# Games like Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

> The closest matches to Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair: Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy, The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-, and Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc](https://imho.run/games/413410/danganronpa-trigger-happy-havoc) — Shares class trials with Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. 16,706 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/413410/)
2. [Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony](https://imho.run/games/567640/danganronpa-v3-killing-harmony) — Also Dark Comedy and Detective, like Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. 9,237 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/567640/)
3. [Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy](https://imho.run/games/787480/phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-trilogy) — Also Detective, like Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. 9,750 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/787480/)
4. [The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-](https://imho.run/games/3014080/the-hundred-line-last-defense-academy-) — Also Dark Comedy, like Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. 3,461 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3014080/)
5. [Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma](https://imho.run/games/311240/zero-escape-zero-time-dilemma) — Same emotional mood as Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. 2,665 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/311240/)
6. [AI: The Somnium Files](https://imho.run/games/948740/ai-the-somnium-files) — A frequent pick in Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair players' libraries, and another Adventure. 4,347 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/948740/)
7. [Overboard!](https://imho.run/games/1546920/overboard) — Also Dark Comedy and Detective, like Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. 454 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1546920/)
8. [Persona 4 Golden](https://imho.run/games/1113000/persona-4-golden) — A frequent pick in Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair players' libraries, and another RPG. 44,823 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1113000/)
9. [Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective](https://imho.run/games/1967430/ghost-trick-phantom-detective) — A frequent pick in Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair players' libraries, and another Action. 2,008 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1967430/)
10. [Return to Shironagasu Island](https://imho.run/games/1156990/return-to-shironagasu-island) — Also Detective, like Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. 396 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1156990/)
11. [Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs](https://imho.run/games/406550/umineko-when-they-cry-question-arcs) — Also Detective, like Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. 1,736 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/406550/)
12. [Tokyo Dark](https://imho.run/games/687260/tokyo-dark) — Also Detective, like Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. 581 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/687260/)
13. [The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark](https://imho.run/games/795420/the-darkside-detective-a-fumble-in-the-dark) — Also Dark Comedy and Detective, like Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. 877 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/795420/)
14. [STEINS;GATE](https://imho.run/games/412830/steins-gate) — Same emotional mood as Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. 5,168 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/412830/)
15. [Dead of Darkness](https://imho.run/games/2157210/dead-of-darkness) — Same dark mood as Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. 103 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2157210/)
16. [Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-](https://imho.run/games/2067780/your-turn-to-die-death-game-by-majority-) — A frequent pick in Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,685 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2067780/)
17. [Scarlet Hollow](https://imho.run/games/1609230/scarlet-hollow) — A frequent pick in Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair players' libraries, and another RPG. 3,657 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1609230/)
18. [DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition](https://imho.run/games/395170/distraint-deluxe-edition) — Same dark mood as Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. 1,278 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/395170/)
19. [Yet Another Killing Game](https://imho.run/games/3217970/yet-another-killing-game) — Same emotional mood as Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. 170 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3217970/)
20. [Paradise Killer](https://imho.run/games/1160220/paradise-killer) — Also Detective, like Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. 2,506 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1160220/)
21. [Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter](https://imho.run/games/2759280/kumitantei-old-school-slaughter) — Also Detective, like Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. 164 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2759280/)
22. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — Also Detective, like Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
23. [Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut](https://imho.run/games/247660/deadly-premonition-the-director-s-cut) — Also Detective, like Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. 2,041 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/247660/)
24. [Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!](https://imho.run/games/1388880/doki-doki-literature-club-plus) — A frequent pick in Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair players' libraries, and another Casual. 10,428 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1388880/)

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## About Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair is a visual novel murder mystery adventure released in 2016 by Spike Chunsoft and Abstraction Games. Players find themselves on Jabberwock Island with classmates trapped in a kill-or-be-killed scenario featuring the returning Monokuma. The game features class trials as its central investigation mechanic alongside free-time events that develop character relationships throughout a lengthy narrative. Reviewers highlight that the experience delivers numerous plot twists as the mystery unfolds. Players describe the overall tone as dark and emotional, and many find the cast of characters memorable and distinctive. The game achieved an 83 Metacritic score and holds a 96% positive rating from over 12,000 Steam reviews. Priced at $9.99, it runs as a single-player experience and is officially marked as playable on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 413420
- **Developer:** Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd., Abstraction Games
- **Publisher:** Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 18, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 83
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

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