Danganronpa and Ace Attorney-styled cognitive disorder murder mystery Psycho Sleuth debuts with “Very Positive” Steam rating
Psycho Sleuth is a mystery visual novel about 13 individuals with cognitive disorders forced to participate in a death game.
Taiwanese indie developer PHOSEPO released its mystery suspense visual novel Psycho Sleuth on November 5. The game debuted with a “Very Positive” score on Steam, with over 95% of 120+ reviews being positive at the time of writing. It is also available on other PC platforms, including Epic Games and Stove.
The story of Psycho Sleuth is set in a world ruled by a mysterious religious cult known by the name of “Li.” Thirteen individuals known as the “Afflicted Ones” are summoned to participate in a mysterious death game where they must kill without getting exposed. Those who manage to overcome the cult’s cruel trial are promised ascension to godhood.
To make things more complicated, each of the Afflicted Ones is burdened with a rare cognitive disorder that can spread their perception to others. For example, OCD makes an individual unable to lie, Spatial Neglect allows a person to witness only one side of the full picture, and Prosopagnosia makes faces indiscernible.
In return, this can strongly impact how murders play out and how the crime scenes are perceived, making investigation and deduction much more challenging. The culprit can easily interfere with your investigation, and you’ll have to pay close attention to discern between actual clues and figments of your imagination.
After an investigation segment, you jump into Debate Mode, where you have to challenge other suspects in a logic battle. Using the evidence you found, you’ll have to make split-second decisions about whether to agree with or debunk the statements flung at you. Similarly to games like Danganronpa, after fishing out the culprit, you’ll also get to “see them off” in a flashy punishment scene.
Psycho Sleuth is out now for PC (Steam, Epic Games and Stove). Depending on the game’s sales, the developers say they will consider a possible Nintendo Switch or PlayStation expansion.
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