Himawari - The Sunflower -
Fair · Narrative · 2016
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $34.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 31.5h 60h to 100%
- Value
- $1.11/hr
- Reviews
- 90% of 214 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $30.25 or less.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
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About the game
What begins as a slice-of-life romantic comedy will prove to be a sci-fi tale full of character drama, mysteries, and tragedy. This coming-of-age visual novel is a story about life, mistakes, pursuing your dreams, and finding your place in the universe.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, 3 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
Across all 60 discounts in the 10 years tracked, the median cut is 60 percent, about 8 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
Value puts it in the top 8 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 98 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 84 percent. Among the games that feel like it, The Last Campfire ($14.99, scores 72) beats it on value, while it beats The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo ($14.99, scores 51).
Players
- Players online
- 1 when we last checked, on Sep 29, 15:54 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
I love when my moege vn turns into an existential utsuge about space aids and chronic alcoholism ...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
some say Himawari has a slow start and it's true. Potentially the first 10 hours in you might not take it seriously and wonder if it's worth the time. But once you progress deep enough, the story starts to get really good and will leave you speechless. A lot of points that didn't make sense will connect making you realize everything in the writing has a purpose. one of the best VNs out there which makes it that much...
This ended up being the pure cancer I thought it would be. Plodding story bogged down by 'best friend is a girl that will tease the crap out of you' typical dialogue that just makes my eyes glaze over. Literally the first chance two girls are together in one room and it starts. I lost interest then and there. I've spent my whole life with no friends, never had a girlfriend, always being the one getting teased. I'm...
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Cite this score
Himawari - The Sunflower - scores 66/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/554290/himawari-the-sunflowerReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 30, price as of Oct 19. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.