Our Monsoon Balcony

Our Monsoon Balcony is a short, atmospheric narrative game crafted with RPG Maker MV and presented in monochrome pixel art.

You play as Arka, an office worker living through the rainy season. One quiet evening, a new encounter on the balcony changes everything. As daily routines unfold and the rain keeps falling, fragments of memory, emotion, and mystery begin to intertwine.

Our Monsoon Balcony started as a deeply personal project by Rakoratsu. The game was born from reflections on routine, regret, and fleeting moments during the monsoon season in Southeast Asia, where rain becomes both a literal and metaphorical cycle of memory and healing.

At its heart, the story explores the feeling of being trapped in repetitive work, symbolized through "battles against errors", while also finding solace in quiet encounters on a rainy balcony. The monochrome pixel-art style was chosen to emphasize simplicity, nostalgia, and atmosphere.

The project gained momentum through community events including the RPG Maker 2025 Game Jam and the Emotionally Loaded Jam , where Rakoratsu refined the narrative pacing and puzzle mechanics under limited time constraints.

Looking ahead, Rakoratsu is working on Our Monsoon Balcony: Director's Cut to expand the universe with additional scenes, deeper interactions, and updated audio, continuing the emotional journey that began with Arka and Klara.