North Wind (video game)

North Wind
North Wind promotional art for PlayStation 2
ノースウインド
(Noosu Uindo)
GenreDrama, Romance, Harem
Video game
DeveloperDreamSoft
PublisherF&C (Windows/iOS)
Datam Polystar (PlayStation 2)
GenreEroge, Visual novel
PlatformWindows, PlayStation 2, iOS
Released
  • JP: September 24, 2004 (Windows)
  • JP: April 28, 2005 (PlayStation 2)
  • JP: June 11, 2010 (iOS Vol. 1)
  • JP: August 11, 2010 (iOS Vol. 2)
Manga
Written byDreamSoft
Illustrated byChinji Yaoroosu
Published byASCII Media Works
MagazineDengeki Daioh
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 2004October 2004

North Wind (ノースウインド, Noosu Uindo) is an adult visual novel developed by DreamSoft (previously called FC03), which is a brand of F&C. It first released for Windows on September 24, 2004. The game was later ported to the PlayStation 2, and released in two separate volumes for the iOS. North Wind follows the player character and protagonist, Makoto Akizuki, a young man who was born into a town where every winter, a "Love Letter Festival" is held. Gameplay in North Wind offers branching plot lines, and a multi-choice navigation, where the player can attain multiple endings.

Media based on the game has been published. This includes audio CDs, art books, and a manga adaptation which serialized in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Daioh magazine.