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2023Nintendo Switch

A detective adventure from the creators of Danganronpa: as an amnesiac trainee detective, you team up with a death god to solve twisted murder cases in a city drenched in endless rain. Deduction puzzles, reasoning showdowns and a quirky, dark story take center stage.

  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

The closest matches for Master Detective Archives: Rain Code are Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, Chicken Police and Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Master Detective Archives: Rain Code special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

92 %Match

2010PCPlayStationSteam Deck playable96 % positive19.99 €

  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Puzzles and brain teasers

A twisted murder-mystery visual novel where trapped students are goaded into killing each other by a sadistic bear. Frantic class trials have you literally shoot down lies with evidence, all wrapped in pop-art style and pitch-black humor.

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony

Strong, story-driven narrative

A garishly stylish murder-mystery visual novel where you investigate killings and expose lies in frantic class trials full of mini-games. Pitch-black humor, shocking twists and a finale that questions the entire series make it unforgettable.

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

Strong, story-driven narrative

A tropical island getaway turns into a killing game: this offbeat visual novel mystery has you investigating murders among your classmates and exposing culprits in frantic class trials. Dark humor, wild twists and a striking pop-art style make it stand out.

Bear With Me

Lots of humour

An episodic noir point-and-click adventure in which a young girl and her grumpy teddy-bear detective investigate her brother's disappearance. Its black-and-white noir look, dry humor and clue-based puzzles set it apart.

The Mermaid Mask

Strong, story-driven narrative

A mystery puzzle adventure about a submarine captain found dead in a locked room, where you investigate an eccentric crew and a mysterious stone cauldron. It blends puzzle solving with a locked-room whodunit in a quirky setting.

Pony Island

Dark, serious atmosphere

A devil-run arcade machine turns out to be a meta puzzle-horror adventure that keeps breaking its own rules and toying with your expectations. With dark humor, hacking-style puzzles and clever twists, it is short but memorable.

The Hex

Lots of humour

A meta-fictional whodunit set in a tavern where protagonists from different video game genres are suspects. Each character plays in the style of their own genre, and the story plays with and critiques game conventions.

Indika

Dark, serious atmosphere

Indika follows a young nun in an alternate 19th-century Russia, accompanied by the devil in her head. A dark, surreal narrative adventure with environmental puzzles, black humor and a focus on faith and doubt.

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