In this hybrid Visual Novel/Dating Sim and Turn-Based RPG you will take on the role of a young man studying the Culinary Arts in his freshman year of college. Throughout the story you will meet new friends and strengthens your relationships with them by playing an MMORPG together after class. This game-within-the-game is called Cleave Together. As you play, you will swap between IRL Visual Novel Segments and Top-Down RPG Segments where players will guide the protagonist through both school life and the MMORPG's plotline. Your goals? To become a world-famous pâtissier and to maybe fall in love along the way! PURSUE CULINARY EXCELLENCE! Attend classes and apply the knowledge you've gathered to make some truly delectable desserts! Enjoy meticulously drawn CGs of all your creations as well as other tasty treats throughout the story. STRENGTHEN YOUR BONDS! Hang out with friends to build strong relationships. After-school activities and clubs will give you even more chances to get to know the people around you. Perhaps you'll even become something more than just friends one day! *Multiple Romance Options are available across both the IRL and RPG segments. YOUR CHOICES MATTER! The decisions you make will affect the immediate outcome of each event and will have lasting consequences on your relationships, so pay close attention to each choice presented to you! Impress your teachers and your peers using all the information you've picked up on throughout the game. CLEAVE TOGETHER! Party up with your newfound friends and take on the world of Cleave Together. Immerse yourself in the complex and lore-rich plot-lines of Cleave Together's fantasy world between school days. Go head-to-head with fearsome foes in teamwork oriented turn-based combat. Each battle is a challenging puzzle for you to solve. Some monsters are menacing on their own while others have latent skills that awaken once they're paired up with their friends. Stay vigilant! Delve into the game's unique Skill Altar system to customize your characters' movesets. Explore the Inner Dungeon in your Waking Dream to unlock new actions in battle. Freely restructure your team's skill setup to find your optimal strategy for dealing with each new enemy type you encounter. Collaborate with a large and colourful cast of characters to uncover the secret behind the Creeping Corruption and discover just what the Dragon King's Treasure truly is. It's time for you to gather your strongest allies to brave perilous new lands, and defeat deadly new foes in... Cleave Together!
