Danganronpa-inspired murder mystery adventure game Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter Episode 1 will launch for PC via Steam on April 23, publisher Akupara Games and developer Mango Factory announced.
Here is an overview of the game, via Akupara Games:
About
Is survival in the cards?
Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter is an episodic murder-mystery adventure cardbattler that lovingly fuses retro anime analog horror with killing game! Kumitantei will consist of six episodes, beginning to release in early 2026.
“The Empire of Japan, 1989… Awoken in a decaying old bunker, sixteen elite Absolute Students are trapped in a kill-or-be-killed Apathy Experiment. Will they band together to uncover secrets of this anemoic alternate past, or lose their humanity and lives in the present?”
With a visual style inspired by Rumiko Takahashi’s Urusei Yatsura and ’80s anime alongside classic Japanese mystery-adventure games like Danganronpa and Ace Attorney, Kumitantei thrusts you into a suspenseful character-driven killing game narrative where your deckbuilding and detective skills are the only keys to surviving. It’s a creepy-cute love letter to decades of adventure games that wears its many inspirations on its sleeve: perfect for fans of visual novels, detective games, and deckbuilders with deep narratives.
Key Features
- Bond With Your Classmates! – Get to know the Absolute Class of ’89 by listening to them, giving them gifts, and receiving powerful cards to use during debates!
- Investigate Grisly Murders – With cataclysm at the doorstep, unearth the twisting forgotten halls of the Nestrium. Hidden secrets lurk behind every nook, cranny, and hole in the wall, with only you to discover the wealth that lies within.
- Survive the Trial! – Use your detective skills to comb through slain classmates’ crime scenes and take your evidence to trial!
- Build Your Deck! – Create absolute combos using cards you find in the Bunker and through bonding with your classmates to dominate the debates and trials!
- Earn Prizes with the Kitty Catcher – Easily bond with your new friends by giving them personalized gifts from the definitely-not-rigged Kitty Catcher!
- Please Insert Coin! – Test your retro gaming skills in a variety of faithfully crafted anemoic riffs on true old-school arcade icons!
Watch a new trailer below.