Hookah Haze

The protagonist, Toru Sumiki, has been sick for most of their life. With treatment options exhausted, they enter a program that allows terminally ill patients to live out their last wishes. Toru is then granted two weeks' worth of medicine and a hookah lounge on the outskirts of Akihabara to manage. During this period, Toru may form connections with the three heroines, who regularly visit the lounge. After two weeks, they have the choice of undergoing an operation that has a low chance of succeeding, or pass away peacefully.

At the start of each day, the player posts the hookah flavor of the day on social media, which determines which characters show up later that day. The patrons may also request a specific flavor of hookah. After a while, the player will be required to replace the coals of the hookah to adjust or maintain its temperature. Beyond that, much of Hookah Haze's gameplay revolves around reading dialogue, as is common in visual novels.

Jord Tury of Gaming.net found the gameplay mechanics in Hookah Haze to be lacking, but praised its fascinating characters and dialogue. NookGaming's Daniel Joseph complimented the presentation of the game, and praises the heroines for being "engaging and fun." However, he felt that the fourteen day window was too restrictive to fully appreciate the story.

Alfonso Majarucon of Game8 praised the game's audio and visual style, strong themes, and overall story. However, they also criticized the lack of voice acting and "annoying" gameplay mechanics.