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Game description

Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.

Basic info

DeveloperSpike Chunsoft Co., Ltd., Abstraction Games
PublisherSpike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
PlatformsWindows · macOS · Linux
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateFeb 18, 2016
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7
Processor2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better
Memory3 GB
GraphicsOpenGL 3.2 or DirectX 9.0c compatible GPU with at least 1GB of VRAM
Storage5 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 409 reviews from the past 1 year

88.7/ 100
Top 20%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (96%)

Metacritic: 82 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 21, 2026)

Murder mysteries settled in tense class trials drive this visual novel, which scores 88.7, top 20% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

195 reviews praise the story for its twists and mysteries, and some call the writing sharp and the trials emotionally intense. Story & World ranks 202nd of 1096 and comes up in 86% of analyzed reviews. 77 love the cast, calling the characters charismatic and memorable, and some defend their favorites at length. 51 find it engaging and fun, and some replay it or buy the sequel right away. Visuals & Sound ranks 679th of 1249.

👎 Where it falls short

30 reviews find parts of the trials hard or tiring, and some call the rapid talk battles unfair, while others find the deduction too easy or the sessions too long. 28 criticize the plot, and some say the logic breaks down in the final chapter or that the ending feels unsatisfying. 26 say minigames and trial mechanics are poorly explained, and some needed guides for answers that seemed ambiguous. A few also note the slow start before the characters win them over. Gameplay ranks 1162nd of 1396.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“intriguing story with unexpected plots and well-written characters” · 195 reviews
“gripped me and kept me interested, purchased sequel instantly” · 51 reviews
“energetic soundtrack and unique trial system create engaging moments” · 14 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 40% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel -1.89 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Negative “Monokuma derails story with bad jokes, poor pacing, voice acting distracting” · 25 reviews
Positive “trial mechanic allows winning or losing unlike typical visual novels” · 2 reviews

Progression 6% · Difficulty 14% · Onboarding 12% · Freedom 2% · Strategy 11%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 86% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Story +3.53 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “intriguing story with unexpected plots and well-written characters” · 195 reviews
Negative “overall plot is stupid and can make players lose their mind” · 28 reviews

Characters 55% · World 23%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 22% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.58 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “lots of content and characters to engage with outside main story” · 4 reviews
Negative “achievement hunting is extremely time-consuming” · 5 reviews

Variety 11% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 35% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +3.33 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “energetic soundtrack and unique trial system create engaging moments” · 14 reviews
Negative “short repetitive soundtracks become annoying during trials” · 3 reviews

Visuals 21%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +2.50 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 4% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.04 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “worth every cent, excellent quality Spanish patch available” · 1 review
Negative “coin cap limits purchases and wastes grinding effort” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 0% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 4% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.07 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “game crashed during the last execution scene” · 7 reviews

Performance 1% · Developer support 0%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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