Machi Gurashi is an anime-themed social simulator where you spectate a town of characters for 100 days. There's no main character or player character. Characters make decisions independently and things are presented as a visual novel.
Est. WishlistsestiProxy: followers × 12 (industry heuristic)
408
Est. OwnersestiBoxleiter method: reviews × 32
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Est. RevenueestiEst. owners × ~62% of list price
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Price (US)
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Release
August 2026
About
Machi Gurashi is an anime-themed social simulator where you spectate a town of characters for 100 days. There's no main character or player character. Characters make decisions independently and things are presented as a visual novel.
Create custom characters with lots of options (personality, interests, outfits, sexuality, pronouns, etc).
9 preset characters (6 are returning characters from Daigaku Gurashi)
Many personality traits that can be mixed and matched: Envious, Weirdo, Cringe, Tsuntsun, Shutterbug, Pickpocket, Expressionless, Vegetarian, Masochist, Introvert, Slob, etc
400+ short voice clips
Up to 32 characters per town
Each day you can "Influence" one character with one of several options.
There are notifications to tell you about things happening with characters you aren't spectating.
Some locations include: a mixed-sex bathhouse, a terrain vague, an office building, a clothing store
Various settings like two different currencies (yen or dollars), starting money options, 12 hour clock or a 24 hour clock, etc.
Things to note:
This game is for adults only as it contains sexual content and nudity.
#category_playable_at_your_own_paceFamily SharingPartial Controller SupportPlayable without Timed InputSingle-player
Estimates — owners use the Boxleiter method (reviews × 32), wishlists proxy followers × 12, revenue uses ~62% of list price × est. owners. These are rough industry heuristics, not official data.