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| Industry | Computer games |
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| Genre | Visual novels |
| Website | wingedcloud |
Winged Cloud is an American developer of English-language visual novel video games. They are best known for the Sakura series of visual novels, mainly of the adult genre, that began with Sakura Spirit.
Winged Cloud began releasing games on Steam in 2014, under publisher Sekai Project. Their first title, Sakura Spirit was released on July 9, 2014. [1] After publishing several of Winged Cloud's titles, Sekai Project and Winged Cloud ended their partnership.
Following this, in 2015 Winged Cloud partnered with publisher MangaGamer and released Sakura Santa. [2] However, in 2016 MangaGamer ended their partnership with Winged Cloud citing "intractable creative differences." [3]
After leaving MangaGamer, Winged Cloud returned to their previous publisher Sekai Project, to release their next title, Sakura Dungeon. [4] Winged Cloud continued to release titles under Sekai Project, but in 2017, Sekai Project ended their partnership, and later released a statement stating that it was due to Winged Cloud's unprofessional behavior. [5] After separating from Sekai Project, Winged Cloud began publishing their titles independently.
| Title | Release date | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Sakura Spirit | July 9, 2014 | [6] |
| Pyrite Heart | September 25, 2014 | [7] |
| Sakura Angels | January 16, 2015 | [8] |
| Sakura Fantasy | May 29, 2015 | [9] |
| Sakura Clicker | July 29, 2015 | [10] |
| Sakura Beach | August 14, 2015 | [11] |
| Sakura Swim Club | September 11, 2015 | [12] |
| Sakura Beach 2 | November 6, 2015 | [13] |
| Sakura Santa | December 21, 2015 | [14] |
| Sakura Dungeon | June 3, 2016 | [15] |
| Sakura Shrine Girls | August 26, 2016 | [16] |
| Sakura Space | September 2, 2016 | [17] |
| Sakura Maid | September 21, 2016 | [18] |
| Sakura Maid 2 | October 4, 2016 | [19] |
| Sakura Nova | October 5, 2016 | [20] |
| Sakura Maid 3 | October 28, 2016 | [21] |
| Sakura Christmas Party | December 20, 2016 | [22] |
| Sakura Agent | January 27, 2017 | [23] |
| Sakura Valentine's Day | February 14, 2017 | [24] |
| Sakura Magical Girls | February 23, 2017 | [25] |
| Sakura Gamer | October 5, 2017 | [26] |
| Sakura Halloween | October 23, 2017 | [27] |
| Legends of Talia: Arcadia | October 27, 2017 | [28] |
| Sakura Cupid | February 12, 2018 | [29] |
| Sakura Sadist | May 25, 2018 | [30] |
| Sakura MMO | October 15, 2018 | [31] |
| Sakura MMO 2 | January 25, 2019 | [32] |
| Sakura Sweetheart | February 14, 2019 | [33] |
| Sakura Moonlight | February 28, 2019 | [34] |
| Sakura Moonlight 2 | April 30, 2019 | [35] |
| Sakura MMO 3 | June 7, 2019 | [36] |
| Sakura Apprentice | August 26, 2019 | [37] |
| Sakura Fox Adventure | October 25, 2019 | [38] |
| Sakura Gamer 2 | December 12, 2019 | [39] |
| Sakura Knight | January 31, 2020 | [40] |
| Sakura Succubus | March 31, 2020 | [41] |
| Sakura Knight 2 | June 1, 2020 | [42] |
| Sakura Succubus 2 | July 20, 2020 | [43] |
| Sakura Knight 3 | September 7, 2020 | [44] |
| Sakura Succubus 3 | November 2, 2020 | [45] |
| Sakura MMO Extra | January 11, 2021 | [46] |
| Sakura Succubus 4 | March 1, 2021 | [47] |
| Sakura Forest Girls | April 19, 2021 | [48] |
| Would you like to run an idol café? | June 7, 2021 | [49] |
| Sakura Forest Girls 2 | July 26, 2021 | [50] |
| Would you like to run an idol café? 2 | September 27, 2021 | [51] |
| Sakura Forest Girls 3 | November 15, 2021 | [52] |
| Sakura Alien | January 10, 2022 | [53] |
| Sakura Succubus 5 | April 4, 2022 | [54] |
| Would you like to run an idol café? 3 | May 9, 2022 | [55] |
| Sakura Succubus 6 | July 11, 2022 | [56] |
| Sakura Alien 2 | September 19, 2022 | [57] |
| Sakura Melody | October 24, 2022 | [58] |
| Sakura Gym Girls: Prologue | December 5, 2022 | [59] |
| Sakura Gym Girls | December 19, 2022 | [60] |
| Sakura Succubus: Cosmos Christmas | December 23, 2022 | [61] |
| Sakura Succubus 7 | March 6, 2023 | [62] |
| Sakura Neko Calculator | March 23, 2023 | [63] |
| Sakura Succubus: Hazel's Holiday | April 23, 2023 | [64] |
| Leveling Up Girls in Another World | April 28, 2023 | [65] |
| Sakura Bunny Girls | July 23, 2023 | [66] [67] |
| Sakura Succubus 8 | January 15, 2024 | [68] |
| Title | Status | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| The Guardian's Spell | Canceled | [69] [70] |
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