Little Busters!
Little Busters! is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key. It was released on July 27, 2007, for Windows PCs and is rated for all ages. Little Busters! is Key's sixth game, following titles such as Kanon, Air, and Clannad. An adult version of the game titled Little Busters! Ecstasy was released on July 25, 2008, for Windows, unlike Kanon and Air, which were first released with adult content and then had later versions with such content removed. Ecstasy was later ported to the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo Switch with the adult content removed under the title Little Busters! Converted Edition. An English version for Windows was released on Steam in 2017. The story follows a group of childhood friends now attending high school called the Little Busters, as they decide to form a baseball team. Riki, who is diagnosed with narcolepsy, is tasked with recruiting more girls in preparation for a baseball game, and he bonds with each of them on account of their internal conflicts. Meanwhile, Rin gets mysterious letters from her cat Lennon to complete various tasks to learn the "secret to this world".
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2007
- Developer
- Key
- Platforms
- 2 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 27 July 2007 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Key |
| Publisher | Not recorded |
| Platforms | PlayStation Vita, Steam Deck |
| Genres | Action Adventure |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q683502, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Little Busters!? How long to beat it
Total play time for Little Busters! is about 91.3 hours to do everything, and around 59 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 59h | 17 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 74.1h | 18 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 91.3h | 17 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Little Busters! sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Little Busters! lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 70ahead of 22% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 30ahead of 72% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Little Busters!
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Common questions about Little Busters!
What platforms is Little Busters! on?
Little Busters! is available on PlayStation Vita, Steam Deck. It first released in 2007.
Who made Little Busters!?
Little Busters! was developed by Key.
How long does it take to beat Little Busters!?
about 59 hours for the main story, 74.1 hours with the main extras, 91.3 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.