LOS ANGELES, CA - March 9, 2026 - This school year, Mango Factory and publisher Akupara Games are proud to announce that the first episode of their episodic murder-mystery adventure, Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter, will launch on PC April 23rd.
Widely known as the most prestigious accolade across an alternate Empire of Japan, becoming an Absolute means a life of wealth, prestige, and dignity. But for the Class of ’89, that title means nothing inside the locked, liminal halls of the Janus Institute. Being the Absolute Barista or Absolute Beekeeper will get you nowhere here, but it might just keep you alive… that is if you play your cards right.
Wishlist Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter now on Steam!
In the vein of mystery adventure game classics like Danganronpa, Players will interact with their fellow classmates-turned-test subjects, learning more about the Absolutes and the lives they led before the experiment.
Throughout your stay, you’ll find yourself in Free Time Events where every conversation is a gamble. Earn your classmates' trust and you’ll unlock special Skill Cards to use in the trials, or push a little too hard and you might just find an enemy plotting your demise. In Kumitantei, relationships are never static. Allies can become suspects, and suspects can become saviors. It’s up to you to decide who stands with or against you when the Clinical Trial comes knocking at your door. Class is in session. Let's begin.
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!
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About Mango Factory
Mango Factory is a tight-knit team of 14 up-and-coming creatives from all around the world with a singular shared goal: Create engaging mystery games. Spending years honing their crafts in online fanfiction communities, creating the popular Danganronpa anime webseries Heaven of Despair. Despite their youth and industry inexperience, Mango Factory is a talented and determined group confident that they can create experiences unlike any other! For more information, visit: MangoFactory.win
About Akupara Games
Akupara Games is an indie game publisher based in Los Angeles, California. Using extensive knowledge and experience in development, they support their developers through an involved and personalized pipeline to bring games to communities of players who are looking for their next enveloping experience. Their vision is to help bring stories to life and usher in the next line of gaming classics. For more information, visit: AkuparaGames.com