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Everlasting Summer vs NEKOPARA Vol. 0

Everlasting Summer is a visual novel game from Soviet Games (2014) while NEKOPARA Vol. 0 is an anime game from NEKO WORKs (2015).

Everlasting Summer

2014 · Soviet Games

8.3GamingPickz Score

Free

Steam: Very Positive

NEKOPARA Vol. 0

2015 · NEKO WORKs

7.9GamingPickz Score

$2.99

Steam: Very Positive

What each one is

Steam files Everlasting Summer under Visual Novel and Story Rich. In contrast, it files NEKOPARA Vol. 0 under Anime and Nudity.

Everlasting Summer

Visual novel loved by many – Everlasting Summer – now on Steam!

Description from its Steam store page

NEKOPARA Vol. 0

Please note that NEKOPARA Vol. 0 is a fandisc for NEKOPARA Vol. 1What's NEKOPARA? Why, it's a cat paradise! This is a story just before Kashou opened "La Soleil".Enjoy a page from the leisurely, daily lives of Shigure and the Minaduki household's catgirls!

Description from its Steam store page

At a glance

Everlasting SummerNEKOPARA Vol. 0
GamingPickz Score8.3/107.9/10
Steam ratingVery Positive (94%, 78,073)Very Positive (94%, 17,786)
Critic aggregateNo aggregateNo aggregate
PriceFree$2.99
Install size0.86 GB3 GB
Steam Deckunsupportedverified
Released20142015
DeveloperSoviet GamesNEKO WORKs

Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.

Everlasting Summer vs NEKOPARA Vol. 0, point by point

Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.

  1. Genre and premise

    Everlasting SummerVisual novel game
    NEKOPARA Vol. 0Anime game

    What each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.

  2. How it plays

    Everlasting SummerVisual Novel, Story Rich, Free to Play
    NEKOPARA Vol. 0Anime, Nudity, Sexual Content

    The tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.

  3. Reception

    Everlasting SummerScore 8.3 · 94% on Steam
    NEKOPARA Vol. 0Score 7.9 · 94% on Steam

    The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.

  4. Content and scale

    Everlasting Summer78,073 reviews · 0.86 GB
    NEKOPARA Vol. 017,786 reviews · 1 add-on · 3 GB

    Reach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.

  5. Price

    Everlasting SummerFree
    NEKOPARA Vol. 0$2.99

    Read live from Steam and subject to change.

  6. On a Steam Deck

    Everlasting SummerUnsupported
    NEKOPARA Vol. 0Verified

    Valve's own Deck compatibility rating.

Everlasting Summer takes 2 of the marked rounds to 1. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.

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Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.

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Which to pick, by what you want

  • The higher-rated of the two: Everlasting Summer (GamingPickz Score 8.3)
  • The cheaper right now: Everlasting Summer (Free)
  • Better on a Steam Deck: NEKOPARA Vol. 0 (verified)
  • Lighter on storage: Everlasting Summer (0.86 GB)
  • The safer bet by weight of reviews: Everlasting Summer (78,073 reviews)

What they have in common

Both are tagged by Steam players with:

Visual NovelStory RichAnimeGreat SoundtrackMatureRomanceSingleplayerNudity

Where they differ

Everlasting Summer is also

Free to PlayChoices MatterMultiple EndingsReplay ValueMysteryAdventure

NEKOPARA Vol. 0 is also

Sexual ContentCuteHentaiFirst-PersonCatsFunny

Tags players apply to one game and not the other.

Difficulty and who each is for

By the tags players apply, Everlasting Summer is relaxed, easy to pick up. NEKOPARA Vol. 0 is relaxed, easy to pick up.

System requirements, side by side

Everlasting SummerNEKOPARA Vol. 0
Minimum GPUDirectX® 9.0c compatible1280x720
Minimum CPUPentium® 4 1.5 GHz / Athlon® XP1.8 GHz Pentium 4
Minimum RAM0.5 GB1 GB
Install size0.86 GB3 GB

Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Everlasting Summer · NEKOPARA Vol. 0.

Accessibility features

Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Everlasting Summer and 0 for NEKOPARA Vol. 0. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

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Common questions

How different are Everlasting Summer and NEKOPARA Vol. 0 in scope?

Everlasting Summer has drawn 78,073 Steam reviews and installs in 0.86 GB. NEKOPARA Vol. 0 has drawn 17,786 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 3 GB.

Is Everlasting Summer or NEKOPARA Vol. 0 better?

By the GamingPickz Score, Everlasting Summer rates higher (8.3 to 7.9). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.

Which is cheaper, Everlasting Summer or NEKOPARA Vol. 0?

Everlasting Summer is cheaper right now at Free, against $2.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.

Do you rank one above the other for a fee?

No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.

How we compare, and what we will not do

The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.

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