The mystery adventure game "Disease Detective" launched on Steam on November 5th. As of November 9th, the game has received over 450 user reviews, with 91% being positive, resulting in an overall rating of "Very Positive."
The game blends classic honkaku mystery elements with "cognitive anomaly" settings into a death game. A mysterious religious organization called "Li" gathers 13 "Ability Bearers" with rare cognitive anomalies, challenging them to a trial: if they commit murder without being identified, they will become gods and have any wish granted.
"Ability Bearers" can also transmit their anomalies to those around them, causing cognitive distortions at crime scenes. Compulsive truth-telling anomalies can expose false statements, while prosopagnosia (face blindness) can obscure the killer's identity. Players must not only solve the murder methods but also uncover each character's unique "ability."
In "Debate Mode," players must decide within a time limit whether to accept a statement or present evidence to refute it. Steam user reviews mention that the game's mechanics integrate well with its story and tricks, with later chapters becoming even more engaging.
"Disease Detective" is developed by PHOSEPO and published by Thermite Games and Smilegate, with an original price of 2800 yen. The game offers a 10% discount until November 20th, bringing the price down to 2520 yen, and a demo version is also available for trial.