Hookah Haze arrives on Switch July 11th, 2024

Aniplex and ACQUIRE have announced that their life sim/visual novel game Hookah Haze will release on the Switch on July 11, 2024. Players take on the role of the protagonist, Toru Sumiki, who runs a shisha shop. Through providing shisha to three girls, players will delve into their true feelings.

Check out a new trailer for the game above. A ‘video message’ from one of the game’s characters, Amu, was also shared. You can watch that below. (Keep in mind, both videos are in Japanese.)

It’s the year 2xxx. On the outskirts of Akihabara, a new hookah lounge opens its doors to customers. Welcome to Hookah Haze!

Before long, the rookie manager Toru Sumiki notices that socializing with the lounge’s peculiar clientele has begun to change him. Tobacco flavor recommendations on social media affect who visits the lounge, weaving the twists of the story nudged in this or that direction by the choices the protagonist makes in the course of relaxed late-night conversations with his customers.