COTE: Red Sonata is a fan-made Ren'Py visual novel by steinercode, set in the Classroom of the Elite universe. You play as a student at ANHS, an elite school with strict rules meant to prepare pupils for adult life. The story lets you meet well-known characters and build friendships that may become romantic. Its art style uses 2D and AI-generated CG with animated visuals, and its themes include romance, school setting, and parody. Players choose between a path of self-discovery, friendship, and self-improvement or a darker route where rising to power requires difficult choices, shaping the protagonist toward good or evil.
Development remains ongoing with v0.21.3 released on February 14, 2026. The game is available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android in English, Spanish (LA), and Russian, and it is uncensored. The 0.21 series added story continuation, two animated scenes with Chabashira and Horikita, a new combat system, a new location, and translations for new content. Later patches improved combat controls, fixed spelling and menu issues, introduced talking animations, reduced the file size, and refreshed gallery images. The latest v0.21.3 build fixes an error during the fight tutorial.
Developer's description
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
Player reviews
Player rating4.0 / 5 · 9 ratings
Written reviews9 · avg 3.8★
Positive (4–5★)78%
Latest review2025-12-03
What players say
Mostly positive, with fans enjoying visuals and source connection despite slow pacing and limited content.
5★3
4★4
3★0
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1★1
Players like
Visuals and mature art style are praised
Appeals to COTE anime, manga, and light novel fans
Animated adult scenes are considered good
Promising future updates and more scenes
Common complaints
Slow transitions and repetitive daily routine interruptions
Content and scenes are too limited
Best for players who enjoy COTE source material and adult visual novel games
Summarised from 9 written player reviews.
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…
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…
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…