Highway Blossoms

A short visual novel about romance and desert treasure hunting

Studio Élan · Published by Studio Élan, Studio Elan · Released Jun 17, 2016

Reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 2,751
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 1; peak 24h 4
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 2 years ago; Jul 28, 2024

What is Highway Blossoms?

An illustrated kinetic visual novel set in the American Southwest, where you read a fixed story rather than make choices. It follows Amber, who travels in an inherited motorhome while grieving her grandfather, and Marina, a hitchhiker she meets as a miner's journal sends people searching for hidden gold.

For you if...

+you enjoy romances set against Southwest road trips
+you prefer a short story you can read straight through
+you like humor alongside stories about grief

Not for you if...

−you want choices that alter the story
−you dislike fraught relationship drama between the leads

What players say

94% of 2,751 reviews are positive

Players praise the two leads' relationship, the road-trip setting, and the art, music, and voice acting. Players who dislike it often criticize the leads' behavior during the late relationship conflict and find parts of the plot contrived.

Screenshots and trailer

Highway Blossoms system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 or higher
Processor: Any 64-bit Intel, AMD, or ARM / Apple Silicon CPU (※ x86_64 translation is required on ARM / Apple Silicon.)
Graphics: Any GPU that supports at least OpenGL 2.0, OpenGL ES 2.0, or DirectX 9.0
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0
Notes: ※ Previous versions of the game supported Windows XP and above, as well as 32-bit CPUs.