Hookah Haze coming to Switch July 11

Publisher Aniplex and developer Acquire have announced the release date for visual novel Hookah Haze, which was revealed to be coming to Switch last year. The title will launch via the eShop on July 11.

Additional information can be found in the following overview:

It’s the year 2xxx. On the outskirts of Akihabara, a new hookah lounge opens its doors to customers. Welcome to Hookah Haze!

Before long, the rookie manager Toru Sumiki notices that socializing with the lounge’s peculiar clientele has begun to change him.

Tobacco flavor recommendations on social media affect who visits the lounge, weaving the twists of the story nudged in this or that direction by the choices the protagonist makes in the course of relaxed late-night conversations with his customers.

“Anything you want to try doing?” The protagonist, Toru Sumiki, loses the will to live after being diagnosed with a fatal illness. Toru’s doctor insists he should make the most of the little time he has left, and he signs on as a temporary manager of a hookah lounge.

Through his new job, Toru meets three very unusual girls. Although cheerful at a glance, they’re battling with work problems or past trauma, searching for a place to belong. As Toru begins to bond with them through hookah, what will he find once the girls fully open up to him?

We have a second trailer for Hookah Haze below as well, courtesy of Gematsu:

Second Teaser Trailer

Hookah Haze will release on Switch on July 11.