Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
coly Inc. · 2025 · Casual, Interactive Fiction, Mystery, Visual Novel, Puzzle
PC
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About Kindaichi Mystery Series: The Honjin Murders
A murder brought about by the twisted oppression of the Showa era...A mystery puzzle novel game full of the emotion, fear, and macabre from the Showa era has arrived in the modern Reiwa era.The Koto Murder Case... A horrifying locked room murder that beset the Ichiyanagi family.Together with a detective novelist from Okayama, your goal is to piece together testimonies collected from villagers and those involved in the incident and uncover the truth.Then, you must complete the detective novel based on this incident.What kind of ending awaits you?It begins:On November 26, 1937 at approximately 4:00 AM, honjin descendant Kenzo Ichiyanagi and his new wife Katsuko Kubo lay dead in a bed of blood on the night of their wedding.Aside from the lifeless married couple, not a soul lurked inside the annexe on the night of the incident.T'was a "locked room murder" with the fallen snow covering any traces of an escaped killer.After hearing of the incident, detective Kosuke Kindaichi arrives at the scene, collecting testimonies about the incident as he searches for the truth about this locked room murder mystery. However...Gameplay:A unique experience with the thrill of piecing together clues and testimonies like a puzzle while also enjoying the immersive feeling of learning the truth as it unfolds.・The visuals and sounds of Japanese horror heighten the excitement of this mystery drama.・As you lead the story to its conclusion, you will discover the shocking truth behind the incident.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
An interesting narrative framework, but I was hoping for more mystery and supernatural elements. Lack of voice acting kneecaps the immersion a bit.2 found this helpful
I love the Kindaichi books and I think this is a really fascinating adaptation! It struggles somewhat with the nature of being a classic murder novel. It has to hit the big plot beats and the crime solving has to be fairly linear. I think if they freed themselves from the constraints of that linearity, really let loose some chaos into the structure, the game could really excel from good to great. Alas, I suppose it will have to contend with JUST adapting one of the most beloved international mystery novels of all time. I see a lot of complaints about the text speed in some reviews that were made pre-patches. At this time of writing, the text speed can now be changed to "very fast" in the settings, which I found sufficient for my own speed reading needs. I also never had troubles with crashing or bugs. Great first Kindaichi game, I hope they can make more!2 found this helpful
I liked the story, like getting acquainted with the classics. I would like to see more adaptations, but with better technical execution.1 found this helpful
Just read the book1 found this helpful
Its a good story with nice art (and a few live segments near the end), the story is apparently adapted from a 40s Japanese mystery novel. You have to assign perspectives similarly to "No Case Should Remain Unsolved" but I agree with some other reviewers that not much is added with this. I still recommend it if you like mystery visual novels, maybe not if you are hoping for something more deduction heavy1 found this helpful
I love the book and love no case should remain unsolved. The character art is also so pretty
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