{"id":72664,"date":"2026-09-17T11:49:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T02:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=72664"},"modified":"2026-09-17T11:57:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T02:57:32","slug":"nitroplus-bl-visual-novel-dramatical-murder-recode-coming-to-steam-in-winter-2026-with-english-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/nitroplus-bl-visual-novel-dramatical-murder-recode-coming-to-steam-in-winter-2026-with-english-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Nitroplus BL visual novel DRAMAtical Murder re:code coming to Steam in Winter 2026 with English support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NITRO CHiRAL, the boys love label under visual novel developer Nitroplus, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nitrochiral.com\/news\/2026\/3304.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> that <strong>DRAMAtical Murder re:code<\/strong> will be coming to Steam in 2026. Scheduled to launch in the Winter of 2026, the game will support English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The original Dramatical Murder is a sci-fi romance visual novel released in 2013 for PC, targeting adult audiences. A year later, DRAMAtical Murder re:code was released for the PlayStation Vita in Japan, adding an additional route and toning down the game&#8217;s sexual and violent content for a 15+ rating. This version of the game went on to receive a Japanese Nintendo Switch release in 2025, but never came out in the West.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the upcoming Steam release, re:code will receive its first ever official English localization (the original adult-rated version is available in English through publisher JAST).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/nitropluss-identity-is-rooted-in-its-origins-as-an-adult-game-developer-says-mojika-and-steinsgate-writer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nitroplus\u2019s identity is rooted in its origins as an adult game developer, says Mojika and Steins;Gate writer\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This will be the first official English localization of re:code.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":72665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[{"did":"did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2","date":"2026-09-17T02:49:42+00:00","uri":"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mvoneyf3gj2i","response":"{\"uri\":\"at:\/\/did:plc:uzrrhkfyjrfdsynj2voztcf2\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mvoneyf3gj2i\",\"cid\":\"bafyreibxtu5mytablmtg7q5ypzlwosq6i446dl7ll6vuvvefkgulcpa4y4\",\"commit\":{\"cid\":\"bafyreig6ophgi6z4v2vb2y7mz76jmghemkn4njoek5p3casnshnuftboh4\",\"rev\":\"3mvoneyfacr2i\"},\"validationStatus\":\"valid\"}"}],"autoblue_post_url":"","autoblue_publish_document":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-72664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - 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