Games Like Save Ruika! — Looping with a Losing Heroine

A Game Where You Break the Losing Heroine's Heart Again and Again... Just to Help Her Win!?

Save Ruika! - Looping with a Losing Heroine is a choice-driven romance visual novel where you enter the world of an anime and team up with your favorite losing heroine, Ruika Harumachi, to change her fate by making choices and collecting Bad Endings.

Cry, laugh, and loop your way through a high school romantic comedy with Ruika, a girl who refuses to give up no matter how many times she gets rejected!

● Story

In the final episode of the anime Kirameki★Actors, Itsuki Imai, a former child actor and the anime's protagonist, and Shiraha Fuyutsuki, the main heroine, are drawn together as though they were destined for each other.

But Ruika Harumachi, the girl who brought both of them into the drama club and tried harder than anyone to win his heart, ends up supporting their romance—only to have her own heart broken.

The last thing you see is Ruika sobbing alone in the clubroom.

"I want to save Ruika."

The moment you make that wish, you suddenly find yourself inside the anime. Standing right in front of you is Ruika herself, moments after her heartbreak. And then, somehow, the two of you leap back in time to the beginning of the story— Now Ruika might still have a chance to become the heroine who wins!

Ruika asks for your help, and together you set out to change the story so she can end up with Itsuki. Unfortunately, changing the story is easier said than done.

You originally planned to support Ruika from the sidelines, but before long, you find yourself joining the drama club, growing unexpectedly close to Shiraha, and causing all kinds of unforeseen changes...

Ruika's plans fail one after another. No matter how many times you start over, she somehow finds a new way to lose in love!

And yet, Ruika refuses to give up. She cries, she gets mad, she picks herself back up—and keeps fighting against fate.

"No way! This doesn't count! Next time, I'm definitely going to win...!"

Can Ruika finally overcome her fate as a losing heroine and find her own happy ending?

● Characters

You (in the Anime World) & Ruika

Ruika Harumachi

The losing heroine of Kirameki★Actors. Bright, devoted, caring, expressive, and fiercely competitive.

She was the one who invited both her best friend Shiroha and Itsuki to join the drama club—but in the original story, the two of them end up together, leaving Ruika alone with a broken heart.

She gives you the nickname “Cupy” after your sudden appearance and tries every scheme she can think of to defy fate and become the heroine who finally wins.

You (Name Customizable) Default Name: Hikage Urakata

A viewer of the anime Kirameki★Actors. Immediately after witnessing Ruika's heartbreak, your wish to save her somehow pulls you into the world of the story itself.

Supporting Characters — Itsuki, Shiraha, Kaname & Fuwari

Itsuki Imai

The protagonist of Kirameki★Actors and the boy Ruika has fallen for. Once a famous and exceptionally talented child actor, Itsuki left show business after the relentless schedule and pressure made it difficult for him to hold on to his sense of self. Somewhat guarded and socially withdrawn, he has become isolated even at school. But after Ruika invites him to join the drama club, he slowly begins to find his way back to acting.

Shiraha Fuyutsuki

The main heroine of Kirameki★Actors, who ends up with Itsuki in the original story. Quiet, elegant, and talented at seemingly everything, Shiroha joins the drama club after being invited by Ruika—and discovers something she genuinely wants to pursue for the first time in her life. Ruika is her closest friend, and Shiroha has absolutely no desire to hurt her.

Fuwari Natsuno

The drama club's only first-year student, a laid-back underclassman who mainly handles sound. She always seems sleepy and absentminded, but she's surprisingly observant—and sometimes casually points out exactly what everyone else is trying not to say. She may look like the cute little-sister type, but she also has a curious and somewhat sadistic streak. She isn't afraid to poke her nose into her seniors' love lives, either.

Kaname Akiba

The dependable president of the drama club, responsible for both writing and directing their productions. Calm, capable, and extremely popular with the other girls at school, Kaname can be strict when training her club members, but she pays close attention to each person's individual strengths and talents. She is the central figure holding the drama club together.

● Game Features

● Additional Content

A collection of romantic short stories featuring the heroines, exploring the relationships and moments that couldn't be fully shown during the loops of the main story.

A Summer with the Girls is also available as a separately sold DLC!

Enjoy a special summer spent with each of the four heroines—Ruika, Shiraha, Fuwari, and Kaname.