
A new visual novel from the legendary eXtend! Mixing dangerous romance with murder mystery, BUSTAFELLOWS is a steamy noir mystery that will make you shiver but ask for more!
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Every price cut of more than 20% we have observed, in each market that quoted one, with this game's chart position on either side of it. These are episodes, not a model: a sale is one event, and one event cannot tell you what the next one will do.
Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 0.29/day in the week to Jul 23 → 0.29/day in the week after.
For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 26 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 7 places towards #1, and the 2,400 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.
About
Arrive in New Sieg, a beautiful fictional town. Step into the shoes of a strong, smart and gifted journalist in this romantic adventure. You play the part of a young woman with the ability to leap in the past for a very short period in the bodies of others, which you use for data collection and helping people. After witnessing the murder of a crooked lawyer – she goes back in time in an attempt to save him. Thus, the journey begins as our protagonist goes back in time in the body of another person and tries to warn Limbo. It's up to you to figure out how to save him!
Unravel mysteries and solve puzzles
Take the lead and choose your destiny
Romance 5 dangerous fellows, each with an unlockable side story
Unlock different endings
Experience a unique interactive gameplay
Meet guests characters from Side Kicks!
Navigate through gorgeous visuals and polished animations
Listen to a complete Japanese voice cast, including KENN, Yoshimasa Hosoya & more
Will all routes lead to romance? Which happy ending awaits you? Play to find out!
Teuta - the protagonist (the name can be changed)

A 21 years-old freelance journalist working in New Sieg. She witnessed the murder of her brother when she was younger and became a reporter for her to serve justice. She has a mysterious ability that allows her to leap in the past for a very short period in the bodies of others, and uses it to help people and collect data. She is a bright and cheerful woman with a positive personality. Although she is a reporter, she is not skilled at taking pictures.
Limbo Fitzgerald - A Crooked Lawyer

A 27 years-old Lawyer. Limbo is known for advocating in court for even the toughest criminals. Although he is called a crooked lawyer, he is extremely skilled, and he is popular in the city and is seen as a hero. He abides by the law in his own standards and serves justice. Born into an extremely wealthy family, Limbo is soft-hearted.
Shu - A hitman that silently eliminates hitmen

He is 28 years old. Shu is a heavy smoker who makes a living as a bounty killer by eliminating other hitmen. He is a top-class martial artist and specialised in long-range sniping. The best sniper in town, he has no other goals in life apart from executing those on the list left behind by his foster parents and mentor.
Helvetica - A professional in changing people's appearance

A 26 years-old plastic surgeon. Popular in New Sieg, he loves beautiful things and constantly rates passer-by women based on their looks. Highly confident in his skills, he believes that people can be reborn by changing their natural features.
Mozu - An autopsy Specialist

At only 25 years old, Mozu is the chief of the autopsy department and work with the police forces. He is often misunderstood as apathetic and indifferent towards others. His way of thinking is usually from a medical point of view, which sometimes creates unexpectedly fun situations. Mozu talks to corpses and it is rumoured that he dissects animals as a hobby. He likes riding bicycles.
Scarecrow - A Self-proclaimed Underground Boss

A 22 years-old cyber-geek and computer hacker who is famous on the internet for hacking, money laundering, stealing, etc. Thanks to his abilities and connections, he is a self-proclaimed underground boss.
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Reviews
Themes across 55 recent reviews and how positive each mention is. A keyword signal, not full sentiment analysis.
Reviews
太喜欢bf大家庭了,角色塑造都不错的,斯卡克罗线和修线的恋爱感最强,剧情有瑕疵不过整体还行吧,真相线看得太痛了谁懂。好希望露卡亚当特乌塔幼驯染三人组永远幸福TT
Overall, I enjoyed the experience of Bustafellows; this is a well-done game with endearing characters. I did like going through all the routes, which I don't always do in dating games. Scarecrow was my favourite route, as I felt it did a pretty accurate job of depicting PTSD. However, I felt like Bustafellows relied too much on telling, rather than showing, which weakened the emotional impact of a lot of scenes. Also, Teuta's ability to turn back time seemed pretty random in an otherwise non-supernatural story; I thought there would be more explanation for it, but there didn't seem to be. (It could be a meta-narrative device as the player can 'turn back time' in a visual novel, but it seemed like a convenient plot device more than anything.) Also, the last plot twist involving the mystery of Teuta's brother could've been more carefully written and hinted at earlier, I feel.
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All-time low is the lowest price we've recorded for this game since we started tracking it.
Languages: English
Hours played at review time, across 55 reviews with recorded playtime.
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好玩是好玩,个人线和真相线都有关系,但是个人线故事走向很雷同,基本都是出现一个坏人,女主用能力救一下,结束。打到后面昏昏欲睡
주인공이 너무귀여움
全通完感想是只有角色间的日常cb互动是值得看的,比大多数乙游有趣很多,画面演出和主线之外的彩蛋可以给到一个好评,恋爱后的sideB写得很甜美,每篇都看得较为舒心,至于sideA里恋情是怎么产生的,用放大镜找都不一定找得到,shu线的感情线刻画最明显,个人而言观感也是最好的。 以上勉强算中好评,毕竟六块八买的。以下均为纯主观恶评。无剧透。 剧本娘几乎没有写正剧的笔力,简单来说就是人设卖得还行,但剧情展开要么平铺直叙毫无阅读体验,要么设定和故事线经不起推敲,捂了那么久的真相1和2都是在用最直白的方式给剩下的没有在之前剧情里讲到的有立绘的角色透底,充满了物尽其用的赶工之感,只抛出信息却不做任何加工,一个故事讲到最后世界观也没充实多少,本作最大的金手指时间回溯更是没有半点渊源拿来就用。真相1姑且当做为了出续作所以没往深了写,真相2纯粹的败笔,不写最多平淡收尾,一写反而拉仇恨,倒逼玩家新仇连旧恨一起结算,收获井喷式黑泥。
if you want a really romantic otome game this might be lacking for you but every character have their charm. I ended up buying bustafellows 2 after hearing Limbo and scarecrow being dumb on sakamoto cable line at hieizan :')
My favourite otome game I've played! Shu and Limbo are definately the best playthroughs imo ;)
Absolutely LOVED this game, all of the characters were so well written and the depths of their personalities really shone in the overarching plot. The only otome I've played where I had to play all the bad ends as well, they were heart wrenching in all the best ways (especially limbos, my god). Shu and Limbo were my favorite routes in this one and I wouldn't change it for the world, I'm still waiting for my next hyperfixation after this gem of a story.
I bought this after playing the demo, but I refunded it shortly after. I purchased this game and started playing, only to load it up on the next day, exciting to continue, and had lost my save data. There's also lots of translation of dialogue that's missing (characters speaking in Japanese off-screen that don't get any subtitles), plus the UI elements are a pain to navigate. I was going to ignore some of these issues, but losing all my save data was the last straw. It's sad, because I think there was a lot of potential for fun here, but it's not worth the stress.
小儿科剧情逗我一笑
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