Team Tetrapod and GamePia released Staffer Retro: Psychic Mystery Quest on Steam and Switch on July 23, 2026, following a limited-time Act 2 demo during Steam Next Fest in June.
Team Tetrapod released the second main Staffer series title, Staffer Retro: Psychic Mystery Quest, on July 23, 2026, for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. The game is the sequel to Staffer Case: Psychic Mystery Adventure and introduces a new protagonist, Verita Retro, a 14-year-old Sicilian girl who investigates supernatural incidents involving Skills. The PC version launched at 3,500 yen with a 10% discount until August 5, and both versions include fully voiced Japanese dialogue by 17 voice actors, six episodes, 11 endings, and an estimated 30-hour playtime.
In June, the studio ran a limited-time Act 2 demo during Steam Next Fest from June 16 to June 23, giving players early access to the deduction system and Japanese voice acting. The demo was removed after the event until the full version shipped. The series has sold over 210,000 copies total, and the previous game holds a Very Positive rating on Steam. A crowdfunding campaign on CAMPFIRE raised over 14.7 million yen in Japan and Korea.
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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.
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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.