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Fleeting Iris

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2021

Should you play it?

Ayame is a beautiful girl from Japan that is living a carefree life in search of happiness. One fateful day, she met Robert, a CIA agent who was in Japan during a mission. They become engaged and move to America together. However, not all is as simple as her previous life!

What works

  • Rich and branching narrative with multiple endings
  • High quantity and quality of adult cg artwork
  • Strong character development and emotional depth
  • Large explorable city environment
  • Frequent updates and developer engagement (via patreon)

Things to keep in mind

  • Incomplete steam version requiring external patch
  • Gameplay is mostly linear and railroaded
  • Frequent bugs and crashes reported
  • Slow pacing and some empty map areas
  • Lack of voice acting and limited interactivity

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Fleeting Iris: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Idle, Intimacy.

Last update: 23/08/2026