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Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2017

Should you play it?

A girl who cannot fall in love. A boy who has no interest in love. If they were to fall in love with each other, how would the world change? From Palette, developers of "Mashiro Iro Symphony", comes the romantic school comedy, "Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms."

What works

  • Well-written character-driven romance
  • High quality art and animation
  • Full japanese voice acting
  • Long playtime with multiple routes
  • Emotional and heartfelt storytelling

Things to keep in mind

  • Slow pacing in common route
  • Limited gameplay choices
  • Some routes have forced drama
  • Censored adult content on steam version
  • Translation and ui issues reported

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Saku Saku: Love Blooms with the Cherry Blossoms: 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 Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Strategy.

Last update: 26/08/2026