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Game description

A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.

Basic info

DeveloperSpike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
PublisherSpike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
PlatformsWindows
Release dateSep 25, 2017
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz
Memory4 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA@ GeForce@ GTX 460 or better
Storage26 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 444 reviews from the past 1 year

70.3/ 100
Bottom 30%

Steam rating: Very Positive (83%)

Metacritic: 80 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 25, 2026)

A murder mystery visual novel that splits its fans over one ending, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony scores 70.3 from 444 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

162 reviews praise the story, with intricate trials, unexpected twists and motives handled with care. Some found its themes and message powerful enough to stay with them. 61 love the characters, and some single out the growth of the protagonist across the game. 46 say they had fun with it overall, and a few played it twice. Visuals & Sound ranks 837th of 1249.

👎 Where it falls short

163 reviews criticize the story, and some feel the twist ending undermines the whole series or betrays long-time fans. Others call the trial writing padded. 49 say the controls feel clunky on keyboard and mouse, with input lag and dropped clicks in trials and minigames. 22 find the characters forgettable or flat, and a few say the ending breaks their attachment to them. Gameplay ranks 1248th of 1396, Story & World ranks 962nd of 1096, and Content Volume ranks 1071st of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“Kaede's character growth throughout the whole series” · 61 reviews
“made me fall in love with the series” · 46 reviews
“character design and visual presentation achieved significant improvement” · 23 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 29% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel -1.57 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Negative “walking animation neck movement and gunfire debate controls feel worse than previous games” · 49 reviews
Positive “most polished gameplay in the series” · 16 reviews

Progression 3% · Difficulty 4% · Onboarding 6% · Freedom 0% · Strategy 7%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 87% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Characters +1.89 · How memorable the characters and their relationships are
Positive “Kaede's character growth throughout the whole series” · 61 reviews
Negative “most characters are forgettable and annoying, only one standout” · 22 reviews

Story 79% · World 9%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 16% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.70 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “excessive filler of low-quality minigames and meaningless time-padding, sluggish pacing” · 12 reviews

Volume 5% · Replayability 2%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 21% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.67 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “character design and visual presentation achieved significant improvement” · 23 reviews
Negative “some artwork quality is poor due to rushed production” · 4 reviews

Audio 14%

Playing with others, the community and servers

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

Playing together +5.00 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 4% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.05 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “case quality is low and class trials have too many unengaged participants” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 2% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 11% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.13 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “crashes on headphone removal and UI bugs on PC platform” · 7 reviews
Positive “everything functions without any issues” · 1 review

Performance 5% · Developer support 5%

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

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