Missing Time

Missing Time is a casual game with a delicate emotional depth and rich storyline. Players, while back in their hometown, become embroiled in various mysterious cases. As the cases unfold, more and more people in the hometown are drawn into the schemes. Players will face the choice of continuing the investigation or giving up and enjoying their final days of high school. The game features multiple story branches, and the choices players make in different events and their relationships with their companions will profoundly influence the plot's direction. Will you be able to uncover the truth and achieve a happy ending with your friends?

Story of Missing Time:

“We all have a little darkness inside of us.”

It’s always so easy to bury secrets in small towns. Especially when the authority turns a blind eye. Just as you moved back to your childhood town, an unfortunate chain of events leads you to a series of mysterious cases buried away by the locals. Your friends seem just as clueless as you are … Or are they? Guided by only the vaguest clues and instinct, your task is to find the missing pieces of bizarre cases that seem to involve more and more people you know as you go along. As time progresses, you must choose: Either to stay ignorant, enjoy your last year of High School blissfully and hope for the best, or dive head-first into detective mode and claw your way out.

Missing Time is all about making connections between the most important details of your life, and to never miss any moment that can define or destroy memories that will follow you always. Heavily story-driven, Missing Time is a beautiful concoction of horror and utsuge, that will surely leave an impression no matter the decision you make.

Characters of Missing Time:

Chiharu Ichihara: Your shy and bubbly childhood friend. Despite being born with a silver spoon in her mouth, she is the kindest and most caring person you have ever met. Your shared past strengthens your bond, and you know she would always be there for you, just as you will always be there to comfort her.

Emiri Onishi: Komachi High’s Ice Queen and dutiful Priestess. As the town of Komachi was built upon traditions, Emiri became one of their figureheads the moment she inherited her family’s shrine. Quiet and serious, Emiri always puts her responsibility above everything and everyone else.

Shizuyo Onishi: Twin sister to the fabled Emiri Onishi. Friendly and mischievous, Shizuyo tends to draw attention to herself, which she absolutely enjoys. You can even say she is the mirror image of her sister, in personalities and in attitudes.

Ember Honoyasei: President of the Occult Club. Boisterous, opinionated and headstrong, Ember has a reputation of being a delinquent despite her position. She is incredibly passionate about the mysteries surrounding Komachi, and is hell-bent on bringing these cases to light, no matter the obstacle.

Player Comments of Missing Time:

i only just finished one "route" if you can call it that and so far and it was freaking fantastic its not a lovey dovey game where you enjoy life with the girl you like, it was a struggle to keep her alive and try to solve a murder mystery i really loved the fact that a choice you might think is irrelevant may end up costing youbut the best part i enjoyed is even if you fuck up you can still continue a decent chunk of story with your failure and its not just a bland bad end overall if the other "routes" are like this its AMAZING.my one gripe is that the UI is bad especially the setting UI but i don't really mind this stuff if you do be ready for headaches.

Currently played the demo it is a good game and can't wait for the updates to progess the story further with the characters. What should be included is a walk-through so that the players know how to reach certain scenes in the game my favorite character in Missing Time is Ember.

Just finished my first playthrough, got Chiharu's bad ending and... well, that was just awesome! Really worth the coin, man!BTW, would you please satisfy my curiosity and tell me, was the original concept of this game somewhat inspired by Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni?

I played through the free version, there was some bugs that were progress breaking and I had to do a new game and skip through where I was to be able to progress (I don't personally mind, but it can be annoying for some people. Maybe those problem are not in the full game? I saw there was a email for bug report, but I wondered if you want reports for the free version too?)The story and the characters are really good, I really enjoyed it and I will buy the full version soon, my only complain is that the (spoiler?) reveal at the end was kinda underwhelming and I was hoping for something else, but I still enjoyed the game overall.The visuals are amazing, even if the CG art style can be a bit inconsistent, probably because they were drawn by different people?The music is fun and fitting.Overall the story is well written, there were a few moment I felt the flow of the conversations were unnatural, but not enough to take me out of the immersion.I really enjoyed it and can't wait to play the full version, I might update my comment after I do so.

Walkthrough of Missing Time:

Chiharu’s Route

Chapter 1

Game start: +3

Ember offers you lunch – Decline: +1

Chiharu’s lunch scene – Lucky you!: +1

First club meeting – investigate with Chiharu: +1

Chiharu’s investigation – if you visit the shrine, don’t ask about the Legend: +1

Second club meeting – “There’s no use getting riled up.”: +1

To save Chiharu, set the game to Skip mode after Emiri suggests she might be the first case of the year.

Chapter 2

Don’t tell anyone about Chiharu’s incident (locked in the storage room): -1 each time you tell.

Bully scene – Interfere (Do Nothing: -1)

You must reach the Mall Shopping scene to enter her route.

As long as you have the most points with Chiharu out of any girl, you will enter her route.

Chapter 3

There are two ways to lock to her bad end:

If you received the phone call scene at night and didn’t pick up.

Chose Go for it when Shizuyo seduces you.

Good end: open Emiri’s Door in the climax.

Ember’s Route

Chapter 1

When Chiharu asks you to join a club, Accept: +1

Accept Ember’s lunch: +1

Rooftop lunch – “Wow! This is so good!”: +1

First club meeting – investigate with Ember: +1

Ember’s park scene – Wait for the first choice: +1

Second club meeting – “Is there anything previous members found?”: +1

After school scene – Stay with Ember: +1

Save Chiharu

Chapter 2

Second club meeting – Side with Ember: +1

If you investigate the town – don’t pick “That’s some serious accusation.”: -1

If you find Ember in the alleyway and take her to the hospital, a timer runs in the background and you must skip the game to avoid lockout of the surviving choices. If this is your second attempt, save the game as soon as you arrive outside the hospital and reload it instead.: +2

Requires 4 points with Ember to enter her route, go to her house.

Agree with her to go to the graveyard. This option requires 8+ points, otherwise you can only pick choices that lead to her bad end.

Chapter 3

Bad End: refuse to go to the graveyard. There are other ways to reach her bad end, but the outcome is the same.

Good End: go to the graveyard. You can’t mess it up after this point.

Emiri’s Route

Chapter 1

First club meeting – investigate with Emiri: +1

Emiri library – wait for the timer to expire: +1

Emiri library – “I believe you.”: +1

Second club meeting – “Previous members were sure about supernatural ties.”: +1

Save Chiharu

Chapter 2

Convince her to eat cupcakes: +1

Student death – Listen to Emiri and agree to come back tonight to investigate further: +1

Second club meeting – Side with Emiri: +1

Emiri’s hospital scene – don’t pick “Why are most of the cases near the shrine?”: -1

Emiri’s hospital scene – tell her about Chiharu’s incident: +1

Choose to go to the Shrine, don’t pick Ask about the curse: -1

Helping Emiri set up seals around the school: +2 for entering scene

Chapter 3

Good end: At the cafe, choose to Comfort Emiri (requires 8+ points).

Bad end: At the cafe, choose to talk about Shizuyo.