GENBA no Kizuna is an interactive murder mystery, developed using the Ren’Py visual novel engine.
This game released on August 26, 2024, for PC on both Steam and itch.io!
Story:
When a body is found at the Kaseki Residence, once home to a world-renowned paleontologist,
officers Keiichi Genba, Himatsu Mizu, Rei Shirayuki and Dr. Shinketsu Kikai are tasked with investigating the scene.
Not only do they need to uncover the identity of the victim and reconstruct the events leading up to his untimely death…
…they will also need to learn how to effectively work as a team in order to do so.
Characters:
(Click on a character to open their introduction card)
Features:
- 4 Team Members. Although Keiichi may be seen as the main character, the story will be told through the eyes of all four members of the team, each one specializing in another crucial area of crime scene investigation.
- Interactive Elements which, depending on whose role you assume, will let you investigate the scene, examine the body or interview the parties involved.
- Evidence Presentation to back up your claims as you unravel the truth and determine who is responsible for killing the victim.
- Choices that not only affect your Detective Rank, but also influence dialogues as well as relationships and unlock bonus content upon the story’s completion.
- Bonding Moments with your teammates in which you can learn more about their troubles and motivations and help set them on the right path.
- Digital Notebook which summarizes the investigation’s progression, provides you with additional information about the case and characters, and which is frequently updated to help you keep track of gathered clues and evidence.
- Different Endings depending on your deductions, so be careful not to end up arresting the wrong person!
- Unlockable Extras including a gallery, bonus scenes and more.
- Original Soundtrack composed by Solo Acapello, consisting of 30 unique tracks (you can check out some BGM previews here).
- 300,000+ words in length (including alternate/optional text & all endings).
- 12-16 hours of playtime, depending on your reading speed and how thorough you are.
- 20 Achievements that can be unlocked during gameplay (Steam version only).
- Lots of Love for Dinosaurs!
Trailer:
(You can check out more gameplay footage over on our YouTube channel)
Screenshots:
(Click to enlarge)
Demo & Digital Instruction Booklet:
The demo amounts to approximately 26,000 words (DPA entries & investigation comments included),
with a playtime somewhere between 2 – 3 hours, depending on your reading speed and how thorough you are.
Introducing the basic premise and major characters, its main purpose is to give you an idea of the feel and direction of this project.
Please bear in mind that the demo is outdated and therefore no longer fully reflects the final product!
You can download the demo right here (164.61 MB).
There is also a Digital Instruction Booklet (4.8 MB) available, which will give you a closer look at the controls and gameplay mechanics,
as well as provide you with some potentially useful tips for your upcoming murder investigation!
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so that we can hopefully further improve ourselves and refine our work with future projects!
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