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The Zodiac Trial

95% positive of 143 Steam reviews

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Released
2021
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam, itch.io

Made by Themisian.

About the game

The Zodiac Trial has begun, and everybody's life is on the line! Will these 12 jurors be able to solve the mysteries and cooperate, or will they resort to betrayal, deception, and violence? Get out alive or die, die again!

Tagged by players

  • Experimental
  • Dark Comedy
  • Investigation
  • Dark Humor
  • Text-Based
  • Detective
  • Choose Your Own Adventure
  • Dialogue Heavy
  • Visual Novel
  • Nonlinear
  • Capitalism
  • Horror

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Very Positive

What players say

  • Recommended
    This is very similar to Danganronpa in story but it's more like a visual novel with a ton of routes. It doesn't necessarily have the most bespoke writing or plot but I found it pretty enjoyable nonetheless. It's fun to iterate through the different paths and see all the different bad ends. Some of the puzzles I didn't find too hard but the main route solution is scattered around the routes so you might just want to…

    20 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    I'll make this brief. I wouldn't recommend this VN. While I have no strong feelings against the VN, I think there are some things that personally bothered me about it. I'll start with the positive, then go to the negative. Additionally, I'll give a brief summary of the game. Summary: The Zodiac Trial is basically what would happen if you combined Danganronpa with the Zero Escape series, but lowered the budget by a…

    7.8 h played when written. 12 found it helpful.

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