Adventure · February 18, 2016
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (2016)
Hope's Peak Academy is home to Japan's best and brightest high school students—the beacons of hope for the future. But that hope suddenly dies when Makoto Naegi and his classmates find themselves imprisoned in the school, cut off from the outside world and subject to the whims of a strange, murderous little bear named Monokuma. He pits the students against each other, promising freedom to anyone who can murder a fellow classmate and get away with it. It's up to you to find out who Monokuma really is, and why you've been taken from the world you once knew. But be careful what you wish for—sometimes there’s nothing more deadly than the truth... Key Features Daily Life, Deadly Life: Trapped in a school-turned-prison, students are murdering each other one by one. You’ll have to investigate each incident, search for clues, and talk to your classmates to try and get to the bottom of each brutal case! Mock Trial: The nefarious Monokuma serves as judge, jury, and executioner as you engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects, dissecting their statements and firing their words back at them to expose their lies! Popularity Contest: Sway classmates to your side in each investigation, squeezing information from them to figure out who did it. And when you do, turn up the heat in a variety of timing and reflex-based game systems to uncover the truth and save your skin! Steam Features: Supports Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud and Steam Trading Cards.
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Position in Adventure
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 30.4k Steam reviews | Top 8% in Adventure |
| Positive rating | 96% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 21% |
| Metacritic | 82/100 | Genre average 77 — top 31% of Adventure titles |
| Concurrent peak | 173 players | Top 15% in Adventure by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 18 h average | Top 19% for session depth among Adventure |
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Anime · 796
- Visual Novel · 775
- Mystery · 713
- Detective · 711
- Story Rich · 609
- Great Soundtrack · 553
- Singleplayer · 473
- Psychological Horror · 455
- Adventure · 297
- Horror · 293
- Dark Comedy · 269
- Dark Humor · 262
- Puzzle · 256
- Point & Click · 231
- Funny · 163
Reception Metrics
Steam community
96%Overwhelmingly Positive · 30.4k reviews
29.2k positive · 1.2k negative
Metacritic
82/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
8.6/10
Curator recommendations
30.8k
Peak concurrent players
173
Press Quotes
“A memorable, stylish and effortlessly cool experience.” US Gamer “It weaves gripping gameplay and storytelling with an off-beat cast in a way that's absolutely to die for.” Polygon “A compelling and thrilling visual novel with great writing and characterization.” Play Magazine
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
18h
moderate (15–40 hours)
Median
11h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
17h
Current engagement
Achievements
38
Steam unlocks available
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (3)
- English volume_up
- Japanese volume_up
- Traditional Chinese volume_up
Full audio (3)
- English
- Japanese
- Traditional Chinese
Release & Availability
| Release date | Feb 18, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd., Abstraction Games |
| Publisher | Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. |
| Base price | $11.99 -40% |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Metacritic page · [email protected] |
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