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Master Detective Archives: Rain Code

Released: 6/30/2023

Story A brand new dark fantasy detective action game from the minds behind the Danganronpa series! Yuma, an amnesiac detective-in-training, and Shinigami, the spirit haunting him, tackle unsolved mysteries! End the reign of mysteries in this lucid-noir detective adventure! Kanai Ward, the city of rain, is gripped by innumerable unsolved mysteries. Explore the city in a fully 3D environment and find Solution Keys that will help solve cases. Investigate cases alongside Master Detectives Yuma and Shinigami work with Master Detectives from the World Detective Organization, a group dedicated to solving cases. Each Master Detective has a supernatural ability known as a Forensic Forte. Using these abilities, they’re able to gather facts and clues beyond the reach of an ordinary person. Mimic body types and voices with Disguise. Detect heart beats and whispers with Audial Aptitude. Witness past crime scenes with Postcognition. These abilities can be shared with Yuma under the right conditions. Utilize them to get closer to cracking a case. Amaterasu Corporation Amaterasu Corporation is the megacorporation controlling Kanai Ward. They view the World Detective Organization as their enemy. Deeply connected to the unsolved cases, they use their enormous influence to fabricate facts or conceal them when inconvenient and create obstacles to prevent the truth from being revealed. A new mystery-solving experience: The Mystery Labyrinth As the investigation progresses, a realm leading to the truth will appear, the Mystery Labyrinth. Inside, various gimmicks and traps will challenge you. Get to the heart of the case by advancing through this ever-changing maze. Mystery Phantoms will try to stop you from unraveling the truth. Dodge their claims and slash through contradictions with the Solution Blade! Features ●A new project from the team of Danganronpa – Experience the latest lucid-noir adventure written by Kazutaka Kodaka! ●3D Detective Adventure – Explore the neon-drenched city of rain and its stygian counterpart in a full 3D environment to the fantastic phantasmal music of Masafumi Takada. ●Eccentric Cast – Meet the unique characters of the detective agency as they face an oppressive corporate-controlled security force designed by Rui Komatsuzaki. ●Puzzles and Paradoxes – Adventure through the paths of challenging dungeons and use deductions to fight Mystery Phantoms trying to bury the truth. ●Includes Japanese and English voice and Japanese, English, French, Italian, German, Spanish text

Story A brand new dark fantasy detective action game from the minds behind the Danganronpa series! Yuma, an amnesiac detective-in-training, and Shinigami, the spirit haunting him, tackle unsolved mysteries! End the reign of mysteries in this lucid-noir detective adventure! Kanai Ward, the city of rain, is gripped by innumerable unsolved mysteries. Explore the city in a fully 3D environment and find Solution Keys that will help solve cases. Investigate cases alongside Master Detectives Yuma and Shinigami work with Master Detectives from the World Detective Organization, a group dedicated to solving cases. Each Master Detective has a supernatural ability known as a Forensic Forte. Using these abilities, they’re able to gather facts and clues beyond the reach of an ordinary person. Mimic body types and voices with Disguise. Detect heart beats and whispers with Audial Aptitude. Witness past crime scenes with Postcognition. These abilities can be shared with Yuma under the right conditions. Utilize them to get closer to cracking a case. Amaterasu Corporation Amaterasu Corporation is the megacorporation controlling Kanai Ward. They view the World Detective Organization as their enemy. Deeply connected to the unsolved cases, they use their enormous influence to fabricate facts or conceal them when inconvenient and create obstacles to prevent the truth from being revealed. A new mystery-solving experience: The Mystery Labyrinth As the investigation progresses, a realm leading to the truth will appear, the Mystery Labyrinth. Inside, various gimmicks and traps will challenge you. Get to the heart of the case by advancing through this ever-changing maze. Mystery Phantoms will try to stop you from unraveling the truth. Dodge their claims and slash through contradictions with the Solution Blade! Features ●A new project from the team of Danganronpa – Experience the latest lucid-noir adventure written by Kazutaka Kodaka! ●3D Detective Adventure – Explore the neon-drenched city of rain and its stygian counterpart in a full 3D environment to the fantastic phantasmal music of Masafumi Takada. ●Eccentric Cast – Meet the unique characters of the detective agency as they face an oppressive corporate-controlled security force designed by Rui Komatsuzaki. ●Puzzles and Paradoxes – Adventure through the paths of challenging dungeons and use deductions to fight Mystery Phantoms trying to bury the truth. ●Includes Japanese and English voice and Japanese, English, French, Italian, German, Spanish text

Story A brand new dark fantasy detective action game from the minds behind the Danganronpa series! Yuma, an amnesiac detective-in-training, and Shinigami, the spirit haunting him, tackle unsolved mysteries! End the reign of mysteries in this lucid-noir detective adventure! Kanai Ward, the city of rain, is gripped by innumerable unsolved mysteries. Explore the city in a fully 3D environment and find Solution Keys that will help solve cases. Investigate cases alongside Master Detectives Yuma and Shinigami work with Master Detectives from the World Detective Organization, a group dedicated to solving cases. Each Master Detective has a supernatural ability known as a Forensic Forte. Using these abilities, they’re able to gather facts and clues beyond the reach of an ordinary person. Mimic body types and voices with Disguise. Detect heart beats and whispers with Audial Aptitude. Witness past crime scenes with Postcognition. These abilities can be shared with Yuma under the right conditions. Utilize them to get closer to cracking a case. Amaterasu Corporation Amaterasu Corporation is the megacorporation controlling Kanai Ward. They view the World Detective Organization as their enemy. Deeply connected to the unsolved cases, they use their enormous influence to fabricate facts or conceal them when inconvenient and create obstacles to prevent the truth from being revealed. A new mystery-solving experience: The Mystery Labyrinth As the investigation progresses, a realm leading to the truth will appear, the Mystery Labyrinth. Inside, various gimmicks and traps will challenge you. Get to the heart of the case by advancing through this ever-changing maze. Mystery Phantoms will try to stop you from unraveling the truth. Dodge their claims and slash through contradictions with the Solution Blade! Features ●A new project from the team of Danganronpa – Experience the latest lucid-noir adventure written by Kazutaka Kodaka! ●3D Detective Adventure – Explore the neon-drenched city of rain and its stygian counterpart in a full 3D environment to the fantastic phantasmal music of Masafumi Takada. ●Eccentric Cast – Meet the unique characters of the detective agency as they face an oppressive corporate-controlled security force designed by Rui Komatsuzaki. ●Puzzles and Paradoxes – Adventure through the paths of challenging dungeons and use deductions to fight Mystery Phantoms trying to bury the truth. ●Includes Japanese and English voice and Japanese, English, French, Italian, German, Spanish text

Critics
77
Metacritic
79

Score Breakdown

77.4

Critic Average

73 reviews

N/A

Steam User Score

Less than 50 reviews

79

Metacritic User Score

156 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
-1.6
Combined Disparity
-1.6

Average of both sources

Review Timing

4 early (5%)55 launch window (75%)14 late (19%)

Review summary

Updated Dec 12, 2024

Based on 73 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 77.4/100. Critics score this game 1.6 points lower than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 73)+
  1. Chris "Atom" DeAngelusviaWorth Playing
    Dec 12, 2024·Late review
    70/100View review
    Metacritic 79/100 · -9.0 pts
  2. Evan NorrisviaVGChartz
    Nov 1, 2024·Late review
    75/100View review
    Metacritic 79/100 · -4.0 pts
  3. Fernando da CostaviaWayTooManyGames
    Oct 15, 2024·Late review
    90/100View review
    Metacritic 79/100 · +11.0 pts
  4. Ivanir IgnacchittiviaGameBlast
    Oct 9, 2024·Late review
    80/100View review
    Metacritic 79/100 · +1.0 pts
  5. Fingal BelmontviaNiche Gamer
    Oct 2, 2024·Late review
    90/100View review
    Metacritic 79/100 · +11.0 pts