During designated 'Free Time' sections, players can interact with a character of their choice, learning more about them and earning new skills that can help them in the Class Trial. Daily Life follows a standard visual novel style as players explore the school grounds, converse with characters, and progress the story. Gameplay in the main Danganronpa games is split into six chapters which each have three sections: Daily Life, Deadly Life, and Class Trial. The player is in a Class Trial finding an issue in a character's comment and having to shoot a 'Bullet' towards this sentence. Gameplay An example of gameplay in Danganronpa.

This game was also adapted into the manga Genocider Mode. The spin-off, Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls, takes place between the events of the first two games, follows Makoto's younger sister, Komaru Naegi, accompanied by Toko Fukawa, as both of them trek through a city overrun by murderous Monokumas, and fighting against a group of children calling themselves the Warriors of Hope. Besides the trilogy, the compilation offered a new title called Danganronpa S: Ultimate Summer Camp, expanded from the two extra modes of Danganronpa V3. Another compilation for the Nintendo Switch titled Danganronpa Decadence was released in 2021. NIS America also released Danganronpa 1-2 Reload for PlayStation 4 in North America and Europe in March 2017, and Japan on May 18, 2017. Spike Chunsoft later released the game on Steam in February 2016. Following the Japanese release of Danganronpa 1-2 Reload, a PlayStation Vita port of the game and its sequel, Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, NIS America released the Vita version of Trigger Happy Havoc in North America and Europe in February 2014. Danganronpa: Monokuma Strikes Back) and Alter Ego ( アルターエゴ, Arutāego), were released for Android devices on April 27, 2012, and iOS devices on May 23, 2012. Two smartphone games, Danganronpa: Monokuma no Gyakushū ( ダンガンロンパモノクマの逆襲, lit. The first game was ported to iOS and Android in August 2012, with new features such as retina display support, touch screen controls, and a new image gallery. The video games's narratives are connected by related media, expanding the story between titles. The cast is trapped for the rest of their lives in an establishment and the only way to return home is by killing another person and avoiding being found guilty during the class trials. Monokuma traps the cast into killing games. Sixteen talented students who stand out in different fields are trapped by a bear-like machine, Monokuma. The three games, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (2010), Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (2012), and Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (2017) have similar premises. Super High School Level), talented high school students who are at the top of their field, along with one 'Ultimate Lucky Student' who is chosen by lottery. Kibogamine Academy), which, every year, scouts 'Ultimate' students ( 超高校級, chō-kōkō-kyū, lit. The series revolves around an elite high school, Hope's Peak Academy ( 希望ヶ峰学園, Kibōgamine Gakuen, lit. By 2021, the Danganronpa series reached 5 million copies sold worldwide. Kodaka's work also inspired staff members from the studio Pierrot in the making of an anime titled Akudama Drive.

Rui Komatsuzaki's character designs became popular for cosplay. The series received many positive reviews from critics, praising the series' characters, tone, and atmosphere. The franchise became one of Spike's most successful works since they previously outsourced their works. The series has morphed into a franchise that includes manga, anime, and novels. The original concept was rejected for being too gruesome, but it was later approved after retooling. The original scenario was written by Kodaka, who aimed to create a dark adventure game. The first game, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, was released for the PlayStation Portable in 2010.

Gameplay features a mix of adventure, visual novel, detective and dating simulator elements. The series primarily surrounds various groups of apparent high-school students who are forced into murdering each other by a robotic teddy bear named Monokuma. PlayStation Portable, Android, iOS, PlayStation Vita, Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Oneĭanganronpa ( Japanese: ダンガンロンパ) is a Japanese video game franchise created by Kazutaka Kodaka and developed and owned by Spike Chunsoft (formerly Spike). EU: NIS America, Spike Chunsoft, Numskull Games.

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