Shanghai Summer

04 About Shanghai Summer

The Nintendo Switch NSP listing for Shanghai Summer includes the base game and updates. The reported download size is 412.08 MB. The listed region is USA.

Shanghai Summer is an adventure game from Astrolabe Games, released for Nintendo Switch on February 8, 2024. It follows Mei, a college student spending her summer break back in Shanghai, where a missing mooncake recipe draws her into a personal mystery.

Mei’s search takes her through locations across the city as she speaks with familiar faces and new acquaintances. The story focuses on family, tradition, community, and reconnecting with the place she calls home.

A summer mystery in Shanghai

The central quest begins when Mei’s grandmother’s treasured recipe disappears. Following the clues means learning more about the people around Mei and the memories connected to her family. Character stories contribute pieces of the mystery, while the narrative also explores friendships and possible romantic connections.

Narrative choices and exploration

Shanghai Summer combines visual-novel-style storytelling with exploration of 2D Shanghai environments, from older neighborhoods to modern city scenery. Dialogue choices influence character interactions and the direction of the story, with alternative endings available through different decisions.

Puzzles and collectibles

Light activities break up the conversations and investigation. Ingredient-gathering tasks, memory-based puzzles, clues, and collectible souvenirs are tied to the recipe search and offer additional cultural details about Shanghai. The game supports English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, and Traditional Chinese.

Game screenshots

System requirements: phone & PC

Suggested device targets from Beastroms. Actual requirements and compatibility depend on your emulator and game settings.

HP / Phone

• Operating system: Android 10 or later
• CPU / Chipset: Quad-core 1.8 GHz
• RAM: 4 GB
• GPU / Graphics API: OpenGL ES 3.0-capable graphics
• Free storage: 2 GB
• Controls: Touch controls or a Bluetooth controller; keyboard for computer software

PC / Computer

• Operating system: Windows 10 / 11, 64-bit
• Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz
• RAM: 4 GB
• GPU / Graphics API: Integrated graphics with OpenGL 3.3 support
• Free storage: 2 GB
• Controls: Keyboard and mouse; controller for supported games

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