- Our Free Pomodoro App TABIPOMO Is Out Now on iOS / Android - 31 August 2026
Thank you, as always, for supporting Return to Shironagasu Island. TABIPOMO - Pomodoro for Creators - is a Pomodoro timer app in which Izumozaki Neneko, the heroine of Return to Shironagasu Island, fully supports your creative work. It is available now for iOS and Android — completely free. What is TABIPOMO? A focus app built around the Pomodoro Technique: repeating cycles of focused work and short breaks. It combines the timer with deadline-based progress management, so a single app tells you not only "focus now" but also "how much you need to do each day" to hit your deadline. Features Pomodoro timer: cycles advance automatically, with a long break after every 4 pomodoros Task & progress management: deadline countdown and automatic calculation of how many cycles per day you need Cycle history & achievements: daily cycle graphs, work streaks, and unlockable achievements keep you motiva…
- Manga Adaptation — Volume 1 on Sale September 9 (Japan) - 18 August 2026
Thank you, as always, for supporting Return to Shironagasu Island. The manga adaptation currently serialized in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shonen Magazine gets its first collected volume on September 9, 2026. Art: Muratan / Original story: Hyogo Onimushi An invitation to "Shironagasu Island", found hidden in a millionaire's will. Ikeda Sen, a private detective working in New York, sets out for the island together with Izumozaki Neneko — a girl with a perfect memory. What awaits them is a series of bizarre murders. Solve every mystery and escape the cursed island. Volume 1 covers the opening of that story. Characters The twelve people gathered at the island mansion "Louis Associer", shown with panels from the manga. (3 images) Details Title: シロナガス島への帰還 (1) / Return to Shironagasu Island Vol.1 Release: September 9, 2026 Price: 792 JPY (tax incl.) Publisher: Kodansha / KC Deluxe Format: B6, 192 p…
- Mac Version Now Available - 7 July 2026
The Mac Version Is Now Available!You can now play on macOS. Here's what the Mac version offers:- The game window can be freely resized. You can play comfortably in windowed mode even on low-resolution monitors (the aspect ratio is preserved automatically).- Holding Ctrl to fast-forward continues correctly after you select a choice or a point-and-click hotspot.- Steam achievement unlock notifications appear in the top-right corner of the screen, and Steam achievements are fully supported.Note: The Windows version is unaffected.
- Sequel "Distant Circular World" Coming Soon! - 5 April 2026
The sequel to "Return to Shironagasu Island," titled "Distant Circular World," is coming soon to Steam. Two protagonists—a private detective in Brooklyn New York and a Japanese high school girl with perfect memory living in a rural town—whose stories unfold simultaneously through a "Zapping System." They chase a mysterious time-rewinding device and a conspiracy involving the organization "Babylon." Store page → https://store.steampowered.com/app/3162900/_/ At launch, only Japanese will be supported, but additional languages will be added gradually. Thank you for your continued support.
- Fixed typos and errors in the German translation. - 5 April 2026
We have fixed typos and translation errors in the German version. We apologize for any inconvenience caused to our players.
- Return to Shironagasu Island Major Update Announcement - 31 March 2025
We have conducted a major update for 'Return to Shironagasu Island', introducing the following new features and content: Implemented Japanese voice acting across all languages. Added a configuration option to the top menu. Enabled voice playback in the backlog. After clearing the game, promotional videos can now be viewed in the CG library. Added several new scenes. Note: Save data has been refreshed, so previous data cannot be used. You can force skip by pressing the Control key on your keyboard. If you encounter any bugs, please report them to us. If you wish to play using your previous save data, right-click the game, go to Properties, and select the old2 version from the Betas tab. If it doesn't apply correctly, try uninstalling and reinstalling the game. (Your save data will be preserved.) If you reinstall the old2 version, a bug may occur where save data appears to be empty.…
- Brazilian Portuguese has been implemented! - 24 May 2024
Brazilian Portuguese has been implemented for Return to Shironagasu Island. Brazilian Portuguese has been implemented as a new language for the game. Now the game can be enjoyed by Brazilian Portuguese speakers. Thank you for your cooperation. Onimushi Hyogo
- Return to Shironagasu Island Voice Drama Released - 25 March 2023
Caution! : This is a voice drama in Japanese. If you do not understand Japanese, you cannot enjoy it. Return to Shironagasu Island Drama CD A story about the girls' daily life after "Return to Shironagasu Island". The slapstick drama woven by the four girls now opens! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2368730/_/ Episode 1 Alex's Detective Experience Alex visits Ikeda's office and experiences Ikeda's work as an apprentice detective. She and Neneko, who was also there, set about the task of finding a lost cat. It seems like an easy job, but something unexpected happens...... Episode 2 Akira's Shopping Spree Neneko's uniform gets dirty due to an unexpected problem. Akira comes to the spot just in time and forces Neneko to go shopping for clothes. This is the beginning of Neneko's misfortunes. Episode 3 Mistaken Identity of Girls Neneko hears a conversation between Alex and Ikeda, who was…
- Traditional Chinese Translation Added to Game - 22 December 2022
Traditional Chinese translation has been added to the game. Now you can enjoy the game for those in the traditional Chinese-speaking world. Please continue to enjoy the game.
- Return to Shironagasu Island, Voice is implemented in the Japanese version & not - 22 December 2022
Return to Shironagasu Island, voice acting voices have been implemented in the Japanese version. Now you can enjoy the game with voices. Thank you for your cooperation. Please note that save data is not compatible between the voice version and the previous version. Therefore, if you wish to continue to use your previous save data From the properties that appear after right-clicking on the game Click on "Beta" and in the drop-down list, select old_version" in the drop-down list. You will then be able to continue playing the game using your saved data. Currently, voices are only available in the Japanese version of the game. This is due to licensing issues, and as soon as we are able to raise the budget for a new version, we will implement voices in other languages as well. We are planning to add voices to other languages as soon as we have the budget to do so.
- A new French translation has been added. - 9 August 2022
French has been implemented as a new language for the game. Now French speakers can enjoy the game as well. Thank you for your cooperation. Onimushi Hyogo
- Polish version is implemented. - 1 June 2022
Polish has been implemented as a new language for the game. Now Polish speakers can also enjoy the game. Thank you for your cooperation. Hyogo Onimushi
- Crowdfunding Commemorative Sale - 15 October 2021
Starting October 15, we will be having a sale on Steam. This sale is to celebrate the start of crowdfunding for Return to Shironagasu Island. I want to deliver an adventure game, Return to Shironagasu Island, with voice acting voices! https://camp-fire.jp/projects/view/502284 Thanks to you, on the second day of the start, we have already reached the stretch goal of 5 million yen, and the production of the voice drama has been confirmed. Onimushi Hyogo
- German version has been implemented. - 11 October 2021
German has been implemented as a new language for the game. This means that German-speaking people can now enjoy the game as well. Thank you very much for your patience. Hyogo Onimushi
- Spanish version has been implemented. - 20 August 2021
Spanish has been implemented as a new language for the game. Now Spanish-speaking people can also enjoy the game. Thank you for your patience. On the 21st, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific time, we will be having a sale to celebrate the implementation of the new language. Hyogo Onimushi
- Korean version has been implemented. - 28 July 2021
Korean has been implemented as a new language for the game. The game can now be enjoyed by Korean-speaking people. Thank you for your patience. Hyogo Onimushi
- About adding a new language - 16 July 2021
Hi, I'm Onimushi Hyogo, the game creator. I'm thinking of adding a new language to the game soon, but since it costs a lot of money to add a new language, I'd like to collect users' opinions for reference. If you have any other requests, please feel free to leave a comment. This information may also be used to help you choose the language to implement in your next project. I was surprised by the unexpectedly strong response. It is possible to provide data to volunteer translators, but in that case, what kind of format should we use? The most polite way to do this is to divide the scenario into smaller parts by sentence and arrange them in a spreadsheet. This is a polite and straightforward method, but it requires a lot of time and effort to extract and insert the text. It also requires debugging again, which takes even more time. (I actually wasted about three months of my time in this…
- Implemented an old game BGM version. - 29 June 2021
You can now play older versions of the game. Right-click Return to Shironagasu Island from the library and select Properties. Select old_bgm_version from the beta and the old BGM version will be downloaded. Please note, however, that if you have saved data from a newer game, some errors may occur when playing with the old BGM game.
- Implemented new BGM - 3 June 2021
Finished implementing the new BGM! There may be an error when loading some save data. If this happens, please try to avoid it by using the save data of a scene earlier than the one where the error occurred. For more information on the newly implemented BGMs, please visit the soundtrack page. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1622650/_Return_to_Shironagasu_Island_Soundtrack/?snr=2_9_100003_ Thank you very much for your cooperation. Hyogo Onimushi
- Soundtrack sales page is now open! - 2 May 2021
Return to Shironagasu Island, the sales page for the soundtrack is now open. It will be released in May. We'll report back as soon as we know when it will be released. There are also samples of music made for the soundtrack on the sales page. If you are interested, please add it to your wishlist. The price will be $4.99. There will also be a 30% off sale with the launch release. Return to Shironagasu Island Soundtrack The music for the game will be updated at the same time as the soundtrack is released, or a little earlier than that. Thank you for your patience.
