Hookah Haze

Visual novel about mixing hookah flavors and shaping patrons' stories

ACQUIRE Corp. · Published by Aniplex Inc. · Released Jul 10, 2024

Reviews: Very Positive; 93% of 1,424
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 89% of 19 in 30 days
Playing now: 2; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 2 years ago; Aug 28, 2024

Free demo available, 1 playing it now: get the demo.

What is Hookah Haze?

In this single-player visual novel set near a future Akihabara, you play a temporary hookah lounge manager who takes the job after a fatal diagnosis. You mix hookah flavors, share recipe recommendations on social media that affect which of three patrons visit, and talk with them. Your choices lead to different endings for their stories.

For you if...

+you like slow-paced conversations and branching character stories
+you enjoy experimenting with hookah flavor combinations

Not for you if...

−you want fast-paced action instead of lengthy dialogue
−you expect deep management systems from running a lounge
−you avoid stories about illness and personal trauma

What players say

93% of 1,424 reviews are positive · 89% of 19 in the last 30 days

Players praise the pixel art, music, and emotional character stories. Some find the dialogue overly sentimental or the characters underdeveloped, and say the hookah-making routine grows repetitive.