Rakan Ayah

Rakan Ayah is a long-form, branching visual novel about Xia Zixi, a struggling student whose parents have been missing for years. After finding a high-paying maid position, she moves in with Ye Duoduo, a withdrawn boy who needs help with daily life, and later transfers to his school as his personal maid. As they grow closer, Xia Zixi helps him with his social difficulties, while the two face challenges tied to their pasts and family histories.

Xia Zixi and Ye Duoduo

Xia Zixi has lived independently since her parents disappeared, taking various part-time jobs to make ends meet and learning a range of skills along the way. Calm, capable and hardworking, she takes her duties seriously and remains devoted to Ye Duoduo even after learning about their backgrounds.

Ye Duoduo is introverted, distant and poor at communicating with others, though he wants to fit in. A talented young developer who created an immersive virtual experience system, he was adopted after his parents divorced by his IT-working adoptive father. His abilities brought him material comfort but also set him apart, leaving him lonely and short on affection. His poor ability to care for himself leads him to hire a maid.

Their classmates

Lin Lu is Xia Zixi’s lively, quick-witted close friend. She initially worries about Xia Zixi taking the maid position and opposes it. After meeting Ye Duoduo while helping organize a school festival, her view of him begins to change. Lin Lu later helps Xia Zixi and Ye Duoduo expose Jiang Tian’s schemes, earning a place on his blacklist. She comes to suspect that Ye Duoduo’s adoptive father caused Xia Zixi’s parents to disappear, but her overconfidence puts her in danger. Xia Zixi rescues her, and the incident leads Xia Zixi to learn more about her and Ye Duoduo’s backgrounds.

Jiang Ningxue is Jiang Tian’s sister and the daughter of a council member. She is a secret illegitimate child who grew up living with her aunt, longing for family affection and love. She has a sensitive nature and a considerate outward manner, but her fixation on Ye Duoduo is intense. His coldness reminds her of the father she admires, and she develops a crush on him. She initially treats Xia Zixi poorly because of her connection to Ye Duoduo. After an incident reveals the relationship between Ye Duoduo and Xia Zixi, Jiang Ningxue remains troubled by it, though Ye Duoduo regards her only as a classmate and does not return her feelings. Like Xia Zixi, she feels abandoned by her parents, but responds with resentment that gradually twists her outlook.

Jiang Tian lives comfortably and has developed a number of bad habits. He leads a group of troublemaking students and is a persistent problem for his teachers. Unlike his illegitimate sister, he has a recognized place in the family and looks down on her, while also envying her appearance and popularity. He spreads rumors about her and bullies Ye Duoduo because of Ye Duoduo’s dealings with her. Xia Zixi reprimands him several times, but he continues scheming in secret, including anonymously posting a video of her in her maid uniform on the school network.

Game features

• A branching visual novel with more than 350,000 Chinese characters
• Full Chinese voice acting
• Nearly 30 CG illustrations
• 18 original music tracks