A story of familial love that unfolds under the midsummer sky—
The timeless masterpiece, AIR, is now playable on the Nintendo Switch™!
AIR is a work from visual novel studio, Key, known for titles such as Kanon, CLANNAD, Little Busters!, Summer Pockets and more. It received great acclaim upon release and was even adapted into an anime series.
This moving tale centered around themes of familial love and the characters' sensitive emotions is coming to the Nintendo Switch, fully voiced by a magnificent cast.
Includes "First Sky Chapter"!
AIR's only side story novel, "First Sky Chapter", is included in fully voiced visual novel format with stunning visuals by Itaru Hinoue, the artist who worked on the original game.
Available in three languages!
The text can be set to English, Simplified Chinese, or Japanese (audio is in Japanese only). This includes in-game text, options, and the digital manual. Language settings can be changed at any time by using the − Button or a two finger tap.
Featuring retouched HD visuals and CG coloring!
This version not only offers the best HD visuals to date, but the game's CG coloring has also been adjusted to better suit the Nintendo Switch console's display colors. Enjoy the experience with even more beautiful graphics!
Play using only the touch screen! Play with one hand!
Play in handheld mode with the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con™ controllers attached, or detach them and play with just the touch controls! While in tabletop mode or TV mode, everything can be controlled using only the Joy-Con (R), allowing you to play with only one hand! Also available for the Nintendo Switch Lite (a separate Joy-Con (R) is required to play with one hand).
Visual Novel
Gameplay in this visual novel title involves reading through the story while making choices at certain key points. Different decisions may lead to different outcomes, story branches and endings.
Summer had come to that town.

A young man is performing with a puppet in front of a seaside bus stop.
Only two children are watching his show.
However, they soon lose interest and run off.

The young man is a wanderer.
He has two companions on his travels.
A decrepit old doll that moves without strings and a powerful oath made a long time ago.

Just when he began to feel despair,
a young girl comes to talk to him.
She has a friendly, innocent smile.
Following this meeting with her,
the young man begins to live in that town.

Spending gentle days enveloped in the scenes of summer.
Encounters with girls in the sunlight.

Summer stretches on endlessly.
Beneath the vast blue sky.
Beneath the air in which she awaits.
DREAM
Yukito Kunisaki
VA: Hikaru Midorikawa
A young man traveling in search of the meaning behind the words spoken to him by his late mother.
He earns money by performing with a doll that mysteriously moves without strings.
The story begins when his travels bring him to a countryside bus stop by the sea.
Misuzu Kamio
VA: Tomoko Kawakami
A young girl who attends a school by the sea.
She lives together with her mother, Haruko, but takes care of the household chores since Haruko is busy with work.
She's a bit of an airhead, but is an honest and gentle girl.
Kano Kirishima
VA: Asami Okamoto
The second daughter of the Kirishima Clinic, which has served the community for many years.
Her parents have passed away, and she now lives with her sister Hijiri, who took over as the clinic's doctor.
She's good friends with Potato, a mysterious creature (a dog?) who is always with her.
Minagi Tohno
VA: Ryoka Yuzuki
A tall, beautiful girl.
Her quiet, soft way of doing things at her own pace often gives those around her the impression that she's mysterious and unfathomable.
She often spends time with her younger friend, Michiru, at the unmanned station on an abandoned train line.
Haruko Kamio
VA: Aya Hisakawa
Misuzu's mother, who lives a life of indulgence.
Her lifestyle doesn't seem to align at all with that of Misuzu, who is still a student, so they rarely spend time with each other.
Her greatest joy in life right now is drinking sake.
Hijiri Kirishima
VA: Yumi Touma
Kano's older sister, who is the doctor at Kirishima Clinic.
She hasn't been working long, but her skills as a doctor are not bad.
She is very overprotective of her sister, often going to extremes over how much she cares for her.
Michiru
VA: Yukari Tamura
An energetic young girl always playing at the station together with Minagi, who she loves with all her heart.
She accuses Yukito of being a kidnapper when they first meet, and from there they have many battles each time they see each other.
SUMMER
Kannabi-no-Mikoto
VA: Chinami Nishimura
A "winged one" who is said to be a servant of the gods.
Although she is of high status, she is basically a prisoner of those who use her power for their own benefit.
Uraha
VA: Kikuko Inoue
Kanna's lady-in-waiting, who adores her.
She's soft-spoken, but also a little unpredictable.
Ryuya
VA: Nobutoshi Canna
A warrior assigned to guard the shrine where Kanna is kept.
He can be a little arrogant, but he's a serious person and is unmatched with the sword.
Product Info
Title AIR
Genre Visual Novel
Release Date August 6, 2025
Price USD 34.99 / CAD 44.99 / MXN 689.00
Store Nintendo eShop
Platform Nintendo Switch System / Nintendo Switch Lite System
Supported Play Modes TV mode / Tabletop mode / Handheld mode
Supported Languages English / Simplified Chinese / Japanese (Audio is in Japanese only)
Voice Fully voiced
Rating ESRB Mature 17+
Staff
Original Picture Itaru Hinoue
Scenario Jun Maeda / Yuuichi Suzumoto / Takashi Ishikawa
Music Shinji Orito with Key / Magome Togoshi