Summer Session

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title: "Summer Session" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2008-video-games", "dating-sims", "hanako-games-games", "linux-games", "macos-games", "ren'py-games", "single-player-video-games", "video-games-developed-in-italy", "visual-novels", "windows-games"] description: "2008 video game" topic_path: "technology/operating-systems" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Session" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary 2008 video game ::

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Field	Value
title	Summer Session
image	summersessionlogo.png
platforms	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
genre	Dating simulation
developer	Hanako Games, Tycoon Games
modes	Single-player
engine	Ren'Py
released	July 2, 2008
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| title = Summer Session | image = summersessionlogo.png | platforms = Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux | genre = Dating simulation | developer = Hanako Games, Tycoon Games | modes = Single-player | engine = Ren'Py | released = July 2, 2008 Summer Session is a dating simulation video game for the Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux platforms. The game was developed and published by Hanako Games and Italian studio Tycoon Games. It uses anime-style graphics and is written in English. It was released on July 2, 2008.

Gameplay

Players must balance their schedules in order to raise their character's statistics and pass school examinations. During play they encounter non-player characters and befriend them, aiming to find romance. Restarting the game after completion enables players to unlock additional endings.

Reception

Reviewers at Game Tunnel gave the game an average review score of 7.25/10, with the lowest review deriding it as "pervy" while the highest called the graphics "spectacular" and the writing "excellent", saying it "appealed to my inner otaku fanboy".

Emily Short of GameSetWatch said that the game "hit the narrative sweet spot".

References

References

1. [[Greg Costikyan. (2008-08-27). "Summer Session - Girl Game for Boys". [[Manifesto Games.
2. (2009-02-23). "Summer Session Review by Game Tunnel".
3. "GameSetWatch Column: 'Homer In Silicon': Refining Simulation into Narrative".

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