Powerful, twist-filled story and ending
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“I was in genuine tears after every class trial, wondering why I'm still playing.”
Steam review · 48.5 h played ↗
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 96%Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd., Abstraction Games2016Detective · Visual Novel · Mystery
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A wacky, emotional murder-mystery visual novel with a standout cast and an unforgettable final stretch. Skip it if you dislike padded dialogue, fanservice, or the frustrating trial minigames.
Great for
Fans of Trigger Happy Havoc who want a bigger, more emotional story with memorable characters
Main risk
Slow, padded first half and annoying trial minigames may make you quit before the payoff
What players love
Memorable, lovable cast
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“A visual novel lives or dies by its characters, and this one has the best ones that are actually interesting to interact with and watch yell at each other.”
Steam review · 5.5 h played ↗
Improves on the first game
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“This is an overall improvement on the first game with tighter minigames, fewer strange logical traps or translation issues”
Steam review · 47.2 h played ↗
Better trials and new mechanics
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“I like how they expanded from the first game in the trials by adding even more. Love the rebuttal showdowns”
Steam review · 113 h played ↗
Great soundtrack and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“the atmosphere and music are both absolutely perfect!”
Steam review · 39.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Weaker cast and story than the first game
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“A lot of the characters seem a lot more one-note, there are too many comedic reliefs”
Steam review · 18.8 h played ↗
Annoying trial minigames
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“the trial minigames, especially the rebuttal showdown, make it nearly unplayable.”
Steam review · 37.1 h played ↗
Slow, padded pacing and dialogue
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“I cannot believe how often it was just 20 lines of dialogue repeated across every character saying the same stuff”
Steam review · 28.3 h played ↗
Excessive, uncomfortable fanservice
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“here the sexualization of those teenagers is even worse.”
Steam review · 26 h played ↗
Illogical cases and clunky controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“For any mystery game, the most important thing is that the game follow its own rules and internal logic. Danganronpa 2 does not.”
Steam review · 28.9 h played ↗
Poor port, crashes and lost saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“An embarrassingly cheap port.”
Steam review · 66.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support5 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7
Processor2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better
Memory3 GB RAM
GraphicsOpenGL 3.2 compatible GPU with at least 1GB of VRAM
Storage5 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 or better
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsOpenGL 3.2 compatible GPU with at least 1GB of VRAM
Storage6 GB available space
OSWindows 7
Processor2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or better
Memory3 GB RAM
GraphicsOpenGL 3.2 compatible GPU with at least 1GB of VRAM
Storage5 GB available space
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