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I have played, watched and read the media from the original School Days, but I
don't know much about the other games in the series and how they're linked to
each other.

I even saw there's a tower defence game in the series, which seems bizarre.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hhh2Xm.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hhh2Xm.jpg)

What order should the games be played in and how do the games fit together
(are they all in parallel universes for example?). Are there any alternate
adaptations of the games while I wait for them to be translated?

Use the spoiler tags if necessary please.


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How are games in the School Days franchise linked?


I made a small diagram to show the order the games came out:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/55TUP.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/55TUP.png)

**School Days** is the main & first game in the series. It was remade in
**School Days HQ** with updated graphics and additional uncensored scenes.

**Summer Days** takes place during the same time period, but in an alternate
universe. The story is told from the perspective of Setsuna Kiyoura. It was
remade as **Shiny Days** and an English translation of this has been announced
recently. The original Shiny Days came bundled with bonus games **Ahoge
Battle** and **Strip Battle Days** which haven't been confirmed/unconfirmed by
JASTUSA yet whether they will be in the English version or not.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zRPM6.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/zRPM6.jpg)
[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qLISNm.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qLISNm.jpg)

**Cross Days** is a story that takes place at the same time as School Days,
but with a different cast. There is no English version yet, although there was
a trial CD at one stage.

**Island Days** is a VN/Tower Defence Game, where weapons picked up in the
main story line are used to defend yourself during the tower-defence stage. It
seems to just be a spin-off unplaced in time.

# Alternative Versions

As of writing, only School days has an animated version, but Summer Days and
Cross Days have small manga adaptions - An anthology and a two-volume series
respectively. There are light novels of all three games.

There doesn't seem to be much secondary merchandise for Island Days.


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