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Talk it, build it, loop it, until you reach graduation.

Not a visual novel you only read. A deck you rebuild every loop. On a remote island ten days from graduation, every conversation is a card battle, and failing to progress resets you to day one. You read each classmate, build your hand of dialogue, and loop again toward the island's truth. Loved in Japan at 94 percent, but it has no English yet, so the West cannot read it.

Published 2026-06-15

01First, the one feeling

02Who this is for (and who it is not)

For you

  • You love Slay the Spire-style build-and-adapt loops, but want that read-and-build feeling applied to conversations and relationships instead of combat
  • You want a time-loop story you actively solve by rebuilding your approach, not one you only watch unfold
  • You want a Japanese doujin gem the West cannot read yet, buried at 0 English reviews

Not for you

  • You need an English-first release right now (no English yet, the wall is language only)
  • You want pure turn-based deckbuilding combat (this bends the deckbuilding into dialogue and a story loop, not battle for its own sake)

03The roots of this taste

94% positiveonly 70 reviewsno English support yet — yet almost no one has found it

Harumachi Toroidal Buried gem

A Japanese doujin-circle game where conversations are card battles: you loop the last ten days before graduation on a remote island, fail and reset to day one, and deepen ties with twelve classmates to uncover the island's mystery and a self-proclaimed demon's true aim. Very Positive in Japan at 70 reviews and 94 percent, but with no English support, the West cannot read it yet (0 English reviews).

Give it your first pass

Slay the Spire The origin

The origin of building a deck and adapting to a board that changes every turn, reading what you have and choosing what to play. This gem keeps that read-and-build craft but moves it from combat to conversation, building human relationships through dialogue and looping the days so you reread and rebuild your approach toward the truth.

Give it your first pass

04Make this gem shine

If it speaks to you, check it on Steam and give it your first pass. Your push is what makes a buried gem shine.

See it on Steam

05The bloodline of this taste