Aquaplus has officially confirmed that it will release the ToHeart remake for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on June 26, 2025. The company has also published a comparison video that shows the opening movie of the remake with that of the 1999 PlayStation release of ToHeart.
Even though ToHeart originally appeared as an R-18 visual novel for PC in 1997, Aquaplus is using the opening movie from the first all-ages release on the PlayStation in 1999 as the basis. For the record, the original PC version‘s opening movie mostly contained slides of the heroines’ facial expressions and event scenes, with some of the latter including Panchira shots.
The PS1 version’s opening movie instead featured a completely hand-drawn anime. The upcoming remake’s opening used this as inspiration, but Aquaplus mimicked the scenes with 3D models and a 60 fps frame rate.
The ToHeart opening movie comparison between the 2025 remake and the 1999 PS1 release is available to watch right below:
Aquaplus also simultaneously published a promotional trailer that shows some of the interaction scenes in 60 fps:
In addition, Aquaplus has set up a Steam page for the ToHeart remake with help from DMM Games and Shiravune. It confirms that the visual novel will be available simultaneously worldwide with additional subtitles in English and Simplified Chinese besides Japanese.
Even though voiceovers for the visual novel will only be available in Japanese, players will be able to choose between the original and new voice actresses. For example, they can choose whether to have the highlighted heroine Akari voiced by Ayako Kawasumi or the newer voice actress Kana Ichinose.
The ToHeart remake will be available for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on June 26, 2025.
Published: Feb 27, 2025 09:00 am