Yam Harvest Games · 2022
Through the Panels
Session Respect Score
"Visual novel about navigating high school friendships and drama."
Minimum session
15 min
Pausability
At save points
Resume friendliness
Easy to resume
FOMO pressure
Zero FOMO
Focus required
Moderate
Session structure
Story chapters
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About
Make friends, cause drama, survive high school!
Mimi Stokes is an ordinary girl who dreams of two things: escaping her small town, and becoming a comic artist. So when her dad's job uproots her family and lands her in a new school in a new country, Mimi is thrilled -- especially as her new friends (and foes) all seem like characters straight out of her favourite ma…
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Through the Panels — Session FAQ
- How long does a session of Through the Panels take?
- The minimum meaningful session for Through the Panels is approximately 15 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
- Can you pause Through the Panels?
- Through the Panels uses save points or manual saves. You'll need to reach a checkpoint before exiting to avoid losing progress — factor this into your session planning.
- Does Through the Panels pressure you to keep playing?
- Through the Panels has no FOMO mechanics — no timed events, live content, or narrative cliffhangers. You can stop whenever you want without feeling like you're missing out.
- What is Through the Panels's Session Respect Score?
- Through the Panels has a Session Respect Score of 8.6/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.