Kisen: Seeker of Aenjan City

Tap into the mystery as a stranger in the city — a mild mystery visual novel.

[Story]

Kisen runs a tracing agency in Stanisla, a city far from his home, together with Beatrix, a talking pocket watch that his deceased brother left for him. There, he is asked by a local university student Dimir to look for his younger brother who disappeared twelve years ago.

Twelve years ago, there was three peculiar incidents in Stanisla: the serial kidnapping case, the acrid smell at the city's traditional Aenjan Festival, and the suicide by drowning of a foreign clockmaker, i.e. Kisen's brother.

As he learns more about what happened back then, he understands the struggle between the brothers and the true intention behind the series of incidents.

• A classical visual novel where you read text to advance the story

• Around 4 hours of gameplay

• Includes light puzzle-solving such as filling out Investigation Reports by dragging & dropping keywords, choosing the correct item / person / statement for the given question, etc.

[Key features]

• A captivating story set in a fictional Southeastern European city

• Colourful, hand-drawn crayon art style

• Soft and melancholic chiptune music

• A helpful in-game Notebook that keeps track of the story so far, people's names, any lore-related terms, and so on

[Credits]

• Written & Programmed by Tokiwa Hosomi

• English Translation: Tokiwa Hosomi

• Illustrations: Tokiwa Hosomi

• Music: Tokiwa Hosomi

• Sound Effects: 効果音ラボ, ポケットサウンド / Pocket Sound

• Font: Copyright 2025 The Alan Sans Project Authors, Copyright 2020 The Klee Project Authors, Noto Serif JP is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1., Copyright 2021 The Shippori Mincho Project Authors