Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony is a visual novel developed and published by Spike Chunsoft. The game was released in Japan in January 2017 for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, and in North America and Europe by NIS America in September 2017. A Windows version was released worldwide on the same date. An enhanced version of V3 with the subtitle Anniversary Edition was released for Nintendo Switch in Japan in November 2021, and worldwide in December 2021. This improved version was also released for Android and iOS in April 2022, and for Windows 10 and Xbox One in September 2022. The game is the third numbered Danganronpa video game and a reboot of the series set in a new continuity where-in the previous entries exist as fiction. It was written by Kazutaka Kodaka and Takayuki Sugawara. The game primarily follows Kaede Akamatsu, Shuichi Saihara, and fourteen other high school students with special talents, called "ultimates". The students are trapped in a killing game where they are forced to murder for a chance to graduate and survive, but if they are voted out and suspected by the majority of students they will be executed. The player interacts with the other characters in the form of dating sim–like events. When a murder occurs, the player collects evidence and testimonies before participating in a class trial to uncover the killer. These trials feature a mix of logic puzzles and action minigames. Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony was a commercial success and was generally well received by critics, who praised the scenario and gameplay. However, the ending of the game was divisive and caused controversy amongst critics.