Staffer Retro: Psychic Mystery Quest launched on Steam and Nintendo Switch on July 23, 2026, as the second main series title in the Staffer series, with a new protagonist and systems.
Team Tetrapod and GamePia released Staffer Retro: Psychic Mystery Quest on July 23, 2026, for Steam and Nintendo Switch simultaneously. This is the first time a Staffer series title launched on PC and console on the same day. The game is the second main series entry, following Staffer Case: Psychic Mystery Adventure, and introduces a new protagonist, Verita Retro, a 14-year-old Sicilian girl who investigates supernatural incidents involving powers called Skills while managing a large debt.
The game features two key systems: Re:Story, which reconstructs past events from clues, and Retro, which re-examines conclusions. The main story contains six episodes, 11 endings, an estimated 30-hour playtime, over 20 characters, and fully voiced Japanese dialogue by 17 voice actors. The digital version costs 3,500 yen, with a 10% launch discount until August 5, and a physical version costs 4,700 yen. The series has sold over 210,000 copies total, and the previous game holds a Very Positive rating on Steam.
Leading up to the launch, Team Tetrapod released a final trailer on July 20, opened pre-orders for the Switch version with a demo on July 2, and offered a limited-time Act 2 demo during Steam Next Fest from June 16 to June 23. A crowdfunding campaign on CAMPFIRE raised over 17 million yen in Japan and Korea. The game uses Spine animation for 21 or more characters.
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4d ago
Team Tetrapod and GamePia released the mystery adventure game Staffer Retro: Supernatural Mystery Quest on Steam and Nintendo Switch on July 23, 2026. The game is the second main entry in the Staffer series, following Staffer Case: Supernatural Mystery Adventure. It is set in Sicily a few months after the previous game. The protagonist, Velita Retro, a girl who runs a retro shop, suddenly takes on a large debt and searches for a powerful supernatural tool called a Step to pay it off. The game uses a document-matching deduction system inherited from the first title, but adds a Retro system that lets players overturn established conclusions and explore alternative sides of the truth. The story consists of six episodes with 11 endings and an estimated playtime of about 30 hours. Over 20 characters appear, and the main story is fully voiced in Japanese by 17 voice actors. The standard price is 3,500 yen, with a 10 percent discount on Steam until August 5. A demo is available. The game previously raised roughly 17 million yen through crowdfunding on Tumblbug and Campfire.
6d ago
Team Tetrapod and GamePia released the final trailer for Staffer Retro: Psychic Power Mystery Quest, the latest in the mystery ADV series that has received overwhelmingly positive Japanese reviews on Steam. The game launches July 23 for Steam and Switch at 3,500 yen digital or 4,700 yen physical. It features 6 episodes totaling over 30 hours, Spine animation for 21+ characters, and a crowdfunding total over 17 million yen.
Jul 2
Gamepia opened pre-orders for the Nintendo Switch download version of Staffer Retro: Psychic Detective Quest on July 2, 2026, alongside a demo on the eShop and the full list of physical store bonuses. The game is the fourth in Team Tetrapod's Staffer series and the first to launch simultaneously on Switch and PC.
Jun 12
Team Tetrapod announced on June 12 that the limited-time Act 2 demo for "Staffer Retro: Psychic Detective Quest" will be available during Steam Next Fest from June 16 to June 23. The demo adds a deeper story, the deduction system, and Japanese voice acting. The full game, the second main title in the Staffer series, is set for release on July 23 for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. It follows protagonist Verita Retro, a 14-year-old Sicilian girl who inherits a massive debt and investigates incidents involving supernatural powers called Skills. The series has sold over 210,000 copies total, and the previous game "Staffer Case: Supernatural Reasoning Adventure" holds a Very Positive rating on Steam. The Act 2 demo will be removed after the event until the full version ships. A crowdfunding campaign on CAMPFIRE has raised over 14.7 million yen in Japan and Korea.