Iwakura Aria

Iwakura Aria is a story-driven game set in Japan in 1966, during a period of rapid economic growth. You play as Ichiko, a young woman with little hope for the future who becomes a maid at the Iwakura mansion. As she grows closer to the family’s heir, Aria, Ichiko is drawn into the mansion’s secrets and the chilling schemes surrounding Aria and her fate.

The Iwakura mansion

Use a map to explore different rooms and gather information that reveals the characters’ hidden secrets and the larger mysteries within the mansion. Ichiko also makes carefully detailed drawings of things that catch her interest; these illustrations can reveal clues to the mansion’s twisted heart.

The story follows the bonds between the women in the household, from friendship to love. Their hopes and expectations have left Aria and Ichiko struggling to recognize their true selves as they play the roles assigned to them. The game asks who their lives belong to, and follows their efforts to take control with courage and willpower.

Choices and endings

The game tells the story of one summer that shapes the Iwakura family’s future. It has nine endings, and your choices affect both the outcome and the life Ichiko is living 33 years after the main events.

Visual storytelling

Illustrator Hyakunen’s painterly artwork and graphic designer Nakada Fumi’s cut-out frames combine multiple images into single scenes, bringing the story to life.