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CHARON, STUDIO CHARON · Published by CHARON, STUDIO CHARON · Official site ↗
Mixed — 66% positive (87 reviews) · 20 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
“You were only trying to do the right thing—so why is everything falling apart?” A Japanese language teacher’s choices to save three girls who have stopped attending school will change their fates. A psychological horror visual novel with 16 endings.
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About this game
“You did the right thing. So why is everything falling apart?”
You are a Japanese language teacher.
One day, concerned about a student who has stopped coming to school, you decide to visit her at home.
What awaits you there are girls crying out for help—and a reality that cannot be saved by good intentions alone.
Choose your words. Choose your distance. Choose their futures.
Will your kindness save these girls?
Or will it become another cage?
Three girls. Sixteen endings.
Spring at Dawn, I Am a Monster. is a multi-route psychological horror visual novel about a teacher and three girls who have stopped attending school.
There are no knives.
Only human nature.
Features
■ Three Girls, Three Different Stories
Dependency. Obsession. Family problems. Loneliness.
Nanatsu Kokorome, Nyako Maigo, and Ajimi Konoha.
Each girl carries different circumstances—and secrets she cannot tell anyone.
What will you say to them? How far will you step into their lives?
Your choices as their teacher will change your relationship with each girl.
■ Three Girls and 16 Endings
Each girl has five different endings.
After witnessing all 15 of their endings, one final story awaits:
The Teacher Route.
After trying so hard to save these girls,
who—or what—was the teacher all along?
■ A Story Where “Good Intentions” Can Destroy Someone
The right words and the right distance do not always save someone.
Helping them. Watching over them. Walking away.
Being needed.
Even when you believe you’ve made the “right” choice,
something may slowly begin to break.
■ Psychological Horror Without Relying on Jump Scares
Rather than relying on sudden loud noises or jump scares, the horror slowly closes in through conversations, silence, expressions, and changing relationships.
■ A World Inspired by Spring and Classical Japanese Literature
“Spring, at dawn—”
A monochrome world accented with red.
Beautiful spring scenery.
And within it, a growing sense that something is terribly wrong.
Experience a beautiful yet unsettling story of spring.
Theme Songs
Three original theme songs, each created to accompany the story of one of the girls.
Nanatsu Kokorome
“Gomen nasai, Gomen nasai”
Vocal: Nanahira
Lyrics: Kaoru Nekofuji
Composition & Arrangement: TAKASUKE
Nyako Maigo
“AZULAMENT”
Vocal: Gurutan
Lyrics: Kaoru Nekofuji
Composition & Arrangement: TAKASUKE / Takenori Shibayama (OplaSync)
Ajimi Konoha
“Ao ni Kei, Fuyu wa Itomete”
Vocal: Naozumi Takahashi
Lyrics: Kaoru Nekofuji
Composition & Arrangement: TAKASUKE
Streaming & Video Guidelines
We welcome gameplay videos and livestreams of the game.
You may stream or upload videos covering all 15 endings of the three main character routes.
However, streaming, uploading videos, or otherwise publicly showing Ending 16: “The Teacher Route,” which is unlocked after completing all other endings, is prohibited.
Please include a link to the game’s Steam store page in the description of your video or livestream.
If your content contains spoilers, please provide an appropriate spoiler warning in the title or description.
Please do not redistribute the game’s images, music, or video content separately from gameplay.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated Graphics
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 500 MB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Integrated Graphics or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Scenario Expansion & Presentation Update
This update expands several scenes throughout the game and improves the overall presentation. Added and expanded dialogue and character moments across Nanatsu, Nyako, Ajimi, and the Teacher Route. Added new scene-transition eyecatches to improve pacing between scenes. Added additional character sprites and facial-expression changes to several newly expanded scenes. Revised portions of the English localization for accuracy and more natural phrasing. Fixed several minor text and presentation issues. The story branches, choices, and ending requirements have not been changed. Thank you for playing Spring at Dawn, I Am a Monster.Read full article on Community Announcements (charon.fuji)AnnouncementsOfficial
Spring at Dawn, I Am a Monster — One Week Since Launch & Over 1,000 Copies Sold!
🌸 One Week Since Launch & Over 1,000 Copies Sold!Thank you so much for playing Spring at Dawn, I Am a Monster!Today marks exactly one week since the game’s release.And we’re happy to announce that, combining the Steam and physical editions, total sales have now surpassed 1,000 copies!! 🎉The last time one of our games surpassed 1,000 copies this quickly after launch was back in 2018, with Vanilla and Kaleidoscope Stella.It’s been a long time since we’ve seen an opening like this, so we’re honestly quite surprised.Thank you so much to everyone who has played the game and supported us! 🌸🌸 Free Prequel DLC in Development to Celebrate 1,000 Copies Sold!As a token of our gratitude for reaching 1,000 copies sold,we’re planning a free DLC featuring a prequel story set before the events of the main game!This new story will reveal events that have not yet been shown, leading into the beginning of Spring at Dawn, I Am a Monster.The prequel is also planned to contain stronger violence, blood, and graphic content than the main game.We hope to explore an even deeper and darker side of Spring at Dawn, I Am a Monster.More details, including the content and release timing, will be announced at a later date.Players who purchase the physical edition will also be able to access the free DLC using the included Steam key.Thank you for continuing to support Spring at Dawn, I Am a Monster!CHARONRead full article on Community Announcements (charon.fuji)Patch NotesOfficial
Ver.1.03
Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where the previously displayed CG could remain visible in the background after certain screen transitions. Thank you for playing Spring at Dawn, I Am a Monster.Read full article on Community Announcements (charon.fuji)Patch NotesOfficial
Thank you for playing Spring at Dawn, I Am a Monster.
In this update, based in part on the feedback we have received from players, we have added and adjusted dialogue and narrative descriptions, primarily in the common route and the 心目ななつ route. Main Update Details Added new dialogue and narrative descriptions to the common route Added new dialogue and narrative descriptions to the 心目ななつ route Adjusted the pacing and emotional beats of several scenes Updated the English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Korean text to reflect the new Japanese content Fixed and adjusted some text and wording With these additions, we have made adjustments so that the interactions between the characters and the emotions leading into each scene can be conveyed more clearly. Please note that the existing choices, route branches, and ending conditions have not been changed. We will continue to review your feedback and bug reports as we work to improve the game and make it a better experience. Thank you for continuing to support Spring at Dawn, I Am a Monster.Read full article on Community Announcements (charon.fuji)Patch NotesOfficial
v1.0.2 Scenario Expansion Update
We have expanded parts of the common route and Nanatsu Kokorome’s route with additional dialogue, internal monologue, and minor presentation adjustments. The newly added content has also been translated and adjusted in English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Korean. There are no changes to the existing story outcomes or ending requirements.Read full article on Community Announcements (charon.fuji)
