Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life is a sequel to Clannad . The events of the game take place one month after those described in the predecessor. Tomoya Okazaki, the protagonist of the previous game, has graduated from high school and lives alone, working as a garbage collector. One day he discovers that he has a half-sister, his father's illegitimate daughter. Tomoyo Sakagami, Tomoya's friend and one of the main characters in Clannad , offers to take care of the girl. The story then focuses on the personal problems and relationships of these characters.
The game is primarily a visual novel, the player's interaction mostly reduced to making occasional decisions that move the story forward. Locations and events are displayed as still images accompanied by text. In order to access all the scenarios, however, the player has to participate in a simple turn-based RPG in Japanese style called "Dungeons & Takafumis".
Unlike Clannad , the PC version of Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life contains scenes with nudity and explicit sexual situations. The PSP, PS3 and Nintendo Switch versions contain certain updates such as additional scenarios and full voice-acting for the main character.
Tomoyo After: It's a Wonderful Life was released on 22 September 2010 for the Xbox 360 console.