COTE: Red Sonata is a fan-made game set in the universe of Classroom of the Elite.
It happened.
You are now officially a student of ANHS - an elite school with extraordinary rules, designed to prepare you for the harsh reality of adulthood. Meet iconic characters from the series and become friends with them... Or maybe more? From there, you’ll have to decide between two different paths: one that focuses on self-discovery, fulfilling friendships and self-improvement, all in the pursuit of a quiet and joyful existence. The other path leads to a darker place as you are forced to make difficult choices on your rise to power no matter the cost. As you go through this journey you and the main character will find out more about yourselves, and your choices will define your alignment to good or evil.
v0.21.3
Fixed an error during fight tutorial
v0.21.2
Fixed some spelling mistakes
v0.21.1
You can no longer press
Dodge
and
Parry
at the same time
Regular attacks
now deal
2× damage
Dodge
and
Parry
windows increased by
10%
Fixed the
Refund All
button
Improved the
Skill Menu
Added an option to
turn off tips
during fights
Updated
Gallery
images
Added
talking animations
Reduced
game size
Some
minor fixes
v0.21.0
Story continuation
(~7000 words total)
2 New Animated Scenes
with Chabashira and Horikita
New
Combat System
New Location
to Explore
Russian and Spanish
translations for the new content
0.20.2
Some minor fixes
0.20.1
Added talking animations,
Reduced game size,
Fixed duplicates in voting menu screen,
Fixed spelling mistakes
0.20
Story continuation (~8200 words total),
2 New Animated Scenes with Horikita and Ichinose,
Russian and Spanish translations for the new content,
Updated phone UI,
Added option to fix missing names in settings on the laptop,
Fixed main menu background sometimes missing when selecting language,
Improved looping on some sounds,
Improved some old MC images,
Fixed /p1p/ error in Russian and Spanish translations
0.19.2
Updated some old images
Some minor fixes
0.19.1
Added talking animations,
Reduced game size,
Animated the main menu for the latest chapter
0.19
Story Continuation
(~8000 Words Total),
2 New Animated Scenes
with Ichinose and Kushida
Added some indicators to help with understanding what to do in certain parts of the game,
Fixed an issue with loading older chapters,
Fixed some old images that had their quality ruined by compression,
Fixed some choice menu offsets in replay scenes,
Fixed an issue where replays didn’t end properly,
Fixed a p1p text error in Spanish and Russian translations
v0.18.3
Fixed some more flickering issues
v0.18.2
Fixed issues with incorrect scenes appearing in some quests (flickering).
v0.18.1
Added talking animations,
Fixed one image not showing in game,
Reduced game size,
Improved some images,
Grammar fixes
v0.18
Story Continuation (~8,400 Words Total),
2 New Animated Scenes with Chabshira and Horikita,
Added some missing translations
v0.17.2
Fixed a missing image causing an error to occur (bus scene with Sudou).
v0.17.1
Added talking animations
Improved various images
Fixed issues on macOS version
Fixed quality loss on some older images due to compression
v0.16.4
Added Android version
Fixed issues with the new UI not showing properly
v0.16.3
added Persona-inspired choice selection screen
fixed some errors when using the phone
added 2 new quests from the 0.17 update
v0.16.2
Reduced game size significantly.
Added a new shop item that lets you skip the sleep animation.
New UI for selecting choices.
Added a back button in the chapter selection menu.
Added a lockpicking minigame for the new update.
Fixed text mistakes in the gallery.
Added a new line when you already have the documents Ayanokouji gave you.
v0.16.1
Added talking animations.
Grammar fixes.
Added Russian and Spanish language for the latest update (auto-translated).
v0.15.2
Updated chapter selection on mobile.
New main menu screen after completing the 0.15 update.
Full chess version available on Windows; mobile version for other platforms.
Fixed translations, added translations for 0.15 update.
Improved grammar and language.
Other minor fixes.
v0.15.1:
Fixed issue with text messages not displaying correctly.
Resolved infinite loop when prompted to turn on the flashlight.
Corrected phone date display errors.
Added missing talking animations and Discord presence integration.
Updated language and grammar for better readability.
v0.15
Content:
3 New NSFW Scenes (2 are animated)
Two New Separate Paths
Story Continuation: 8 New Quests (~10,000 words total)
New Minigame
Other:
Added Kushida to the Scene Galler
v0.14.4
Fixed MC's name not showing in ANHS documents.
Added some tips on how to progress further in the game.
Grammar fixes.
v0.14.3
Fixed some issues with Spanish and Russian translation.
Lockpicking minigame is now easier on android.
Fixed chess resign button on android not working properly.
v0.14.2
New Journal UI:
Unlock pages by progressing the story (start the Waiting Room quest if you played early to unlock).
Improved almost every existing image, including those from v0.14.
Removed excess "..." lines for cleaner dialogue
The journal is now free and removed from the shop.
Fixed various inconsistencies.
Chess games can now be ended on Android.
Phone battery recharges when you sleep.
Added elements from Chapter 1 to the Prologue.
Lockpicking minigame can’t be skipped without a lockpick.
Added Spanish translation (auto-generated, not fully tested).
Reduce game size.
v0.14.1
Fixed various grammar issues.
Added Russian translation (auto-generated, not fully tested).
Made some UI changes in the settings.
Fixed UI issues on the Android version.
Right-clicking no longer opens the menu.
Choices can now be selected using numeric keys (1, 2, 3).
Added chess annotations.
Improved the cheats menu and added an option to unlock the gallery.
Improved PC loading animation (removed lag).
Fixed a bug where one Horikita scene wasn't working.
Revised chess skill leveling on PC; existing maxed-out skills should remain.
v0.14.0
Content:
1 New Animated NSFW Scene with Kei
Story Continuation: 4 New Quests (around 6500 words)
New Minigame
Improvements
Improved (and slightly buffed) Kei selfie photo
Added new Discord presence script (hopefully this one doesn't cause issues)
v0.13.4
Fixed 'pypresence' error
v0.13.3
Fixed the fast reader mode that was causing the game to freeze.
Fixed glitches with character talking animations.
Game will now skip the hori_choice_1 error, allowing you to continue playing.
v0.13.2
New Features
Added inventory system
First implementation of exploration
Money-making minigame
Journal to track stats of other characters
Two in-game shops
Other Tweaks
Reduced chess difficulty
Reduced game's size (again)
Two new reading modes
Immersive Mode: The game as it was.
Fast Mode: Removes some clunkiness when setting text speed to max.
v0.13.1
Additions
Added Sleep system.
Added some animations for backgrounds.
Added some missing speaking animations.
Improvements
Improved almost every scene in the 0.13 update (mostly eyes).
Improved the gallery replay system.
Updated PC icons.
Updated MC's profile pictures.
Made improvements to chapter selection.
Removed some unnecessary animations on the PC screen.
Fixes
Fixed a small crash when using the music player.
Fixed grammar and improved some dialogues.
v0.13
Content:
2 New Animated NSFW Scenes
(One with variation)
6 New Quests
(some longer, some shorter)
1 Path
-Exclusive Quest
Other Improvements
You can now fully replay the animated scenes (first implementation, expect future improvements)
Updated train and Horikita images in the prologue
Ibuki now moans in her H scene
Fixed some crashes with Discord presence on Linux (needs to be tested)
v0.12.2
Content:
Story Continuation: The story progresses further, extending beyond the prologue.
Two New NSFW Scenes, one is animated.
New Characters: Ichinose & Ibuki
New Features
Quest System: The story is now divided into quests, making it easier to add future updates. This change was necessary to implement the next feature.
Interactable Room: Between quests, you can spend time in your room. Here, you can select quests, listen to the game's soundtrack, learn new skills, and more.
Gallery: View unlocked NSFW scenes.
Chess Minigame: Play chess in your room between quests to level up your chess skills, making duels with real opponents easier.
New Soundtrack: Enjoy new music tracks.
Improvements & Bug Fixes:
Optimized Game Size
Improved dialogues throughout the prologue.
Other Minor Improvements
Fixed chess promotion not working on PC.
Fixed some issues with Discord presence
Every quest now has its own image on Discord presence.
Fixed issue where loading to a new chapter after playing chess would kick you out to your room to play chess again.
v0.12.1:
Extended and improved some dialogues.
Improved a scene with Ibuki (the one where she's sitting).
Added some new background animations.
Added new sound effects.
More game size optimizations.
Added some improvements to the music player.
Chess Minigame for Android (Simplified version due to Android limitations, redone from scratch).
The chess skill stat will now persist between saves (it won't be reset if you'd like to start with a new path).
Chess AI is a bit easier now on the lowest difficulty (still needs some testing).
Fixed issue with the music player in the room, where sometimes pressing the ESC key kicked you back to your room, skipping the whole quest.
Fixed lag when loading clock animation.
Updated game's icon.
v0.11.2
Fixed the evil_meter error
v0.11.1
Revised Prologue
New additional changes in the CGs
New changes and improvements to the dialogue to prepare for future content.
Added an option to input your family name (You'll be able to do this on the PC in your room if you've already played the prologue (in 0.12)).
Improvements to the existing scenes.
Improvements & Bug Fixes:
Environment and music are now on two separate channels.
Windows now properly displays the game's name.
Fixed an issue where the wrong music was played when replaying the prologue and then returning to the main menu.
Removed the "Load" button from the game menu, as its functions were already included in "Save."
Fixed some minor issues.
v0.11
Overhauled Save System:
You can now delete saves and lock them to prevent accidental deletion. Additionally, some other improvements have been made to the save system.
NOTE:
Old saves may disrupt the appearance of the menu, so they have been reset. I'm really sorry for this, it won't happen again in the future. If you want your old saves back, here's what you need to do:
1. Press windows + R and type **%appdata%**
2. Navigate to the
renpy
folder and copy the files from the
RedSonata-saves
folder to the
RedSonata.saves
folder.
However, I just recommend to start over.
Quick Menu Option:
On PC, you can now toggle the quick menu on or off. It's still turned off by default.
Bug Fixes:
Fixed an issue where the game would return you to the main menu if you decided not to save the photo.
Fixed an error that sometimes occurred when loading a save file in which the phone interface was open.
v0.1
Initial Release
darrenxdd2025-12-03★★★★★
If you have watched/read COTE I highly recommend this game it was much better than i expected, a bit slow tho but you can just fix it really looking forward for updates and more scenes this game has a lot of potential
Draco-Drake2025-06-01★★★★★
Despite giving this game 4 stars, it actually deserves only 3.5 stars. It may seem like a bad rating, but considering we are talking about a 2D AVN based on an anime, it is a high rating. Even the mere fact that I am reviewing this game and not others should be praise enough. That's why I only will talk about the flaws it has, like between each scene there is an interruption giving an illusion of a freeroam which is totally unnecessary, you just go to sleep and check the note next to the computer before leaving and that's it, you can go to the empty beach or the store... I suppose the Dev plans to make some a kind of sandbox or freeroam but as I said, it's something totally unnecessary, or like the chess mini-game, although I still see more sense in that one. But the fact that the Dev wants to include elements of free roam is totally unnecessary, especially when the narrative is interesting. The Devs who use free roam or sandbox are often hiding their poor writing skills, but this Dev doesn't need to, at least not in that aspect. What he should improve on as a writer is how to naturally include sex scenes because some feel so forced to the point that the characters act as if they aren't themselves. For the sake of this promising AVN, I hope the Dev reads me, please remove all the freeroam crap and focus on making a good AVN with a good story and different routes... and for the love of Jesus Christ put a harem path, even if it's hard to achieve... But that's the only thing this game needs to succeed, because if it starts filling it with sandbox/freeroam crap it will end up being just another cliché anime game with scenes made by AI without anything really interesting, "one more IA porn game without soul" and I don't think this AVN deserves to end up falling into that.
Derenx2025-03-13★★★★★
I mean the setting is just perfect for smth like that If you know the Anime/Manga, you will like it. The way the game works is a bit tricky at the beginning and some quests just seems irrelevant for some reason. The "sexy scenes" are good, but could be longer and more diverse. Overall this could be huge in the future!
Homebanger2025-02-19★★★★★
I really thought it to be boring and as much as i played the choices didn't really changed the outcome much but damn this game was fun , as someone who read the ln this was a fun way to pass the time , the art is good but it ls a mix of ai and hand drawings so it will prob depend person to person
Frazzanova2024-10-07★★★★★
The game looks good. Unfortunately I couldn't make it past 5 minutes. The transition scenes are painfully slow. If you want to play this, be prepared to watch unskippable animations of the rain for 5 minutes. The day cycle is also annoying. Every night you need to shut off the lights, go to bed, draw a circle on the screen, click confirm, wake up, go to your computer, click a post it note, return to the main room, and then you can finally start the day. Literally none of that is necessary.
TMA01arfan2024-09-08★★★★★
The story centers around a mysterious protagonist who finds themselves entangled with enigmatic and alluring characters, each with their own hidden agendas and desires. The game's strength lies in its ability to weave an engaging plot that keeps players invested while exploring complex themes of power, temptation, and identity. Graphically, COTE: Red Sonata is striking, with a mature art style that enhances the sensual and immersive experience. The game features interactive elements that allow for a personalized experience, ensuring that players can tailor their journey through the dark, romantic landscape. While COTE: Red Sonata is undoubtedly bold in its approach, it's important for potential players to be aware of its explicit content. For those interested in a game that pushes boundaries and explores adult themes with sophistication, Steinercode's creation offers a unique and provocative adventure. Overall, COTE: Red Sonata stands out for its combination of narrative depth, artistic quality, and mature content, making it a noteworthy entry in the NSFW genre for those seeking an adult-oriented gaming experience. Tho personally, I like the first version model of the mc more... quite catching dont judge the book by it's cover...now he's just Ayanokoji 2.0 but lesser in knowledge and critical thinking.
Maciswack2024-06-30★★★★★
I want to preface this with saying I have not watched or read the source material but after playing this it makes me want to check it out. Firstly this game looks beautiful and looks super official so much so I thought some art was taken from the series. And the h scenes which there are 3 of them looks pretty good and are animated. I would also like to add without going in to too much detail the plot starts off as your regular highschool theme h game but at the end of the prologue shows some mystery elements. If I had to say a weakness of the game is that you probably would get more if you watched the series(but it is very easy for anyone to enjoy and honestly adds to the mystery of things if you did watch it). And it's only in it's early phases. I can't wait to see more of what this series has to offer and for future updates.
chickenking012024-05-06★★★★★
I'm thrilled that you appreciate the concept and unique design. Adding more tags will undoubtedly make it easier for users to find what they're looking for, while a gallery feature could provide a visually engaging way to explore the content. I'm excited about the potential for these enhancements to elevate the user experience even further. But one thing is missing right now. A deep story/thoughts. It feels like a rush story.
Gypsy Hoe2024-04-20★★★★★
As an avid fan of COTE, I couldn't help but share my thoughts on this review even if it the game doesn't have much content yet. Anyways having experienced the light novels, anime, and manga, I have high expectations for this first COTE porn game. Although the content is limited to a prologue, i find it a bit too short and it can be completed in less than 10 minutes for fast readers like myself, or 15 minutes for slower readers. Now, let's dive into the review. Firstly, I must express my disappointment with the main character's design. COTE is known for its exceptional character designs, with each important character feeling unique and attractive. However, the protagonist we play as in this game is simply a bland character, resembling the default anime characters we've seen countless times. In fact, he appears even more unremarkable than faceless hentai protagonists. Despite the first-person perspective, I believe the developer could have put more effort into creating a visually distinctive main character. Moving on to the narrative, it loosely follows the anime and other sources, but since we are experiencing it from a new character's perspective, it is likely to take its own unique path. However, due to the limited content in this version, there isn't much to elaborate on. The biggest issue with this game is the main character's incessant chatter. In the beginning, he rambles on about random quotes and topics, which, although fitting the COTE vibe, becomes monotonous. My advice to the developer would be to reduce the excessive dialogue, especially since most of the gameplay involves the character talking to himself. It felt like a waste of time reading through it, so this aspect definitely needs improvement. Now, onto the art. Initially, I was skeptical about playing the game due to the AI tag, as games with AI-generated art tend to be lackluster or uninteresting. Fortunately, the developer uses AI to enhance the quality of the drawings rather than relying solely on it, which is a positive aspect. With only four-five choices available in the game, most interactions involve the main character being either rude or kind, and I preferred the former as it added depth to the character. After playing the game, I question why the developer released it prematurely, as most of it consists of the main character's ramblings and brief interactions with Horikita Kei and Ayanokoji. It doesn't feel like the main character is truly integrated into the school environment, as he simply enters the class, talks to one person, and then exits, having interacted with only three characters from the show. The introduction of this game lacks depth, leaving players feeling disconnected from the world and characters. The pacing is rushed, making it difficult to follow the storyline without prior knowledge from the show or light novel. Despite its flaws, there is potential for improvement, especially in expanding the prologue to create a more immersive experience. My current rating stands at 2 out of 5, but this may change with future updates.