Takeharu Abiko Collaborates on New Mystery Game RD no Enkaku Suiri
The involvement of Takeharu Abiko, a key figure in the sound novel genre, brings a pedigree of classic mystery writing to a modern desktop suspense format.
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Zakuzaku announced RD no Enkaku Suiri, a mystery game with full cooperation from Takeharu Abiko of Kamaitachi no Yoru fame. The game is set for a 2026 release on Switch, PS5, and Steam. Players use a fictional search engine and social media to investigate a murder and a missing sister.
Zakuzaku Co., Ltd. has announced RD no Enkaku Suiri, a new mystery game developed with full cooperation from Takeharu Abiko, the writer behind Kamaitachi no Yoru and Satsuriku ni Itaru Yamai. The game is planned for release in 2026 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Steam. It will be playable at the BitSummit PUNCH event from May 22 to 24, where an updated trial version will be shown.
In RD no Enkaku Suiri, the protagonist Nozomi loses contact with her sister Hikari, who attends a university in Nagano Prefecture. When news breaks that a student at that university, Seiji Minato, has been murdered, Nozomi begins an online investigation. Players use the fictional search engine Glome and social media platform Z to gather Detective Words, or D-Words, and track down targets within a time limit. The game draws on real locations and programs in Nagano to build a sense of realism.
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