Hamomoru Tachibana, a serious clergywoman, stumbles into a forest near a Kyoto shrine during an early 20th-century night festival. There, she encounters Chuuya Shingoh, a science enthusiast who introduces her to the Star-seeing Basin for growing celestial objects like stars. Stranded without her wallet, she joins his research to create night sky models with pebbles and test their influence on the city through onmyou divination.
Players guide Hamomoru in this indie celestial growth simulation, crafting stars in the Basin and exploring Kyoto streets with Chuuya. The core loop blends basin experiments with real-world walks to observe effects. Fans of thoughtful simulation games will enjoy its deliberate pace and mystical experimentation.
"The idea of creating a box of jewels, each filled with life... doesn't it give you a little bit of a thrill?"
This Starry Midnight We Make is a celestial growth simulation game wherein the protagonist, Hamomoru Tachibana, creates celestial objects using the mysterious Star-seeing Basin.
Hamomoru Tachibana, our protagonist, is an overly serious, easily-flustered clergywoman. While on vacation in Kyoto, Japan in the early 20th century, she went to visit a night festival at a local shrine. While enjoying one of the local specialties, she found herself lost in a deep forest road near the shrine.
In the depths of the forest, flanked by a trio of archways, Hamomoru meets Chuuya Shingoh, a curious, self-professed student of sciences. Chuuya shows Hamomoru the "Star-seeing Basin", wherein one can seem to "grow" stars and a model of the night sky using pebbles, and invites Hamomoru to join his experiments. She is hesitant at first, but her missing wallet compels her to remain in Kyoto regardless.
Ultimately accepting Chuuya's offer to help with lodging, she agrees to assist him in his "research" in return. According to Chuuya, the stars created in the Basin may be able to influence the rest of the city in a manner similar to what is often described in onmyou divination. To confirm this, Hamomoru and Chuuya shall walk the streets of Kyoto, all while creating stars within the Star-seeing Basin...
