A Wind-Shaped Love

A Wind-Shaped Love is a visual novel set in a near-future world of disaster rescue. Its 4–6 hour main story follows Xing Jiu, a commander of robotic rescuers, and Bai Yi, the world’s only emotional android. The game combines rescue operations with a developing romance and an original soundtrack.

Story

Ten years ago, a catastrophic typhoon destroyed an entire city and killed Xing Jiu’s parents. A relief android rescued him, and he vowed to become an IY, a commander of robotic rescuers. At twenty, he joins the Wind Relief Department and chooses Bai Yi as his partner. She has every human feeling, but is treated as a tool.

Xing Jiu and Bai Yi move from mutual distrust to intimacy. After a confession beneath fireworks, they hold hands through a disaster—until the typhoon returns. Bai Yi saves him from death but remains in the rubble. Ten years later, Xing Jiu is a leading researcher who has spent his life seeking three more minutes with her.

The rescue department

The Wind Relief Department pairs IYs, human commanders, with INs, android rescuers. INs have humanoid bodies and intelligence, but are denied the rights of personhood. Bai Yi’s character arc takes her from hating humanity as a “tool” to becoming a self-sacrificing “person.”

Themes and music

The story explores AI ethics, the definition of life, and memory versus existence. Its original score moves from tranquil daily life to a tragic finale.