Choose Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Choose Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.9% positive across 12,721 reviews.
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair vs Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair and Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony both land in Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Adventure games on Steam. Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (2016) is 1 year older than Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (2017). Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair scores higher on Steam reviews (95.9% positive) than Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (88.5% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
Choose Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 9,237 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair and Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair |  Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2017 |
| Genres | Adventure | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.9% positive (12,721 reviews) | 88.5% positive (9,237 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd., Abstraction Games | Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (2016) is 1 year older than Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (2017).
- Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair scores higher on Steam reviews (95.9% positive) than Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (88.5% positive).
- Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (9.99 USD vs. 11.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair is Deck Playable, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony is Deck Unsupported.
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair vs Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony — FAQ
- Which is better, Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair or Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony?
- On Steam reviews Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair scores higher (95.9% positive) than Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (88.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair or Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony first?
- If you want chronology, Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (2016) came out before Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (2017). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair and Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony similar?
- They overlap on Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.