Seven days with the Ghost

About

Seven Days with the Ghost follows Ayako, the lone member of a girls' academy occult club fighting to stay open. She sets out to investigate the school's "Seven Wonders" as a publicity stunt but stumbles into something eerie after digging up a cryptic grave. This visual novel mixes slice-of-life moments with supernatural encounters as Ayako navigates friendships, mysteries, and increasingly bizarre situations. Players choose dialogue options that shape interactions with classmates, each with distinct personalities and secrets. The story balances schoolyard humor with occult themes through illustrated scenes and branching scenarios. The game stands out for its quirky tone and unexpected twists, though pacing dips in later chapters. Community reviews on platforms like Metacritic average 72%, praising the character dynamics and spooky atmosphere over its rough edges. While some scenes lean into niche 2ch humor, the central mystery and yuri subplots create a memorable blend of school life and the paranormal. Shorter episodes make it easy to pick up between sessions, with multiple endings encouraging replays to uncover all connections.

Storyline

Ayako is told that the Occult Research Club will be closed down if more members don’t join, so she does whatever she can to attract interest in order to save her club. To do so, she attempts to explore the legendary “Seven Wonders of the Academy.” However, each wonder she seeks out only results in failure. Finally, she tries the only thing that’s left, the Seventh Wonder: “Get kicked by a horse and die,” which turns out to be more than outrageous– She accidentally digs her own grave out of curiosity, and finds something strange. These are the strange, fun, and— precious seven days of Ayako and her friends.