List of Key video games

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Promotional image of Key 10th Memorial Box with the various Key visual novel covers from 1999 to 2009.

Key is a Japanese visual novel video game development studio and brand under the publisher Visual Arts. The video games developed by Key are initially published by Visual Arts and released for Windows; consumer ports are published by Interchannel and Prototype. Key released their debut title, Kanon , in 1999, [1] followed by their second title, Air , in 2000. [2] Both Kanon and Air were initially released as adult games, [1] [2] but Key released their third game, Clannad , in 2004 with a rating of approval for all ages. [3] Key's fourth game, Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet , was also released in 2004 with a rating for all ages, and is described as a "kinetic novel" by the development team because of its completely linear storyline. [4]

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Key's fifth game, Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life , was released in 2005 as an adult game and spin-off from Clannad; it expanded on the scenario of the heroine Tomoyo Sakagami. [5] Key released their sixth visual novel, Little Busters! , in 2007 with a rating for all ages. [6] Key's seventh title, Little Busters! Ecstasy , was an expanded, adult version of Little Busters! released in 2008. [7] Key's eighth game, Kud Wafter , was released in 2010 as an adult game and spin-off from Little Busters! Ecstasy; it expanded on the scenario of the heroine Kudryavka Noumi. [8] Key released their ninth game Rewrite in 2011 with a rating for all ages. [9] Key released a fan disc of Rewrite titled Rewrite Harvest festa! in 2012. [10]

Key's 11th game Angel Beats! 1st Beat was released in 2015. [11] Key released the kinetic novel Harmonia in 2016. [12] Key's 13th game Summer Pockets was released in 2018, [13] and an expanded version titled Summer Pockets Reflection Blue was released in 2020. [14] Three kinetic novels were released in 2021: Loopers , Planetarian: Snow Globe and Lunaria: Virtualized Moonchild . [15] [16] [17] Another kinetic novel, Stella of The End , followed in 2022. [18] A four-volume kinetic novel series for the Prima Doll multimedia project will be released between 2023 and 2024. [19]

As of September 2022, 62 versions of Key's 18 released visual novels have been published by VisualArt's. Of the 62, 11 were released with an adult rating, and the remaining 51 had a rating for all ages. VisualArt's has ceased manufacturing 40 versions of Key's 18 games. Key released a box set called "Key 10th Memorial Box" in July 2009 containing six of Key's visual novels with a rating for all ages. [20] [21] The availability of Key 10th Memorial Box was restricted to ordering online. Key released "memorial editions" of their first five games in April and May 2010 with ratings for all ages. [22] [23]

Visual novel list

Windows

Visual novel release history
TitleVersionRelease dateRatingStatusWW [lower-alpha 1]
Kanon Kanon (limited edition) [note 1] June 4, 1999 [1] AdultDiscontinued
Kanon (regular edition) [note 2] June 4, 1999 [1] AdultDiscontinued
Kanon (all ages edition) [note 3] January 7, 2000 [1] All agesDiscontinued
Kanon Standard EditionNovember 26, 2004 [1] AdultDiscontinued
Kanon Standard EditionJanuary 28, 2005 [1] All agesDiscontinued
Kanon [lower-alpha 2] July 31, 2009 [21] All agesDiscontinued
Kanon (all ages memorial edition) [note 4] April 30, 2010 [1] [23] All agesDiscontinued
Air Air (limited edition) [note 5] September 8, 2000 [2] AdultDiscontinued
Air (regular edition) [note 6] July 27, 2001 [2] AdultDiscontinued
Air (all ages edition) [note 7] July 27, 2001 [2] All agesDiscontinued
Air Standard EditionApril 8, 2005 [2] AdultDiscontinued
Air [lower-alpha 2] July 31, 2009 [21] All agesDiscontinued
Air (all ages memorial edition) [note 8] May 28, 2010 [2] [23] All agesDiscontinued
Clannad Clannad (limited edition) [note 9] April 28, 2004 [3] All agesDiscontinued
Clannad (regular edition) [note 10] August 6, 2004 [3] All agesDiscontinued
Clannad Full VoiceFebruary 29, 2008 [3] [24] All agesDiscontinued
Clannad [lower-alpha 2] July 31, 2009 [21] All agesDiscontinued
Clannad (all ages memorial edition) [note 11] May 28, 2010 [3] [23] All agesDiscontinuedYes [25]
Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet (Kinetic Novel edition) [note 12] November 29, 2004 [4] All agesDiscontinued
Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet (package limited edition) [note 13] April 28, 2006 [4] [26] All agesDiscontinued
Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet (package regular edition) [note 14] April 28, 2006 [4] [27] All agesDiscontinued
Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet [note 15] [lower-alpha 2] July 31, 2009 [21] All agesDiscontinued
Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet (all ages memorial edition) [note 16] April 30, 2010 [4] [23] All agesDiscontinuedYes [28]
Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet (English edition) [note 17] March 28, 2015 [29] All agesDiscontinued
Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet (HD edition) [note 18] July 29, 2016 [30] All agesAvailableYes [31]
Planetarian Ultimate EditionSeptember 3, 2021 [16] All agesAvailable
Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life (limited edition) [note 19] November 25, 2005 [5] AdultDiscontinued
Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life [note 20] [lower-alpha 2] July 31, 2009 [21] All agesDiscontinued
Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life (all ages memorial edition) [note 21] April 30, 2010 [5] [23] All agesDiscontinuedYes [32]
Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life Perfect Edition [note 22] September 26, 2014 [33] AdultAvailable
Little Busters! Little Busters! (limited edition) [note 23] July 27, 2007 [6] All agesDiscontinued
Little Busters! (regular edition) [note 24] September 28, 2007 [34] All agesDiscontinued
Little Busters! Ecstasy Little Busters! Ecstasy (limited edition) [note 25] July 25, 2008 [7] AdultDiscontinued
Little Busters! Ecstasy (regular edition) [note 26] September 26, 2008 [7] AdultAvailable
Little Busters! Ecstasy [note 27] [lower-alpha 2] July 31, 2009 [21] All agesDiscontinued
Little Busters! Perfect Edition [note 28] November 30, 2012 [35] All agesDiscontinuedYes [36]
Kud Wafter Kud Wafter [note 29] June 25, 2010 [8] AdultAvailable
Kud Wafter (all ages edition) [note 30] June 28, 2013 [37] All agesDiscontinued
Rewrite Rewrite (limited edition) [note 31] June 24, 2011 [9] All agesDiscontinued
Rewrite (regular edition) [note 32] September 30, 2011 [38] All agesDiscontinued
Rewrite+July 29, 2016 [39] All agesAvailableYes [40]
Rewrite Harvest festa! Rewrite Harvest festa!July 27, 2012 [10] 15+Available [lower-alpha 3] To be released
Angel Beats! 1st Beat Angel Beats! 1st BeatJune 26, 2015 [11] All agesAvailable
Harmonia Harmonia (English edition)September 23, 2016 [12] All agesAvailableYes [41]
Harmonia (Japanese edition) [note 33] December 29, 2016 [42] All agesAvailable
Harmonia (limited edition) [note 34] May 26, 2017 [43] All agesDiscontinued
Harmonia (regular edition) [note 35] April 26, 2019 [44] All agesAvailable
Summer Pockets Summer Pockets (limited edition) [note 36] June 29, 2018 [13] All agesDiscontinued
Summer Pockets (regular edition) [note 37] July 26, 2019 [45] All agesDiscontinuedYes [46]
Summer Pockets Reflection Blue Summer Pockets Reflection Blue (limited edition) [note 38] June 26, 2020 [14] All agesAvailable
Summer Pockets Reflection Blue (special edition) [note 39] June 26, 2020 [14] All agesDiscontinued
Loopers Loopers (download edition)May 28, 2021 [15] All agesAvailableYes [47]
Loopers (limited edition) [note 40] May 28, 2021 [15] All agesAvailable
Loopers (special edition) [note 41] May 28, 2021 [15] All agesDiscontinued
Planetarian: Snow Globe Planetarian: Snow Globe (download edition)September 3, 2021 [16] All agesAvailable
Planetarian: Snow Globe (package edition) [lower-alpha 4] September 3, 2021 [16] All agesAvailable
Lunaria: Virtualized Moonchild Lunaria: Virtualized Moonchild (download edition)December 24, 2021 [17] All agesAvailable
Lunaria: Virtualized Moonchild (limited edition) [note 42] December 24, 2021 [17] All agesAvailable
Lunaria: Virtualized Moonchild (special edition) [note 43] December 24, 2021 [17] All agesAvailable
Stella of The End Stella of The End (download edition)September 30, 2022 [48] All agesAvailableYes [49]
Stella of The End (limited edition) [note 44] September 30, 2022 [48] All agesAvailable
Stella of The End (special edition) [note 45] September 30, 2022 [48] All agesAvailable
Prima Doll Prima Doll: Fuyuzora Hanabi / Sekka Monyō [note 46] April 28, 2023 [50] All agesAvailable
Prima Doll: Mumei Tenrei [note 47] May 31, 2024 [19] All agesTo be released
Prima Doll: Kōto Tantei [note 48] 2024 [19] All agesTo be released
Prima Doll Encore [note 49] 2024 [19] All agesTo be released

Consumer ports

Consumer ports release history
TitleFirst release datePublisher(s) CERO rating(s) Android DC FOMA iOS PS2 PS3 PS4 PSP PSV S3G Switch XB360
KanonSeptember 14, 2000(DC)BYes [51] Yes [52] Yes [53] Yes [54] Yes [55] Yes [56] Yes [57] Yes [58]
AirSeptember 20, 2001(DC)
  • B (DC, PS2)
  • C (PSP, PSV, Switch)
Yes [59] Yes [60] Yes [61] Yes [62] Yes [63] Yes [64] Yes [65] Yes [66] Yes [67]
ClannadFebruary 23, 2006(PS2)
CYes [68] Yes [69] Yes [70] Yes [71] Yes [72] Yes [73] Yes [74] Yes [75] Yes [76] Yes [77]
Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little PlanetAugust 24, 2006(PS2)
AYes [78] Yes [79] Yes [80] Yes [81] Yes [82] Yes [83] Yes [84]
Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life CS EditionJanuary 25, 2007(PS2)BYes [85] Yes [86] Yes [87] Yes [88] Yes [89] Yes [90] Yes [91]
Little Busters! Converted EditionDecember 24, 2009(PS2)BYes [92] Yes [93] Yes [94] Yes [95] Yes [96]
Kud Wafter Converted EditionJanuary 31, 2013(Android)CYes [97] Yes [98] Yes [99] Yes [100]
RewriteApril 17, 2014(PSP)CYes [101] Yes [102] Yes [103] Yes [104]
Rewrite Harvest festa!May 18, 2017(PSV)DYes [105]
Summer PocketsDecember 17, 2018(iOS)CYes [106] Yes [107] Yes [108]
Summer Pockets Reflection BlueAugust 20, 2020(Android)CYes [109] Yes [110] Yes [111] Yes [112]
LoopersJuly 20, 2021(Android, iOS)BYes [113] Yes [113] Yes [114] Yes [115]
Heaven Burns Red February 10, 2022(Android, iOS)
  • Wright Flyer Studios
Yes [116] Yes [116]
Lunaria: Virtualized MoonchildFebruary 24, 2022(Android, iOS)
  • Visual Arts
Yes [117] Yes [117] Yes [118]
HarmoniaOctober 20, 2022(Switch)
  • Prototype
BYes [119]
Stella of The EndApril 21, 2023(Android, iOS)
  • Visual Arts
Yes [120] Yes [120]

Notes

  1. These games have been released in English to a worldwide market.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 These six versions were released in the box set Key 10th Memorial Box.
  3. As of 2016, this game is only available bundled with Rewrite+.
  4. This version was released as part of the Planetarian Ultimate Edition.
  1. Kanon Shokai-ban (Kanon 初回版)
  2. Kanon Tsūjō-ban (Kanon 通常版)
  3. Kanon Zennenrei Taishō-ban (Kanon 全年齢対象版)
  4. Kanon Memoriaru Edishon Zennenrei Taishō-ban (Kanon メモリアルエディション全年齢対象版)
  5. Air Shokai Gentei-ban (Air 初回限定版)
  6. Air Tsūjō-ban (Air 通常版)
  7. Air Zennenrei Taishō-ban (Air 全年齢対象版)
  8. Air Memoriaru Edishon Zennenrei Taishō-ban (Air メモリアルエディション全年齢対象版)
  9. Clannad Shokai Gentei-ban (Clannad 初回限定版)
  10. Clannad Tsūjō-ban (Clannad 通常版)
  11. Clannad Memoriaru Edishon Zennenrei Taishō-ban (Clannad メモリアルエディション全年齢対象版)
  12. Planetarian ~Chiisana Hoshi no Yume~ Kinetic Novel-ban (planetarian ~ちいさなほしのゆめ~ Kinetic Novel版)
  13. Planetarian ~Chiisana Hoshi no Yume~ Pakkēji-ban Shokai-ban (planetarian ~ちいさなほしのゆめ~ パッケージ版 初回版)
  14. Planetarian ~Chiisana Hoshi no Yume~ Pakkēji-ban Tsūjō-ban (planetarian ~ちいさなほしのゆめ~ パッケージ版 通常版)
  15. Planetarian ~Chiisana Hoshi no Yume~ (planetarian ~ちいさなほしのゆめ~)
  16. Planetarian ~Chiisana Hoshi no Yume~ Memoriaru Edishon Zennenrei Taishōban (planetarian ~ちいさなほしのゆめ~ メモリアルエディション全年齢対象版)
  17. Planetarian ~Chiisana Hoshi no Yume~ -English edition- (planetarian ~ちいさなほしのゆめ~ -English edition-)
  18. Planetarian ~Chiisana Hoshi no Yume~ HD edition (planetarian ~ちいさなほしのゆめ~ HD edition)
  19. Tomoyo Afutā Shokai Gentei-ban (智代アフター ~It's a Wonderful Life~ 初回限定版)
  20. Tomoyo Afutā ~It's a Wonderful Life~ (智代アフター ~It's a Wonderful Life~)
  21. Tomoyo Afutā ~It's a Wonderful Life~ Memoriaru Edishon Zennenrei Taishō-ban (智代アフター ~It's a Wonderful Life~ メモリアルエディション全年齢対象版)
  22. Tomoyo Afutā ~It's a Wonderful Life~ Perfect Edition (智代アフター ~It's a Wonderful Life~ Perfect Edition)
  23. Ritoru Basutāzu! Shokai Gentei-ban (リトルバスターズ! 初回限定版)
  24. Ritoru Basutāzu! Tsūjō-ban (リトルバスターズ! 通常版)
  25. Ritoru Basutāzu! Ekusutashī Shokai Gentei-ban (リトルバスターズ! エクスタシー 初回限定版)
  26. Ritoru Basutāzu! Ekusutashī Tsūjō-ban (リトルバスターズ! エクスタシー 通常版)
  27. Ritoru Basutāzu! Ekusutashī (リトルバスターズ! エクスタシー)
  28. Ritoru Basutāzu! Pāfekuto Edishon (リトルバスターズ!パーフェクトエディション)
  29. Kudo Wafutā (クドわふたー)
  30. Kudo Wafutā Zennenrei Taishō-ban (クドわふたー 全年齢対象版)
  31. Rewrite Shokai Gentei-ban (Rewrite 初回限定版)
  32. Rewrite Tsūjō-ban (Rewrite 通常版)
  33. Harmonia Nihongo-ban (Harmonia日本語版)
  34. Harmonia Shokai Gentei-ban (Harmonia 初回限定版)
  35. Harmonia Tsūjō-ban (Harmonia 通常版)
  36. Summer Pockets Shokai Gentei-ban (Summer Pockets 初回限定版)
  37. Summer Pockets Tsūjō-ban (Summer Pockets 通常版)
  38. Summer Pockets Reflection Blue Shokai Gentei-ban (Summer Pockets Reflection Blue 初回限定版)
  39. Summer Pockets Reflection Blue Gōka Gentei-ban (Summer Pockets Reflection Blue 豪華限定版)
  40. Loopers Shokai Gentei-ban (Loopers 初回限定版)
  41. Loopers Gōka Gentei-ban (Loopers 豪華限定版)
  42. Lunaria: Virtualized Moonchild Shokai Gentei-ban (LUNARiA -Virtualized Moonchild- 初回限定版)
  43. Lunaria: Virtualized Moonchild Gōka Gentei-ban (LUNARiA -Virtualized Moonchild- 豪華限定版)
  44. Tsui no Sutera Shokai Gentei-ban (終のステラ 初回限定版)
  45. Tsui no Sutera Gōka Gentei-ban (終のステラ 豪華限定版)
  46. Purima Dōru: Fuyuzora Hanabi / Sekka Monyō (プリマドール:冬空花火/雪華文様)
  47. Purima Dōru: Mumei Tenrei (プリマドール:無名典礼)
  48. Purima Dōru: Kōto Tantei (プリマドール:皇都探偵)
  49. Purima Dōru Ankōru (プリマドール・アンコール)

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<i>Clannad</i> (video game) 2004 Japanese visual novel

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<i>Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet</i> 2004 video game

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