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Kinkoi: Golden Time

Romance visual novel continues an academy story with new routes

Saga Planets · Published by NekoNyan Ltd., HIKARI FIELD · Released Jul 15, 2022

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Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
98% of 547
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
7
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
4 years ago
Jul 21, 2022
Minimum PC
1GB VRAM
2 GB RAM · 5 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Kinkoi: Golden Time?

This romance visual novel is an extra story to Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche, set at a private boarding school for wealthy students. You follow recent transfer student Ichimatsu Ouro through additional romantic storylines as New Year's approaches.

For you if...

  • +you want more stories with the original game's cast
  • +you enjoy reading romance stories with multiple character routes

Not for you if...

  • −you want a story independent of the original game
  • −you prefer romance stories without sexual content

What players say

98% of 547 reviews are positive

Players praise the added routes and a revised conclusion to a returning character's story, though some find the writing uneven.

How many players finish Kinkoi: Golden Time?

58% of Steam players have unlocked «In the doghouse», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Kinkoi: Golden Time system requirements

Minimum: 1GB VRAM, 2 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 or newer
Processor
1.7 GHz or above
Graphics
1GB VRAM
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
5 GB available space

Does Kinkoi: Golden Time have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Kinkoi: Golden Time run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
15
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: Japanese. Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

Does Kinkoi: Golden Time use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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