| Slow Damage | |
|---|---|
 Slow Damage cover art, featuring the protagonist Towa | |
| Developer | NITRO CHiRAL |
| Publishers | |
| Producer | Digitarou |
| Artist | Uiro Yamada |
| Writer | Kabura Fuchii |
| Platform | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | |
| Genres | BL game,visual novel,eroge |
| Mode | Single-player |
Slow Damage (スロウ・ダメージ) is a JapaneseBLvisual novel developed byNITRO CHiRAL. It was originally released on February 25, 2021, forWindowsPCs. The game was published in Japan by NITRO CHiRAL, and overseas byJAST USA. The story was written by Kabura Fuchii, with Uiro Yamada as the main artist. The game follows Towa, an artist who tries to paint "human desire" by finding ideal people that he refers as his 'models'.
The game takes place in Shinkōmi, a fictional region in Japan that is run by theyakuza and where crime is rampant.[1][2] The main character, Towa, lives an unhealthy lifestyle, frequently abusing alcohol and smoking cigarettes. His sole hobby is painting[2][3] and he gets himself in exceedingly dangerous situations to find new models to paint, often getting himself hurt during the process. His goal is to paint "human desire".[1]
The story branches off into different routes, each focusing on one of his potential love interests. Only two routes are available at first, with two more routes unlocked later in the game.[2]
Slow Damage was announced in February 2016, with Kabura Fuchii as writer and Uiro Yamada as illustrator.[4] A teaser site to promote the game went live in 2019, with a planned release date in 2020.[5] A prequelmanga, written by Sumimoto, released in 2020 before the launch of the game.[6]
Slow Damage released in Japan on February 25, 2021, forWindowsPCs.[1] On November 14, 2022,JAST USA released the game outside Japan.[7]
Afree-to-play spin-off game titledSlow Damage: Clean Dishes released on April 27, 2021 for smartphone devices on web browser.[8]Clean Dishes takes place in the same setting as the main game, but follows the titular "Clean Dishes," a group who cleans up rooms where people have died recently.
A short prequelmanga written by Sumimoto released digitally before the game's launch.[6] A manga based on the browser gameSlow Damage: Clean Dishes titledSlow Damage: Clean Dishes -leveret-, written by Hiromasa Okujima, started serialising inKachi Comi on April 1, 2021.[9] On September 17, 2021, the manga was released as a standalonetankōbon.[10]
A series ofdrama CDs titledAfterStory were released in 2022, each one focuses on one of the potential love interests and takes place after the game's story. A drama CD taking place after the events ofClean Dishes was released in 2023.
| Release date | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| March 25, 2022 | Slow Damage Drama CD Vol.1 Taku AfterStory | [11] |
| June 24, 2022 | Slow Damage Drama CD Vol.2 Rei AfterStory | [12] |
| September 30, 2022 | Slow Damage Drama CD Vol.3 Madarame AfterStory | [13] |
| December 23, 2022 | Slow Damage Drama CD Vol.4 Fujieda AfterStory | [14] |
| June 30, 2023 | Slow Damage Clean dishes DramaCD | [15] |