https://Twitter.com/shiravune
Discord: https://discord.gg/qBmrqDy
Website: https://shiravune.com/
© Shiravune
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