Talking to the girl you like is something you learn by dying.

Kobayakawa-san Is a Soulslike is a free five-minute romance adventure where a conversation with your crush becomes a Soulslike battle.

Read Kobayakawa-san's words and emotions, then choose the right way to respond:
Light Attack / Heavy Attack / Parry / Roll.

Choose wrong, and you die.

Reception in Japan
Within two weeks of release, the game reached over 83,000 plays on PLiCy, ranking #7 in the platform’s all-time ADV play count, and surpassed 10,000 downloads on BOOTH.

■ Features

  • About 5 minutes
  • 1 ending
  •  Multiple ways to die
  • Free to play
  • Playable in your browser

■ Languages
日本語 / English / Español / Русский/ 简体中文

Select your language on the title screen.

■ Streaming / Let's Plays
Streaming and gameplay videos are welcome, with or without monetization.
No permission or prior notice is required.
Please include the game title in the video description or a similar place.

Updated 2 days ago
Published 11 days ago
StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5, Windows
Release date 25 days ago
Rating
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
AuthorHokuto
GenreVisual Novel
Made withTyranoBuilder
TagsAnime, Comedy, Dating Sim, Short, Souls-like
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish; Castilian, Spanish; Latin America, Japanese, Russian, Chinese (Simplified)
InputsMouse, Touchscreen
LinksTwitter/X, YouTube
ContentNo generative AI was used

Download

Download
kobayakawa_san_ha_soullike_windows.zip 176 MB

Comments

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This was actually really awesome, what a neat game!

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Maybe dodge rolling with my girlfriend will make the conversations go better...

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I can’t guarantee the results, but please report back 😂

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tried doing this in real life with my crush and she called me a weirdo wtf

I must clarify that the techniques in this game have not been tested in real-world situations.

Hi. I saw another comment offering a Thai translation which you seemed to be interested in, would you also be interested in a translation to Brazilian Portuguese? Here's my twitter, if you'd prefer to talk there: 

@Leafar0456

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Hi! Thank you so much for the offer! I’d definitely be interested in discussing a Brazilian Portuguese translation. It’s a bit late here today, so I’ll reach out to you on Twitter tomorrow!

Now I can practice my combos for taking to real women.

Glad I could provide such valuable training material. Good luck with your combos!

Lol, it was pretty damn funny. Thanks for making this.

Thanks! I’m really glad it made you laugh 😂 Thanks for playing!

This was great fun to play. I honestly think that this concept could work for a longer game if developed a bit.

Besides that, I will keep in mind what I learned from this for when I eventually try talking to real women.

Thanks so much! I’m really glad you enjoyed it.

And I hope everything you learned here serves you well when that day finally comes 😂

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This is probably the best depiction of what it feels like to talk to women.

I'm glad my extremely accurate relationship simulator is being appreciated 😂 Thanks for playing!

is have anyone translate to thai, if not i think i can do that, and if you want you can dm me in discord nametag:amethyst_0983t , anyways i like you game to much please part 2

Thanks so much for the offer!
There isn't a Thai translation at the moment, and I'd definitely be interested in discussing it.
May I ask if Thai is your native language, and whether you'd be comfortable translating from the English version?

Sure i am Thai people, and i comfortable to translating

Thank you! I'd be happy to discuss the Thai translation with you.

Would X (Twitter) DM or email work for you? I don't use Discord very often.

Sure i have a X(Twitter) and email

You can contact me from this address 

X:@Yumaji54

Email : buddyfighttimeup@gmail.com 

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hardest soulslike i have ever played, peak.

Thank you! The true final boss was communication all along. 😎

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Hi! Thanks for making this

Just finished the game and it was amazing!

The gameplay is unique and creative. I've never seen a visual novel with mechanics like this before. The music is good for a free game and fits the game very well.

It's quite short, but it was totally worth the time.I didn't need to read a wall of text to get what was happening

Hope the dev will make more games like this in the future!

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Thank you so much for the kind comment! I'm really happy you enjoyed the game, especially the gameplay and its short, fast-paced format.

And as for making more games like this... I'm actually working on something new right now! 👀

Thanks again for playing!