Memorable characters and compelling lore
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“A detective game where everyone is guilty as sin, but they're so charming you might not care anyway.”
Steam review · 14.3 h played ↗
Paradise Killer
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Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%Kaizen Game Works2020Investigation · Detective · Point & Click
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A stylish, bizarre vaporwave open-world mystery with a superb soundtrack, but it's mostly a collectathon and visual novel with little deduction. Skip it if you want Ace Attorney-style detective work.
Great for
Fans of exploration, lore, vaporwave style and music who enjoy collectathons and visual novels
Main risk
Expecting a deductive detective game and getting a collectathon with an auto-solved trial
What players love
Superb soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The OST to Paradise Killer is quite literally to die for.”
Steam review · 14.8 h played ↗
Unique vaporwave style and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Everything is absolutely drenched in style, the visuals are bonkers”
Steam review · 9.1 h played ↗
Open-ended, non-linear investigation
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Paradise Killer's complete lack of direction makes finding your way so much more satisfying.”
Steam review · 12.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Collectathon, not real detective work
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“80% egg hunt, 15% visual novel, (maybe) 5% deduction.”
Steam review · 13.4 h played ↗
Tedious backtracking and fast travel costs
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Feels like you spend 2/3 of your time backtracking.”
Steam review · 15.2 h played ↗
Trial is just presenting evidence
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The trial is mostly the main character repeating the evidence list in dialogue format”
Steam review · 11.7 h played ↗
Clunky platforming and movement
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“You are not able to change the direction while jumping”
Steam review · 9.4 h played ↗
Motion sickness
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“i got severe motion sickness when i played this.”
Steam review · 4.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified6 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 (64 bit)
Processor2GHz Dual Core
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsHD Graphics 530 (Direct X 11 or above required)
Storage6 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 (64 bit)
Processor3Ghz Quad Core
Memory16 GB RAM
Graphics1060 (Direct X 11 or above required)
Storage6 GB available space
OSWindows 7 (64 bit)
Processor2GHz Dual Core
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsHD Graphics 530 (Direct X 11 or above required)
Storage6 GB available space
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