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Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter

Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter

Kill each other...for science! The class of '89 is trapped in an elite school killing game. Investigate, solve, and expose your classmates in Kumitantei™: Old-School Slaughter, an episodic murder-mystery ADV card-battler inspired by retro anime.

Released Apr 23, 2026 Developer Mango Factory Publisher Akupara Games Platforms Windows ComedyAnimeVisual NovelDetectiveMystery
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

91.5%positive366 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“I originally dismissed this game as a Danganronpa knock-off, while it's true that this game shares many similarities with the original series, there are several choices made in the gameplay loop and the first chapter that help to set Kumitantei apart. After the first chapter, I…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“People say that this is a knockoff danganronpa and shouldn't even be considered as an original game and not a fan-game, and mostly I do agree with it 16 Ultimates (Absolutes in KT:OSS but it's the same thing), Monokuma (in this it's Nyanus but it's quite literally monokuma…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
Not recommended · 110 found this helpful

“I got this game on a whim having never played Danganrompa before. I was surprised to find that it's an unfinished game. It stops after chapter 1. This is actually an early access game but the developers refuse to use the early access system and give dubious reasons as for why. I…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

85all-time peak
0 25 50 20 avg · May 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

11achievements
63.6%median completion
4.7%rarest: Up All Aces
79.5% of players 71.9% of players 68.9% of players 66.3% of players 64.4% of players 63.6% of players 62.6% of players 50.4% of players 9.7% of players 9.0% of players 4.7% of players 79.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
79.5%Absolute Orientation — Complete the Prologue.
71.9%Novice Empath — Increase a Bond through Free Time Event.
68.9%Memento Mori — Discover the first body.
Rarest badges of honor
4.7%Up All Aces — Complete any Clinical Trial while performing every Ace Counter.
9.0%Be Kind, Rewind — Hidden achievement
9.7%Gifted Gamer — Play Merlite in the Prize Corner and complete Level 3.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US14.99 USD
EU13.99 EUR
UK11.99 GBP
Australia21.95 AUD
Canada19.99 CAD
Japan1,700 JPY
Brazil44.99 BRL
China53.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$7.9 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$16

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 15, 2026
New Bundle! - Macabre Mysteries

Hey Absolute Student, With the release of episode 2 coming in November, we wanted to celebrate with a new bundle! The Macabre Mysteries brings together three adventure games, Cabernet , Kumitantei , a

Sep 06, 2026
Episode 2 Coming Out in November!

Hey Absolute Students, Episode 2 is coming out in November! We are locking down November for Episode 2 to come out! We can’t wait to share more about what we are working on for the new episode! Be sur

Sep 03, 2026
Akupara Games 10 Year Anniversary Schedule

Hey Absolute Students, We’re 3 days away from our 10 year anniversary Direct and livestream on September 6th! We have some major Kumitantei news happening in the Akupara Games Direct. Come join on Sep

Sep 01, 2026
Monthly Dev Log (August 2026) - Revamped Cosmidors Minigame

Hey Absolute Students, I hope your August went well. The team has been hard at work on Episode 2 and can’t wait to share some more new things with you! There’s lots to get into today, so let’s get sta

Aug 20, 2026
Celebrating 10 Years of Akupara Games

Hey detectives, Next month is Akupara Games’ 10 year anniversary and we’re celebrating with the first ever Akupara Direct including some news for Kumitantei! Kumitantei . The work the team has been do

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAdventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsComedy · Anime · Visual Novel · Detective · Mystery · Card Battler · 1980s · Horror · Alternate History · Singleplayer · Adventure · Psychological Horror (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish * , Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements11
Official sitehttps://www.kumitantei.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 (64-bit) Processor: 6th Gen i5/1st Gen Ryzen Series Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 570 (4GB dedicated VRAM) DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 6 GB available space