A Perfect Day

Revisit and repeat the final moments of China's turn of the century in this narrative puzzle adventure. Play a 6th-grade student and greet classmates, explore secrets, play mini-4WD, or just wander around town. Make your choices to create a perfect day for everyone!

A Perfect Day is a atmospheric, narration and adventure game developed and published by Perfect Day Studio.
Released on February 24th 2022 is available on Windows and MacOS in 4 languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 1,694 reviews of which 1,439 were positive and 255 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified A Perfect Day into these genres:

Atmospheric Narration Adventure Choices Matter Singleplayer Multiple Endings Puzzle Story Rich Emotional Investigation Interactive Fiction Time Travel Exploration Drama Time Management Nostalgia 1990's Retro Indie Hand-drawn

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Requirements

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Windows

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i3 2.00 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Storage: 3 GB available space

MacOS

OS: OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Processor: Intel Core i3 2.00 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Storage: 3 GB available space

Reviews

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Jan. 2025

Really good game and innovative gameplay, the content is fun yet quite philosophical too Only thing is that the story plot is quite specific to a generation so you need some knowledge of 90s China to enjoy the game fully, but I wouldn't say it's so important given that the game gives really good details of its background anyways Overall 10/10. Easily one of my favorites

April 2024

很用心很多共鸣也有很深的叙事野心

March 2024

尽管所有的一切，千禧年依然是中国最好的年代

March 2024

Das Spiel glänzt mit einem tollen Artstil und einigen Entscheidungsoption. Leider bin ich vollkommen überfordert mit dem Gameplay Element der Nervosität des Hauptcharakters und diese zu regulieren . Auf jeden Fall schöner Grafik-Stil aber für mich jetzt auch nicht unbedingt die mitreißenste VN die ich gelesen habe. _____________________________________________________________________ The game shines with a great art style and some decision options. Unfortunately, I am completely overwhelmed by the gameplay element of the protagonist's nervousness and how to regulate it . Definitely a beautiful graphic style, but for me, not necessarily the most captivating visual novel I have read.

Feb. 2024

I love this game and hate it at the same time. Nutshell: DO play it if you are very interested in a deep, rewarding, and creative story about life as a kid in 1999 China. DON'T play it if you get easily frustrated by a slow UI, don't like re-tracing your own steps and observing details, or aren't willing to follow a walkthrough step-by-step. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND getting the Kang Motor and the Yo-yo as fast as possible, because the game can be extremely burdensome otherwise. Even if you like solving things on your own, having these two objects will significantly improve your QOL when playing this game. Full review: First off, I have to thank the developers for releasing this game in English. It's a really unique VN that is grounded in realism but contains slight elements of fantasy....light magical realism, if you will. The whole thing can seem kind of mundane at first, but the little cultural tidbits and mini-games keep you chugging along. Some of the mini-games were so deep that I found myself having flashbacks to the Yakuza and Shenmue franchises. As the story progresses, things start to fall into place and one can get really invested in unraveling the final bits of mystery surrounding every character. Many of the conclusions will surprise you, while others will seem oddly relatable. As with many VNs, the main character is merely a shell through which one can explore the other characters, and has little distinguishing traits of his own. This helps to give the gamer a better sense of control and identify with the main character more. That being said, there was a point about halfway through the game where I felt really stuck and didn't know where to go. I chose the easier mode because I play VNs more for the story than for the puzzle solving. But even in the easier mode, I felt that much of the burden was still on the player to find out how to complete each route. And this game can be very unforgiving; there is only one way to successfully finish each each character's route, and if you get just one small aspect wrong, you have failed the route. And in order to re-do the route successfully, sometimes you have to click through an entire preparation day in order to re-acquire requisite items, as well as re-doing the entire day itself. To the developer's credit, there is a fast forward button, your increased courage eventually allows you to skip mealtimes, and there are the aforementioned Kang Motor and Yo-yo, which help you rewind and fast-forward time. But even with these perks, I'd often find myself impatiently clicking through the same scene over ten times, running between the same rooms, clicking thru the same actions and dialogue boxes, and waiting for the same slow animations over and over. In particular, the eye-opening animation as you woke up, the drawer sliding animation at the end of the day, and the slowly rising backpack at the end of each two hour scene felt extremely taxing. This is a game that you will need to finish in order to feel fully satisfied. It isn't one of those VNs where you make a few choices, find the end of a route, and can call it a day. It is like a gigantic puzzle that eggs you on, imploring you to keep going until you have put every single last piece in it's place. And once you have done so, the reward is well worth it. But if you dip your toes in and give up halfway through, you will leave feeling unsatisfied. That is why I can only recommend this game to certain types of gamer. Personally, I needed a walkthrough to finish the game. I am not the type of detail-oriented gamer that you need to be in order to find every single correct route. Thus, I believe the type of gamer who truly enjoys detective work or combing through lots of text will enjoy the old-school point and click-style challenge that this game brings. Also, I think that more casual gamers who are really interested in the premise or want to learn more about life in China will enjoy the game if they have a walkthrough in hand. But those looking for a smooth gaming experience, a VN experience that is more about personal choice rather than finding the right answer, or a bit of escapism should probably look elsewhere. I look forward to seeing more games from this studio in the future!

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19.50€

8.1

1,439

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Perfect Day Studio

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Perfect Day Studio

Release 24 Feb 2022

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